“I didn’t think it was racist at the time, but now I see, it was a racist thing to do. “I’m pissed off at myself. I’m disappointed in myself,”
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Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignation in 2025 and was the member of Parliament (MP) for Papineau from 2008 until 2025.
politics · Prime Minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025 · minister · lawyer · jurist · politician · actor · teacher · also Justin Trudeau, Justin Pierre James Trudeau, Trudeau
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“If I had known you were reporting for a national paper, I never would have been so forward.”
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“debates, two organized by the Leaders”
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“against everything my father ever believed”
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EnergyNow: THE JOKE IS ON CANADA: Carney Government Doubling Down on Trudeau’s Failed Fiscal Policy
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Toronto Sun: Justin Trudeau’s ‘special’ summer photo dump includes Katy Perry and the Obamas
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Billboard: XAV, Son of Justin Trudeau, Earns First Billboard Canada Chart Entry with 'Downtown'
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Yahoo: Justin Trudeau Shares Glimpse Into European Summer Vacation with Katy Perry: ‘Grateful’
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Mshale: Ange Postecoglou Joins Ronaldo’s Al Nassr After Jorge Jesus Exit Justin Trudeau (UYZANurwlL)
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Yahoo: Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau keep the romance alive on vacation in Sardinia
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Mshale: Jump Street Justin Trudeau (07olXiRH2W)
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Mshale: Alabama House Passes Election Audit Bill Amid Criticism Justin Trudeau (4Ui4SnScMn)
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Mshale: Alec Bohm's 6th Home Run Of The 2026 Season Justin Trudeau (wvulG9Mq80)
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Mshale: Berchtesgaden Von Hallthurm Auf Den Berchtesgadener Hochthron Justin Trudeau (IJWoSbtxOR)
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Daily Jang: Katy Perry, Justin Trudeau add new stop to romance-filled summer Eurotrip: See
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Mshale: Casey Schmitt, RHP, San Diego State (Cotuit) Justin Trudeau (4RwGO7Ccgq)
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Mshale: Cardinals Vs. Phillies Game Highlights (5/31/24) | MLB Highlights Justin Trudeau (qcDocDGpgC)
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Mshale: Trudeau's Resignation Could Be 'good Reset Moment' For U.S.-Canada Leaders, Says Bruce Heyman Landman (zRM9MMxfcf)
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IMDb: Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau Spotted Arriving in Italy Together During Their Summer Eurotrip Adventure!
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Public attention spiked: 12,973 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 4,268, with 0 article edits.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real photos show how Barron Trump looks just like Justin Trudeau.” AI Watermark.
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Public attention spiked: 18,499 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.3× the usual 4,268, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Added the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to the lead section.
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Public attention spiked: 67,998 Wikipedia readers in one day, 15.9× the usual 4,268, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 42,260 Wikipedia readers in one day, 9.9× the usual 4,268, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Family and relationships +photo of Trudeau and Perry
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Pop star Katy Perry and former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau were pregnant with twins in early 2026.” Originated as Satire.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Trudeau said we will replace 'old stock' white Canadians” Unsubstantiated.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows Trudeau speaking to an empty room at WEF” AI-generated.
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Won King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025).
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USA Today rated the claim “Video shows Canadians reacting to Justin Trudeau's resignation” Altered.
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fact checker rated the claim “Canadians are celebrating the news of Justin Trudeau's resignation by re-creating the iconic hot tub party in front of Parliament Hill.” fake.
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The Probe rated the claim “The videos show Canadians celebrating Justin Trudeau’s resignation as prime minister.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “This video shows a live reaction to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Clip shows live reaction of Trudeau resigning” Altered video.
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And was the member of Parliament (MP) for Papineau from 2008 until 2025
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In 2025, it was reported that Trudeau was dating American singer Katy Perry.
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NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pledged to put forward another no-confidence motion and vote out Trudeau's government
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Snopes rated the claim “In a Truth Social post, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, "Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada."” Correct Attribution.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Justin Trudeau announced a three-year freeze on immigration” False.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “PM Modi tweeted that he has set up a call with Donald Trump after his win to discuss violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and "Khalistani terrorism enabled by Justin Trudeau in Canada"” Misleading.
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Awarded Order of Liberty (2024).
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Food bank usage was also at an all-time high and more working people than ever were using food banks, which occurred amidst global food crises at the time
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Spavor was awarded $7 million in compensation for his arrest and detainment
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Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian Canadian who fought in the SS Division Galicia of the military wing of the Nazi Party, the Waffen-SS, was invited to the House of Commons of Canada to be recognized by Speaker Anthony Rota, th
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A judicial inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act concluded that the Trudeau government met the legal threshold required to invoke the act
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On August 2, 2023, Trudeau announced he and Grégoire had separated.
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The Liberals and the NDP entered a supply and confidence agreement, in which the NDP committed to supporting the Liberals in all votes of confidence for the duration of the 44th Parliament
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Trudeau announced that the federal government would revoke the emergency declaration
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For the first time since it was enacted in 1988, as a result of the public order emergency caused by the demonstrations in Ottawa
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His government announced a ban on producing and importing single use plastic from December 2022
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“this is a mistake that deeply embarrassed parliament and Canada”
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Trudeau advised Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve parliament, scheduling an election for September 20
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Trudeau announced the creation of a national child care plan with the intention of reducing day care fees for parents down to $10 a day per child within five years
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (2021–2025).
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The Trudeau government created a plan to secure doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
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The Trudeau government announced it had reached an exclusive deal with CanSino Biologics
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Trudeau waived student loan payments, increased the Canada Child Benefit, doubled the annual Goods and Services Tax payment, and introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) as part of a first package in March
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Time magazine published a photograph of Trudeau wearing brownface makeup in the spring of 2001, at an Arabian Nights-themed gala, while Trudeau was a teacher at West Point Grey Academy
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Trudeau visited Governor General Julie Payette, to request the dissolution of Parliament, and formally triggering an election
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Awarded Order of La Pléiade (2019).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (2019–2021).
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Awarded Time 100 (2018).
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Trudeau was questioned about the groping incident but said he did not remember any negative incidents from that time
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Saudi Arabia recalled its Canadian ambassador and froze trade with the country in response to Canada's call for the Saudis to release opposition blogger Raif Badawi
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Awarded Global Citizen Awards (2017).
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Trudeau's advisors recommended drastically increasing immigration levels to stimulate the economy
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And legalized cannabis for recreational use in 2018
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Trudeau lifted visa requirements for Mexican citizens
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After the longest official campaign in over a century, Trudeau led the Liberals to a decisive victory in the federal election
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Awarded Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (2015).
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Trudeau told the New York Times Magazine that Canada could be the "first postnational state"
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (2015–2019).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Canada (2015–2025).
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“To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada,”
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Career landmark: Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2015–2018).
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After his 2015 electoral victory, Trudeau opted to live at Rideau Cottage, on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
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Garneau dropped out of the leadership race, saying that polling conducted by his campaign showed he would be unable to defeat Trudeau
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Career landmark: Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (2013–2025).
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Trudeau chose to give up his seat at the funeral of Nelson Mandela, in deference to Irwin Cotler as representative of the Liberal Party of Canada, because of Cotler's work for and with Nelson Mandela in fighting aparthei
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In June 2013, two months after Trudeau became the leader of the Liberal Party, the couple sold their home in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood of Montreal.
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Trudeau held a rally in Montreal to launch his bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party
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Multiple media outlets started reporting that Trudeau would launch his leadership bid the following week
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Won Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
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At the Hampton Inn in Ottawa, and it was broadcast live on Sun News with commentary by Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley
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“We have to realize that the way of thinking that got us to this place no longer holds. We have to rethink elements as basic as space and time, to go all science fictiony [sic] on you in this sense.”
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (2011–2015).
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Was appointed to be a critic for post secondary education, youth and sport
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“the commitment needs to be a commitment to grow the economy and the budget will balance itself”
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“We should be past tolerance in Canada..In Canada, can we speak of acceptance, openness, friendship, understanding? It is about where we are going and what we are going through every day in our diverse and rich communities..Tolerating someone means accepting their right to exist on the condition that they don’t disturb us too, too much.”
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“I'm not perfect. But not being perfect is not a free pass to not do the right thing.”
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“My own personal faith is an extremely important part of who I am and the values that I try to lead with.”
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In 2011, Trudeau stated, "My own personal faith is an extremely important part of who I am and the values that I try to lead with."
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“To me, pluralism means diversity, and diversity is at the very heart of Canada. It is who we are and what we do. We do it better than anyone else on Earth… So let’s remind ourselves: Canada is the only country in the world that is strong, not in spite of our differences, but because of them.”
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“The North American idea that diversity is strength, is our great gift to the world. No matter where you are from, or the faith you profess, nor the colour of your skin, nor whom you love, you belong here. This is home.”
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“Honour killings shouldn't be called "barbaric”
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"They loved each other incredibly, passionately, completely
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And critic for citizenship and immigration in 2010
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“They loved each other incredibly, passionately, completely. But there was 30 years between them, and my mom never was an equal partner in what encompassed my father”
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (2008–2011).
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Trudeau's name was mentioned as a potential candidate with polls showing him as a favourite among Canadians for the position
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“that was where our father got to be just our father – a dad in the woods”
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Trudeau said that of all his early family outings he enjoyed camping with his father the most, because "that was where our father got to be just our father – a dad in the woods"
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Trudeau won the Liberal party's nomination, winning 690 votes to 350 for Mary Deros, a Montreal city councillor, and 220 for Basilio Giordano, the publisher of a local Italian-language newspaper
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Trudeau starred in the two-part CBC Television miniseries The Great War, which gave an account of Canada's participation in the First World War
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Trudeau was the master of ceremonies at a Toronto rally organized by Roméo Dallaire that called for Canadian participation in resolving the Darfur crisis
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Hosted the presentation ceremony for the Giller Prize for literature
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Became chair of the Liberal Party's Task Force on Youth Renewal
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Trudeau fought against a proposed $100-million zinc mine that he argued would poison the Nahanni River, a United Nations World Heritage Site located in the Northwest Territories
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Trudeau and Grégoire became engaged in October 2004 and married on May 28, 2005, in a ceremony at Montreal's Sainte-Madeleine d'Outremont Church.
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They reconnected as adults in June 2003, when Grégoire, by then a Quebec television personality, was assigned as Trudeau's co-host for a charity ball; they began dating several months later.
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Included the speech in its list of significant Canadian events from the past fifty years
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Trudeau criticized the Government of British Columbia's decision to stop its funding for a public avalanche warning system
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Two years after his brother Michel died in an avalanche during a ski trip
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Maybe on Easter, maybe midnight Mass at Christmas.'" After the death of his brother Michel in 1998, Trudeau was persuaded by a friend to participate in an Alpha course, during which he regained his faith.
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Studied at University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Education (1998).
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Studied at McGill University, Bachelor of Arts (1994).
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And a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia in 1998
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And also the first time since then that the Liberals won a majority of Quebec's seats in an election
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When he was five years old; his father was given primary custody
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In the French immersion program at Rockcliffe Park Public School
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Trudeau's father and mother hosted a gala at the National Arts Centre, at which visiting U
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Born 1971-12-25.
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At 9:27 pm EST at the Ottawa Civic Hospital
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The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's wife of four months, Margaret Trudeau (née Sinclair), was pregnant and due in December
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Studied at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: SNC-Lavalin affair.
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Career landmark: We Charity controversy.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016 (tournament / event).
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