divorce laws, and more. Nellie McClung was also one of the “Famous 5,” a group that included Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise Crummy McKinney, and Irene Parlby, who, in 1928, successfully won recognition for women as “persons” under the British North America Act. Nellie McClung continues to be recognized as a hero in women’s activism for her dedication to improving their lives.
- Sacha Coindre
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
15th Prime Minister of Canada
"Uniformity is neither desirable nor possible in a country the size of Canada.
We should not even be able to agree upon the kind of Canadian to choose as a model, let alone persuade most people to emulate it.
There are few policies potentially more disastrous for Canada than to tell all Canadians that they must be alike.
There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian.
What could be more absurd than the concept of an
“all-Canadian” boy or girl?
A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate.
What the world should be seeking, and what in Canada we must continue to cherish, are not concepts of uniformity but human values: compassion, love, and understanding."
He slid down banisters, dapperly draped himself in loden capes, and wore a red rose in his lapel. Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000), arguably the most charismatic prime minister in Canadian history, is considered by many, the patriarch of Canadian multiculturalism, and is both credited and criticized for ushering in a vision of Canada as a bilingual confederation of both founding and immigrating cultures.
Trudeau’s political legacy also includes the decriminalization of homosexuality, the legalization of contraception and abortion, the liberalization of divorce law, and the introduction of gun control. Another of Trudeau's enduring legacies is the 1982 patriation of the Canadian constitution and the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Quan Nguyen