Cabinet Conclusions

Highlights of 1976

Library and Archives Canada has released the 1976 Cabinet Conclusions of the Twentieth Ministry of the Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau.

Main Issues of 1976

• Montreal Olympics
• Establishment of a national lottery
• Abolition of capital punishment
• Abortion and the trial of Dr. Morgentaler
• Inflation control
• Disputes over official languages policies
• Nuclear sales to the Republic of Korea
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Compensation for former prisoners of war
• PM Trudeau's proposal for the patriation of the Constitution