In 2000, Castro made a rare appearance out of Cuba to attend Pierres funeral in Canada. 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 about. They, their aides and friends all said so. His just mocks the story and then abruptly states this: Oh, wait. They met when he was 48 and she was 18. This is what you need to know. Trudeau is buried in St-Rmi, about 50 kilometres south of Montreal, but the St-Rmi-de-Napierville Cemetery offers few clues that one of Canada's most historic figures is entombed there, just a few metres from a busy road in rural Quebec. "Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the Death of Former Cuban President Fidel Castro." It could not be less compelling. Browns so-called investigation altogether missed an obvious Wikipedia article showing the Trudeaus were in the Caribbean in Spring 1971, with citations to theactual reporters covering it. Beyond the normal extensive publicity her high-profile position brought, in a few instances, she headlined. 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. Pierre and Margaret Trudeau toured daycares, schools and hospitals with Castro during their visit to the island. They met when he was 48 and she was 18. Fidel Castro obliged the Canadian PM by providing a refuge, and in a private letter Mr. Trudeau later extended his heartfelt gratitude. 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. No evidence they had not met Castro before. They met when he was 48 and she was 18. Margaret Trudeau about Fidel Castro: " oh, what a charmer. 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. It is a fact the Trudeaus were swingers. This is the part about which debunkers intentionally mislead readers. Pierre Trudeau biographer John English states the evidence is overwhelming that he slept with Barbara Streisand. He forcefully deposed a brutal dictator with a band of rag-tag rebels. Trudeau died on Thursday, September 28 at 3:00 p.m. at his home in Montral with his surviving sons, Justin (who became the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada in 2015) and Sacha, and his former wife, Margaret at his side. At a rally in Vancouver, she told a crowd of 2,000 her husband taught her "a lot about loving." Marisha Pessl. From the photos is seems obvious she was attracted to him. 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. On 27 November 2016, two days after Castros death was announced, a user on the Donald Trump subreddit /r/The_Donald presented a theory that Justin Trudeau, the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was actually the love child of Fidel Castro and Margaret Trudeau. Third, the timing is uncanny. Castro, Fidel. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. No evidence Castro never travelled to see them in the Caribbean. Similarly, AP News and affiliates write headlines such as No, Fidel Castro is not Canada PM Trudeaus father, yet their articles simply recount the improbability of the Diaz-Balart suicide note. The story clearly got under the skin of someone in Canadian parliament. Margaret was a 23-year-old wild child who liked doing it the old-fashioned way. He fathered 11 acknowledged children and rumors are he has multiple times that many bastards. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. Trudeau resented her husband's constant work-related absences, and was forced to raise her three young sons largely by herself. Trudeau had a difficult time earning a living after her marriage. Nobody knows if Pierre objected. This material may not be reproduced without permission. In some of the photos of Pierre Trudeau's closely followed 1976 trip to Cuba with Margaret and four-month-old Michel, Fidel Castro had a telltale stain on the front of his uniform, she remembers . If an infertile old man wanted to have a family, his wife had to do it the old-fashioned way. Pierre was an aging playboy who had fathered no known offspring despite being sexually promiscuous his whole adult life. As an 18-year-old vacationing in Tahiti with her family, Sinclair met Pierre Trudeau, who was then Minister of Justice. This is the part about which 'debunkers' intentionally mislead readers. Trudeau smuggled drugs in the prime minister's luggage, made scantily-clad appearances at Studio 54, and tore apart a quilt made by Canadian conceptual artist Joyce Wieland[24] on the wall in the prime-minister's official residence in Ottawa because it celebrated "reason over passion". 8 March 1971. New First Comment from D (an insider): While in university, friends from West Vancouver knew Margaret Sinclair and her family. On his visit, Margaret welcomed the leader at his hotel on behalf of the Trudeaus. Their marriage surprised Canada because Pierre had been a lifelong playboy with no wife or children. "Bringing His Bride Home: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Wife." Change). Po pierwsze, Margaret Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau i Fidel Castro byli notorycznie rozwizli seksualnie. [44] She is an honorary patron of the Canadian Mental Health Association. When they returned home, Margaret moved in with the prime minister for the first time. In order for his father to be Fidel Castro, his mother would have to be somewhere close to Cuba in March and April 1971. When asked about her role in a marriage to the prime minister, Trudeau said, "I want to be more than a rose in my husband's lapel. AP Images. Nobody knows if Pierre objected. 1st leaked video of firefight with Reptilians; what the White Hats are really up to? The theory rested on three unconnected assertions: 1) Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro met in 1971 and were close friends ever after, 2) Margaret Trudeau was sexually promiscuous, and 3) Fidel and Justin were similar in appearance. She knew, however, that it was not easy politically for her husband. No evidence Castro never travelled to see them in the Caribbean. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. It also marked the beginning of a lifelong friendship between Pierre Trudeau and Castro, who made an unprecedented trip to Montreal in 2000to attend the former prime ministers funeral, although frail and ailing. Pierre Trudeau won custody of the children and did not pay any spousal support. They altogether avoid addressing the easily researchable Caribbean trip in Spring 1971. "[37], On October 19, 2015, her eldest son, Justin Trudeau, led the Liberal Party to a majority government, becoming the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada. It is a fact they adored Castro. He brought his wife. "[38], On April 27, 2020, Trudeau was hospitalized with smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in her apartment building. Kuczynski, Alex. Okay, but she was not in Canada. 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. There is a long history of The Trudeau family having ties to Fidel Castro dating back to the 1970's. Many have wondered why Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau made, what some consider, over the top remarks about the death of Castro taking into account Castro being a dictator who committed genocide against his own . The Canadian truckers who blocked a bridge to the U.S. over vaccine mandates have seized one that was debunked ages ago about Justin Trudeau. Human Reproduction. But they are not nearly so avoidant or look so desperate to kill a story. 27 November 2016. He was very proud of what he was doing with their children in establishing them as strong citizens.. ', The brief affair left her 'crushed' and feeling like a 'fool,' the woman 29 years younger than Trudeau said. First, Margaret Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, and Fidel Castro were all notoriously sexually promiscuous. He was smart, charming, and funny. In February 2018, the Diaz-Balart rumor prompted the Canadian government to publicly deny the story. They demonstrated a striking level of familiarity before even getting off the tarmac of their 1976 trip. The remark was wildly mocked and dismissed in public during the campaign by members of the press gallery as well as by her husband's main political rivals Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leader Robert Stanfield and New Democratic Party leader David Lewis. [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]. She separated from her husband in 1977. I think it is about time.. Fidel Castro, for his part, was in Cuba during this conception window. She wrote the 1979 book Beyond Reason about her marriage. She is the mother of Justin Trudeau; the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada, the journalist and author Alexandre "Sacha" Trudeau,[2] and Michel Trudeau (now deceased). [31], Trudeau filed for a no-fault divorce at the Ontario Supreme Court on November 16, 1983,[32] which was finalized on April 2, 1984. His sexual appetite was so legendary this article cannot efficiently capture it. The New York Times. Margaret Trudeau was a partier who unquestionably had sex with men while married to Pierre. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. Library of Parliament. Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, nine months before Justin was born. No major news sources support that claim and researching it leads to a dead-end. Anarticlewritten by Alex Kasprak for leftist fact-checking website Snopes.com declares the story false, but tries to mislead readers about its supporting points. Within hours of their first official meeting, Margaret was photographed intimately touching and holding Fidel Castro with both arms. In order for his father to be Fidel Castro, his mother would have to be somewhere close to Cuba in March and April 1971. First, Margaret Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, and Fidel Castro were all notoriously sexually promiscuous. Not very impressive at all. Federal governments in Western civilizations do not deny urban legends. His just mocks the story and then abruptly states this: Oh, wait. Margaret was 22 when she married the 51-year-old prime minister and was the subject of intense media scrutiny. There are photographs (see above) comparing Justin Trudeau with a young Fidel Castro, and evidence that Justin Trudeau's mother, Margaret Trudeau, was in Havana, Cuba, nine months before Justin was born. This event has been chronicled, along with some purportedly saucy comments, in a book that has been cited by many of the Trudeau-truthers to suggest sexual attraction between Margaret and Fidel. Pierre Trudeau was a bachelor before he became Prime Minister in 1968. On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a new chapter in U.S.-Cuban diplomatic relations with the beginning of normalization after a half-century trade blockade and no diplomatic ties. She partied scantily clad at Studio 54. Justin Trudeau was born on Christmas day, 1971. 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. Initially, she brought her six-month-old son Sasha on the trail with her, and one veteran reporter said, "It's the first campaign plane for the first thing off is a crib and a diaper bag." He provides no evidence the Trudeaus had never been there before. They all recite the official 1976 travel dates of Pierre Trudeau as Prime Minister as though that proves they never travelled to or around Cuba on any prior date. He provides no evidence the Trudeaus had never been there before. Not a very impressive argument, Brown. The New York Times. This is good news and I celebrate with the Cuban people. He was full of bravado, confidence, and masculinity and smoked cigars like a baller. Her numerous autobiographical books are filled. Nobody knows if Pierre objected. They recite the Canadian governments official travel dates to Cuba and painfully avoid the Trudeaus extensive personal trip to the Caribbean trip in Spring 1971. TORONTO -- Margaret Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister's estranged wife, said today in her new book that Jack Nicholson was the 'first real rival' to her husband but the actor left her for another woman after a brief, torrid affair. If you've been around people who are bipolar, you know it can be a wild ride. The Globe and Mail. As the report goes, Pierre Trudeau and his fianc Margaret Sinclair were both orgiastic "swingers" when they met in 1968. His sexual appetite was so legendary this article cannot efficiently capture it. He altogether avoids the story he claims he disproved and then tries to do a mic drop. . Bernard married Margaret Trudeau's 3rd great-grandmother, Esther Farquhar, in 1818, the eldest daughter of Scotsman William Farquhar, a colonial leader in the founding of modern Singapore, by Farquhar's first wife, Antoinette "Nonio" Clement, daughter of a French father and an ethnic Malaccan mother.[9][10]. 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. The story is perfectly plausible. If an infertile old man wanted to have a family, his wife had to do it the old-fashioned way. In February 2018, the Diaz-Balart rumor prompted the Canadian government to publicly deny the story. Victim in Presland Road fire had 'odd' encounters with accused arsonist, Two trains on same track collide head-on in Greece, at least 36 killed, dozens injured, Selley: Question: How stupid do politicians think we are? Margaret Trudeau. Teaching is now a political act that involves indoctrinating children instead of educating them, A passenger train with 342 passengers and cargo train collided at high speeds. A photo of her at the disco was featured on many front pages across Canada. [35], When Pierre Trudeau died in 2000, Margaret was at his bedside with their surviving sons Justin and Alexandre. The Trudeaus introduced Castro to their children. Cutting to a CBS News segment from 2017, the Tucker Carlson's audience was treated to an analysis of the sexual tension between Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro, with Margaret quoted as describing Fidel as the " sexiest man she had ever met" before admitting that she spent the whole trip to Cuba flirting with the communist despot. CNN. The notion that the Trudeaus and the Castros met in 1971, however, is based what appears to be a willful misreading of a newspaper article by a reddit user: So now that we've established the similar appearance, we need to figure out if it's even possible that Fidel met with Margaret before Justin's conception. [1] She married Pierre Trudeau, the 15th prime minister of Canada, in 1971; three years after he became prime minister. It aggressively asserts that: "It is a fact the Trudeaus were in the Caribbean in Spring 1971. While in London, Mrs. Trudeau met actor Jack Nicholson -- 'the first real rival to Pierre. In some of the photos of Pierre Trudeaus closely followed1976 trip to Cuba with Margaret and four-month-old Michel, Fidel Castro had a telltale stain on the front of his uniform, sheremembers with a laugh. 26 November 2016. Ignoring the biological impossibility of conceiving a child a literal year before that child was born, the user linked to an article by the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, describing the first time the two leaders spoke to (not met) each other: Pierre Trudeaus and Fidel Castros 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 Trudeau was a partier who unquestionably had sex with men while married to Pierre. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. At Studio 54 on the eve of the Canadian election, 1979. On April 18, 1984, with her three sons attending, she married Ottawa real-estate developer Fried Kemper in a civil ceremony in the chambers of Judge Hugh Poulin. After all it could have been Pierres idea. Thirty-eight years after that trip, Trudeau says she is celebrating the thawing of U.S.-Cuban relations along with the Cuban people, a move that was helped along through secret meetings held in Ottawa. The Ottawa, Out of Office newsletter is your guide to eating and living well in the capital. 26 November 2016. He survived CIA coups and assassination attempts. Wisdom", "Justin Trudeau's mother, Margaret, was like the Princess Diana of Canada with a happy ending - The Washington Post", "Margaret Trudeau stayed out of campaign to avoid attack ads saying Justin 'needs his mummy', "Margaret Trudeau in hospital after fire at Montreal apartment building", "Margaret Trudeau makes her mark in Mali", "Honorary Patrons | Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division", "When barriers are lifted, women flourish. Their marriage surprised Canada because Pierre had been a lifelong playboy with no wife or children. According to Wikipedia, they visited one island they declined to disclose. 40 Trudeau Castro Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 40 Trudeau Castro Premium High Res Photos Browse 40 trudeau castro stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. In the age of sloppy journalism, few authors are sloppier than those who claim they debunked the story that Fidel Castro is Justin Trudeaus biological father. Why would Pierre Trudeau chose anyone else to be the biological father of his children? The story is perfectly plausible. Practically from the moment he stepped off his Armed Forces Boeing 707, Mr. Trudeau, his wife Margaret and his newborn son Michel endeared themselves to Fidel Castro and vice-versa. Margaret Trudeau was a partier who unquestionably had sex with men while married to Pierre. 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