Pierre Elliott Trudeau: his life and political career.

***Please note: this essay was marked in the form of an oral report, along with visual aides. However, it could be used as a straight essay.*** Pierre Elliott Trudeau Trudeau was born in Montreal in October 1919, to a fairly wealthy family. His mother, Grace Elliott, his mother, was a fairly quiet, refined woman of Scottish descent. But his father, Charles, was almost the exact opposite. Loud, very outgoing, athletic and highly opinionated, he was an …

…cancer. A week later, draped in the Canadian flag, Trudeau's coffin, carried by eight Mounties, wound its way through the streets of Ottawa into the Parliament Buildings, where thousands attended his funeral. Trudeau will be remembered by many Canadians, although not always in a favourable way. But Pierre showed that he would not be swayed by anything, be it terrorist groups or simple demonstrations, and proved that he was very capable of running the country.