Having recently become Prime Minister, it suited him to get married and demonstrate stability. But even if true that facet is a red herring, as Justin had been born well before the 1976 meeting. Anarticlewritten by Alex Kasprak for leftist fact-checking website Snopes.com declares the story false, but tries to mislead readers about its supporting points. News Punch - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is "for sure" the lovechild of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, according to Tucker Carlson, who educated his viewers about the long and sexually charged "friendship" the Cuban dictator enjoyed with Trudeau's mother Margaret Trudeau. Pierre was an aging playboy who had fathered no known offspring despite being sexually promiscuous his whole adult life. That is not to say there are no exaggerations and falsehoods supporting the story. Next, Margaret tore apart a quilt made by Canadian conceptual artist Joyce Wieland on the wall in the prime ministers official residence in Ottawa because it celebrated reason over passion. Her husbands personal motto was reason before passion.. According to Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, Pierre broke up with her while she was having an affair with Ronnie Wood. She publicly states today she suffered from bipolar disorder and self-control issues. [12] Trudeau explored her mother's family's roots in Singapore during an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?. On 26 November 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked controversy by praising Fidel Castro in a statement about the former Cuban dictators death, saying that "While a controversial figure, both Mr. Castros supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for 'el Comandante.' 27 November 2016. Wikipedia Fidel Castro: The Canada-Cuba Connection CBC News: The National 1.42M subscribers Subscribe 1.7K 193K views 6 years ago A closer look at the bond between Canada and Cuba. 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. I think it is about time.. Their marriage surprised Canada because Pierre had been a lifelong playboy with no wife or children. [19] Although she had accompanied Pierre Trudeau in public a year before to ice skate and dance at an event at Rideau Hall, official residence of Canada's Governor General,[16] it was a complete secret except to immediate-family members and close friends that she was in a romantic relationship, then in a six-month engagement to the Prime Minister. [12] Intveld was born in Padang, present-day West Sumatra, Indonesia. Come on. All of the articles debunking story follow the same format. They met when he was 48 and she was 18. But now for the rest of the story. 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." They, their aides and friends all said so. Within hours of their first official meeting, Margaret was photographed intimately touching and holding Fidel Castro with both arms. . Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, nine months before Justin was born. 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. "[23] The couple had three children: Justin (born December 25, 1971), Alexandre (Sacha) (born December 25, 1973), and Michel (October 2, 1975 November 13, 1998). 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. Margaret Trudeau described Fidel's peculiar fascination with her baby, when the Trudeau family visited Cuba in the '70's and her description of Fidel is very romantic: "Fidel made it clear in his opening remarks that the parents were important but not nearly as important as the baby. I really wasnt interested in the ordeal of him coming to Canada but it was the people working that got my attention more. I wish i had a smart phone back then to take pics and videos cus it was crazy how everyone had stopped working,supervisors included and by now Castro had come out of the plane and walked down the air stairs to an awaiting limo. Justin Trudeau was born on 25 December 1971. Kasprak also suggests Margaret would have to sneak away from Pierre, but the premise that Pierre objected is not necessary to the story. He would be turning 60 when she was barely out of her 20s. During the campaign, she was involved, but avoided campaigning in public as the Harper campaign's main attack line against Justin was "Just Not Ready" and feared they would suggest her son was "so unready he needs his mummy. Come on. As pointed out in a 2014 Vicearticle, there is a local custom in Cuba in which any woman who doesnt know who the father of her child is will call it Fidelito, or Little Fidel. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. Claim Review: Is Fidel Castro the father of Justin Trudeau. I have so much to say about the actions and reactions of the people that day. Margaret Trudeau has the distinction of being the only Canadian woman to have been the wife of a prime minister and mother of another prime minister. Margaret Trudeau - Canada's scandalous first lady of the 1970s - is back in the limelight. She is the first woman in Canadian history to have been both the wife and the mother of prime ministers. Fascinating topic. The Trudeaus introduced Castro to their children. How often he was there I dont know and doesnt matter for this story. They got married when he was 53 and she was 23. "His 1961 attempt to row a jerry-rigged canoe from Florida to Cuba was a source of great amusement to Fidel Castro, whom Trudeau encountered at . https://banned.video/watch?id=5e34bbfb7059f300246b17ea. Each debunker makes a bold claim and then avoids the very story they claim to debunk. It all started when on On Jan 30th, Zviad Gogiashvili, an anti-vaccine Facebook user, posted a collage showing the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus mother, Margaret Trudeau, and the former Cuban President Fidel Castro. Someone mentioned Obamas real father, who seems a sure thing to have been Frank Marshall Davis. Margaret Joan Trudeau ( ne Sinclair, born Sept. 10, 1948) is a Canadian author, actress, photographer, former television talk show hostess and social advocate for people with bipolar disorder, with which she was diagnosed. Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, nine months before Justin was born. Is there a connection or just interesting coincidences regarding the influence of jesuitry. The claim that Trudeau is Castro's son should not be made by serious people unless there is evidence Castro and Margaret Trudeau were in each other's company sometime in March, 1971. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tribute complimenting Fidel Castro as "remarkable" and a "larger than life leader who served his people" drew criticism and derision . After Pierre Trudeau's government's near defeat in 1972 where Margaret herself was very uninvolved in the campaign, she decided to become much more active for the 1974 federal election. She had two children with him: son Kyle (born 1984), and daughter Alicia (born 1988). Fidel Castro obliged the Canadian PM by providing a refuge, and in a private letter Mr. Trudeau later extended his heartfelt . Trudeau resented her husband's constant work-related absences, and was forced to raise her three young sons largely by herself. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. That is a non-starter for this author. The ole man didnt even look out at the people. ", In 1971, the Trudeaus took a second honeymoon in the Caribbean to Barbados and an unidentified nearby island[20] then Tobago, then to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (including both Bequia and St. Vincent) with Pierre taking a side-trip to Trinidad while Margaret stayed in Tobago.[21]. He turned Cuba into the Western worlds first Marxist country. 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. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. He fathered 11 acknowledged children and rumors are he has multiple times that many bastards. "Pierre Trudeau's and Fidel Castro's paths crossed for the first time in 1970," the Globe reports, before explaining the Trudeaus had such a great time on the Caribbean island that "an enduring friendship was forged . I know my father was very proud to call him a friend and I had the opportunity to meet Fidel when my father passed away. Castro told them his concern was to give people educations and help get them out of poverty. Per a Globe and Mail article: He often invited two girlfriends to the same event. Margaret Trudeau has the distinction of being the only Canadian woman to have been the wife of a prime minister and mother of another prime minister. By means of a rough estimate, we note that a 2013 study published in the journal Human Reproduction used data from 130 pregnancies to investigate the range of different pregnancy lengths from conception to birth (gestation) and reported a range of from 247 to 284 days: It is extremely unlikely that Justins birth fell outside of that gestational range, meaning that Castroand Margaret Trudeau would have to have conceived their secret love-child between March 16th and April 22nd, 1971. https://raymondpronk.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/obama_davis.jpg. Some of them work four jobs to support their families. Trudeau had difficulty adjusting to her new position. CNN. Having recently become Prime Minister, it suited him to get married and demonstrate stability. Alex Kasprak is an investigative journalist and science writer reporting on scientific misinformation, online fraud, and financial crime. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. For example, in Vicesarticle, We Investigated Those Damning Rumors About Fidel Castro Being Justin Trudeaus Real Dad by Drew Brown, Brown does not investigate anything. They met when he was 48 and she was 18. Second, the Trudeaus adored Castro. Sperm banks barely existed back then. [3] Her grandmother, Rose Edith (Ivens) Bernard, with whom Trudeau had an especially close relationship, lived in Roberts Creek, British Columbia, in later life, and was from Virden, Manitoba. [45] In July 2019, she attended an opening ceremony of WE College in Narok County (Kenya) with former Prime Minister of Canada Kim Campbell, Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and Craig Kielburger, a co-founder of WE Charity organization. Pierre Trudeau biographer John English states the evidence is overwhelming that he slept with Barbara Streisand. 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. In order for his father to be Fidel Castro, his mother would have to be somewhere close to Cuba in March and April 1971. If that is not enough evidence, or if the prospect of a head of state (or his spouse) making secret visits to foreign nations unnoticed sounds plausible, careful examination of the historical record provides little chronologic room to place Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro together at the time necessary to have conceived the child. He was very proud of what he was doing with their children in establishing them as strong citizens.. Browns so-called investigation altogether missed an obvious Wikipedia article showing the Trudeaus were in the Caribbean in Spring 1971, with citations to the actual reporters covering it. I was out fuelling a plane when Castros plane arrived. In 2000, Castro made a rare appearance out of Cuba to attend Pierres funeral in Canada. [15][bettersourceneeded]. 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. Jukic, A.M. "Length of Human Pregnancy and Contributors to Its Natural Variation." He forcefully deposed a brutal dictator with a band of rag-tag rebels. Cohn, Andrew. [16][19], As Pierre Trudeau was a Catholic, she converted to the Catholic Church for their marriage. Justin was born December 25, 1971, nine months after Pierre and Margarets honeymoon in British Columbia and long before the couple travelled to Cuba. 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. First, MargaretTrudeau, Pierre Trudeau, and Fidel Castro were all notoriously sexually promiscuous. I've seen no evidence of this and it seems highly unlikely. [30] Since then, she advocated for reducing the social-stigma of mental illnessbipolar disorder in particularwith speaking engagements across North America. Political observers also found Pierre Trudeau noticeably more relaxed at events while Margaret came along. Each debunker makes a bold claim and then avoids the very story they claim to debunk. 117.. His just mocks the story and then abruptly states this: Oh, wait. 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In order for his father to be Fidel Castro, his mother would have to be somewhere close to Cuba in March and April 1971. Kasprak omits discussions of the Trudeaus Spring 1971 vacation and then relies on its own omission to say Margaret Trudeau could not have absconded from Canada at the time. This Conspiracy theory is getting viral. Another website gives a devastatingly compelling argument in favor of the story before sabotaging all its credibility by claiming Margaret Trudeaus family were members of the Illuminati. As the report goes, Pierre Trudeau and his fianc Margaret Sinclair were both orgiastic "swingers" when they met in 1968. She partied scantily clad at Studio 54. First, Margaret Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, and Fidel Castro were all notoriously sexually promiscuous. but in 2018 the rumor that Fidel Castro . Pierre Trudeau biographer John English states the evidence is overwhelming that he slept with Barbara Streisand. Or not working. 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