Justin's father, Pierre Trudeau, and his mother, Margaret Trudeau, separated in 1977. At the time, Pierre was serving as Canada's 15th prime minister.

The news came as a surprise and a delight to the prime minister's colleagues, who thought he was going to B.C. for a bit of skiing. Pierre Trudeau had, in truth, gone out west for a different ...

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife, Margaret Trudeau, separated in 1977 — decades before their son and daughter-in-law would find themselves in a similar position ...