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He gained renown for his work in the field of civil liberties when Quebec was ruled, 1944-1959, by the  authoritarian [[Duplessis]] regime. He helped the provincial Liberals win in Quebec in 1960, but then turned away from their growing separatism.  Trudeau was always a strong advocate of the Canadian federal system, and repeatedly opposed all efforts to strengthen the provinces at the expense of the national government in Ottawa. He took leftist positions, opposing also opposed nuclear warheads for Canada and campaigned in the 1963 federal election for the New Democrats, a moderate socialist party, against the Liberals.  Meanwhile the "[[Quiet Revolution]]" was transforming and modernizing Quebec, bringing democracy, secularism, and a determination that Quebec should be feed from the long-time control of English-speaking businessmen.

He gained renown for his work in the field of civil liberties when Quebec was ruled, 1944-1959, by the  authoritarian [[Duplessis]] regime. He helped the provincial Liberals win in Quebec in 1960, but then turned away from their growing separatism.  Trudeau was always a strong advocate of the Canadian federal system, and repeatedly opposed all efforts to strengthen the provinces at the expense of the national government in Ottawa. He took leftist positions, opposing also opposed nuclear warheads for Canada and campaigned in the 1963 federal election for the New Democrats, a moderate socialist party, against the Liberals.  Meanwhile the "[[Quiet Revolution]]" was transforming and modernizing Quebec, bringing democracy, secularism, and a determination that Quebec should be feed from the long-time control of English-speaking businessmen.

===Parliament 1965- ===

===Parliament 1965 ===

In 1965, Trudeau along with two colleagues Gérard Pelletier and Jean Marchand, rejoined the national Liberal Party with the stated purpose of reforming it from within. The three quickly became the leading French-Canadians in the national Liberal organization.  He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1965, and repeatedly reelected until his death.  Almost immediately the young and charismatic Trudeau was seen as a [[Liberal_Party_of_Canada|Liberal Party]] star and he was made Justice Minister in 1967.  Working with Prime Minister [[Lester Pearson]],<ref> See [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006175 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'']]</ref> he became the chief government spokesman against the efforts of Quebec's premier, [[Daniel Johnson]]<ref> See [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004149 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'']]</ref> , to claim special status for the province. Trudeau argued for strong but equal provinces and equal French and English language rights throughout Canada. French separatism was growing, and was incited by French President [[Charles de Gaulle]], who visited Montreal crying out the separatist slogan "Vive le Québec libre" to a crowd in Montréal;  Pearson issued an official rebuke and de Gaulle promptly went home, as Trudeau tried to staunch the damage.

In 1965, Trudeau along with two colleagues Gérard Pelletier and Jean Marchand, rejoined the national Liberal Party with the stated purpose of reforming it from within. The three quickly became the leading French-Canadians in the national Liberal organization.  He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1965, and repeatedly reelected until his death.  Almost immediately the young and charismatic Trudeau was seen as a [[Liberal_Party_of_Canada|Liberal Party]] star and he was made Justice Minister in 1967.  Working with Prime Minister [[Lester Pearson]],<ref> See [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006175 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'']]</ref> he became the chief government spokesman against the efforts of Quebec's premier, [[Daniel Johnson]]<ref> See [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004149 ''Canadian Encyclopedia'']]</ref> , to claim special status for the province. Trudeau argued for strong but equal provinces and equal French and English language rights throughout Canada. French separatism was growing, and was incited by French President [[Charles de Gaulle]], who visited Montreal crying out the separatist slogan "Vive le Québec libre" to a crowd in Montréal;  Pearson issued an official rebuke and de Gaulle promptly went home, as Trudeau tried to staunch the damage.