Robert Winters

Robert Winters was a Canadian politician who belonged to the Liberal Party of Canada.^[1] According to one biography, Winters was ideologically “very much a Mackenzie King Liberal, slightly left of centre but not a social progressive like his older contemporaries Norman Rogers, Paul Martin or Ian Mackenzie; and he was a fiscal conservative.”^[2][3] In addition, he has been described as “conservative in matters of finance and economics but liberal or a centrist in everything else.”^[4]

In 1968, Winters stood for the leadership of his party. He differed philosophically from Pierre Trudeau, his rival in the contest. Winters believed in limiting the role of government, according to one biography, “to assisting the private sector develop the economy.” By contrast, Trudeau was a believer in government intervention. In the end, Winters lost to Trudeau.^[5]