... 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 ... , a British diplomat, and Pierre Laporte, Quebec's labor minister, demanding the release of several of the organization's members who had been imprisoned for various crimes. Reluctantly, Trudeau enforc...

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... Canada's independence and acted on it. Born on October 18th 1919 in Montreal, Trudeau was destined to be great. This is because of his wealthy parents. His father a successful French Canadian businessman and his mother who is of Scottish ancestry. Trudeau at the age of 51 (while he was PM) married a very young 22-year-old named Margaret Sinclair, but in ... he accomplished many outstanding goals for Canada. One of the accomplishments he made is the Officials Languages Act, 1969, which legislates English- French bilingualism in federal operations. The Implementation of War Measures Act w...

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