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| As Prime Minister, he utilized the ] in 1970 to deal with the ] when ] cells in Quebec from the ] (]) kidnapped James Cross, the British High Commissioner, then kidnapped and murdered Quebec Cabinet Minister, Pierre Laporte. | As Prime Minister, he utilized the ] in 1970 to deal with the ] when ] cells in Quebec from the ] (]) kidnapped James Cross, the British High Commissioner, then kidnapped and murdered Quebec Cabinet Minister, Pierre Laporte. | ||
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau died on September 28, 2000 and is buried in the Trudeau family mausoleum, St-Remi-de-Napierville Cemetery, Saint-Remi, Quebec. | Pierre Elliott Trudeau died on September 28, 2000 and is buried in the Trudeau family mausoleum, St-Remi-de-Napierville Cemetery, Saint-Remi, Quebec. | ||
| A plan to rename ], Canada's tallest mountain, for Mr. Trudeau was considered, but ultimately rejected. However, a great many institutions, streets, and the like in Canada are named for Mr. Trudeau. | |||
| External link: http://www.canadahistory.com/pierre.htm | External link: http://www.canadahistory.com/pierre.htm | ||
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau (born October 18, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian politician.
Fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada:
- April 20, 1968 - June 3, 1979
- March 3, 1980 - June 30, 1984.
Pierre Trudeau was flamboyant, charismatic, controversial, and an intellect. A political giant, he led Canada through some of its most tumultuous times. A sharp, energetic figure, he wore sandals to Parliament, dated celebrities like Barbra Streisand and Margot Kidder, flashed an obscene hand gesture to protesters, and once did a pirouette behind the back of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
As Minister of Justice under Lester B. Pearson, he was responsible for the legalization of homosexuality in Canada, famously remarking, "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation."
As Prime Minister, he utilized the War Measures Act in 1970 to deal with the October Crisis when terrorist cells in Quebec from the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) kidnapped James Cross, the British High Commissioner, then kidnapped and murdered Quebec Cabinet Minister, Pierre Laporte.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau died on September 28, 2000 and is buried in the Trudeau family mausoleum, St-Remi-de-Napierville Cemetery, Saint-Remi, Quebec.
A plan to rename Mount Logan, Canada's tallest mountain, for Mr. Trudeau was considered, but ultimately rejected. However, a great many institutions, streets, and the like in Canada are named for Mr. Trudeau.
External link: http://www.canadahistory.com/pierre.htm