The list goes on. Mrs. Trudeau said she was drawn to the 23-year-old Sullivan's 'extreme youth' after leaving French bottled water magnate Bruce Nevins in New York because he was 'a confirmed bachelor.'. Kennedy denied any romantic involvement with Mrs. Trudeau. Kasprak only verified Castro's location on April 1 and April 19. Margaret was a 23-year-old wild child who liked doing it the old-fashioned way. After she refused, the King sent the equerry back just to ask her name. 2023 Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. (LogOut/ From the photos is seems obvious she was attracted to him. Harpers Bazaar. Within hours of their first official meeting, Margaret was photographed intimately touching and holding Fidel Castro with both arms. Nobody knows if Pierre objected. But then Justin Trudeau improbably grew up to look like this: Pierre Trudeau, who is 45 inches shorter than both Fidel Castro and Justin Trudeau, So what is all this talk about debunking the claim? 8 March 1971. Simon and Schuster, 2008. Pierre and Margaret Trudeau toured daycares, schools and hospitals with Castro during their visit to the island. Margaret Trudeau was a partier who unquestionably had sex with men while married to Pierre. She was clearly attracted to men in positions of power, even some who were old and unattractive. 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.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Getty Images. The theory rested on three unconnected assertions: 1) Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro met in 1971 and were close friends ever after, 2) Margaret Trudeau was sexually promiscuous, and 3) Fidel and Justin were similar in appearance. The Trudeaus announced they had become besties with the dictator and sang his praises during the height of his human rights violations. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. And when Castro died, Justin Trudeau was the only leader of the Western World to give him an overwhelmingly positive eulogy without addressing his misdeeds. On 27 November 2016, two days after Castros death was announced, a user on the Donald Trump subreddit /r/The_Donald presented a theory that Justin Trudeau, the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was actually the love child of Fidel Castro and Margaret Trudeau. It's been a quiet silly rumor for years: Justin Trudeau is the love child of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Margaret Trudeau who was rumored to have had an affair with Castro in the late 60s, early 70's. Trudeau won't comment on the rumors but holy shit, Batman, there are incredible physical similarities between Trudeau and Castro. 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 met when he was 48 and she was 18. "Bringing His Bride Home: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Wife." ', The brief affair left her 'crushed' and feeling like a 'fool,' the woman 29 years younger than Trudeau said. Almost one million Canadian tourists visit Cuba every year. Fidel Castro put them both to shame. 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. Before even leaving the tarmac, both Trudeaus were showing an unusual amount of familiarity with Fidel considering he was a national leader they just allegedly met. He evidently wanted a family because that is exactly what he started. First, MargaretTrudeau, Pierre Trudeau, and Fidel Castro were all notoriously sexually promiscuous. 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. Change). Beyond the normal extensive publicity her high-profile position brought, in a few instances, she headlined. In her earlier book, Beyond Reason, she wrote of her split with Trudeau after making headlines befriending the Rolling Stones. Due to his age and lack of previous children, rumors began to spread that Pierre was infertile and that Castro and others were the biological fathers of his children. If Ted Kennedy met her qualifications as a sexual partner, Castro was bigger, stronger, thinner, handsomer, and more powerful. Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. Mercifully, the editorial standards and style guide of this venerable publication also do not allow me to use the exact verbiage to describe what Pierre's wife, Margaret, her husband's junior . It was very kind of him, she said of Castros offer. The Globe and Mail. Don't forget, Castro was a hero figure for the international Left in the 1970s. This is good news and I celebrate with the Cuban people. The Trudeaus introduced Castro to their children. [30] Since then, she advocated for reducing the social-stigma of mental illnessbipolar disorder in particularwith speaking engagements across North America. They got married when he was 53 and she was 23. Human Reproduction. But 52 per cent of the voters in this country are womenan awful lot "[22] Her husband's party returned to a majority-government. Kasprak omits discussions of the Trudeaus Spring 1971 vacation and thenrelies on its own omissionto say Margaret Trudeau could not have absconded from Canada at the time. Kennedy later denied any romantic involvement with Mrs. Trudeau. And yes, young Castro and Justin Trudeau might bear a physical resemblance. In some of the photos of Pierre Trudeaus closely followed1976 trip to Cuba with Margaret and four-month-old Michel, Fidel Castro had a telltale stain on the front of his uniform, sheremembers with a laugh. That being said, the exaggerations and painful avoidance of the storys debunkers are far more suspicious. [30] She gave many tell-all interviews to Canadian and American magazines, and appeared in two motion pictures. Perhaps the strangest denial comes from the Canadian government itself. It also marked the beginning of a lifelong friendship between Pierre Trudeau and Castro, who made an unprecedented trip to Montreal in 2000to attend the former prime ministers funeral, although frail and ailing. For example, in 2018, internet users spread a rumor that Fidel Castros recently deceased son Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart (Fidelito) announced Justin Trudeau was his half-brother in his suicide note. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Marisa Tomei. It is a fact the Trudeaus were in the Caribbean in Spring 1971. ", 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]. This is the part about which debunkers intentionally mislead readers. From the photos is seems obvious she was attracted to him. In order for his father to be Fidel Castro, his mother would have to be somewhere close to Cuba in March and April 1971. She knew, however, that it was not easy politically for her husband. First, Margaret Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, and Fidel Castro were all notoriously sexually promiscuous. That being said, the exaggerations and painful avoidance of the storys debunkers are far more suspicious. She partied scantily clad at Studio 54. Perhaps that was unfair at the time. Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, nine months before Justin was born. They kept their romance private, so Canadians were shocked after the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation led its morning radio broadcast[16] about Prime Minister Trudeau honeymooning at Alta Lake, British Columbia, at the foot of Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort[17][18] the day after a surprise wedding in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 4, 1971. "First Lady Wild Child: Margaret Trudeau." But they are not nearly so avoidant or look so desperate to kill a story. 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. The article states that the Trudeaus were visiting an unidentified island in the Caribbean and wanted the press to give them privacy: To be clear: they disclosedall the other locations they visitedbut asked the press for privacy when they went to the unidentified island. Margaret Joan Trudeau ( ne Sinclair, formerly Kemper; born September 10, 1948) is a Canadian activist. In 1976, the senior Trudeau became the first Nato leader to visit Cuba under Castro's rule, at one point exhorting "Viva Castro!". Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. 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. He brought his wife. Cutting to a CBS News segment from 2017, the Tucker Carlson's audience was treated to an analysis of the sexual tension between Margaret Trudeau and Fidel Castro, with Margaret quoted as describing Fidel as the " sexiest man she had ever met" before admitting that she spent the whole trip to Cuba flirting with the communist despot. Trudeau on the French Riviera filming The Guardian Angel with Jean-Luc Fritz (second from left), 1978. She became embroiled in a scandal for having sex with Ted Kennedy (gross). Don't forget, Castro was a hero figure for the international Left in the 1970s. [1] She married Pierre Trudeau, the 15th prime minister of Canada, in 1971; three years after he became prime minister. What a fabulous place, the people are filled with life and music and happy in spite of very difficult times. She befriended Fidel Castro, hung out with the Rolling Stones and partied at Studio 54 in New York. Given that Trudeau's mother Margaret . Fidel Castro obliged the Canadian PM by providing a refuge, and in a private letter Mr. Trudeau later extended his heartfelt gratitude. 27 November 2016. They met when he was 48 and she was 18. (LogOut/ There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Park, Madison. [12] Intveld was born in Padang, present-day West Sumatra, Indonesia. However, this Vancouver-born public figure. The Trudeaus were indeed close to Fidel Castro, who once described Pierre Trudeau as a close friend and an extraordinary figure. Margaret Trudeau was also open in her later writings about her various past affairs. AP Images. "House of Commons Journals, 28th Parliament, 3rd Session: Vol. He turned Cuba into the Western worlds first Marxist country. Sperm banks barely existed back then. She publicly states today she suffered from bipolar disorder and self-control issues. Sinclair did not recognize him, and she, in fact, thought little of their encounter, but Trudeau was captivated by the carefree "flower child", nearly twenty-nine years younger than he was, and began to pursue her. [47], In 2013, Trudeau received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario in recognition of her work to combat mental illness.[48]. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail confirms that Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became close friends with Fidel Castro. Justin's supposed father Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000) the former Canadian Prime Minister who legalized abortion and who brought socialist medicine to Canada was good friends with Fidel Castro. . They met when he was 48 and she was 18. Trudeau is buried in St-Rmi, about 50 kilometres south of Montreal, but the St-Rmi-de-Napierville Cemetery offers few clues that one of Canada's most historic figures is entombed there, just a few metres from a busy road in rural Quebec. Second, the Trudeaus adored Castro. Maria Doyle Kennedy. [35], When Pierre Trudeau died in 2000, Margaret was at his bedside with their surviving sons Justin and Alexandre. Each debunker makes a bold claim and then avoids the very story they claim to debunk. Castro told them his concern was to give people educations and help get them out of poverty. Castros communist revolution, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, considered the worlds closest brush with nuclear war, slammed shut relations between the two countries during the Cold War. Early in 1976, Fidel Castro speaking to Margaret, according to page 317 of Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000 by John English. Preface by TLB Staff. This is the part about which debunkers intentionally mislead readers. Margaret Trudeau about Fidel Castro: " oh, what a charmer. In 2000, Castro made a rare appearance out of Cuba to attend Pierres funeral in Canada. He survived CIA coups and assassination attempts. However, this Vancouver-born public figure. Perhaps the strangestdenialcomes from the Canadian government itself. Pierre was an aging playboy who had fathered no known offspring despite being sexually promiscuous his whole adult life. Teaching is now a political act that involves indoctrinating children instead of educating them, A passenger train with 342 passengers and cargo train collided at high speeds. "Fidel Castro fue un lder de toda una vida que sirvi a su . She sneaked away from official functions to get high. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ottawa police are looking for witnesses and dash-camera footage after a 58-year-old man died of the injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Fallowfield Road Friday evening. All Rights Reserved, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Trudeau, Three Minutes To Expose Trudeaus Corruption and Profiteering of Covid (video). 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. The Globe and Mail. He turned Cuba into the Western worlds first Marxist country. And you know why hes in power, she continued, suggestively. 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