TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERI Welcome to Canada 5 CHAPTER 2 O Canada 9 COUNTRY PROFILE Focus on Canada 14 CHAPTER 3 Growing Up Trudeau 17 CHAPTER 4 Prime Minister for the People 23 PERSON OF IMPACT Focus on Gerald Butts 28 CHAPTER 5 Challenges within Canada 31 CHAPTER 6 Leader on the World Stage 37 CHAPTER 7 Vision for the Future 43 Focus on Justin Trudeau 46 Glossary 47 To Learn More 48 Index 48
CHAPTER 1 WELCOME TO CANADA Just before midnight on December 10 2015 a government plane landed in Toronto Ontario The plane carried 163 refugees who had fled terror and civil war in Syria Their journey had been long But they had finally arrived in Canada their new home Justin Trudeau was waiting in the airport He had become prime minister two months earlier In his campaign he had promised to help refugees In November 2015 Canadians in Toronto rallied in support of refugees
