Justin Trudeau

Birthday: 25 December 1971, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name: Justin Pierre James Trudeau

Height: 188 cm

Justin Trudeau is a Canadian politician. He was born on December 25, 1971, the son of the then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau. Educated at McGill University and the University of British Columbia, he worked as a teacher before going into politics. He was elected to the Canadian Parliament as a Liberal Party candidate in the 2008 federal election, representing the Papineau riding (located in Montreal), and was re-elected in 2011. In 2013, he was elected the leader of the Liberal Party.In the run up to the 2015 Canadian federal election, Justin Trudeau was subject to a long running negative campaign by the Conservative Party that painted him as a intellectual lightweight pretty boy who had no business in politics. However, that campaign backfired by lowering the public expectations of him until he was able to easily impress the public with his passionate and articulate intelligence and charisma with his first televised election debate. With an appealing left wing campaign platform that stole a march from the rival New Democratic Party, Trudeau was able to win a majority government for his party, a very rare Canadian feat for a third place party to leap to first place to form a government. Show less «

Fear is a dangerous thing.

[on vying for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada] It's about introducing the deeper side of m...Show more »

[on vying for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada] It's about introducing the deeper side of me. A fuller perspective of who I am, than what people have been used to. This is not a whim or a lark or a chance for me to enter another popularity contest. This is about us collectively pulling together to build a better Canada. Show less «

I'm willing to work extremely hard. The idea that my father raised sons that expected anything to be...Show more »

I'm willing to work extremely hard. The idea that my father raised sons that expected anything to be handed to them, to not roll up their sleeves and work harder than anyone around them, is not to know my dad. Show less «

My father's values and vision of this country obviously form everything I have as values and ideals....Show more »

My father's values and vision of this country obviously form everything I have as values and ideals. But this is not the ghost of my father running for the leadership of the Liberal Party. This is me. Show less «

[Toronto Sun interview, February 2015] Budget will balance itself.

I'm someone who stumbles my way through, leads with my chin in some cases, leads with my heart in al...Show more »

I'm someone who stumbles my way through, leads with my chin in some cases, leads with my heart in all cases. It leaves me way open for all sorts of criticisms left, right and centre. You know what? I was raised with pretty thick skin. And I think people are hungry for politicians who aren't afraid to say what they think and mean it. Show less «

[to Queen Elizabeth II, to whom he had been introduced as a little boy by his Prime Minister father]...Show more »

[to Queen Elizabeth II, to whom he had been introduced as a little boy by his Prime Minister father] I will say you were much taller than me the last time we met. Show less «

[on the issue of marijuana] The current approach is not protecting our kids. And whatever you say ab...Show more »

[on the issue of marijuana] The current approach is not protecting our kids. And whatever you say about pot being less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, it's still not good for the developing brain. We want to keep our kids safe. Adults can make their own choices, fine. But protecting our children from marijuana use is why I think controlling it and regulating it is going to do a better job of that. Show less «

You know I'm not going to go around reciting Pi to the 19th decibel.

I think a lot of people have fallen into the poor habit of thinking about leadership as Stephen Harp...Show more »

I think a lot of people have fallen into the poor habit of thinking about leadership as Stephen Harper's model, that the only person he takes advice from is the person he sees in the mirror every morning. And that's just not what I understand as being leadership. I think that's not right for a country as rich and diverse as Canada. And I certainly saw, from my father's own example, that he used to surround himself with the brightest people he could possibly find, experts in all kinds of different areas, and draw on their strength and expertise to build the big picture. Show less «

Can I actually make a difference? Can I get people to believe in politics again? Can I get people to...Show more »

Can I actually make a difference? Can I get people to believe in politics again? Can I get people to accept more complex answers to complex questions? I know I can. I know that's what I do very well. Why am I doing this? Because I can, not because I want to. Because I must. Show less «

[to the question which nation's administration he most admires, 2013] You know, there's a level of a...Show more »

[to the question which nation's administration he most admires, 2013] You know, there's a level of admiration I actually have for China, because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to turn their economy around on a dime and say, 'We need to go green fastest..we need to start investing in solar' ..I mean there is a flexibility that I know Stephen Harper must dream about - of having a dictatorship that he can do everything that he wanted that I find interesting. Show less «

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