1. What Made Pierre Elliot Trudeau a Great Leader?

2. “ Go into the House of Commons today and you'll see Stephen Harper, Jim Prentice and Stockwell Day—all Albertan politicians—answering questions in French ” John English, Former Liberal MP & Historian

3. Official Languages Act, 1969  Requires all federal government services to be available in both English and French  First time legislation of this kind was passed  Helped to begin bridging the gap between English and French Canadians

4. Official Languages Act, 1969  Controversial with English speaking Canadians  First time French Canadians felt they had a voice in the federal government Picture 1

5. The Canadian Constitution  Repatriating the Canadian Constitution Giving Canada sovereignty over all matters in Canada Providing a method for amending the constitution Entrenching formal rights for all Canadians into the Constitution  Trudeau was committed to bringing Quebec into Confederation

6. The Canadian Constitution  Debate continued until 1982, when an agreement was finally reached  Quebec refused to sign the Constitution  Signed into law by Queen Elizabeth II on April 17, 1982 Picture 2

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8. Charter of Rights and Freedoms  Guarantees Rights and Freedoms of Canadians with provisions for governments to pass statutes  Provisions to protect minority language rights  Protects Canadian freedoms from unjust laws and intervention by the government

9. Pierre Trudeau’s Legacy  Described by Canadian Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin as the cornerstone of modern Canada 64 Statutory provisions have been struck down Canada’s abortion law was struck down Benefits were extended to common-law and same-sex couples

10. Conclusions Forward thinking legislation Attempted to mend ties between English and French speaking Canadians Moved Canadian political landscape forward Canadian Constitution Charter of Rights and Freedoms

11. Works Cited 1. MacCharles, Tonda. “Charter is Trudeau’s lasting legacy”. Toronto Star 10 Jul. 2000 2. Unknown author. “Canadian Constitution”. Canada History. 20 Nov. 2013 3. Multiple Authors. Pierre Trudeau. 19 November 2013. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 18 November 2013. 4. Cheadle, Bruce. “Historians weigh Trudeau's legacy, decade after death”. The Canadian Press 26, Sept. 2010 5. Whitaker, Reg. “Pierre Elliott Trudeau”. The Canadian Encyclopedia. 20 Nov. 2013 Picture Credits: 1. http://lotoquebec.com/rendezvous/nav/en/festivals-events/fete-nationale-du-quebec-a-montreal http://lotoquebec.com/rendezvous/nav/en/festivals-events/fete-nationale-du-quebec-a-montreal 2. http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/imagepopups/pa141503_e.html http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/imagepopups/pa141503_e.html 3. http://www.liberal.ca/newsroom/blog/happy-birthday-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms/ http://www.liberal.ca/newsroom/blog/happy-birthday-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms/