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Canada’s Prime appeared as the legendary soldier Talbot
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Minister Papineau in a TV movie “The Great War” in
2007. Other than having great acting skills
B Y E T H A N L . G R 6 Justin showed that he also has great boxing
Justin Trudeau, was born on December 25, skills. In 2012, Justin Trudeau defeated
1971 in Ottawa, Canada as the oldest son of conservative senator Patric Brazeau in a
Pierre Trudeau, the famed Canadian Prime charity boxing match. Two years later Justin
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Minister. Justin was interested in politics early went for Canada’s highest office. Justin
on and Pierre Trudeau retired from politics in Trudeau called for tax increases for the
1983 when Justin was only 12 years old. Sadly wealthy and less taxes for the middle class
Justin's parents separated in 1977 and were in his campaign. He also said he would
officially divorced in 1984. After Justin's protect abortion rights, legalize marijuana,
parents divorced he moved to Montreal and work on the country’s climate change
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Quebec with Alexandre and Michel, his two policies. However, he did not know soon, he
brothers. After moving to Quebec he started a was going to become the Prime Minister of
new life and went to college. Canada.
Justin Graduated from secondary school at In October 2015, Justin Trudeau was
Jean-de-Brébeuf college in Montreal Quebec, elected as Prime Minister of Canada with
and attended McGill university. Justin went on 184 Parliament majority seats. In Justin
to graduate with a Bachelor's degree of arts of Trudeau’s victory speech he said according
English literature. After graduation, Justin to the National Post, "Canadians have
Trudeau moved to Whistler BC and after a few spoken. You want a government with a
months went to teachers college at UBC. Justin vision and an agenda for this country that is
earned another Bachelor’s Degree but instead positive and ambitious and hopeful... I
it is a Bachelor's degree of education at UBC. promise you tonight that I will lead that
After graduating at UBC Justin found a job government”. Justin Trudeau was the second
working at a school in Vancouver BC. youngest person to become prime minister
Justin Trudeau began his political life in 2007 in Canada, just behind Joe Clark. In
when he began campaigning for a parliament November 2015, Justin Trudeau made
seat representing the Montreal Papineau headlines when he hired half of his cabinet
district, winning it in 2008. Justin Trudeau also women honoring a campaign promise of
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