Robert Stanfield was so out of step with the hip, sexy, liberating, transformative era of the 60's and 70's, he was a little pathetic, but a decent fellow.
  As Trudeau's adversary, he was like a 97-pound weakling in the boxing ring against Muhammed Ali.
  Some 20 years later, polls showed Ed Broadbent was the most popular politician in Canada. The NDP was at the top of its popularity. A majority of Canadians were opposed to NAFTA, forced on them by Brian Mulroney and Ronald Reagan, because they knew it was loaded in favour of the US and giant multinational corporations against average working folks.
  Liberal leader John Turner was ineffectual and Mulroney was hated. But he managed to win the election in 1988 and pass NAFTA because the left was split.
  The media during the 88-93 era was fond of saying Ed Broadbent was the best Prime Minister Canada never had.