Pierre Elliott Trudeau served as Canada’s 15th Prime Minister for 16 years. Trudeau graduated with a law degree from the University of Montreal, and practiced law from 1951 to 1961. He became Minister of Justice in 1961, and only seven years later, in 1968, his campaign for Prime Minister proved successful and he was sworn in 20 days after his initial win. Trudeau was a pioneer in French-Canadian rights and unprecedented liberalism the ideas of the 1960’s supported vastly. Trudeau passed many laws
anglais et a créé encore plus de tension. Le separatisme et referendum a distance le Quebec de Canada. Quand Pierre Elliot Trudeau est devenu premier ministre en 1968, il a fait beaucoup d'efforts de résoudre les problèmes du FLQ et rejoindre le pays ensemble. Mais quand meme, les anglais-francais n'ont pas un relation forte a cause de ces problemes, meme avec tous les efforts de Trudeau. Le sujet de "conscription" était un decision tres important durant la première guerre mondiale. La definition
collective agreement on what is the Canadian identity? Depending whom you ask you may get a wide variety of answer spanning the spectrum of possibilities, more so now, than at any point of the history of our nation. This essay will investigate how Pierre Elliott Trudeau found himself as a Canadian, and will demonstrate how it is his surroundings in which he immersed himself that shaped who he became. It is only later in his life that he truly discovered himself as well as his identity. Through the use of
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
“Just watch me.”Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau said in 1970. He meant it as he fought to keep Quebec a part of Canada. Not only did he do that, he managed to be prime minister for 16 years, as well as being Canada’s youngest leader at the time. He brought greater civil rights to Canadians, Quebec citizens mainly. His charismatic personality matched his innovative ideas, that enhanced Canada for the better. For his entire political career, not only did Canada watch him, the whole world
public without being mobbed by vivacious crowds. We wanted his autograph and to have our photos taken next to him. He held celebrity status. He arguably ignited the most national pride and political interest our country has ever felt. He was Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. It was "Trudeaumania". This connection between culture and power was clearly exemplified more recently during the 2008 United States presidential election. Barrack Obama created a culture of hope. Careful
Pierre Elliot Trudeau is perhaps one of the mostly widely recognized Canadian Prime Ministers. His contributions to the growth and progress of Canada stands forever engraved in the minds of all Canadians. Yet, in spite of his many contributions, Canadians share contrasting opinions of Trudeau. Frum (2011) says of Trudeau that “as a political wrecker, he was truly world class.” On the other hand, the results of a poll commissioned by the Harper government in 2013-2014 ranked Trudeau number one on
Joseph Jacques Jean Chretien is the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in a position as a Prime Minister from 1993 to 2003. Chretien's greatest advantage was his long years of experience in Parliament and Cabinet. In a government or an opposition, Chretien had served with six Prime Ministers and held twelve ministerial positions. As a Liberal Party member, Chretien sat in Parliament for twenty-seven years (Canada.ca). On 11th January, 1934, Chretien was born in Shawinigan, Quebec. In his
truth, no matter what emotions it crosses. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, once known as the Canadian ‘Philosopher King’, was a philosopher that was able to do just that. He is used as an example of a person who revolutionized Canada, and is studied for his philosophical ways of thought. The many changes he made to this country have given it the identity Canada has today; it was his theory of a just society that keeps his name alive. In order to understand Pierre Trudeau’s theory of a just society, however
been twenty-two Prime Ministers, with John Diefenbaker being the thirteenth, serving from 1957-1963, and Pierre Trudeau the fifteenth, who served 1968-1979 and again 1980-1984. Diefenbaker was a progressive conservative, a right-center group associated with British imperialism. Trudeau was part of the Liberal party of Canada, one that focused on individual freedom, ironic considering Trudeau was the only Prime Minister to enact the War Measures Act during peacetime. Domestically, these two Prime
Commission of Bilingualism and Biculturalism. The findings of the Royal Commission of Bilingualism and Biculturalism built the foundations of what would be Canada’s first policy on multiculturalism. It was on October 8, 1971 that Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau addressed the House of Commons and announced that Canada was to be “multicultural within a bilingual framework” (Haque 18). The use of multiculturalism as a term has become increasingly elastic according to Eve Haque and it has been used time
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a one of the essential reasons as to why one should be proud to be a Canadian citizen. The Charter was introduced by Pierre Elliott Trudeau and it was signed by Queen Elizabeth the Second on April 17th, 1982. The Canadian Charter provides every Canadian citizen with rights and freedoms that ensure the proper functioning of society. Although, there is a chance that rights may be restricted under certain circumstances, the Charter is certainly effective
Did you know that when the 15th prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau was elected as Canada's new prime minister he stated that his goal was to make Canada a “just society”? Canada is now known as a free and democratic nation which grants all citizens equal rights, laws, and freedoms. In this essay, we shall be explaining how Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other human right laws act as a tool for the people to ensure and maintain a just society. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees
country in the world. However, in this era of multiculturalism, could the current immigration flow help us determine what is a Canadian and, to an extent, what is Canada? Is multiculturalism a Cerberus of Canadian identity? In the 1970s, Pierre Elliott Trudeau decided to use multiculturalism as a “way of dealing with discontent over the report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism1.”. According to some groups, this report dealt primarily with French and English linguistic issues
Three decades ago, honorable Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was establishing the renowned Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Since the three decades of being established, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has protected the individual rights and freedoms of thousands of Canadians. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms has become a part of the national identity and has become a big patriotic symbol for the country. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the document the truly separates Canada from all the
A great Prime Minster should always do what is appropriate for Canada, no matter how many obstacles and burdens he or she faced. Trudeau is known as one of the most political figures in the Canadians history. Looking at the fifteen years of Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s wisdom, he did exactly what is right for Canada. For instance, he put an end to the October Crisis by putting the country into the effect of The War Measures Act. In another case, he performed the Official Language Act, which supported
also has deep scars in its history. Yet, because of its idealization the government of Canada never properly addressed one of its worst transgressions, The Purge, until now. On November 28, 2017, in Ottawa, Ontario, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau gave a formal apology for the events known as “The Purge”, in Canada. A time period of the 1950s to the early 1990s, in which the Canadian
impossible to accurately capture the zeitgeist of such a turbulent time period without being subject to bias. However from a purely objective standpoint, the evidence clearly identifies that there was no insurrection, nor was one likely to take place. Trudeau relied heavily on galvanizing the risk that the FLQ posed to the Canadian public. However, this came to be a detriment to his case when the supposed danger was discredited. According to most authorities, the FLQ “was a collection of scattered, radical
Canadian Charter of Right and Freedom and other human rights legislation is an effective tool for the people to ensure and maintain a just society. Canadian Charter of Right and Freedom as the fundation and most important part of Canadain law, is the fundmental of Canada society. Therefore, it is very important for it to be an effective tool to ensure and maintain a just and healthy society. First, the Charter helps the innocence and make sure they are protected. Second, the Charter cannot be infringed
After repeatedly breaking promises about recognizing Indigenous rights in both legal and social affairs, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire for failing to protect the rights of the Indigenous communities that make up 4.3% of Canada’s general population (Mohan, 2018). In a speech, the Prime Minister announced that he will ask his government to fundamentally change the laws to better the rights of the Indigenous people. “We need to get to a place where Indigenous peoples in Canada