Trudeauism refers to the liberal

Liberalism

Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

 political ideology associated with former Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 leader and Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister of Canada

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 Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Trudeauism involves social liberal

Social liberalism

Social liberalism is the belief that liberalism should include social justice. It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education while simultaneously expanding...

 and Canadian nationalist

Canadian nationalism

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 policies. Trudeauism supports social justice

Social justice

Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...

, advocating a Just Society

Just Society

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. It is concerned with historical dienfranchisement for cultural and linguistic minorities in Canada

Canada

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, such as Francophones and advocates bilingualism and multiculturalism

Multiculturalism

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 in Canada though it opposes distinct society

Distinct society

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 status for Quebec

Quebec

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 as advocated by some Canadian federalists

Canadian federalism

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. Trudeau's policy on First Nations

First Nations

First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

 affairs included the White Paper

White paper

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 that controversially advocated the end of economic

Economics

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 and political

Politics

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 autonomy

Autonomy

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of First Nations within Canada that had been granted for centuries, this policy failed and was later removed from the Trudeau government's agenda.