... imprisoned for his murder. A majority of Quebec's citizens lauded Trudeau's tough stance, which effectively ended terrorism in Quebec. Trudeau lost power for nine months in 1979 and early 1980 when Joe Clark, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, defeated him. He regained his seat as prime minister by March 1980, after René Lévesque, one of the foremost leaders of the ... ...

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