Middle School
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Pierre Trudeau, Part 1
For many years, the political scene in Canada was dominated by the English Canadians. That changed after Lester Pearson became prime minister. As leader of the Liberal Party, he had a good eye for potential leaders. If those leaders came from Quebec, it was so much the better. One of those men was Pierre Trudeau.
Trudeau was born in Montreal on October 1, 1919. His father was wealthy, and young Pierre attended an exclusive Jesuit school.
Pierre earned a law degree from the Universite de Montreal in 1943. While working on his degree in Montreal, Trudeau was conscripted into the army as Canada feared it would be pulled further into World War II. He joined the Officers Training Corps but did not serve overseas.
