Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau PC MPis a Canadian politician who is the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, and the leader of the Liberal Party. The second-youngest Canadian prime minister after Joe Clark, he is also, as the eldest son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, the first child of a previous prime minister to hold the post...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth25 December 1971
CityOttawa, Canada
CountryCanada
I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.
Things fell into place and there was an opportunity for fresh leadership. And - I was - I was successful.
We need the middle class to feel more confident about its prospects and about its future. We need to cut down on this anxiety that sees some people succeeding and the majority struggling - having to make choices between paying for their kids' education or saving for their own retirement.
When I get passionate or worked up about an issue, I say things that the Conservatives and opponents and critics like to pounce on.
A very powerful mechanism to get elected is to play on anger and pick those wedge issues.
I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other people succeed. That's the way I see myself, so whatever it is that I will do eventually after politics, it'll have to do a lot with teaching.
I think growing an economy is a good way to help with a deficit, but ultimately, it's about fiscal discipline and responsible spending - and smart decisions.
Who cares about winning? We should focus on serving.
Can I actually make a difference? Can I get people to believe in politics once again? Can I get people to accept more complex answers to complex questions? I know I can. I know that's what I do very well.
Canadians want to elect good people to be their voice in Ottawa.
Living your life in the public eye is a greater burden than most people can imagine.
My father raised us to step toward trouble rather than to step away from it.
We're committed to making sure parents have affordable, quality early learning for their kids - there's no question about it.
I think people understand that if you're going to have a successful economy, you need people's potential to be realized. That means education. It means university education, sure, but it also means training, apprenticeships and various kinds of skills diplomas that we know are necessary.