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Who is Justin Trudeau?

Justin Trudeau

About Justin Trudeau

Who is Justin Trudeau?

Justin Pierre James Trudeau is Canada's 23rd Prime Minister. In September 2021, Trudeau led his party into a third term in office. When Justin Trudeau was just four months old, then-US President Richard Nixon predicted the infant would one day follow in his father's footsteps.

 

Justin Trudeau's early life

Justin Pierre James Trudeau was born in Ottawa on December 25, 1971 to Margaret Sinclair and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who was, at the time, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada.
 
Predominantly, Justin Trudeau is of French Canadian and Scottish descent and has family roots in both Western and Eastern Canada. Justin Trudeau is married
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Canada lawmaker quits Justin Trudeau's party amid China allegations

A lawmaker said late Wednesday that he is stepping down from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal party after a media report raised questions about his dealings with China

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2023 | 10:58 AM IST

Canada to help repair power grid, support mine action in Ukraine: Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly have announced new support for Ukraine to help address its critical energy and security needs

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2023 | 7:12 AM IST

Short video-sharing app TikTok suffers fresh blow as Canada slaps ban

Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, said there may or may not be further steps

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2023 | 11:49 PM IST

Unidentified object over Canada shot down as aerial drama escalates

The drama began earlier this month when a balloon traversed North America, gripping global attention and sparking a diplomatic standoff between the US and China

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2023 | 8:57 AM IST

Prime Minister Trudeau says Canadian healthcare isn't living up to promise

Trudeau said wait times in emergency departments have become dangerously long, people are waiting too long for essential surgeries and millions of Canadians are without a family doctor

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Updated On : 08 Feb 2023 | 6:49 AM IST

Canadian MP urges Trudeau's cabinet to make room for Uyghur refugees

Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet to support a motion to make room in its refugee intake for 10,000 Uyghur and other Turkic groups who fled China

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2023 | 10:39 AM IST

Pope Francis appeals to call off senseless Ukraine war, express solidarity

"May the Lord inspire us to offer concrete gestures of solidarity to assist all those who are suffering, and may he enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons"

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Updated On : 26 Dec 2022 | 6:51 AM IST

Canadian PM Trudeau visits indigenous community rocked by mass stabbings

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the James Smith Cree Nation indigenous community where 11 people were killed in a stabbing spree in September

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2022 | 11:02 AM IST

At G20 summit, Xi Jinping forgoes chance to improve ties with world leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping's conversation with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau went viral and his meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was cancelled

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2022 | 11:44 AM IST

G20: Trudeau concerned over China's interference in domestic affairs

The two had a brief encounter at an event in Indonesia that news outlets were able to record

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Updated On : 17 Nov 2022 | 12:40 PM IST

G20 summit: Chinese President Jinping, Canadian PM Trudeau exchange barbs

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly also confirmed that she discussed the same topics with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

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Updated On : 16 Nov 2022 | 11:18 PM IST

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau greets Sikhs for celebrating Bandi Chhor Divas

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has greeted the Sikh community on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas.

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Updated On : 25 Oct 2022 | 10:43 AM IST

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau makes first cabinet shuffle since 2021 election

Helena Jaczek, minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, becomes minister of public services and procurement

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Updated On : 01 Sep 2022 | 2:01 PM IST

Canada announces new sanctions against Russia, funds two Ukraine projects

Trudeau said that Canada is imposing new measures on 62 close associates of the Russian government and a defence sector entity

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2022 | 7:56 AM IST

Germany, Canada sign hydrogen deal in 'historic step for shared future'

Germany and Canada have signed a cooperation agreement for the production and transport of hydrogen on the second day of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's inaugural trip to Canada

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2022 | 7:21 AM IST

German chancellor Olaf Scholz in Canada to diversify energy supply

Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel late last year, is in Canada this week and will sign a deal with Trudeau to supply clean hydrogen to Germany.

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Updated On : 22 Aug 2022 | 11:42 PM IST

Canada confirms 235 monkeypox cases; 45 from Ontario, 184 from Quebec

Monkeypox is a sylvatic zoonosis that may cause infections in humans and the disease usually occurs in forested parts of Central and West Africa

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Updated On : 28 Jun 2022 | 11:25 AM IST

US abortion ruling could mean loss of other rights: Canadian PM Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that the US Supreme Court decision to overturn a constitutional right to abortion could lead to the loss of other rights

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Updated On : 26 Jun 2022 | 7:44 AM IST

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau denies meddling in 2020 shooting investigation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied meddling in an investigation into the 2020 mass shooting, the worst in the country's history

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Updated On : 24 Jun 2022 | 9:42 AM IST

Canada to invest $4.9 bn in next 6 yrs to modernise North America defence

Canada is investing $4.9 billion Canadian (US$3.8 billion) over the next six years to modernise North America's aging defensive systems

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Updated On : 21 Jun 2022 | 6:50 AM IST