Pierre Trudeau: The Father Of Canada

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Pierre Trudeau was born October 18 1919, he was the son of a wealthy French Canadian businessman and a mother of Scottish decent, this abled him to speak both French and English. He attended multiple schools after graduating high school and went on to study at the Jesuit Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Harvard, university of Montreal and the London School of Economics.
Pierre was elected prime minister of Canada for the duration of 1968–79, after his turn ended in 79 he lost the next election to Joe Clark who was only in office for around a year. Pierre was then re elected from 1980–84 and is known for caring for the people.
In 1971 ( the year my mother was born) Trudeau married Margaret Sinclair, daughter of a former Canadian politician. Many women were crushed over the marriage of Pierre and Margaret because he was one of the best elidable bachelors in Canada . Just like modern days with trump and his wife, The press followed every move made by the power house couple. Their tempestuous marriage, finally ended in 1984, with Pierre gaining custody of their three sons, …show more content…

Pierre always respected the people, he fought for there rights and wanted what was best for them. He always shoed a passion for these two things and always fought for them. "If you live in a society where those who govern society and determine its path do not respect freedom of speech and freedom of religion, freedom of choice, freedom of assembly, and if there is no democratic process and no way to change the order of things by reason and peace and love and so on, and if, as a result of that, certain ideas in which you believe are being crushed, then I think the only way you can defend yourself against this violence is in using violence of your own." I feel that this quote represents his passion for the people, it shows that he wants the people to fight for what they believe in and stay true to your