1. Pierre Trudeau
... authoritarian regime of his childhood "Quebec was then led by Maurice Duplessis and the ecclesiastical establishment "still in power, much to his disappointment. Determined to bring about democratic change in Quebec society and politics, Trudeau helped found Cité Libre ("Free City"), an intellectual journal of opinion that became an articulate voice for the growing liberal movement in Quebec ... a law professor at the University of Montreal, and in 1965, joined the Liberal Party and won election to the House of Commons. A strong federalist from the beginning of his political career, Tr...
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