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The Greatest Pop Star : Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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The definition of important is “having serious meaning or worth,” (Merriam- Webster’s Dictionary). Pierre Elliott Trudeau is the representation of this. Trudeau was born in Montreal to Joseph Charles Trudeau and Grace Elliott. Joseph was of French descent and Grace was of Scottish, therefore Trudeau was bilingual. He was appointed Minister of Justice and gained national attention for his social reforms. These include divorce laws, abortion, laws on homosexual marriage and regulations on public lotteries. Afterward, he became the 15th Prime Minister Of Canada. He was the Prime Minister from April 20th, 1968 to June 4th, 1979, and once more from March 3rd, 1980 to June 30th, 1984, obtaining the role after Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. While he was the Prime Minister for 15 years in total where he accomplished many objectives that constructed Canada. Authors Geoff Pevere and Greig Dymond considered him to be “the greatest pop star this country has ever produced,” (O’Malley Martin, 2013.) He was arguably Canada’s best-known politician and was extremely special indeed. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the most significant post-war Prime Minister because he unified Canada and reshaped the Canadian identity. He did this by establishing the Official Languages Act, stopped terrorism carried out by the Front de libération du Québec and enacted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, all which are incredibly momentous for Canada.

The Official Languages Act gave Canada its bilingual

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