Margaret Thatcher: The British Prime Minister

Pierre Trudeau Dept: Minutes of a pivotal June 25, 1980, meeting in London between the British prime minister and her Canadian counterpart reveal an early reluctance on the part of Thatcher to get caught up in the burgeoning political drama of a former colony, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Though Canada had long been in charge of its own affairs, there was still the matter of securing Westminster's blessing of the plan, with a chorus of competing interests in Canada determined to have a say and oTTAWA -- Margaret Thatcher told Pierre Trudeau she had no desire to deal with "queues of Indians" knocking on her 10 Downing Street door to voice objections about Canada's plan to patriate the Constitution, newly declassified records show. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Trudeau's successful gambit to bring home the Constitution through passage of legislation that included an amending formula and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.