Pierre Trudeau and Quebec

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“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 watched him change the country for the better. He made a radical change to Canada by championing the idea of officially implementing bilingualism. Trudeau was a trailblazer from the moment he was elected.

Trudeau was born on October 18th, 1919, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was raised in a family of 5 including himself; his mother Grace Elliott, his father Charles- Emile Trudeau, his older sister Suzette, and his younger brother Charles Jr. His family was very wealthy, living in a well to do Montreal suburb in Outremont. His father was a very successful businessman and lawyer. He sold ...

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