ked down on gun control and liberalized welfare, divorce, and homosexuality despite the beliefs of conservative politicians (Encarta 3).
             When Pearson resigned from his post in 1968, Trudeau was elected Prime Minister, beating out 19 other candidates. He was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, inaugurated April 20th, 1968. The first thing he did as Prime Minister was fire all Members of Parliament, Canada's legislative body, and called for general
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