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The Dispute Settlement Body ( DSB ) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) makes decisions on trade disputes between governments that are adjudicated by the Organization. Its decisions generally match those of the Dispute Panel .

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73-641: The DSB is, in effect, a session of the General Council of the WTO : that is, all of the representatives of the WTO member governments, usually at ambassadorial level, meeting together. It decides the outcome of a trade dispute on the recommendation of a Dispute Panel and (possibly) on a report from the Appellate Body of WTO, which may have amended the Panel recommendation if a party chose to appeal. Only

146-583: A blind trust which is atypical for opposition MPs, including leaders. According to documents obtained by the Ottawa Citizen , he fulfilled the pledge in July 2013 when the blind trust was set up by BMO Private Banking . On January 27, 2014, Trudeau and MP Carolyn Bennett escorted Chrystia Freeland into the House of Commons, as is traditional for by-election victors. Trudeau launched an internet video

219-458: A camp counsellor . Trudeau and his brothers were given shares in two numbered companies by their father: the first containing a portfolio of securities, from which they receive regular dividends, up to $ 20,000 per year; and the second which receives royalties from their father's autobiography and other sources, about $ 10,000 a year. As of August 2011, the first numbered company had assets of $ 1.2 million. The Trudeau brothers were also given

292-710: A confidence and supply agreement with the New Democratic Party (NDP) in early 2022, which resulted in the Canadian Dental Care Plan for residents that meet a certain income threshold and a framework for national pharmacare ; in late 2024, the NDP opted to terminate the agreement. On June 23, 1971, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 's wife of four months, Margaret Trudeau (née Sinclair),

365-700: A no-fault divorce which the Supreme Court of Ontario granted in 1984; his father had announced his intention to retire as prime minister a month earlier. Eventually his parents came to an amicable joint-custody arrangement and learned to get along quite well. Interviewed in October 1979, his nanny Dianne Lavergne was quoted, "Justin is a mommy's boy, so it's not easy, but children's hurts mend very quickly. And they're lucky kids, anyway." Of his mother and father's marriage, Trudeau said in 2009, "They loved each other incredibly, passionately, completely. But there

438-474: A French-language lycée, but Trudeau's mother convinced his father of the importance of sending their sons to a public school. In the end, Trudeau was enrolled in 1976 in the French immersion program at Rockcliffe Park Public School . It was the same school his mother had attended for two years while her father was a member of Parliament. He could have been dropped off by limousine, but his parents elected he take

511-636: A break from his documentary work to be a senior advisor on Trudeau's campaign. During the leadership campaign, three by-elections were held on November 26, 2012 . The riding Calgary Centre was expected to be a three-way race between the Conservatives, Liberals and Green Party. A week before by-election day Sun Media reported on comments Trudeau had made in a 2010 interview with Télé-Québec , in which he said, "Canada isn't doing well right now because it's Albertans who control our community and socio-democratic agenda." Trudeau's campaign advisor said that

584-823: A country estate of about 50 hectares in the Laurentians with a home designed by the esteemed Canadian architect Arthur Erickson , and the Cormier House in Montreal. The country estate land was estimated to be worth $ 2.7 million in 2016. Trudeau has a bachelor of arts degree in literature from McGill University and a bachelor of education degree from the University of British Columbia . In his first year at McGill, Trudeau became acquainted with his future principal secretary , Gerald Butts , through their mutual friend, Jonathan Ablett. Butts invited Trudeau to join

657-691: A matter of priority." Since being announced, the People's Republic of China and other WTO member nations have joined the MPIA. A pool of ten arbitrators were announced on 31 July 2020 marking the operational start of the MPIA. The arbitrators appointed were José Alfredo Graça Lima ( Brazil ) Valerie Hughes ( Canada ), Alejandro Jara ( Chile ), Guohua Yang ( China ), Claudia Orozco ( Colombia ), Joost Pauwelyn ( EU ), Mateo Diego-Fernandez Andrade ( Mexico ), Penelope Ridings ( New Zealand ), Locknie Hsu ( Singapore ), and Thomas Cottier ( Switzerland ). The following

730-410: A nation. Trudeau later wrote a public letter on the subject, describing the idea of Quebec nationhood as "against everything my father ever believed". Trudeau announced his support for leadership candidate Gerard Kennedy shortly before the 2006 convention and introduced Kennedy during the candidates' final speeches. When Kennedy dropped off after the second ballot, Trudeau joined him in supporting

803-648: A potential future Prime Minister—and scrutinized through that lens". The Conservative Party won a minority government in the 2008 election, and Trudeau entered parliament as a member of the Official Opposition . Trudeau's first legislative act was a motion that called for the creation of a "national voluntary service policy for young people". He later co-chaired the Liberal Party's April 2009 national convention in Vancouver , and in October of

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876-486: A student event at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf , which he attended. Following his father's death, Trudeau became more involved with the Liberal Party throughout the 2000s. Along with Olympian Charmaine Crooks , he co-hosted a tribute to outgoing prime minister Jean Chrétien at the party's 2003 leadership convention , and was appointed to chair a task force on youth renewal after the party's defeat in

949-470: A successful complainant to take retaliatory measures to induce action on the part of the losing party. This is very rare. Almost all WTO members "voluntarily" implement DSB decisions in time. Of course, when a losing country brings its laws etc. into conformity it may choose how to do so; indeed, it may not necessarily make the changes that the winning party would prefer. [REDACTED] World portal Appellate Body The Appellate Body of

1022-492: Is a consensus of the members against adoption. This has never happened, and because the nation 'winning' under the Panel's ruling would have to join this reverse consensus, it is difficult to conceive of how it ever could. Once it has decided on the case, i.e., whether the complaint had been shown to be right or wrong, the DSB may direct the 'losing' Member to take action to bring its laws, regulations or policies into conformity with

1095-561: Is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau was born in Ottawa , Ontario , and attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf . He graduated from McGill University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature, then in 1998 acquired a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia . After graduating, he taught at

1168-707: Is a list of members of the WTOAB including their nationality and term of office. There are currently no Members of the Appellate Body. See Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration for an alternative arrangement used by some WTO member nations and list of appointed arbitrators. [REDACTED] World portal This trade -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971)

1241-698: The World Trade Organization (WTOAB) is a standing body of seven persons that hears appeals from reports issued by panels in disputes brought on by WTO members. The WTOAB can uphold, modify or reverse the legal findings and conclusions of a panel, and Appellate Body Reports, once adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), must be accepted by the parties to the dispute. The WTOAB has its seat in Geneva , Switzerland . It has been termed by at least one journalist as "effectively

1314-416: The 2006 federal election . In October 2006, Trudeau criticized Quebec nationalism by describing political nationalism generally as an "old idea from the 19th century", "based on a smallness of thought" and not relevant to modern Quebec. This comment was seen as a criticism of Michael Ignatieff , then a candidate in the 2006 Liberal Party leadership election , who was promoting recognition of Quebec as

1387-470: The 2010 Haiti earthquake , and sought more accessible immigration procedures for Haitians moving to Canada in the time of crisis. His own riding includes a significant Haitian community. Trudeau was re-elected in Papineau in the 2011 federal election , as the Liberal Party fell to third-party standing in the House of Commons with only thirty-four seats. Ignatieff resigned as party leader immediately after

1460-574: The Aga Khan affair , and later again with the SNC-Lavalin affair . Trudeau's Liberal Party was reduced to a minority government in the 2019 federal election . His government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic , announced an "assault-style" weapons ban in response to the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks , and launched a national $ 10-a-day child care program. He was investigated for a third time by

1533-593: The Giller Prize for literature. In 2005, Trudeau fought against a proposed $ 100-million zinc mine that he argued would poison the Nahanni River , a United Nations World Heritage Site located in the Northwest Territories . He was quoted as saying, "The river is an absolutely magnificent, magical place. I'm not saying mining is wrong ... but that is not the place for it. It's just

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1606-461: The House of Commons . He was the Liberal Party's Official Opposition critic for youth and multiculturalism in 2009; the following year, he became critic for citizenship and immigration. In 2011, he was appointed as a critic for secondary education and sport. In 2013, Trudeau was elected as leader of the Liberal Party, and led the party to a majority government in the 2015 federal election . Trudeau

1679-759: The Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments and establishing the federal carbon tax . In foreign policy, Trudeau's government negotiated trade deals such as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership , and signed the Paris Agreement on climate change. He was sanctioned by Canada's ethics commissioner for violating conflict of interest rules regarding

1752-461: The school bus albeit with a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) car following. This was followed by one year at the private Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa . After his father's retirement in June 1984, his mother remained at her New Edinburgh home while the rest of the family moved into his father's home at 1418 Pine Avenue, Montreal known as Cormier House ; the following autumn, he began attending

1825-402: The secondary school level in Vancouver , before relocating back to Montreal in 2002 to further his studies. He was chair for the youth charity Katimavik and director of the not-for-profit Canadian Avalanche Association . In 2006, he was appointed as chair of the Liberal Party's Task Force on Youth Renewal. In the 2008 federal election , he was elected to represent the riding of Papineau in

1898-517: The École Polytechnique de Montréal , affiliated with Université de Montréal , but did not graduate. He started a master's degree in environmental geography at McGill but withdrew from the program to seek public office. In August 2000, Trudeau attended the Kokanee Summit in Creston, British Columbia , to raise funds in honour of his brother Michel Trudeau and other avalanche victims. After

1971-431: The Appellate Body is not functional. Its provisions mirror the usual WTO appeal rules and can be voluntarily used between any WTO members to resolve disputes. The European Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan said: "This is a stop-gap measure to reflect the temporary paralysis of the WTO's appeal function for trade disputes ... We will continue our efforts to restore the appeal function of the WTO dispute settlement system as

2044-532: The Bernard family, kinsmen of the Earls of Bandon , Trudeau is the fifth great-grandson of Major-General William Farquhar , a leader in the founding of modern Singapore ; Trudeau also has remote ethnic Malaccan and Nias ancestry. Trudeau was baptized with his father's niece Anne Rouleau-Danis as godmother and his mother's brother-in-law Thomas Walker as godfather, at Ottawa's Notre Dame Basilica on

2117-570: The Cure, but was having difficulty finding a Conservative opponent until Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau agreed when asked on Trudeau's behalf by their mutual hairdresser Stefania Capovilla. The fight took place on March 31, 2012, at the Hampton Inn in Ottawa, and it was broadcast live on Sun News with commentary by Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley . Trudeau won in the third round; the result

2190-481: The DSB can make these decisions: Panels and the Appellate Body are limited to making recommendations. The DSB uses a special decision procedure known as 'reverse consensus' or 'consensus against' that makes it almost certain that the Panel recommendations in a dispute will be accepted. The process requires that the recommendations of the Panel (as amended by the Appellate Body) should be adopted "unless" there

2263-636: The Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign for winter sports safety in 2000, two years after his brother Michel died in an avalanche during a ski trip. In 2002, Trudeau criticized the Government of British Columbia's decision to stop its funding for a public avalanche warning system. From 2002 to 2006, Trudeau chaired the Katimavik youth program, a project started by longtime family friend Jacques Hébert . In 2002–03, Trudeau

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2336-718: The McGill Debating Union. They bonded while driving back to Montreal after a debate tournament at Princeton University . After graduation, Trudeau stayed in Vancouver where he became a substitute teacher at local schools such as Killarney Secondary and worked permanently as a French and math teacher at the private West Point Grey Academy . He became a roommate at the Douglas Lodge with fellow West Point Grey Academy faculty member and friend Christopher Ingvaldson. From 2002 to 2004, he studied engineering at

2409-469: The WTO Agreements. This is the only direction that emerges from a WTO dispute. There is no concept of "punishment" or even restitution. The DSB will give the losing party a "reasonable period of time" in which to restore the conformity of its laws etc. If the losing party fails to restore the conformity of its laws within the "reasonable period of time", the DSB may—on an exceptional basis—authorise

2482-614: The afternoon of January 16, 1972, which marked his first public appearance. and given the names "Justin Pierre James". On April 14, 1972, Trudeau's father and mother hosted a gala at the National Arts Centre , at which visiting U.S. president Richard Nixon said, "I'd like to toast the future prime minister of Canada , to Justin Pierre Trudeau" to which Pierre Trudeau responded that should his son ever assume

2555-500: The comments were being brought up now because of the close race in Calgary Centre. The following day, Trudeau apologized, saying he was wrong to use "Alberta" as " shorthand " in referring to Stephen Harper's government. The Conservatives held onto Calgary Centre in the by-election by less than 1,200 votes. Liberal candidate Harvey Locke said he lost the by-election on his own and that comments made by Trudeau did not influence

2628-588: The days following his victory in the leadership race, snapshot polls recorded a surge in support for the Liberal party. In 2013, Trudeau chose to give up his seat at the funeral of Nelson Mandela , in deference to Irwin Cotler as representative of the Liberal Party of Canada , because of Cotler's work for and with Nelson Mandela in fighting apartheid . During the leadership campaign, Trudeau pledged to park all his assets, exclusive of real estate holdings, into

2701-401: The election, and rumours again circulated that Trudeau could run to become his successor. On this occasion, Trudeau said, "I don't feel I should be closing off any options ... because of the history packaged into my name, a lot of people are turning to me in a way that ... to be blunt, concerns me." Weeks after the election, Toronto MP Bob Rae was selected as the interim leader until

2774-708: The ethics commissioner for his part in the WE Charity scandal , but was cleared of wrongdoing. In the 2021 federal election , he led the Liberals to another minority government. In 2022, he invoked the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy protests and responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and authorizing military aid to Ukraine . His party signed

2847-463: The event have been described as hypocritical, while responses to the story have been described as a witch hunt or non-story. In October 2000, Trudeau, then 28, emerged as a prominent figure after delivering a eulogy at his father's state funeral . The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) received numerous calls to rebroadcast the speech after its initial transmission, and leading Quebec politician Claude Ryan described it as "perhaps ...

2920-592: The event, an unsigned editorial in the Creston Valley Advance (a local newspaper) accused Trudeau of having groped an unnamed female reporter while at the music festival. The editorial stated Trudeau provided a "day-late" apology to the reporter, saying, "If I had known you were reporting for a national paper, I never would have been so forward". In 2018, Trudeau was questioned about the groping incident but said he did not remember any negative incidents from that time. His apology and later statement about

2993-522: The first manifestation of a dynasty". A book issued by the CBC in 2003 included the speech in its list of significant Canadian events from the past fifty years. In 2007, Trudeau starred in the two-part CBC Television miniseries The Great War , which gave an account of Canada's participation in the First World War. He portrayed his fifth cousin, twice removed, Major Talbot Mercer Papineau , who

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3066-450: The last challenger, receiving significant press time, more Liberal politicians and public figures declared themselves for Trudeau. Trudeau was declared the winner of the leadership election on April 14, 2013, garnering 80.1% of 30,800 votes. Joyce Murray finished in second place with 10.2%, ahead of Martha Hall Findlay's 5.7%. Trudeau had lost only five ridings, all to Murray and all in BC. In

3139-435: The leadership and would announce his final decision at the end of the summer. On September 26, 2012, multiple media outlets started reporting that Trudeau would launch his leadership bid the following week. While Trudeau was seen as a frontrunner for the leadership of the Liberal Party, he was criticized for his perceived lack of substance. During his time as a member of Parliament, he spoke little on policy matters and it

3212-503: The leadership of the Liberal Party. The core people on his campaign team were considered longtime friends, and all in their 30s and 40s. His senior advisor was Gerald Butts, the former president of WWF-Canada who had previously been principal secretary to former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty . Other senior aides included campaign manager Katie Telford , and policy advisors Mike McNeir and Robert Asselin , who had all worked for recent Liberal Party leaders. His brother Alexandre also took

3285-512: The nearby riding of Papineau for the next general election. The riding, which had been held for 26 years by André Ouellet , a senior minister under his father, had been in Liberal hands for 53 years before falling to the Bloc Québécois in 2006. On April 29, 2007, Trudeau won the Liberal party's nomination, picking up 690 votes to 350 for Deros and 220 for Giordano against Mary Deros , a Montreal city councillor and Basilio Giordano ,

3358-540: The outcome. Fellow leadership candidate Marc Garneau , seen as Trudeau's main challenger in the race, criticized Trudeau for not releasing enough substantial policy positions. Garneau called on him to release more detailed policies before members and supporters begin to vote. Garneau later challenged Trudeau to a one-on-one debate, and said that if Trudeau could not defend his ideas in a debate against him, he wouldn't be able to do so against Prime Minister Harper. Trudeau clashed in debates with challenger Joyce Murray , who

3431-462: The party's leadership convention, which was later decided to be held in April 2013. Rae appointed Trudeau as the party's critic for post-secondary education, youth and amateur sport. After his re-election, he travelled the country hosting fundraisers for charities and the Liberal Party. Trudeau wanted to take part in a charity boxing match on behalf of the cancer research fundraising event Fight for

3504-580: The policy of zeroing that the WTOAB had been "overreaching", as the government of Justin Trudeau was punished by the Trump administration over softwood lumber . The Trump defect crystallised on 11 December 2019. In default of an WTOAB adjudication board, the EU and Canada reached an agreement whereby the WTOAB is replicated as closely as possible. Under this agreement, former WTO judges will hear appeals between

3577-613: The private Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf , his father's alma mater. The school had begun as a Jesuit school but was non-denominational by the time Justin matriculated. In 2008, Trudeau said that of all his early family outings he enjoyed camping with his father the most, because "that was where our father got to be just our father – a dad in the woods". During the summers his father would send him and his brothers to Camp Ahmek, on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park , where he would later work in his first paid job as

3650-441: The publisher of a local Italian-language newspaper. Prime Minister Stephen Harper called an election for October 14, 2008 , by which time Trudeau had been campaigning for a year in Papineau. On election day, Trudeau narrowly defeated Bloc Québécois incumbent Vivian Barbot . Following his election win, Edward Greenspon , editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail , noted that Trudeau would "be viewed as few other rookie MPs are—as

3723-553: The repairs were not complete, so Pierre Trudeau took a prolonged vacation with his sons to the Nova Scotia summer home of his friend, Member of Parliament Don Johnston , and later sent his sons to stay with their maternal grandparents in North Vancouver for the rest of the summer while he slept at his friend's Ottawa apartment. Trudeau and his brothers returned to Ottawa for the start of the school year but lived only on

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3796-427: The role, he hoped he would have "the grace and skill of the president". Earlier that day, first lady Pat Nixon had visited him in his nursery and gifted him a stuffed toy Snoopy . Trudeau's parents announced their separation in 1977, when he was five years old; his father was given primary custody. There were repeated rumours of a reconciliation for many years afterwards. However his mother eventually filed for

3869-593: The same year he was appointed as the party's critic for multiculturalism and youth. In September 2010, he was reassigned as critic for youth, citizenship, and immigration. During that time, he criticized the government's legislation targeting human smuggling, which he argued would penalize the victims of smuggling. Trudeau sparked controversy when it was revealed that he earned $ 1.3 million in public speaking fees from charities and school boards across Canada, $ 277,000 of which Trudeau received after becoming an MP. He encouraged an increase of Canada's relief efforts after

3942-474: The supreme court of world trade". Since 2019, when the Donald Trump administration blocked appointments to the body, the Appellate Body has been unable to enforce WTO rules and punish violators of WTO rules. Subsequently, disregard for trade rules has increased, leading to more trade protectionist measures. The Joe Biden administration has maintained Trump's freeze on new appointments. The WTOAB

4015-514: The third and fourth. Trudeau is predominantly of Scottish and French Canadian descent. His grandfathers were businessman Charles-Émile Trudeau and Scottish-born James Sinclair , who was minister of fisheries in the cabinet of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent . Trudeau's maternal great-grandfather Thomas Bernard was born in Makassar , Indonesia and immigrated to Penticton, British Columbia , in 1906 at age 15 with his family. Through

4088-621: The top floor of Stornoway while repairs continued on the bottom floor. His mother purchased and moved into a new home nearby at 95 Victoria Street in Ottawa's New Edinburgh neighbourhood in September 1979. Pierre Trudeau and his sons returned to the prime minister's official residence after the February 1980 election that returned him to the Prime Minister's Office. His father had intended Trudeau to begin his formal education at

4161-466: The two entities after the Trump defect has been crystallized. The Trump administration has repeatedly pleaded for redress and is using the leverage at its disposal. In March 2020, the European Union and 15 other WTO members agreed to a Multiparty Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA). This gave access to an alternative appellate mechanism (arbitration as an appellate mechanism) while

4234-420: The ultimate winner, Stéphane Dion . Rumours circulated in early 2007 that Trudeau would run in an upcoming by-election in the Montreal riding of Outremont . The Montreal newspaper La Presse reported despite Trudeau's keenness, Liberal leader Stéphane Dion wanted Outremont for a star candidate who could help rebuild the Liberal Party. Instead, Trudeau announced that he would seek the Liberal nomination in

4307-426: The week before the 2014 Liberal party convention titled "An economy that benefits us all" in which he narrates his economic platform. He said that Canada's debt to GDP ratios have come down in recent years and now it's time for Ottawa to "step up". On October 19, 2015, after the longest official campaign in over a century, Trudeau led the Liberals to a decisive victory in the federal election . The Liberals won 184 of

4380-535: The working procedures of the Appellate Body.” Under the mandate of the Trump administration, the US held up appointments to the WTOAB. David Walker was appointed to chair the WTODSB with the mandate to solve this thorny problem. A journalist said that the delay was an effort to skew arbitration in the favour of the US. On 9 April 2019, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in reference to past adjudications over

4453-464: The wrong thing to be doing." On September 17, 2006, Trudeau was the master of ceremonies at a Toronto rally organized by Roméo Dallaire that called for Canadian participation in resolving the Darfur crisis . Trudeau supported the Liberal Party from a young age, offering his support to party leader John Turner in the 1988 federal election . Two years later, he defended Canadian federalism at

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4526-433: Was 30 years between them, and my mom never was an equal partner in what encompassed my father's life, his duty, his country." Trudeau has three half-siblings, Kyle and Alicia, from his mother's remarriage to Fried Kemper, and Sarah, from his father's relationship with Deborah Coyne . Trudeau lived at 24 Sussex Drive , Ottawa , the official residence of Canada's prime minister, from his birth until his father's government

4599-522: Was a panelist on CBC Radio 's Canada Reads series, where he championed The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston . Trudeau and his brother Alexandre inaugurated the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto in April 2004; the centre later became a part of the Munk School of Global Affairs . In 2006, he hosted the presentation ceremony for

4672-411: Was again seen as a potential candidate to lead the party. Following the election, Trudeau said he was undecided about seeking the leadership; months later on October 12 at Wilfrid Laurier University , he announced he would not seek the post because he had a young family. When interim leader Bob Rae , who was also seen as a frontrunner, announced he would not be entering the race in June 2012, Trudeau

4745-470: Was considered an upset. After Dion's resignation as Liberal leader in 2008, Trudeau's name was mentioned as a potential candidate with polls showing him as a favourite among Canadians for the position. However, Trudeau did not enter the race and Michael Ignatieff was named leader in December 2008. After the party's poor showing in the 2011 election, Ignatieff resigned from the leadership and Trudeau

4818-538: Was defeated in the 1979 federal election . The Trudeaus were expected to move into Stornoway , the residence of the leader of the Official Opposition , but because of flooding in the basement, Prime Minister Joe Clark offered them Harrington Lake , the prime minister's official country retreat in Gatineau Park , with the expectation they would move into Stornoway at the start of July. However,

4891-552: Was established in 1995 under Article 17 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU). “A standing Appellate Body shall be established by the DSB. The Appellate Body shall hear appeals from panel cases. It shall be composed of seven persons, three of whom shall serve on any one case. Persons serving on the Appellate Body shall serve in rotation. Such rotation shall be determined in

4964-437: Was hit with a "tsunami" of calls from supporters to reconsider his earlier decision to not seek the leadership. Opinion polling conducted by several pollsters showed that if Trudeau were to become leader the Liberal Party would surge in support, from a distant third place to either being competitive with the Conservative Party or leading them. In July 2012, Trudeau stated that he would reconsider his earlier decision to not seek

5037-401: Was killed on October 30, 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele . Trudeau is one of several children of former prime ministers who have become Canadian media personalities. The others are Ben Mulroney (son of Brian Mulroney ), Catherine Clark (daughter of Joe Clark), and Trudeau's younger brother, Alexandre. Ben Mulroney was a guest at Trudeau's wedding. Trudeau and his family started

5110-437: Was not known where he stood on many issues such as the economy and foreign affairs. Some strategists and pundits believed the leadership would be the time for Trudeau to be tested on these issues; however, there was also fear within the party that his celebrity status and large lead might deter other strong candidates from entering the leadership race. On October 2, 2012, Trudeau held a rally in Montreal to launch his bid for

5183-476: Was pregnant and due in December. Justin Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, at 9:27 pm EST at the Ottawa Civic Hospital . He is the second child in Canadian history to be born to a prime minister in office; the first was John A. Macdonald 's daughter Margaret Mary Theodora Macdonald (February 8, 1869 – January 28, 1933). Trudeau's younger brothers Alexandre (Sacha) (born December 25, 1973) and Michel (October 2, 1975 – November 13, 1998) were

5256-417: Was the only Liberal leadership candidate to speak out strongly in favour of electing the House of Commons with a system of proportional representation . She challenged Trudeau over his support for a preferential ballot voting system. On March 13, 2013, Garneau dropped out of the leadership race, saying that polling conducted by his campaign showed he would be unable to defeat Trudeau. With Joyce Murray,

5329-645: Was the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history when he took office and the first to be the child of a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau . Major government initiatives he undertook during his first term included establishing the Canada Child Benefit , legalizing medical assistance in dying , legalizing recreational marijuana through the Cannabis Act ; attempting Senate appointment reform by establishing

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