Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau was the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history when he took office and the first to be the child of a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau.
Some of the key events about Justin Trudeau
- 1994Graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature
- 2002Delivered a moving eulogy at his father Pierre Trudeau's state funeral
- 2005Chaired the youth task force of the Liberal Party
- 2008Won his first election as Member of Parliament for Papineau
- 2012Criticized for using profanity in Parliament during a heated exchange
- 2013Elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
- 2015Led the Liberal Party to a majority government victory in the federal election
- 2015Appointed a gender-balanced cabinet, the first in Canadian history
- 2016Welcomed 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada
- 2016Faced criticism for approving controversial oil pipeline expansions
- 2016Accused of elbowing a female opposition member in Parliament
- 2017Found to have violated federal ethics rules by accepting a family vacation on the Aga Khan's private island
- 2018Legalized recreational cannabis use nationwide
- 2018Criticized for a costly and controversial trip to India
- 2019Faced scandal over allegations of political interference in a criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin
- 2019Apologized for wearing brownface and blackface after photos surfaced from his past
- 2020Investigated by the ethics commissioner over the WE Charity controversy
- 2021Implemented a national child care program
- 2022Invoked the Emergencies Act to end the "Freedom Convoy" protests, a move criticized as overreach
- 2023Faced allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections under his leadership
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