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    Pierre Trudeau was the 15th prime minister of Canada. During his time as prime minister he changed a lot of Canadians lives for the better. He also, made history that will never be forgotten by past, present and future Canadians. Pierre Trudeau kept Canada united, avoiding Quebec to separate from Canada. Trudeau passed many the “Official Language Act” in 1969 making English and French Canada’s official languages. This act made government workers to offer services in both English and French. Trudeau

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    Canadian history and was said by Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. His legacy, attitude, and work transformed Canada and still continues to do so. Trudeau was the Prime Minister of Canada, from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Pierre Trudeau changed Canada’s social-political ideology. Canada is now known to be a diverse, multicultural, bilingual and inclusive nation largely as result of his work. Pierre Elliott Trudeau also believed in an equal Canada for all, he is primarily the one to

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    Synopsis Born in Montreal on October 18, 1919, Pierre Trudeau was the 15th prime minister of Canada for nearly 16 years. His charismatic personality matched the revolutionary ideas of the 1960s. In additional to several advances he made for the Liberal Party, he gained a reputation for dating high-profile women. His 1982 partition of the Canadian constitution greatly advanced Canadians’ civil rights. Biography Pierre Trudeau was born on October 18, 1919, and raised in the wealthy Montreal suburb

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    Greatest Canadian: Pierre Trudeau Essay

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    Pierre Trudeau is the greatest Canadian of the twentieth century due to the fact that he declared Canada’s independence from Great Britain, he abolished the death penalty, and he created the Official Languages Act, making our nation entirely bilingual. His upbringing was a quiet one, “born into a family, a home and a neighbourhood of modest means” . Joseph Charles-Émile Trudeau, the family patriarch, was not a rich man because his parents were Quebec farmers. However, his maternal grandfather was

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    Pierre Elliot Trudeau was the Prime Minister of Canada between 1968-79 and between 1980-84. He was arguably one of the most controversial people in Canadian history, and was widely known across the world. When Trudeau was elected as Prime Minister, he became extremely popular due to his charismatic personality, which was different compared to previous leaders. This sparked “Trudeaumania”, the name given to his campaign due to his popularity among Canadians. However, before he became Prime Minister

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    Pierre Trudeau`s legacy presents evidence that indicates he was the most influential figure in Canadian history. Throughout his career, his belief of a distinct Canada apart from Britain has grown and has developed into many important decisions for Canada to solidify Canada`s reputation among the world (Bibliography par. 1). Moreover, he strongly believed in a unified country with Quebec, thus completely rejecting the idea of Quebec separatism, which helped develop Canada`s multiculturalism (1980

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    The October Crisis that occurred in 1970 is quite a controversial topic, however, one can say that prime minister, Pierre Trudeau handled it quite well. Trudeau’s actions and decisions to resolve the October Crisis were justified. His actions were validated by the FLQ’s (Front de Libération du Quebec) intellectual ideas and the immediate threat he dealt with. Trudeau made quick political decisions to handle the calamity, however, the immediate crisis was impacting the cities across Quebec. His actions

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    As with most industrialized nations, Trudeau has many initiatives in place to help young people to get the best education possible, which will, in turn, allow them to get better paying, as well as, more satisfying jobs in the future. Canada is now strongly encouraging innovation to assist in

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    Pierre Elliott Trudeau is called to happiness and holiness. He was a devout Catholic and attended church regularly, showing how he was called to holiness, and subsequently happiness. This is represented by the cross. He was quite an intellectual and would often reference his Catholic faith, either directly or indirectly, in his writings. This is shown through the paper with a peace symbol on it, representing the peaceful values of Catholicism. He lived his life with Catholic values, that led him

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    Justin Trudeau has created many political platforms in order to win over the votes of Canadian citizens. Most of the platforms are creative ideas and will help make Canada a better place, but some are not very good and in my opinion will not be the right choice for Canada. The Liberals main party platform has many benefits but it also has many disadvantages. The Liberals have proposed to raise taxes for the Canadian upper class. But lower the taxes of the Canadian middle class. I predict that the

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