To begin Pierre Trudeau used multiculturalism to vastly improve nationalism in Canada. Which helped form Canada as a nation today. Moreover On October 8, 1971, Trudeau announced that he would change Canada’s policies allowing multiculturalism on the world stage. Trudeau had strong beliefs against racism and discrimination. By 1984 an estimated $23 million dollars of taxpayers money went towards supporting multiculturalism as well as advertising in the ethnic and majority press. This proves how much Trudeau wanted to make Canada change in a big way. He supported all countries and their ethnic beliefs by using this important money to support all cultures in Canada. Likewise, Pierre Trudeau let in immigrants come to Canada from all over the world and in large quantities. This showed his support for all cultures around the world. In 1968 the same year Pierre Trudeau was elected Canada let in …show more content…
In addition Pierre Trudeau played a very important role in putting a stop to the development of nationalism in Quebec. Furthermore in 1970, a protesting group by the name of FLQ was causing havoc all around Quebec. FLQ had strong beliefs supporting the independence of Quebec. Pierre Trudeau implemented the War Measures Act to solve the issue in hand. The War Measures Act meant the military had full reign over Quebec in a dictatorship like style. There was up to 150 FLQ members charged and arrested. When Pierre Trudeau was asked how far he would go to protect Canadians, Trudeau (1970) responded: “Just watch me”. This shows Trudeau’s dedication and passion to make a decisive impact on Canada. Trudeau was angry at the nationalism of Quebec and by implementing the War Measures Act showed how serious of an issue this was turning out to be. This also proves that Trudeau is compassionate about all Canadian citizens. Likewise Pierre Trudeau strived for patriotism all around Canada and by keeping patriotism strong in Canada it proved to be the key factor on keeping Quebec as a part of Canada. Trudeau (1987)