... Richard Nixon- politics was perceived as exclusionary in Canada, or as McLuhan would have said, "hot.""(O'Malley) Trudeau changed the face Canadian politics, making it readily available for the people to understand and exciting. Important Legislations In his 16 years as prime minister, Trudeau ... legislation he would sign during his tenure was the Official Languages Act of 1969. Perhaps the most striking part of his address to Canadian Parliament was this: During the February (1968) meeting the Constitutional Conference reached the following consensus on language rights: 1. French-spe...

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau, one of the most controversial and longest serving prime ministers in Canadian history was born in Montreal, Quebec on October 18,1919. Although he was born in Montreal, young Trudeau was schooled throughout the ... for the leadership of the Liberal party. He was sworn in a prime minister on April 20, 1968 at the age of 49. Three days later, he dissolved parliament and called a general election, and capitalizing on his extraordinary popular appeal, labeled "Trudeaumania" by the media, he won a majority governement.3 Canada during the early ... and after eighteen months...

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