What is the legacy of Justin Trudeau, the most progressive social reformer among Canada's prime ministers and world leaders of his time? The blunders of Trudeau and his government are weighed here alongside his lasting achievements, including lifting hundreds of thousands of children from poverty with his Canada Child Benefit, launching the first national affordable daycare system, and reconciling with Indigenous people in Canada more than any previous prime minister. Amid rising protectionism and xenophobia in advanced economies, Trudeau opened Canada to more international markets than ever before and welcomed a record number of immigrants.
Award-winning journalist David Olive contrasts Trudeau with those who most influenced him - his father, the intellectual and emotionally aloof former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, and his beloved and free-spirited mother, Margaret Sinclair, who abandoned her family in Justin's youth but remains close to her eldest son. In his unlikely rise to lead and reshape one of the world's most successful countries, Trudeau is revealed as a master and victim of intrigue and as an underdog and relentless fighter often given little chance of achieving his many triumphs in politics - winning global free trade agreements and strengthening Canada's economy and social safety net for generations to come.
A comprehensive biography of the life and political achievements and setbacks of Justin Trudeau.
David Olive is a current affairs and economics journalist at the Toronto Star. He has won 13 national awards and honorable mentions for his 13 books and many magazine and newspaper articles. Olive is also a frequent broadcast commentator and a public speaker. He lives in Toronto, ON.
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• EXPERT AUTHOR: Unlike previous biographies, this one takes a balanced yet ultimately positive view of Trudeau's legacy, combining historical depth with the sharp, informed insight of veteran Toronto Star columnist David Olive, who has covered business, economics, and political science for 32 years.
• THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY TO CAPTURE THE DRAMA OF TRUDEAU'S RESIGNATION: While Stephen Maher's The Prince was the first comprehensive biography of Justin Trudeau, it released too early to capture Trudeau's resignation and eventful aftermath, including Trudeau's continued fight against Trump's tariffs and Carney's eventual win of Liberal leadership.
