from impacting the Canadian Constitution to championing multiculturalism and
to championing multiculturalism and
to championing multiculturalism and bilingualism in Canada one of Prime
bilingualism in Canada one of Prime
bilingualism in Canada one of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau s main
Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau s main
Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau s main goals was to bring the country together
goals was to bring the country together
goals was to bring the country together hi I’m Alex leduc and welcome to
hi I’m Alex leduc and welcome to
hi I’m Alex leduc and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with biographer John English to learn more
biographer John English to learn more
biographer John English to learn more about how Trudeau United the country
about how Trudeau United the country
about how Trudeau United the country why was Trudeau so determined to give
why was Trudeau so determined to give
why was Trudeau so determined to give Canada its own constitution and charter
Canada its own constitution and charter
Canada its own constitution and charter and how did he feel about that legacy in
and how did he feel about that legacy in
and how did he feel about that legacy in later years when he first came into
later years when he first came into
later years when he first came into politics he didn’t want to open it up
politics he didn’t want to open it up
politics he didn’t want to open it up but then it was opened up by the 67-68
but then it was opened up by the 67-68
but then it was opened up by the 67-68 and he made his name as Minister of
and he made his name as Minister of
and he made his name as Minister of Justice dealing with the demands from
Justice dealing with the demands from
Justice dealing with the demands from Daniel Johnson the Premier of Quebec for
Daniel Johnson the Premier of Quebec for
Daniel Johnson the Premier of Quebec for equality or independence but once it was
equality or independence but once it was
equality or independence but once it was open then you have to come to some sort
open then you have to come to some sort
open then you have to come to some sort of bargain bargain about distribution of
of bargain bargain about distribution of
of bargain bargain about distribution of powers and above all how you amend the
powers and above all how you amend the
powers and above all how you amend the Constitution within Canada so that was a
Constitution within Canada so that was a
Constitution within Canada so that was a real accomplishment for him we better
real accomplishment for him we better
real accomplishment for him we better grab this signature these this paper and
grab this signature these this paper and
grab this signature these this paper and run before anybody changes his mind
run before anybody changes his mind
run before anybody changes his mind let’s say on state there’s only on the
let’s say on state there’s only on the
let’s say on state there’s only on the Charter of Rights he had always talked
Charter of Rights he had always talked
Charter of Rights he had always talked about the Charter of Rights it’s in the
about the Charter of Rights it’s in the
about the Charter of Rights it’s in the documents he produced in the 60s for the
documents he produced in the 60s for the
documents he produced in the 60s for the labor movement here he brought it
labor movement here he brought it
labor movement here he brought it forward at Victoria and 1970-71 where
forward at Victoria and 1970-71 where
forward at Victoria and 1970-71 where there was a famous discussion where go
there was a famous discussion where go
there was a famous discussion where go back government withdrew and Lehman fell
back government withdrew and Lehman fell
back government withdrew and Lehman fell apart so he came to believe maybe
apart so he came to believe maybe
apart so he came to believe maybe because of the war Measures Act that
because of the war Measures Act that
because of the war Measures Act that individual citizens should be guaranteed
individual citizens should be guaranteed
individual citizens should be guaranteed rights that are in a label and secondly
rights that are in a label and secondly
rights that are in a label and secondly that that by defining Canadians through
that that by defining Canadians through
that that by defining Canadians through a common allegiance to a charter with
a common allegiance to a charter with
a common allegiance to a charter with Rights and Freedoms that to be a better
Rights and Freedoms that to be a better
Rights and Freedoms that to be a better sense of nation of what a nation was and
sense of nation of what a nation was and
sense of nation of what a nation was and so he would see that as his most
so he would see that as his most
so he would see that as his most significant achievement you want this
significant achievement you want this
significant achievement you want this Charter modified or otherwise or do not
Charter modified or otherwise or do not
Charter modified or otherwise or do not want a charter and the people of Canada
want a charter and the people of Canada
want a charter and the people of Canada would decide if they want to charter and
would decide if they want to charter and
would decide if they want to charter and mr. Levesque agreed with that tell us
mr. Levesque agreed with that tell us
mr. Levesque agreed with that tell us about the effect he had on bilingualism
about the effect he had on bilingualism
about the effect he had on bilingualism and multiculturalism in Canada that’s
and multiculturalism in Canada that’s
and multiculturalism in Canada that’s complicated he was part of the response
complicated he was part of the response
complicated he was part of the response of the federal government to the so
of the federal government to the so
of the federal government to the so called Quebec crisis in the 1960s he
called Quebec crisis in the 1960s he
called Quebec crisis in the 1960s he came to Ottawa to work on it come on out
came to Ottawa to work on it come on out
came to Ottawa to work on it come on out it’s about Cardona sake
it’s about Cardona sake
it’s about Cardona sake the padartha okay go babe we’re very
the padartha okay go babe we’re very
the padartha okay go babe we’re very optimistic about it so we think that
optimistic about it so we think that
optimistic about it so we think that things are going well we think that the
things are going well we think that the
things are going well we think that the trend toward separation in Quebec has
trend toward separation in Quebec has
trend toward separation in Quebec has been reversed
been reversed
been reversed he had skepticism both the bilingualism
he had skepticism both the bilingualism
he had skepticism both the bilingualism of by
of by
of by culturalism commission he didn’t like
culturalism commission he didn’t like
culturalism commission he didn’t like some of their solutions but as things
some of their solutions but as things
some of their solutions but as things move forward he was strongly committed
move forward he was strongly committed
move forward he was strongly committed to bilingualism in the federal
to bilingualism in the federal
to bilingualism in the federal government he realized by the later part
government he realized by the later part
government he realized by the later part of the 60s and early 70s that it was a
of the 60s and early 70s that it was a
of the 60s and early 70s that it was a tough political sell and he moved to
tough political sell and he moved to
tough political sell and he moved to multiculturalism addicted with three
multiculturalism addicted with three
multiculturalism addicted with three main reasons one was politically you
main reasons one was politically you
main reasons one was politically you know Ukrainians were upset they were
know Ukrainians were upset they were
know Ukrainians were upset they were being left out where do they fit where
being left out where do they fit where
being left out where do they fit where the German Canadians and other groups
the German Canadians and other groups
the German Canadians and other groups the second reason was that he needed to
the second reason was that he needed to
the second reason was that he needed to respond to the change in Canada at the
respond to the change in Canada at the
respond to the change in Canada at the time and to immigration and and if
time and to immigration and and if
time and to immigration and and if immigrants are coming in where do they
immigrants are coming in where do they
immigrants are coming in where do they fit in this there were crises in the
fit in this there were crises in the
fit in this there were crises in the schools and Quebec relating to language
schools and Quebec relating to language
schools and Quebec relating to language but they’re also difficulties and cities
but they’re also difficulties and cities
but they’re also difficulties and cities too and the third thing is he personally
too and the third thing is he personally
too and the third thing is he personally had this anti-nationalist notion that
had this anti-nationalist notion that
had this anti-nationalist notion that the rest of the world is just so
the rest of the world is just so
the rest of the world is just so fascinating to me to Canadians of many
fascinating to me to Canadians of many
fascinating to me to Canadians of many origins which are here in Montreal and I
origins which are here in Montreal and I
origins which are here in Montreal and I think this is a good thing and to
think this is a good thing and to
think this is a good thing and to broaden their horizons and to realize
broaden their horizons and to realize
broaden their horizons and to realize that the world is really open to
that the world is really open to
that the world is really open to everyone
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