Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau had been able to win a majority in 1974 after shifting tactics on the campaign trail, which had previously hurt him in 1972 when he won a minority government. With several issues facing Canada including high gas prices...
During the 15 years that Pierre Elliott Trudeau was in power, there was a brief gap in 1979 and 1980 when he was in the Official Opposition, the only time he was ever Leader of the Opposition. It was in that gap that Joe Clark came in as the 16th...
In 1659, the first of the Trudeau family would arrive in New France, beginning the line of the family that would produce two prime ministers. Etienne Trudeau arrived on Sept. 7 of that year, and by 1663 was a master-carpenter. He and his wife would...