What did Pierre Trudeau say the Canadian flag meant?

At the time, Canada had existed for 96 years and still did not have a flag to call its own. Since Confederation, the Canadian national flag had been the British Union Jack - a symbol of Canada's former colonial status. The Red ... "Quebec does not give a tinkers dam about the new flag," Liberal politician Pierre Trudeau said. read more

Pierre Trudeau suggested much of Quebec was apathetic about the flag. "Quebec does not give a tinker's damn about the new flag," was what he said. read more

On October 8, 1971, Pierre Trudeau introduced the Multiculturalism Policy in the House of Commons. It was the first of its kind in the world, and was then emulated in several provinces, such as Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and other countries most notably Australia, which has had a similar history and immigration pattern. read more

Pierre Elliott Trudeau and David Crenna, ed., Lifting the Shadow of War (1987). Thomas S. Axworthy and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Towards a Just Society: The Trudeau Years (1990). Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Memoirs (1993). Ivan Head and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, The Canadian Way: Shaping Canada’s Foreign Policy, 1968-1984 (1995). read more