Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the fifteenth prime minister of Canada and held this position for sixteen years. He was the most controversial Prime Minster in Canadian history. He made some tough decisions for the unity of Canada. He was Prime Minster from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984. In 1972 Trudeau returned with a minority Liberal government.
I came to Canada as an immigrant and arrived in Montréal at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Later on, I came to know that he was the famous Prime Minster of Canada from Montreal. Trudeau had a vision of unified, bilingual and multicultural Canada. Trudeau used to drive sports cars, wore capes and floppy hats, and always had a red rose in his lapel. His charismatic, flamboyant and exciting …show more content…
Historians do not rank him as the greatest prime minister although he was in power for sixteen years. Some of his controversial decisions were the Omnibus bill and the Official Languages Act. Young Trudeau introduced the Omnibus bill in the House of Commons when he was Justice Minister; that led to massive changes in the Criminal Code of Canada. “There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation” Trudeau made these comments on the CBC television in 1967. He also added “What’s done in private between adults doesn’t concern the Criminal Code”. These lines caused a tsunami over the issues of abortion, homosexuality and divorce law. These issues became headlines for the first time and forever changed the political and social scenario in Canada. The other part of this controversial bill concerned abortion laws. It made abortion legal if a woman got permission from a committee of three doctors. The Omnibus bill also allowed police to perform breathalyzer tests on suspected drunk drivers.

The Official Languages Act of 1969 was another example of his controversy. Trudeau proved himself as a federalist, but on the other hand he was promoting French in Ottawa. This resulted an anti-bilingualism in Western English