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    Common Ground
    Common Ground
    Common Ground
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    Common Ground

    By Justin Trudeau

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    The national bestseller

    Justin Trudeau has spent his life in the public eye. From the moment he was born, the first son of an iconic prime minister and his young wife, Canadians have witnessed the highs and the lows, sharing in his successes and mourning with him during tragic times. But few beyond Justin’s closest circle have heard his side of his unique journey. Now, in Common Ground, Justin Trudeau reveals how the events of his life have influenced him and formed the ideals that drive him today. He explores, with candour and empathy, the difficulties of his parents’ marriage and the effect it had on a small boy and the close relationship with a father whose exacting standards were second only to his love for his sons. He explores his political coming of age during the tumultuous years of the Charlottetown Accord and the Quebec Referendum, and reflects on his time as a teacher, which was interrupted by the devastating losses of his brother and father. We hear how a connection was forged with a beautiful young woman, Sophie Gregoire, who had known the Trudeaus in earlier days.

    Through it all, we come to understand how Justin found his own voice as a young man and began to solidify his understanding of Canada’s strengths and potential as a nation. We hear what drew Justin toward politics and what led to his decision to run for office. Through Justin’s eyes, we see what it was like in those first days of seeking the Liberal nomination for Papineau, when it was just he and Sophie and a clipboard in a grocery store parking lot, and how hard work and determination won him not only the nomination but two hard-fought elections. We learn of his reaction to the considerable Liberal defeat in 2011 and how it clarified his belief that the Liberal Party had lost touch with Canadians—and how that summer he was far from considering a run for the Liberal leadership but contemplating whether to leave politics altogether. And we learn why, in the end, he decided to help rejuvenate the Liberal Party and to run for the leadership and for prime minister. But mostly, Justin shares with readers his belief that Canada is a country made strong by its diversity, not in spite of it, and how our greatest potential lies in finding what unites us, in building on a sense of shared purpose—our common hopes and dreams—and in coming together on common ground.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 20, 2014
    ISBN9781443433396
    Common Ground
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    Justin Trudeau

    Justin Trudeau is the twice-elected Member of Parliament for Papineau and Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. As a Parliamentarian, he has been Liberal Party Critic for Youth, Post-Secondary Education, Amateur Sport, Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Immigration, and sat on the House of Commons committees on the Environment and Sustainable Development, and Citizenship and Immigration. Prior to his role as an elected official, Trudeau was a teacher in British Columbia and an advocate for the environment and for youth, including four years as chair of Katimavik, Canada’s national youth service program. Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, the eldest son of the late former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair Trudeau Kemper. He is married to Sophie Gregoire, and their third child, Hadrien, joined their other two children, Xavier and Ella Grace, in February 2014.

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    • 1/5
      Went to the library and borrowed this book. This man has many issues and does not live in reality furthermore, his hatred for English speaking Canadians is written throughout this book.
      I am certain that the editors amended this book on so many levels in order for him not to appear that dense. Reason being, we’ve heard his speak publicly when not reading a script, with his Uh, Umm, Ahh, Hmmm, Drink-box, water bottle-sorta—thingies. I could go on, but everyone knows about his colloquial skill set.
      o His hatred for most Canadians is atrocious;
      o "Quebec against the rest of Canada"
      o His utter disdain for all provinces outside of central Canada's, especially outside Quebec is blatantly obvious
      o "Western Canada’s resource wealth is a “Dutch disease” that weighs down the rest of the economy".
      o Hatred towards English speaking Canadians
      o Money and business were left to les Anglais. This situation grew untenable, of course, by the mid-twentieth century, and a number of thinkers, artists, and writers (of whom my father was one) fomented the Quiet Revolution, making education, urbanization, and secularism key pillars of modern Quebec.”

      His privileged upbringing and narcissism is quite prevalent in this book. With all the photos of himself and the speeches he has given along with his political hyperbole.

      The best part of this entire book was the two dozen blank pages at the end.

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    • 5/5
      If you are tired of the political gridlock that is strangulating our country then this book is a breath of fresh air just waiting for you. Common sense prevails and triumphs! It gives hope that political opposites can work together. Not too many books like this.

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