Justin Trudeau facts for kids
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Justin Trudeau
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Trudeau in 2023
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| 23rd Prime Minister of Canada | |
| Assumed office November 4, 2015 |
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| Governor General |
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| Deputy | Chrystia Freeland (2019–present) |
| Preceded by | Stephen Harper |
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Denis Lebel |
| Succeeded by | Dominic LeBlanc |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| Assumed office April 14, 2013 |
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| Deputy | Ralph Goodale (2013–2015) |
| Preceded by | Bob Rae (interim) |
| Member of Parliament for Papineau |
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| Assumed office October 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Vivian Barbot |
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Justin Pierre James Trudeau
December 25, 1971 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Trudeau family |
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| Salary | CA$406,200 (2024) |
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Justin Pierre James Trudeau PC MP ( troo-DOH-,_-TROO-doh born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015. Trudeau was the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history when he took office and the first to be the child of a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau.
On September 25, 2024, Trudeau survived a no-confidence vote brought by the Conservative Party.
Early life and education
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Justin Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971 in Ottawa, Canada to Pierre Trudeau and his wife, Margaret Trudeau (née Sinclair). Trudeau has two younger brothers Alexandre (Sacha) (born December 25, 1973) and Michel (October 2, 1975 – November 13, 1998).
His parents separated in 1977 when he was five. Trudeau has three half-siblings, Kyle and Alicia, from his mother's remarriage to Fried Kemper, and Sarah, from his father's relationship with Deborah Coyne.
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He was enrolled in 1976 in the French immersion program at Rockcliffe Park Public School. This was followed by one year at the private Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa.
After his father's retirement in June 1984, Trudeau began attending the private Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf.
Trudeau has a bachelor of arts degree in literature from McGill University and a bachelor of education degree from the University of British Columbia. After graduation, he stayed in Vancouver where he became a substitute teacher at local schools and worked permanently as a French and math teacher at the private West Point Grey Academy.
Political career
In 2006, Trudeau was appointed as chair of the Liberal Party's Task Force on Youth Renewal. In 2008, he was elected to represent the riding of Papineau in the House of Commons. He was the Liberal Party's Official Opposition critic for youth and multiculturalism in 2009; the following year, he became critic for citizenship and immigration. In 2011, he was appointed as a critic for secondary education and sport. Trudeau prevailed in the leadership of the Liberal Party in April 2013 and led his party to a majority victory in the 2015 federal election.
Prime Minister of Canada (2015–present)
Trudeau and the rest of the Cabinet were sworn in by Governor General David Johnston on November 4, 2015. He said that his first legislative priority was to lower taxes for middle-income Canadians and raise taxes for the top 1% of income earners after parliament was reconvened on December 3, 2015. Trudeau also issued a statement promising to rebuild relations with Indigenous peoples in Canada and run an open, ethical and transparent government.
Domestic policy
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During his tenure, Canada set targets to welcome an increased number of immigrants and refugees. Despite warnings about the impact of increased immigration on housing and services, Trudeau's government allowed almost 1 million newcomers (permanent and temporary residents) in both 2022 and 2023. In November 2022, the Trudeau government announced that Canada would admit 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025.
In 2021, Trudeau announced the creation of a national child care plan with the intention of reducing day care fees for parents down to $10 a day per child within five years.
Trudeau's environmental policy included introducing new commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% before 2030, and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. His main tool for reaching this target is a federal carbon pricing policy. Trudeau's parliament also adopted legislation for marine conservation, banning six common single-use plastic products, and strengthening environmental impact assessments. Trudeau pledged to ban single use plastic in 2019. In the year 2022 his government announced a ban on producing and importing single use plastic from December 2022. The sale of those items will be banned from December 2023 and the export from 2025. However, Trudeau is in favour of oil and gas pipelines to bring Canadian fossil fuel resources to foreign markets.
Foreign policy
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In 2016, Trudeau lifted visa requirements for Mexican citizens. Asylum claims by Mexicans grew from 110 in 2015 to 24,000 in 2023. Visas and some restrictions were reinstated in 2024.
Trudeau enjoyed good relations with the "like-minded" United States president Barack Obama. Trudeau's first foreign policy challenges included follow-through on his campaign promise to withdraw Canadian air support from the Syrian civil war and to welcome 25,000 Syrian war refugees. When Donald Trump became president, Canada-US relations deteriorated. The Trump administration forced the renegotiation of NAFTA to create the CUSMA, in which Canada made significant concessions in allowing increased imports of American milk, weakening Canada's dairy supply management system. Donald Trump also implemented tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, to which Trudeau retaliated by imposing tariffs on American steel, aluminum and a variety of other American products.
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Canada's relationship with China also deteriorated during Trudeau's time as prime minister.
In 2020, Canada lost its bid to join the United Nations Security Council. This was the second time Canada had failed an attempt to join the Security Council, the first time being in 2009 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
In October 7, 2023, Trudeau condemned Hamas' actions during the Israel–Hamas war and expressed his support to Israel and its right to self-defence. On December 12, in a joint statement with the Prime Minister of Australia and the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Trudeau called for a "sustainable ceasefire" in the war.
Personal life
Trudeau married Sophie Grégoire on May 28, 2005, in a ceremony at Montreal's Sainte-Madeleine d'Outremont Church. They have three children: a boy, Xavier, born in 2007, a girl, Ella-Grace, born in 2009, and a boy, Hadrien, born in 2014.
On August 2, 2023, Trudeau announced he and Grégoire had separated. On August 21, Trudeau said he was focusing on his children and the future.
Interesting facts about Justin Trudeau
- He is of Scottish and French Canadian descent.
- As a child, Trudeau enjoyed camping with his father.
- He is a lapsed Catholic.
- Trudeau is one of several children of former prime ministers who have become Canadian media personalities.
- In 2007, he starred in the two-part CBC Television miniseries The Great War, which gave an account of Canada's participation in the First World War.
Justin Trudeau quotes
- "People think that boxing is all about how hard you can hit your opponent. It's not. Boxing is about how hard a hit you can take and keep going."
- "Excluding citizens' voices from politics leads down a very bad path."
- "My idea of freedom is that we should protect the rights of people to believe what their conscience dictates, but fight equally hard to protect people from having the beliefs of others imposed upon them."
- "The way to build a strong future is by both protecting the environment and creating good jobs."
Honours
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Canada |
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Grand Cross of the Order of La Pléiade |
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- Honorary degrees
| Location | Date | School | Degree | Gave commencement address |
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 Scotland |
July 5, 2017 | University of Edinburgh | Doctorate | Yes |
 New York |
May 16, 2018 | New York University | Doctor of Laws (LL.D) | Yes |
See also
In Spanish: Justin Trudeau para niños
