CANADIAN SOCIAL WELFARE Pierre elliot Trudeau 1919 – 2000 Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was born October 18th, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec and died September 28th, 2000 from Parkinson's Disease and prostate cancer. (Simpson, 1998) He is best known for establishing The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In 1969, Trudeau also brought in the Official Languages Act, making Canada bilingual. While he played an important role in defeating the Quebec sovereignist movement of the 1970s and 1980s, his federal…
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