Pierre Trudeau Essay

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Pierre Trudeau was of French-Canadian and Scottish descent, born on October 18, 1919, he lived on Rue Durocher in Montreal, educated in Academie Querbes as a kid, he would complain that it was unfair that because he was skinny, he wasn't placed in second grader like his friend. The young Pierre was a sensitive and shy but eventually this kid in the future would be put in the spotlight in Canada's political spectrum and the faith of the entire nation would lay in balance of the decisions he would make that would shape Canada through the present. Pierre Trudeau was a born leader who never flinched through many obstacles and trial, in the process demonstrating his prowess of showing his patriotic, brilliant and idealistic way of thinking.
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His own son would speak highly of him by stating the characteristics of both his parents: "My mother is brilliant but emotional and very much gregarious and connected to people. My father was brilliant but focused and driven and very narrow-casted" (Justin Trudeau). Trudeau works were not just brilliant in his words and promises, he also proved himself with his action such as the creation of Constitution Act, 1982, in which it includes notable acts namely the charter of rights and freedom, aboriginal rights and treaty rights, in that it would improve the safety and security of its citizens in Canada and softening the rift between Canada and its aboriginal community that which put multiculturalism in a dire …show more content…

Pierre was a man of action which was true to his word and beliefs despite fierce opposition he would not back down, standing his ground against all the odds. A bilingual system would be established in Canada which exists through this day in recognition of the English and French majority speakers in Canada and the cultural and historical significant of both languages. Trudeau's idealistic mind made him stand out among his compatriots as he was headstrong to his beliefs of Canadian unity within diversity going through lengths as far as implementing the war measures act in order to keep Canada from touring itself apart during Quebec sovereigntist movement. Many spoke highly of him throughout his time then to the present, but nothing can state it more better than his son Justin Trudeau about what was his father and what he is, in which he said " My father's values and vision of this country obviously form everything I have as values and ideals. But this is not the ghost of running for the leadership of the liberal party. This is me"(Justin

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