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    BIOGRAPHY Current Leader: Justin Trudeau Background: Justin Pierre James Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971 in Ottawa, Canada. Born to PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau, Justin was the eldest son in the family. In earlier years, he lived in the PM’s residence in Ottawa at 24 Sussex Drive. When Trudeau’s family filed for a divorce and finalized in 1984, he moved to Montreal with his father and brothers, Alexandre and Michel. For education, he followed his father’s footsteps by attending

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    and controversial figure Pierre Elliott Trudeau had been born into a wealthy family out in Outremont, Montreal. He had studied at many different schools such as the Jesuit Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Université de Montréal, Harvard, and the London School of Economics. He had married Margaret Trudeau to which he had three sons with, one of them who is currently in 2017 Canada’s Prime minister, Justin Trudeau. Margaret and Pierre were divorced in 1984. Trudeau also had a daughter with another woman named

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    As part of the Canadian Constitution, general elections are to be held at least once every five years. This year Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called an early election for October 19, making it the longest campaign held in Canada with 36 weeks of campaigning. This elections is being held because of the Elections Act which states that a general election must take place on the third Monday of every fourth year. The previous election was called in 2011 because PC’s minority government collapsed

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    Being derived from the more traditional Margaret, a Welsh name, Megan is a modern twist on a classic. When people think of the name Margaret, they tend to think of a very sophisticated, classic old lady. Megan seems a bit less stuffy, yet it retains the element of class and grace that Margaret reflects. This mirrors my personality because in some ways, I am very much like a traditional old lady, but in other ways,

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    Secularism Long before the October Crisis in the 1970’s, the Parti Quebecois has been trying to separate from Canada. The Parti Quebecois has implemented their own charter called Bill 60 in order amend the current Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. If this proposed bill were to be passed, it will cause many problems amongst the citizens of Quebec in terms of diversity as it will be banning some of the most important guaranteed rights stated in

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    “The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction. ” 1 and Lester B. Pearson was definitely a man of peace. To those who don’t know who Lester B. Pearson is, he’s the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada, that served from April 22. 1963 - April 20. 1968 2. During his time as Prime Minister, he’s accomplished many things, and that’s why I believe that Lester B. Pearson is the greatest Canadian. Not many people recognize what the Suez Crisis is

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    The Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979 was an event that profoundly impacted Western-Iranian relations, to the extent that its residual effects still linger today. Iran’s revolution of 1979 resulted in a regime change that saw U.S.-supported Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi toppled by the formerly-exiled Ayotollah Khomeini, who promptly instated a strongly anti-Western regime that established itself as ideologically in direct opposition to many Western values. This anti-Western, and particularly anti-American

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    Since its inception in 1982 the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, very much like its primary architect Pierre Trudeau, has been one of the most celebrated yet controversial elements of Canadian politics and governance. Revealing how this dynamic emerged requires a nuanced understanding of the motivation behind the Charter and the techniques it employed to succeed. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, like the entire patriation process, was motivated by and mobilized support through

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    The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of Canada’s written constitution called the Constitution Act in 1982 it was the second main aspect of the Act and it guaranteed fundamental, democratic, legal, egalitarian, and linguistic rights and freedoms against government intrusion, it imposed formal new limitations on the governments in interaction with its citizens. The charter has made society more equitable for visible minorities through its use of its Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and Section

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    The social media campaigns of the Canadian Federal Political Parties (Liberal, Conservative, and NDP) have been compared to one another in an attempt to understand their choices made to persuade audiences to take part in actively addressing and supporting their campaigns. Concepts discussed throughout this course have been applied to the three varying campaigns, including attention, earned media, branding, spreadability, intended audience, tone, navigation, and participation. These aspects have been

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