Pierre Trudeau Quotes

Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician. He 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. His eldest son Justin Trudeau was a teacher before entering politics, becoming the 23rd Canadian Prime Minister in November 2015, the first child of a previous prime minister to hold the post.

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Alternative Names: Pierre Elliott Trudeau • Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau

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Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens. The citizens can go on speaking one language or six languages, or no languages if they so choose. Bilingualism is an imposition on the state and not the citizens.

The state has an active role to play in ensuring that there is equilibrium between the constituent parts of the economy, the consumers and the producers.