Law professor enters politics Pierre Trudeau
trudeau after being nominated represent riding of mount royal, june 6, 1965
an associate professor of law @ université de montréal 1961 1965, trudeau s views evolved towards liberal position in favour of individual rights counter state , made him opponent of quebec nationalism. admired labour unions, tied cooperative commonwealth federation (ccf), , tried infuse liberal party of reformist zeal. late 1950s trudeau began reject social democratic , labour parties, arguing should put narrow goals aside , join forces liberals fight democracy first. in economic theory influenced professors joseph schumpeter , john kenneth galbraith while @ harvard. trudeau criticized liberal party of lester pearson when supported arming bomarc missiles in canada nuclear warheads. nevertheless, persuaded join party in 1965, friends gérard pelletier , jean marchand. these 3 wise men ran liberals in 1965 election. trudeau himself elected in safe liberal riding of mount royal, in western montreal. hold seat until retirement politics in 1984, winning each election large majorities.
upon arrival in ottawa, trudeau appointed prime minister lester pearson s parliamentary secretary, , spent of next year travelling abroad, representing canada @ international meetings , bodies, including united nations. in 1967 appointed pearson s cabinet minister of justice.
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