Canadian Prime Ministers

Pierre Elliott Trudeau was Canada's 15th prime minister, serving from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. Trudeau was defeated by Conservative Joe Clark in the 1979 election and served as Leader of the Official Opposition from June 4, 1979 to March 2, 1980.

Trudeau was in power during the FLQ crisis of October, 1970, during which British Trade Consul James Cross was kidnapped and Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte was murdered. Trudeau panicked, fearing there was some unknown, underground, widespread military conspiracy, and that he might be next on a fictitional "hit list." Although the perpetrators were actually a small rag-tag group that he ultimately allowed to flee the country, Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act, destroing the country's civil rights in the process.

He was a controversial figure who managed to alienate significant parts of the country, and once uttered "F*ck off!" to an opposition member in the House of Commons. He later claimed that he had only said "Fuddle Duddle."

While in office, Trudeau surprised the entire country by marrying someone described as a "young playgirl." She was thirty years his junior. They had three children, but the marriage did not last. It was widely rumoured that his wife smoked pot in the Prime Minister's Official Residence. In 1991, he fathered another child out of wedlock.

Trudeau is best known for saying that the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation. His most significant achievement was enshrining the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada's constitution.

Canada's second Prime Minster was the Right Honourable Alexander Mackenzie. He served as Prime Minister from November 7th, 1873 to October 9th 1878.

If speaking of the position next to Prime Minister, this position is called the Deputy Prime Minister and is largely a ceremonial position. This position is often not filled as such.

John A Macdonald became the 1st Prime Minister of Canada when the country of Canada was created on 1867 July 1. The first federal election went from 1867 August 7 to September 20.

The Prime Minister is advised by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) which is the Prime Minister's personal secretariat, and the Privy Council Office (PCO) which is the apolitical secretariat to the federal Cabinet.

Constitutionally, the federal Cabinet (a committee of the Queen's Privy Council) advises the Governor General. However, since the Governor General conventionally delegates active decision making to the Prime Minister, in effect the Cabinet advises the Prime Minister.

Both the Queen and the Governor General have the conventional right to advise the Prime Minister, since it is their constitutional authority that the Prime Minister uses in order to govern.

The Prime Minister of Canada remains in office as long as they are able to control the majority of votes in the Parliament. As of 2007, a law was passed fixing election dates to every 4 years, but the Prime Minister need not change after the election.

It is not unusual for governments to lose their majorities mid-term. Labour lost it's majority in 1977 and had the support of the Liberals to continue. John Major lost his majority in 1995 and conitnued unitl 1997. The Prime Minister would remain Prime Minister for as long as s/he had the confidence of the Commons. For instance a Conservative government could rely on the Ulster Unionists to pass bills, a Labour government could rely on the support of the SDLP. If the government loses a vote of no confidence, then there would be a general elecetion.

No. We vote for a member of parliament for a seat in the cabinet. The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth the II, Canadian head of state then choses the Prime-Minister based on who she thinks will keep confidence. The Confidence Vote, is a vote members in parliament make to show their confidence in our Prime-Minister. He needs the majority of the parliament to vote yes to their confidence which is 155 seats. This is usually why the Queen choses the Prime-Minister that leads a party that has won the most seats. They are most likely to keep the vote of confidence. We are using our democratic right by voting for a member of cabinet to put in a vote of confidence or motion of non-confidence for us. But we do not vote for our Prime-Minister. For more information please consult the British North American Act of 1867.

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When he was PM, Borden lived in Ottawa. He is listed as living at 201 Wurtemburg Street, Ottawa, Ontario - most likely in an apartment near Turkish Embassy. It wasn't until 1955 that 24 Sussex drive became the official residence.

Brian Mulroney was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 September 17 to 1993 June 25.

Robert Borden, PC GCMG KC (June 26, 1854 - June 10, 1937) was Canada's 8th Prime Minister and served between 1911 and 1920. He served throught the First World War and although he was initially considered to be a rather ineffectual Prime Minister he led the country ably and successfully throughout the war.

In 1919 at the Paris conference, Borden firmly established that Canada had a role in international affairs. His political leadership, together with the Military leadership Maj-Gen Arthur Currie demonstrated that Canada not only had a voice in post war Europe, it also sowed the seeds of Canada's ultimate independence from Britian. Following the war Canada established an independent Foreign policy for the first time.

Kim Campbell has made a contribution to Canada by being an inspiration to many people. She has been to many countries and worked with the leaders to try and help them. She has took many risk for Canada.

Use the form on http://www.gouvernement.fr/premier-ministre/ecrire

or write to

M. Le Premier ministre

Hôtel de Matignon

57, rue de Varenne

75700 Paris

- preferably in French, of course.

Yes, he had three sons with his divorced wife Margaret Sinclair: Justin, Alexandre, and Michel.

He also had one daughter with another women.

He became Prime Minister the first time by succeeding Robert Borden as leader of the Conservative party and the Unionist party upon Borden's resignation in 1920. His second term began when he was appointed as Prime Minister by Governor General Julian Byng after the resignation of William Lyon Mackenzie King in the fallout from the King-Byng affair. However, his government was defeated in a no confidence vote when King rallied enough Progressive party support to oust the government after only three days.

Bennett was elected during the worst time, and that was the Depression. He tried to fight the depression by trading more with the British Empire and imposing tariffs for imports from outside the Empire promising that this would blast Canadian exports into world markets, but it didn't go so well. Car owners who could no longer afford gasoline reverted to having their vehicles pulled by horses and named them Bennett buggies after Bennett.

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper P.C., M.P. (Calgary-Southwest), the Prime Minister, is the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.