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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Pierre Trudeau, Stephane Dion, Wade Davis, Jacques Parizeau, Charles-Eusebe Dionne, Marius Barbeau, John McCallum, Irwin Cotler, Jacob Viner, Richard Foltz, Pierre-Marc Johnson, Lucian Turcescu, Brooke Claxton, Andre Gagne, Marcel Trudel, Napoleon Belcourt, Esther Delisle, Thomas Chapais, Warren Allmand, William Tetley, Denis Vaugeois, Gerard Bouchard, Laurier LaPierre, David Bercuson, Louis-Ovide Brunet, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland, Carrie Derick, Jacques Lacoursiere, Stephen Downes, Thomas Chase-Casgrain, Sebastien Paquet, Jean-Guy Paquet, Claude Charron, Guy Rocher, Armand Frappier, George-Barthelemy Faribault, Larkin Kerwin, Jean-Paul Audet, Michel Brunet, Jean-Pierre Wallot, Adrien Pouliot, Bill Glassco, David Wilfrid Peters, Charlotte Tansey, Rodolphe Laflamme, Jean-Guy Dubois, Gilles Cloutier, Roger Blais, Marcel Boyer, Gisele Cote-Harper, Ghislaine Roquet, Michel Truchon. Excerpt: Connection Timeout Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, (October 18, 1919 - September 28, 2000), usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals, but he eventually joined the Liberal Party of Canada when he entered federal politics in the 1960s. He was appointed as Lester Pearson's Parliamentary Secretary, and later became his Minister of Justice. From his base in Montreal, Trudeau took control of the Liberal Party and became a charismatic leader, inspiring "Trudeaumania." From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, he dominated the Canadian political scene and aroused passionate reactions. "Reason before passion" was his personal motto. He retired from politics in 1984, and John Turner succeeded him as Prime Minister. Admirers...