Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Pierre Trudeau
1919 – 2000
Prime Minister, and the patriation of the Constitution
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Why they are here
Voted third greatest Canadian by the public. He brought the Constitution home from Britain with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms attached.
Pierre Trudeau placed third in the CBC's 2004 Greatest Canadian vote, behind Tommy Douglas and Terry Fox.
He served as prime minister across two periods and is most associated with the patriation of the Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
He served as prime minister across two periods and is most associated with the patriation of the Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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