In pictures: 6 decades of the Trudeaus in Chatelaine
Chatelaine Trudeau covers
September 1968
Trudeau: His Own Man, But What's He Like?
September 1968 inside spread
The assignment given to writer Merle Shain was whether being prime minister "had changed Pierre Elliott Trudeau." Shain noted: "When his scarf disappeared from inside his coat during a February leadership speech in Toronto he dropped to his knees to look under the couch. When it didn't appear even there, he whispered in an aside to the foot at hand, 'You know, I think someone pinched it.' Today, I don't think he'd be as surprised."
June 1969 interview with Pierre Elliott Trudeau
In a far-ranging interview, Helene Pilotte asked the prime minister whether he considered the female labour force important to Canada's economy. His response: "Yes. I am convinced that our society isn't utilizing all the intelligence and ability which the feminine half of the Canadian population possesses."
June 1971
Margaret Trudeau: The Girl Who Caught the PM
June 1971 opening page
"She emerges not as the plastic princess of the establishment, but as the unconventional aristocrat of a counter-culture," wrote Simma Holt in Chatelaine's first profile of Margaret Trudeau.
December 1971
A Look at Margaret Trudeau and Past Prime Ministers' Wives
July 1972
Margaret and Justin
August 1975
Margaret Trudeau: Among the Myths — a Real Woman
July 1976
Margaret Trudeau's Own Pictures at Harrington Lake
July 1976 opening spread
In the introduction to her family photos from Harrington Lake, an official residence of Canada's prime ministers, Margaret Trudeau wrote, "These photographs were taken the summer before our son Michel was born — the summer of '75. They are an introduction to him of his family-to-be, and especially of his brothers, Justin and Sacha, who will always be a unique and special part of his life."
July 1976 second spread
Of the photo of Justin at top-centre, Margaret wrote, "The fishing pole was supposed to be only a prop for this picture of Justin. It was an old wooden stick pole, with a string line and a bare hook, which we found tucked away in the woods near a spot where we had been picnicking. Justin dropped it into the water unbaited for his "first fishing picture," and within five minutes had caught a trout — much to his surprise and alarm. Too small to keep, the fish was returned to the lake alive."
August 1977
Margaret Trudeau: Victor or Victim?
June 1985
Maggie! New Husband, New Baby, New Life
June 1985 inside page
A collage of photos that ran with a profile of Margaret Trudeau following her 1984 marriage to Fried Kemper.
October 2006
Meet the New Mrs Trudeau: Sophie Grégoire
October 2006
A photo of Sophie Grégoire and Justin Trudeau from a story about the couple following their marriage.
June 2008
Hello, Baby Trudeau: Sophie Introduces Xavier James
June 2008 inside photograph
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is shown holding baby Xavier.
November 2009
Margaret Trudeau Then and Now: Canada's Matriarch Battles Back
November 2010
A photograph of Margaret Trudeau on her wedding day to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, which ran with an excerpt of her memoir Changing My Mind.
December 2014
Justin Trudeau and his son Xavier photographed in their home in Ottawa. The photo shoot ran with this story about Trudeau's pursuit of the PMO.
December 2014
Sophie, Ella-Grace, Xavier, Hadrien and Justin.
Related:
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau on her new life in the global spotlight
Exclusive photos of the Trudeaus at home
When Justin met Sophie
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