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Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Anne Gillis Emily MacMillan Lindsay Innes. Born on October 18 th , 1919 in Montreal. Wealthy and cultured family. Father was a successful businessman and mother was of Scottish descent. Studied at various universities including Harvard.

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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  1. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Anne Gillis Emily MacMillan Lindsay Innes

  2. Born on October 18th, 1919 in Montreal. • Wealthy and cultured family. • Father was a successful businessman and mother was of Scottish descent. • Studied at various universities including Harvard. • Law professor from 1961 – 1965 at Université de Montréal.

  3. Joined the Liberal Party in 1965 and ran successfully in his riding. • Appointed Minister of Justice in 1967 under the Pearson government. • In 1968, Trudeau was elected the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada. • His passion and courage sparked his massive popularity which coined the term “Trudeaumania.”

  4. Crisis • In 1963, the Front de Libération du Quebec began setting off bombs in Montreal, killing 6 people and injuring 40 others. • In October 1970, the FLQ kidnapped James Cross (British Trade Commissioner), and demanded $500,000 and the release of 23 FLQ members in prison. Days later, they kidnapped the minister of labour and immigration, Pierre Laporte. • Trudeau sent the army into Ottawa, and when asked how far he would go to protect government officials, he replied with “Just watch me.” • Three days later he invoked the War Measures Act, which caused a lot of controversy. • 90% of Canada agreed to banish the FLQ, the next day Laporte was strangled and left in a car trunk. • According to the NDP, Trudeau used “a sledgehammer to crack a peanut”.

  5. Suffering Seventies • 1971- Trudeau marries Margaret Sinclair and has three sons (Justin, Alexandre, and Michel) • 1972 - Trudeau won a minority government with the NDP. • 1974- the Liberals win back a majority government. • 1977– Separates from Margaret Sinclair (later to be divorced in 1984) • 1979 – Conservatives won the Federal election with a minority government.

  6. 1980 – In the next federal election, Pierre wins a majority government. • Trudeau is responsible for introducing both the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution Act in 1982. • On June 30th, 1984, Trudeau retires from office. • Pierre Elliott Trudeau died on September 28th, 2000.

  7. Sixteen Years • Official Languages Act, 1969 • Implementation of War Measure Act, 1970 ("Just watch me…") • Wage and Price controls, 1975 • Appointed Jeanne Sauve first woman Speaker of House of Commons, 1980 • Canadian Charter of Rights, 1982 • Partition of Canadian Constitution, 1982 • Appointed Jeanne Sauve first woman Governor-General, 1984

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