Talk:L. Ian MacDonald

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L. Ian MacDonald is mentioned briefly on p. 197 of "Close to Charisma: My Years Between the Press and Pierre Elliott Trudeau By Patrick Gossage Published 1987 Formac Publishing Company Press and politics Canada ISBN 088780148X" "Particularly so was L. Ian MacDonald, the political writer from the Gazette, who later, in his book From Bourrassa to Bourrassa, invested this evening with almost mythical importance." at the event of a speech by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on May 14, 1980 in the Quebec referendum campaign. --Coppertwig (talk) 01:54, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also a brief mention in "Getting It Done: A Memoir By Derek Hudson Burney Published 2005 McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP United States ISBN 0773529268", page 90. "Speeches by the Prime Minister required careful attention. L. Ian MacDonald and Paul Therrien held the pens..." --Coppertwig (talk) 02:00, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]