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Who expelled John Turner from the Liberal caucus and later triggered a leadership election?

  • : [Pierre Trudeau

  • Jean Chrétien

  • Brian Mulroney

  • Kim Campbell

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Pierre Trudeau was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984. Trudeau expelled John Turner from the Liberal caucus and later triggered a leadership election. This was due to a disagreement between the two men on how to handle the issue of Quebec separatism.
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