MONTREAL — The stage is set for a possible Trudeau dynasty in
Canadian politics. Justin Trudeau, the son of the late prime minister Pierre Trudeau, has won his bid for a Liberal nomination. Party members in the east-end Montreal riding of Papineau gave Trudeau a slim victory on the first ballot. His local opponents complained that Trudeau — whose first home was 24 Sussex Drive and who grew up in luxury — had no connection to the gritty, blue-collar Papineau. But the 35-year-old former drama teacher suspended his current university studies and spent several weeks hitting the pavement, selling memberships and getting to know local leaders. Questions have swirled around his possible entry into politics since he delivered a stirring eulogy at his father’s 2000 funeral. He came into national prominence on the day he was born. On Christmas Day 1971, Trudeau became the first child born to a sitting prime minister since John A. Macdonald’s youngest daughter.---------------------
He has narrowly won his bid for the Liberal nomination for Montreal's Papineau riding on the first ballot, taking 54 per cent of the 1,266 ballots cast.
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i'm glad to see he won the nomination!
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