ISBN 1-416-56250-8. Trudeau was born a little more than nine months after the marriage of his parents and more than four years before Margaret made a much-publicized first trip to Cuba and met Fidel Castro.. Justin's supposed father Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000) the former Canadian Prime Minister who legalized abortion and who brought socialist medicine to Canada was good friends with Fidel Castro. The loss of her son was devastating for Trudeau, and she had another major depressive episode that led to her second divorce. [33][34][30], In November 1998, the Trudeaus' youngest son, Michel, an avid outdoorsman, was killed when an avalanche swept him to the bottom of British Columbia's Kokanee Lake. Russ Winter The New York Times. Margaret Trudeau's Cuban memory: The dictator who cuddled her baby, Lab lost for weeks in West Carleton area reunited with owner after 'numerous' tries, CRA workers seeking wage increase of almost 30 per cent over three years, Denley: It's time the Ottawa Senators parted ways with D.J. That is a non-starter for this author. It was a difficult regime that had a lot of human rights issues that were pressing and difficult for us, she said, adding that the change in U.S.-Cuban relations opens the door for Cubans to reach their potential. In 1976, Pierre eagerly became the first NATO leader to travel to Cuba. I've seen no evidence of this and it seems highly unlikely. Nobody knows if Pierre objected. The Globe and Mail. They altogether avoid addressing the easily researchable Caribbean trip in Spring 1971. 100% of the debunking articles avoid addressing the Caribbean trip altogether. "Trudeau Weds in Canada." These people are freaks with a big F. The inquirists main case for the Castro-Trudeau theory is the astonishing resemblance. He looked like he could beat up any other word leader, much less any competitor for Margaret Trudeaus attention. The website Snopes, which debunks conspiracy theories, pointed out that Trudeau was almost certainly conceived between March 16 and April 22, 1971. He shared that in the show this week. Sure looks that way. All of the articles debunking story follow the same format. Margaret Trudeau - Canada's scandalous first lady of the 1970s - is back in the limelight. The first couple made a big impression at a local sugaring event, for example, on March 27, and the press (in a testament to the level of scrutiny the prime minister's new wife received) noted that Margaret did not travel with Pierre on an April trip to the Niagara region: For the remainder of April, Pierre was busy with governing, as attested to by logs of the Canadian House of Commons, making unlikely that his work would take the couple anywhere near Havana. This is good news and I celebrate with the Cuban people. For the most part or at least called Montreal home. I was too busy watching fuel guages and would take a glance over to his plane every now and then. Trudeau resented her husband's constant work-related absences, and was forced to raise her three young sons largely by herself. When asked last year about marriage, she replied, 'We're still both. "First Lady Wild Child: Margaret Trudeau." )[26], Over time, the marriage disintegrated[27] to the point, as recounted in her 1982 book Consequences, Trudeau had affairs with Jack Nicholson, Ryan O'Neal, Lou Rawls, and a friendship with US Senator Ted Kennedy. After the trip Margaret said, she felt in love with Cuba. The announcement was greeted with joy by many Cubans who have struggled to support themselves and their families through deprivations their government says are a result of the economic blockade. "Pierre Trudeau's and Fidel Castro's paths crossed for the first time in 1970," the Globe reports, before explaining the Trudeaus had such a great time on the Caribbean island that "an enduring friendship was forged . They, their aides and friends all said so. Pierre Trudeau's and Fidel Castro's paths crossed for the first time in 1970, when the Canadian government sought to negotiate the exile of members of the FLQ, who had kidnapped British trade commissioner James Cross. Margaret was a 23-year-old wild child who liked doing it the old-fashioned way. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Nothing has been debunked. And the relationships last for decades. tap here to see other videos from our team. It is one of the main roads downtown Montreal where everyone walks and cruses and shops in the stores and eat in the restaurants that are all along the St Catherine strip. They divorced in 1984, during his final months in office. Margaret Joan Trudeau(neSinclair, born Sept. 10, 1948) is a Canadian author, actress, photographer, former television talk show hostess and social advocate for people with bipolar disorder, with which she was diagnosed. The Trudeau family definitely holds a good relationship with Fidel Castro. Margaret Trudeau was a partier who unquestionably had sex with men while married to Pierre. Pierre and Margaret Trudeau toured daycares, schools and hospitals with Castro during their visit to the island. However, the debunkers then dismiss the theory and move on by stating that the Trudeau couple didnt meet Castro in Cuba until 1976, when Justin was four years old. They got married when he was 53 and she was 23. This lasted for about two to three minutes. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. All rights reserved. He fathered 11 acknowledged children and rumors are he has multiple times that many bastards. The list goes on. Pm Narendra Modi A picture is getting viral on social media sites. Fidel Castro: My Life. Due to his age and lack of previous children, rumors began to spread that Pierre was infertile and that Castro and others were the biological fathers of his children. CNN. Sinclair did not recognize him, and she, in fact, thought little of their encounter. Having recently become Prime Minister, it suited him to get married and demonstrate stability. Fact Check: Is Fidel Castro the father of Justin Trudeau? Really? ", In 1971, the Trudeaus took a second honeymoon in the Caribbean to Barbados and an unidentified nearby island[20] then Tobago, then to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (including both Bequia and St. Vincent) with Pierre taking a side-trip to Trinidad while Margaret stayed in Tobago.[21]. They met when he was 48 and she was 18. Justin Trudeau was born on 25 December 1971. But not with Fidel? I guess you actually cant believe everything that semi-professional agitators post on the internet. [46], In 2010, she authored Changing My Mind, a book about her personal experience with bipolar disorder. After the ole man Trudeau was finished being prime minister of Canada he lived/stayed at his home in Montreal Qc. But, Tucker Carlson stated that the conspiracy theory is becoming a reality. Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair were married on March 4, 1971. However, this Vancouver-born public figure. "Bringing His Bride Home: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Wife." The two leaders' paths did not literally cross at that time: no head-of-state level visit took place between Cuba and Canada in 1970. His uncited claim that Justin was born long before the couple travelled to Cuba is just a recitation of the official dates Trudeau visited in his official capacity as prime minister. "Pierre Trudeau with His Bride Margaret" No major news sources support that claim and researching it leads to a dead-end. My girlfriend and I were passing a restaurant and I noticed ole Pierre sitting at a table right there in the window of the restaurant with this quite young lady. Trudeau was born a little more than nine months after the marriage of his parents and more than four years before Margaret made a much-publicized first trip to Cuba and met Fidel Castro. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf / Files . Perhaps that was unfair at the time. It was so funny watching these lame people. For example, in 2018, internet users spread a rumor that Fidel Castros recently deceased son Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart (Fidelito) announced Justin Trudeau was his half-brother in his suicide note. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. After Pierre Trudeau's government's near defeat in 1972 where Margaret herself was very uninvolved in the campaign, she decided to become much more active for the 1974 federal election. Dang. Under the Caribbean sun, both were evidently charmed by Fidel, as recounted in John Englishs Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau 1968-2000.. They love there masters i guess. Margaret Trudeau has form when it comes to sex scandals with powerful and high-profile men. "House of Commons Journals, 28th Parliament, 3rd Session: Vol. The story is perfectly plausible. The Ottawa Citizen It marked a turning point in Canada's. The Trudeaus were indeed close to Fidel Castro, who once described Pierre Trudeau as "a close friend and an extraordinary figure." Margaret Trudeau was also open in her later writings. Fidel Castro was immediately taken with four-month-old Michel when he arrived with his parents in 1976, Margaret Trudeau remembers. Fidel Castro holds Justin Trudeau's baby brother Michel in 1976. "[38], On April 27, 2020, Trudeau was hospitalized with smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in her apartment building. A photo of her at the disco was featured on many front pages across Canada. Don't forget, Castro was a hero figure for the international Left in the 1970s. Margaret was a 23-year-old wild child who liked doing it the old-fashioned way. If youve been around people who are bipolar, you know it can be a wild ride. In terms of public appearances, Castro gave a address to attendees of the first education and culture congress on 1 April 1971. On his visit, Margaret welcomed the leader at his hotel on behalf of the Trudeaus. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press) It was Castro who gave Michel the. Margaret Trudeau said she visited Castroat his hotel before the funeral to welcome him on behalf of the family. Pierre Trudeau slept around too. Each debunker makes a bold claim and then avoids the very story they claim to debunk. Why would Pierre Trudeau chose anyone else to be the biological father of his children? They met when he was 48 and she was 18. She was clearly attracted to men in positions of power, even some who were old and unattractive. Margaret Joan Trudeau (ne Sinclair, formerly Kemper; born September 10, 1948) is a Canadian activist. According to John Englishs Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau 19682000 they were charmed by Castro and made several trips to embargo-era Cuba just to see him. Enter your email address to subscribe to Winter Watch and receive notifications of new posts by email. Their marriage surprised Canada because Pierre had been a lifelong playboy with no wife or children. The birth certificate controversy is just another ongoing, manufactured misdirection. She publicly states today she suffered from bipolar disorder and self-control issues. the mainstream media and climate propaganda is amusing, The Truth About Global Warming And The Data. 100% of the debunking articles avoid addressing the Caribbean trip altogether. After all it could have been Pierres idea. No evidence they had not met Castro before. Margaret Trudeau smiles as Castro holds her youngest son Michel after the Trudeaus arrived in Havana on Jan. 26, 1976. Supposedly, Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret were swingers and adored Castro. Fact-Check: Did narrator Devi Chitralekha marry a Muslim man? Margaret Trudeau sits on the lanai of her 1920s penthouse, near downtown Montreal, sipping tea. Fascinating topic. They got married when he was 53 and she was 23. The claim that Trudeau is Castro's son should not be made by serious people unless there is evidence Castro and Margaret Trudeau were in each other's company sometime in March, 1971. It is a fact the Trudeaus were in the Caribbean in Spring 1971. Dang.. The theory is straightforward enough. If an infertile old man wanted to have a family, his wife had to do it the old-fashioned way. Margaret Trudeau stands withbaby Michel next to Fidel Castro and Pierre Trudeau at the departure ceremony in Havana at the end of the Trudeaus1976 state visit to Cuba. there is no plausible circumstance during which a meeting between Fidel Castro and Margaret Trudeau could have occurred during the biologically necessary time that accommodates their known public schedules . For example, in Vicesarticle, We Investigated Those Damning Rumors About Fidel Castro Being Justin Trudeaus Real Dad by Drew Brown, Brown does not investigate anything. As far as the resemblance is concerned Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre Trudeau look-alike as can be seen in this picture. Margaret Trudeau has the distinction of being the only Canadian woman to have been the wife of a prime minister and mother of another prime minister. Her maternal grandmother was an Ono Niha ranee (a term covering every rank from chieftain's daughter to princess) married a prominent Dutch colonial official and merchant. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. Margaret Trudeau was a partier who unquestionably had sex with men while married to Pierre. Pierre Trudeau biographer John English states the evidence is overwhelming that he slept with Barbara Streisand. Library of Parliament. Here, they are pictured in 1976 with Margaret Trudeau looking very familiar and touchy with Castro. Fidel Castro obliged the Canadian PM by providing a refuge, and in a private letter Mr. Trudeau later extended his heartfelt gratitude. Margaret converted to catholicism in order to marry Pierre. His uncited claim that Justin was born long before the couple travelled to Cuba is just a recitation of the official dates Trudeau visited in his official capacityas prime minister. According to Wikipedia, they visited one island they declined to disclose. Before even leaving the tarmac, both Trudeaus were showing an unusual amount of familiarity with Fidel considering he was a national leader they just allegedly met. Due to his age and lack of previous children, rumors began to spread that Pierre was infertile and that Castro and others were the biological fathers of his children. Trudeau is an advocate for people with bipolar disorder, with which she has been diagnosed. If that is not enough evidence, or if the prospect of a head of state (or his spouse) making secret visits to foreign nations unnoticed sounds plausible, careful examination of the historical record provides little chronologic room to place Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro together at the time necessary to have conceived the child. She became embroiled in a scandal for having sex with Ted Kennedy (gross). It came as a more noticeable matter when in a speech by Justin Trudeau mentioned that his father, Pierre Trudeau was proud of his friendship with Fidel Castro, and it was a great honor for him to meet Castro and his family in person. Their marriage surprised Canada because Pierre had been a lifelong playboy with no wife or children. 8 and a half months after their island rendezvous, Justin was born on Christmas day. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. but in 2018 the rumor that Fidel Castro . Castro is holding Michel Trudeau, Justin's brother. [47], In 2013, Trudeau received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario in recognition of her work to combat mental illness.[48]. Ever wonder why he cried so much when Castro died, why he praised a mass murderer so much? Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tribute complimenting Fidel Castro as "remarkable" and a "larger than life leader who served his people" drew criticism and derision . Wild woman Margaret Trudeau smuggled drugs in the prime ministers luggage and made scantily-clad appearances at Studio 54. AP Images. The most plausible explanation remains that, soon after marrying, honeymooning, and moving in together after years of keeping their relationship secret, Pierre and Margaret Trudeau had sex and created a child who would one day become another Canadian prime minister. She partied scantily clad at Studio 54. "People have talked for some time now that Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada to . They all took photographs together. [35], When Pierre Trudeau died in 2000, Margaret was at his bedside with their surviving sons Justin and Alexandre. Justin himself is frequently filmed getting teary eyed and sobbing publicly. You heard him praise the Communist regime of China and the way he welcomes jihadis to come Don't forget, Castro was a hero figure for the international Left in the 1970s. February 11, 2018. Second, the Trudeaus adored Castro. The article states that the Trudeaus were visiting an unidentified island in the Caribbean and wanted the press to give them privacy: To be clear: they disclosedall the other locations they visitedbut asked the press for privacy when they went to the unidentified island. This is the part about which debunkers intentionally mislead readers. Who liked doing it the old-fashioned way said so she had another depressive. 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