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Justin Trudeau's Political Timeline
2008
Trudeau wins his first election to the House of Commons in Montreal’s Papineau riding, besting Bloc Québécois incumbent Vivian Barbot by 1,200 votes. After losing support in 2011 – the year of Jack Layton’s NDP orange wave in Quebec – Trudeau won subsequent elections with more than 50% of the vote.
Trudeau serves as Liberal critic for immigration, sports, post-secondary education, and youth.
2013
Trudeau easily wins the Liberal leadership race to succeed Michael Ignatieff – taking 80 per cent of the vote and first-ballot points.
2014
Amid the Senate expenses controversy, Trudeau ejects all 32 Liberal senators from caucus.
2014
At the first Liberal convention since his leadership win – and the last before a federal election – Trudeau tells supporters that “the 5.8 million Canadians who voted Conservative aren’t your enemies.”
“They’re your neighbours. These are good people. People who thought they were sending strong local leaders to be their voice in Ottawa, but got nothing in return but Mr. Harper’s voice in their communities. I say this to the grassroots Conservatives out there, in communities across this country. We might not agree all the time on everything. We might disagree about a great many things, but I know we can agree on this: Negativity cannot be this country’s lifeblood.”
