Justin Trudeau Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:34:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Justin Trudeau Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 She Said, He Said: A Big Week For Political Testimony https://teachingkidsnews.com/2019/03/03/she-said-he-said-a-big-week-for-political-testimony/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:25:37 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=17645 Politics heated up last week in Canada and in the United States. In both countries, people were giving “testimony” about their leaders–Justin Trudeau (Canada) and Donald Trump (United States). “Testimony,” in this case, is when people make a public statement […]

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]]> Former Astronaut To Be Canada’s Next Governor General https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/09/05/former-astronaut-canadas-next-governor-general/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:12:58 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16316 Julie Payette will be Canada's next Governor-General, replacing David Johnston. She will start her new job on October 2.
Payette, 53, is a former astronaut, who spent more than 25 days in space.
She speaks six languages.

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]]> President Donald Trump https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/01/22/president-donald-trump/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 00:56:03 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15941 The United States has a new president.
Donald Trump was "sworn in" or "inaugurated" last Friday as the country's 45th president. That means he was officially given the job, and Barack Obama is no longer the president of the United States.

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]]> Canadian And American Leaders Meet In Washington https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/03/20/canadian-american-leaders-meet-washington/ Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:15:54 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15243 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Washington, DC recently. It was the first time a Canadian PM has paid an official visit to an American President in 20 years. It was an historic occasion.

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]]> World Economic Forum Aims “To Improve The State Of The World” https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/01/24/15127/ Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:28:38 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15127 Last week, politicians and business leaders from around the world met in Switzerland to “improve the state of the world.” The meeting is called The World Economic Forum and it happens once a year.

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]]> Canada Welcomes Syrian Refugees To Their New Home https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/12/14/canada-welcomes-its-newest-residents/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/12/14/canada-welcomes-its-newest-residents/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2015 06:13:52 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15051 Something thoroughly Canadian is happening--the country is welcoming the first of 25,000 Syrian refugees. And the Prime Minister was at the airport to welcome them to their new home.

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]]> Trudeaumania All Over Again? https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/11/22/trudeaumania-all-over-again/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 01:47:32 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15002 Canada's new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is getting a lot of attention around the world. Do you know why? (kid-friendly news article)

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]]> “Because It’s 2015.” https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/11/08/because-its-2015/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/11/08/because-its-2015/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:32:16 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14936 Canada’s brand-new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is shaking things up a bit. Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is made up of 15 women and 15 men (plus Trudeau). For the first time in Canada’s history, half of the Prime Minister’s closest advisors are women.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/11/08/because-its-2015/feed/ 1 Canadians Elect Liberal Majority Government, Justin Trudeau as PM https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/10/25/canadians-elect-liberal-majority-government-justin-trudeau-as-pm/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/10/25/canadians-elect-liberal-majority-government-justin-trudeau-as-pm/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:24:43 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14900 Canadians will soon have a very different government in power.
In the federal election last week, the Conservative government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was defeated.

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