I was only a child for the PET years but from what I have read and heard from my parents, aunts, uncles, parole officer, etc. is that PET was not near as destructive all around as JT was. Now, I can't remember where in the blazes I read or heard this, but I was led to believe that Pierre Trudeau had kind of taken a hardened and bitter attitude towards Canadian politics after he departed. I also heard he did not want his children involved with politics.
@Edward Campbell any thoughts or reflections on this?