He acted as party spokesman on youth and multiculturalism, citizenship and immigration, and amateur sports, among other areas. Catharine Tunney, "Federal government met the threshold to invoke Emergencies Act: Rouleau", "Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that China covertly funded 2019 election candidates: Sources", "Trudeau accuses China of 'aggressive' election interference", "Trudeau: China playing 'aggressive games' with Canadian democracy", "China trying to gut Canada's democracy: PM", "China playing 'aggressive games' with Canada democracy: Trudeau", "Trudeau says he was not briefed on federal candidates allegedly receiving funds from China", "Former Trudeau advisers call for public inquiry into China's election interference", "Doubt has been sown in Canada's democracy. [189], In January 2017, the ethics commissioner, Mary Dawson, began an investigation into Trudeau for a vacation he and his family took to Aga Khan IV's private island in the Bahamas. [308] Trudeau pledged to ban single use plastic in 2019. Two years later, Trudeau sought Canada's highest office. The assessment found that Trudeau's Liberal government kept 92 per cent of pledges, including complete and partial pledges. In addition to having acting skills, Trudeau showed himself to be a skilled boxer in 2012. Among the many jobs he took on during these years, he served as a nightclub bouncer in British Columbia, a snowboard and white water rafting instructor, a radio host and math teacher. In 2013, Trudeau became the leader of the Liberal Party. "Justin Trudeau described by friends as down-to-earth and sensitive", Canadian Press, October 4, 2000, 03:25; Tonda MacCharles, "Son 'most like Pierre' relishes his privacy; While Liberals talk about dynasty, Justin looks forward to returning to teaching job". I'm not saying mining is wrong but that is not the place for it. 4m Followers, 163 Following, 2,121 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Justin Trudeau (@justinpjtrudeau) justinpjtrudeau. Narinder NanuAFP/Getty Images [148][149] Some strategists and pundits believed the leadership would be the time for Trudeau to be tested on these issues; however, there was also fear within the party that his celebrity status and large lead might deter other strong candidates from entering the leadership race. He is the oldest son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret . A week before by-election day Sun Media reported on comments Trudeau had made in a 2010 interview with Tl-Qubec, in which he said, "Canada isn't doing well right now because it's Albertans who control our community and socio-democratic agenda." [8], In 2005, Grgoire attended a charity function where she met several CTV Television Network employees. [192] He became the first sitting prime minister to break federal conflict of interest rules. Justin Trudeau is about to have a fight on his hands. [219] Other leader's debates were either cancelled or took place with an empty podium left on stage for Trudeau. On this occasion, Trudeau said, "I don't feel I should be closing off any options because of the history packaged into my name, a lot of people are turning to me in a way that to be blunt, concerns me. [127][128][129][130], Trudeau wanted to take part in a charity boxing match on behalf of the cancer research fundraising event Fight for the Cure, but was having difficulty finding a Conservative opponent until Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau agreed when asked on Trudeau's behalf by their mutual hairdresser Stefania Capovilla. The charismatic, young Trudeau also proved to be a rising political force, becoming the Liberal Party's leader in 2013. "[39] Trudeau has three half-siblings, Kyle and Alicia, from his mother's remarriage to Fried Kemper,[40] and Sarah, from his father's relationship with Deborah Coyne. In the 2008 federal election, he was elected to represent the riding of Papineau in the House of Commons. [34][43] In May 2019, she presented the one-woman-show Certain Woman of an Age in Chicago as part of the city's Wellness Week. [334], Trudeau's father was a devout Catholic[335] and his mother converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism just before their wedding. [39] Toronto Star pop music critic Ben Rayner said the song was "out of pitch" and "cast serious doubt upon her musical judgment". [297] His government introduced the bill that made conversion therapies illegal in Canada. [327], On August 18, 2014, an intruder broke into the house while Grgoire and the couple's three children were sleeping and left a threatening note; however, nothing was stolen and there was no damage to the property. [154] His brother Alexandre also took a break from his documentary work to be a senior advisor on Trudeau's campaign. Sophie Grgoire Trudeau (French:[sfi ew]; born April 24, 1975), also known as Sophie Grgoire,[1][2][3][4] is a Canadian retired television host. [257] The Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit was introduced that month to replace the CBR, and expanded during the spread of the Omicron variant in December 2021. Later in his life, as a newly elected prime minister in 2016, the fact that body guards accompanied him and his family while snowboarding in . Trudeau of Canada and his wife Sophie Grgoire-Trudeau and participated in a private gathering with the Trudeau family. [7][19] [42], On May 5, 2006, Trudeau announced she has bipolar disorder. Thereafter he taught high-school French and elementary-school math in Vancouver. He became a roommate at the Douglas Lodge[69] with fellow West Point Grey Academy faculty member and friend Christopher Ingvaldson. RICHMOND, British Columbia, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday defended his decision to shout at a protester who insulted his wife, Sophie . In April 2020, Trudeau introduced the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Business Account, and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit. But, first, let's remember that Justin Trudeau's father Pierre - also a Canadian prime minister - similarly looked a lot like Castro.Secondly, Trudeau was born on Christmas Day, 1971 . He completed his degree in 1998the same year that tragedy struck the family when his brother Michel died in an avalanche. When asked why he felt the need to do this, the self-purported "proud feminist" simply replied: "Because it's 2015.". Trudeau found himself in hot water after former Justice Minister and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned in February 2019 over claims of government interference in an important case. He is the first Ottawa-born PM in Canada's history and . Ignatieff resigned as party leader immediately after the election, and rumours again circulated that Trudeau could run to become his successor. Rae appointed Trudeau as the party's critic for post-secondary education, youth and amateur sport. Justin Trudeau, in a flowing white ensemble paired with strappy black mandals, and wife Sophie Gregoire, in a navy blue jumpsuit, at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2012. "Let's just say we were both in a bit of a complicated phase in our personal lives. [158], Fellow leadership candidate Marc Garneau, seen as Trudeau's main challenger in the race, criticized Trudeau for not releasing enough substantial policy positions. In the wake of this loss, Justin became involved in promoting avalanche safety. Being married to the Prime Minister means constantly being in the spotlight, even when during everyday things like taking your kids to school. I should have known better and I didn't. [168], In 2013, Trudeau chose to give up his seat at the funeral of Nelson Mandela, in deference to Irwin Cotler as representative of the Liberal Party of Canada, because of Cotler's work for and with Nelson Mandela in fighting apartheid. According to Trudeau, Laurier "knew that politics can be a positive force, and that's the message Canadians have sent today". She was also associated with members of the Rolling Stones, including Ronnie Wood[28] and, according to Keith Richards' autobiography, Life, Mick Jagger.[28][29]. Officiel du gouvernement - Canada. [188] Trudeau defended his fundraising tactics, saying that they were not in breach of any ethics rules. Video shows excess . Go Daddy! [37] Eventually his parents came to an amicable joint-custody arrangement and learned to get along quite well. [4] Her grandfather, Thomas Kirkpatrick Bernard, was born in Makassar, Dutch Celebes, now in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and immigrated in 1906 at age 15 with his family to Penticton, British Columbia, eventually working as a payroll clerk for Canadian Pacific Railway. Gratitude. "[224] He further went on to say "It was something that I didn't think was racist at the time, but now I recognize it was something racist to do". Garneau called on him to release more detailed policies before members and supporters begin to vote. [39], From 2002 to 2017, Trudeau was the honorary president of WaterAid Canada, an Ottawa-based organization dedicated to helping the poorest communities in developing countries build sustainable water supply and sanitation services. The spouse of the prime minister of Canada (French: poux du premier ministre du Canada) is the wife or husband of the prime minister of Canada. On January 29, the first day of protest at Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Trudeau moved to an undisclosed location. 163 following. SOPHIE Grgoire has been married to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for 16 years. He was chair for the youth charity Katimavik and director of the not-for-profit Canadian Avalanche Association. Douglas Quan and Norma Greenway, "Feds target human smugglers in legislation". In addition to taking all of Atlantic Canada and Toronto,[173] they won 40 seats in Quebecthe most that the Liberals had won in that province since Trudeau's father led them to a near-sweep of the province in 1980, and also the first time since then that the Liberals won a majority of Quebec's seats in an election. Which appears to be the way she wants it. Trudeau also became the first verified PM with non-European roots, his sixth great grandmother being of Malays descent. On the eve of the 1979 election, in which Pierre Trudeau's party lost the majority of seats in the House of Commons, she was seen dancing at Studio 54 nightclub in New York City. In 2018, Saudi Arabia recalled its Canadian ambassador and froze trade with the country in response to Canada's call for the Saudis to release opposition blogger Raif Badawi. Along with Olympian Charmaine Crooks, he co-hosted a tribute to outgoing prime minister Jean Chrtien at the party's 2003 leadership convention, and was appointed to chair a task force on youth renewal after the party's defeat in the 2006 federal election. The following year, Trudeau began his campaign for a Parliament seat representing Montreal's Papineau riding (district), winning the post in 2008. The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. Follow. However, in 2019, Canada doubled its weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, despite a "moratorium on export permits following the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and mounting civilian deaths from the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. Grgoire also appears to been a keen yogi, often sharing pictures of her practicing yoga and meditating in nature. [1] She married Pierre Trudeau, the 15th prime minister of Canada, in 1971, three years after he became prime minister. [68] They bonded while driving back to Montreal after a debate tournament at Princeton University. Instead, Trudeau announced that he would seek the Liberal nomination in the nearby riding of Papineau for the next general election. [267] The election was called on the same day as the Fall of Kabul. [7], Grgoire first met Justin Trudeau, the eldest son of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, when they were both growing up in Montreal, where Grgoire was a classmate and childhood friend of the youngest Trudeau son, Michel. [11] Trudeau's maternal great-grandfather Thomas Bernard was born in Makassar, Indonesia[12] and immigrated to Penticton, British Columbia, in 1906 at age 15 with his family. 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[40][41] In 2014, she visited Mali as an ambassador of WaterAid Canada. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [247] Trudeau also deployed the Canadian Forces in long-term care homes in Quebec and Ontario as part of Operation LASER. [229][230][231][232] Additionally, some minority community groups, racialized commentators and some of Trudeau's opponents came to his defence. SOPHIE Grgoire has been married to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for 16 years. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregorie Trudeau arrives at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on September 11, 2019 . [170], On January 27, 2014, Trudeau and MP Carolyn Bennett escorted Chrystia Freeland into the House of Commons, as is traditional for by-election victors. SOPHIE Grgoire has been married to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for 16 years. She is the first woman in Canadian history to have been both the wife and the mother of prime ministers. Trudeau's government, along with the "last Harper government had the highest rates of follow-through on their campaign promises of any Canadian government over the last 35 years," according to the assessment. Omissions? [34] The Prime Minister's Office announced later that day that she had tested positive for COVID-19. Sophie Grgoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a trip to London, a statement from the PM's office says. Trudeau drew criticism from some corners for saying that he opposed the bill even as he voted for it so that a no vote could not be used against him later politically by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund; Finland . Other senior aides included campaign manager Katie Telford, and policy advisors Mike McNeir and Robert Asselin, who had all worked for recent Liberal Party leaders. It is extremely unlikely that Justin's birth fell outside of that gestational range, meaning that Castro and Margaret Trudeau would have to have conceived their secret love-child between March . NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGE PEOPLE COMPOSITION ETHNICITY. She wrote: "Oh, my beloved 'Just' 18 years of sharing our life paths (16 years married today!) On March 19, 2019, the Liberal committee members voted as a bloc to shut down the Justice Committee's investigation. A former Canadian TV presenter, Sophie Grgoire Trudeau is better known for being the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He unseated Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper, who had served as prime minister since 2006. Indeed, as the enthusiasm swelled at campaign gatherings, some pundits began to talk about the advent of Trudeaumania, which manifested itself as a surprising landslide victory for the Liberals. [119] During that time, he criticized the government's legislation targeting human smuggling, which he argued would penalize the victims of smuggling. "Liberals rally for immediate action in Haiti". [33], Grgoire Trudeau's husband Justin Trudeau was officially sworn in as the Prime Minister of Canada on November 4, 2015. After the event, an unsigned editorial in the Creston Valley Advance (a local newspaper) accused Trudeau of having groped an unnamed female reporter while at the music festival. [1], Grgoire is fluent in French, English, and Spanish. [43] His mother purchased and moved into a new home nearby at 95 Victoria Street in Ottawa's New Edinburgh neighbourhood in September 1979. [37][38] Mike Strobel, of the Toronto Sun, said the crowd gave her a standing ovation. After Pierre Trudeau's government's near defeat in 1972 where Margaret herself was very uninvolved in the campaign, she decided to become much more active for the 1974 federal election. She is the mother of Justin Trudeau, the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada, of the journalist and author Alexandre "Sacha" Trudeau,[2] and of Michel Trudeau (now deceased). [76][77][78] The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) received numerous calls to rebroadcast the speech after its initial transmission, and leading Quebec politician Claude Ryan described it as "perhaps the first manifestation of a dynasty". 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At 43 years old, Trudeau was the second youngest person to become prime minister of Canada (the first being Joe Clark who had been sworn in as PM a day before his 40th birthday in 1979). Justin Trudeau tells student critical of abortion to do more 'praying' on the topic . In 2017, she told an event at Canada's Eating Disorder Awareness Week: "The moment I started sharing my story, obviously I had begun on my road to recovery. Pierre Trudeau talks to reporters on Dec. 26, 1973, about the birth of his second son, Alexandre, while holding his firstborn son, Justin. He even revealed that he was a late bloomer with girls. www.ndtv.com. She was promoted to an account manager, but after three years of working in advertising, public relations, and sales,[16] she decided to attend radio and television school, where she immediately knew, "I had found my calling". [249] On May 12, 2020, the Trudeau government announced it had reached an exclusive deal with CanSino Biologics. At stake was the prosecution of Montreal-based engineering firm SNC Lavalin, which faced criminal charges for funneling money to the family of former Libya dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi. Pierre Trudeau was a bachelor before he became Prime Minister in 1968. "I am very excited," said Trudeau, laughing seconds before he received his first dose. Justin Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, at 9:27 pm EST at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. 4M followers. OTTAWA -. He went on to study literature at McGill University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1994. Pierre Trudeau won custody of the children and did not pay any spousal support. Sophie was born on Apr. [67][70] From 2002 to 2004, he studied engineering at the cole Polytechnique de Montral, affiliated with Universit de Montral, but did not graduate. He also spoke at the funeral of Peter Green's wife in Edmonton in 1990, following her death from . ", "Is Justin Trudeau really taken seriously by his own party? Trudeau smuggled drugs in the prime minister's luggage, made scantily-clad appearances at Studio 54, and tore apart a quilt made by Canadian conceptual artist Joyce Wieland[24] on the wall in the prime-minister's official residence in Ottawa because it celebrated "reason over passion". When calculating completed and realized pledges, they found Trudeau's government kept 53.5 per cent of their campaign promises. Although she had a happy childhood, in her late teens she suffered from bulimia, a condition she battled until her early 20s. He was first elected to the Canadian Parliament in 2008. [25] and given the names "Justin Pierre James". The Chicago Tribune called it "gripping . [273], On January 31, Trudeau called the protests an "insult to truth". Atwal had previously been convicted for the shooting and attempted murder of Indian Cabinet minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu in 1986, as well as the assault on former BC premier Ujjal Dosanjh in 1985. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [35], When Pierre Trudeau died in 2000, Margaret was at his bedside with their surviving sons Justin and Alexandre. When a second cabinet member resigned in protest in early March, Trudeau held a news conference to defend his actions, arguing it was important to advocate for the interests of a major jobs provider while also respecting the rule of law. On April 18, 1984, with her three sons attending, she married Ottawa real-estate developer Fried Kemper in a civil ceremony in the chambers of Judge Hugh Poulin. On June 23, 1971, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's wife of four months, the former Margaret Sinclair, was pregnant and due in December. . Trudeau married Canadian TV and radio host Sophie Grgoire in 2005. [269] They received 32.6 percent of the popular vote, the lowest percentage of the national popular vote for a governing party in Canadian history.[270]. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife, Sophie Gregoire, has tested positive for COVID-19. The turmoil led to the arrest of Meng Wanzhou at the Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 at the behest of the United States,[319] and the arrest of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in China 12 days later. [139] When interim leader Bob Rae, who was also seen as a frontrunner, announced he would not be entering the race in June 2012, Trudeau was hit with a "tsunami" of calls from supporters to reconsider his earlier decision to not seek the leadership. Not only had Trudeau led the party to a win and back to relevance, but he had also secured a 184-seat majority in the process, as the Liberals took 39.5 percent of the total vote against about 32 percent for the Conservatives and about 20 percent for the NDP. [305] Trudeau's parliament also adopted legislation for marine conservation,[306] banning six common single-use plastic products,[307] and strengthening environmental impact assessments. But what really catches my interest is the opportunity and even . Trudeau impressed many with his eloquent speech, but he shied away from any suggestions that he'd enter politics. in 1999, the year after an avalanche swept Michel Trudeau to his death in the lake. The 46-year-old is involved in a wide range of charitable causes herself, supporting philanthropic projects from eating disorders to vulnerable pregnant women. Welcome to the world, little . [121][122], He encouraged an increase of Canada's relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and sought more accessible immigration procedures for Haitians moving to Canada in the time of crisis. ", "Justin Trudeau to run for Liberal leadership", "Justin Trudeau to seek Liberal leadership", "Justin Trudeau to run for Liberal leadership but is he all splash and no substance? At a rally in Vancouver, she told a crowd of 2,000 her husband taught her "a lot about loving." In addition to the appeal of his party's platform, Trudeau's success has been credited to his performance both on the campaign trail and televised leaders' debates exceeding the lowered expectations created by Conservative advertisements and conservative media outlets. The love story between Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, has us in lovesick tears. Born on December 25, 1971, in Ottawa, Canada, Justin Trudeau was immersed in Canadian politics from the start. [227] After this video was published, Trudeau admitted he could not remember how often he had worn blackface makeup. [271][272], According to The Guardian, the demonstration developed to express a number of "antigovernment grievances", particularly against Trudeau. [5][6], Grgoire was born on April 24, 1975, in Montreal, Quebec,[7] as the only child of Jean Grgoire, a stockbroker, and Estelle Blais, a Franco-Ontarian nurse. They kept their romance private, so Canadians were shocked after the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation led its morning radio broadcast[16] about Prime Minister Trudeau honeymooning at Alta Lake, British Columbia, at the foot of Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort[17][18] the day after a surprise wedding in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 4, 1971. [208][209][210] The investigation heard from several witnesses, including Jody Wilson-Raybould, who submitted as evidence a telephone call she secretly recorded between herself and Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick, which was subsequently released to the public. [237], While Trudeau's Liberal Party lost 20 seats in the House of Commons (lowering its total from 177 to 157) from the time of dissolution, they still won the most seats of any partyenough seats to allow Trudeau to form a minority government. [56][57] In 2008, Trudeau said that of all his early family outings he enjoyed camping with his father the most, because "that was where our father got to be just our father a dad in the woods". [84], Trudeau and his family started the Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign for winter sports safety in 2000, two years after his brother Michel died in an avalanche during a ski trip. Grgoire Trudeau grew up as an only child, first living in Sainte-Adle and moving to the Mount Royal area of Montreal at age four. [225] Trudeau also admitted to wearing blackface makeup in high school while singing "Day-O" at a talent show that was subsequently published by Global News. 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