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Was Pierre Elliot Trudeau a Liberal or a Consevative
Liberal
Who served in the Cabinet under both Pearson and Trudeau?
John Napier Turner
After his resign, Jean Chretien took over his place.
John Napier Turner
He called an election soon after, he lost to the Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservatives.
John Napier Turner
Who passed the Multiculturalism Act in 1985 to recognize and promote multiculturalism as an essential part of Canadian heritage and identity?
Brian Mulroney
Who introduced the goods and services tax(GST) in 1991?
Brian Mulroney
Who negotiated Free Trade Agreement with the United States in 1987?
Brian Mulroney
First woman Prime Minister.
Kim Campbell
Who is the first Prime Minister to win three consecutive terms since Mackenzie King?
Jean Chretien
Who was the former finance minister that becamse Prime Minister in 2003?
Paul Martin
He launched military to protect the Arctic and to keep in control.
Stephen Harper
Who officially apologized to Aboriginal peoples for the Canadian government's residential schools in 2008?
Stephen Harper
Who co-founded the Consevative Party of Canada in 2003?
Stephen Harper
Which Prime Minister negotiated Newfoundland into Confederation?
Louis St. Laurent
Which Prime Minister cancelled the Avro Arrow project in 1959?
John Diefenbaker
Which Prime Minster signed NORAD with the US in 1957?
John Diefenbaker
Which Prime Minister introduced the maple leaf in 1964?
Lester B. Pearson
Which Prime Minister passed the Official Languages Act, which made Canada bilingual 1969?
Pierre Trudeau
Which Prime Minister established the Canadian Pension Plan, universal medicare, and student loans?
Lester B. Pearson
Which Prime Minister invoked the War Measures Act during the October Crisis in 1970?
Pierre Trudeau
Which Prime Minister established the Massey Commission?
Louis St. Laurent
Which Prime Minister oversaw that Alberta and Saskatchewan join Confederation?
Wilfred Laurier
Which Prime Minister opposed conscription during WW1?
Wilfred Laurier
Which Prime Minister made conscription mandatory in 1917 by passing the Military Service Act?
Robert Borden
Which Prime Minister formed a minority government during the King-Byng crisis?
Arthur Meighen
Which Prime Minister helped create Canada's first old age pension program?
W.L. Mackenzie King
Which Prime Minister passed the Bank of Canada Act?
Richard Bennett
Which Prime Minister created the Royal Canadian Navy?
Wilfred Laurier
Which Prime Minister helped resolved the Manitoba Schools Question?
Wilfred Laurier
Which Prime Minister won the 1917 Khaki Election by passing the Military Voters Act?
Robert Borden
Which Prime Minister signed the Halibut Treaty with the US?
W.L. Mackenzie King
Which Prime Minister created the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC)?
Richard Bennett
Which Prime Minister made the Supreme Court of Canada the highest court?
Louis St. Laurent
Which Prime Minister was ambassador to the US in 1945, and attended the 1st UN conference?
Lester B. Pearson
Which Prime Minister fought to allow Canada to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
Robert Borden
Which Prime Minister sent federal troops to break up the Winnipeg General Strike?
Robert Borden
Which Prime Minister was the longest serving PM in Canadian history?
W.L. Mackenzie King
Which Prime Minister won Canada a place in the League of Nations?
Robert Borden
Which Prime Minister sent a force of Canadian volunteers to fight in the Boer War?
Wilfred Laurier
Which Prime Minister fought for Canada's claim during the Alaska boundary dispute in 1903?
Wilfred Laurier
Which Prime Minister played a prominent role in ending the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919?
Arthur Meighen
Which Prime Minister introduced unemployment insurance in 1940?
W.L. Mackenzie King
Which Prime Minister defended Canada's autonomy during the Chanak Crisis in 1922?
W.L. Mackenzie King
Which Prime Minister championed the Canadian Bill of Rights to guarantee certain rights for all Canadians?
John Diefenbaker
Which Prime Minister became the president of the UN General Assembly in 1952-1953?
Lester B. Pearson
Which Prime Minister changed the Criminal Code to decriminalize homosexuality, make it easier to divorce, and legalize abortions?
Pierre Trudeau
Which Prime Minister campaigned against Quebec separatism during the 1980 referendum?
Pierre Trudeau
Which Prime Minister passed the Constitution Act in 1982?
Pierre Trudeau
Who promised to cut off taxes, but inflation took part, and ended his reign?
Charles Joseph Clark
Also known as a person who doesn't keep promises.
Charles Joseph Clark
The government lasted a total nine months less a day.
Charles Joseph Clark
First Progressive Consevative to head Canada's federal government since the defeat of John Diefenbaker
Charles Joseph Clark
Who passed the Constitution Act in 1982, which entrenched the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Canadian constitution?
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Who appointed Jeanne Sauve Canada's first woman Governor General in 1984?
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Who campainged against Quebec separatism during the referendum?
Pierre Elliot Trudeau