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This Happened—December 25: Canada’s Future Prime Minister Is Born

This Happened—December 25: Canada's Future Prime Minister Is Born

Updated Dec. 25 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Serving since 2015, Justin Trudeau is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. His father was serving in the same job when he was born on Christmas day. How did Justin Trudeau get into politics? He is the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau, Canada’s previous prime minister, […]

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The Problem With The Ukrainian Identity Of Canada’s Most Powerful Woman

The Problem With The Ukrainian Identity Of Canada’s Most Powerful Woman
Freeland holds the hand of an infant as she speaks with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw last week. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via ZUMA

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, like many others, is rightly outraged at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet her emotional attachment to Ukraine, where she has family roots, risk undermining what should be her priority: the interests of Canada.

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Pauline Marois: Will A Mechanic’s Daughter Lead Quebec To Independence?

Marois meets her supporters
Marois meets her supporters Travail personnel

MONTREAL – She’d been preparing for this day for 30 years. On September 4, Pauline Marois became Quebec’s first Prime Minister, though her victory wasn’t as clear-cut as she’d hoped. As the leader of the Parti Quebecois (PQ), best known for its call for the independence of the French-speaking province, the 63-year-old told constituents during […]

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