Trudeau ArrivesTrudeau Arrives

By: Sarah McMullinBy: Sarah McMullin

Trudeau’s Childhood

Very active as a child, including:Helped found the publication “Cite Libre”Stood up to big businesses and Quebec

government during the Asbestos strike to side with exploited workers

Visited Communist China when it was isolated from western world

Coming to Ottawa

Pierre arrived in Ottawa in 1965 at the age of 46

Believed the best way to keep Canada together was to have more active politicians from Canada

Scandalized elder politicians, when he arrived in the House of Commons wearing a sports jacket, yellow scarf and sandals

Becoming Prime Minister

In 1967 was appointed minister of justice Prime Minister Lester Pearson announced his

retirement in 1968, and because of his popularity in both the young and the older, was pressured into becoming the new leader of the Liberal Party

Trudeau was made leader and named the new Prime Minister, but quickly called an election asking the Canadians for a majority government

The Election

Throughout the whole campaign Trudeau became more and more popular, and eventually the campaign was nicknamed Trudeaumania.

In the end the Canadians were tired of the short-lived minority governments and elected Trudeau as Prime Minister of the new majority government