... notable Prime Ministers over the course of her lifetime. Pierre Elliot Trudeau brought the constitution home to Canada. Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace prize. William Lyon MacKenzie King was the longest serving Prime Minister in Canadian history and our leader through the Second World War. Sir Wilfred Laurier, a ... was knighted for his eminent role in the crafting of confederation, thus starting the tradition that the head of the British Monarchy would knight Canadian Prime Ministers. Nation building marked Macdonald's first term as Prime Minister, as he added Manitoba, Prince Edw...

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... Canada known as the Trudeaumania. Trudeaumania's popularity was the result of Pierre Trudeau being a charismatic leader; the people's enthusiasm for political change; and his contributions to a strong sense of Canadian independence. In the following paragraphs the popularity of the Trudeaumania will be explained clearly through the presentation of evidences and reasoning. Pierre Trudeau was an important political leader in Canada ... Trudeau also voted against the Quebec Referendum to achieve a higher unity in Canada. After many attempts for autonomy, on April 17th, 1982, Trudeau finall...

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... Trudeau to his cabinet as minister of justice, as well as attorney general for Canada. In this position, Trudeau produced legislation that stiffened gun control, expanded social welfare, and liberalized Canadian laws regarding divorce, abortion, and homosexuality. When Pearson resigned in 1968, Trudeau beat out 19 other Liberal opponents to win the post of party leader and Prime Minister. Just three ... separatist movement "were parliamentary independence from Britain and improvement of foreign relations with powerful nations such as China. His tenure as Prime Minister also saw the forma...

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