NO110 Lecture Notes - Common External Tariff, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Maple Leaf Gardens
Document Summary
Week 9: pierre trudeau & rene levesque - constructing nations. Trudeau was pronounced the #1 newsmaker of the 20th century. Cbcs greatest canadian contest was 1/3 prime ministers in the top 10, along with macdonald and pearson. Born into a wealthy family, son of french canadian businessman, mother is of scottish heritage. After graduation, goes on to backpack around the world. 1950s comes back to quebec and opposes the provincial government of premier maurice. Advocates for social and political change in quebec: founded a french periodical. He is anti-nationalist and fought against political corruption. As he opposes duplessis, develops reputation as a radical and a socialist: many say it"s wrong to see him this way, his values are more in line with liberalism and democracy. Sees himself as bi-cultural (french and english: not a humble man about his ideas and beliefs. It revealed a deep rift between trudeau"s ideas and many of his colleagues.
