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OCR: THE ELUSIVE MAGUS On February 29 1984 Pierre Trudeau announced his retirement. John Turner succeeded him as Prime Minister Always private man, the 'Northern Magus slipped from the public stage. He occasionally resurfaced, most dramatically when he spoke out against the Meech .ake and Charlottetown Accords. His biting intellect and determined federalism carried political weight long after his Prime Ministership had ended Trudeau brought official bilingualism, the patriai ted Constitution, and the Charter Rights and Freedoms Canada He not alleviate Wes tern alienat tion, however nor end conflict between provincial and federal governments nor finally defeat Quebec Separatism. He will always be controversial, loved hated in equal measure but undoubtedly one the dominant figures of f20th centur ...