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Ultimately, being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than, you know, layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies.

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Justin Trudeau
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: December 25
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Member Of The Canadian House Of Commons
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Teacher
Ottawa (Ontario)
Justin Pierre James Trudeau
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The relationship between Canada and the United States serves as a model for the world. Our shared values, deep cultural ties, and strong integrated economies will continue to provide the basis for advancing our strong and prosperous partnership.
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My idea of freedom is that we should protect the rights of people to believe what their conscience dictates, but fight equally hard to protect people from having the beliefs of others imposed upon them.
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I'd like to see more Canadians of diverse backgrounds engaging with parties that line up with their convictions and ideologies to make sure that no party gets to run against Muslim Canadians or any other group of Canadians and demonize them.
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Excluding citizens' voices from politics leads down a very bad path.
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My father's values and vision of this country obviously form everything I have as values and ideals. But this is not the ghost of my father running for the leadership of the Liberal party. This is me.
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Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.
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