You are wrong on the facts and on the history.

In the latter regard, Trudeau 1.0 was not the prime minister during our Centennial.  Papa Pierre was just a new minister (Justice) with less than two years in the Liberal Party and in politics.  Lester Pearson was the PM and Judy LaMarsh was in charge of Centennial celebrations.  Fortunately, Trudeau was in no position to wreck the festivities by making them Quebec-centric at the expense of TROC.

Yes, we were stronger as a nation  during the Centennial.  Then, Papa Pierre got in and proceeded to wreck the public finances, the economy and the unity of the country.

And then president Nixon thought he was a joke and an irritating scold and slapped a 10% surtax on Canadian exports.  Reagan disdained him so much that during PET's final quixotic and farcical world peace tour he sent a third level bureaucrat to receive Trudeau at the airport and he didn't even bother to meet him.

Its hilarious to read your CBC version of the Centennial.