A list of special days and commemorative anniversaries pertaining to this blog, the Prime Minister, and the Tru Grits. (They don't make the cheeky calendars anymore, and that makes me sad.)
- February 5: Birthday of Ella-Grace Margaret Trudeau, Justin and Sophie's daughter (b. 2009)
- February 7: Death of James Sinclair, Liberal statesman and Margaret Trudeau's father (d. 1984)
- February 18: Pierre Trudeau won fourth term majority government in the 1980 federal election, his last before retiring to private life.
- February 28: Birthday of Hadrien Grégoire ("Didi") Trudeau, Justin and Sophie's youngest son (b. 2014)
- February 29: Pierre Trudeau announces his "walk in the snow" retirement in 1984.
- March 26: Margaret Trudeau's father James Sinclair enters Parliament in the 1940 federal election, winning a seat in the B.C. riding of Vancouver North.
- March 30: Justin Trudeau sends his first tweet, in 2008.
- March 31: The now-famous 2012 charity boxing match in which underdog Justin Trudeau defeated burly Conservative Senator, Patrick Brazeau.
- April 2: Pierre and Margaret Trudeau's tumultuous marriage ends in 1984, just over one month following Pierre's retirement from public life. A difficult year for the family, as her father had died that February as well.
- April 8: Justin Trudeau makes his "acting debut" in 2007 CBC docudrama The Great War, portraying his fifth cousin twice-removed, the fallen World War I hero at Passchendaele and namesake of his elected riding, Maj. Talbot Mercer Papineau.
- April 10: Death of Charles-Émile Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau's father, at age 47 (d. 1935)
- April 14: Justin Trudeau becomes leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in 2013.
- April 24: Birthday of Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, media presenter, women's rights activist, and the 23rd "First Lady" of Canada (b. 1975)
- May 26: Birthday of James Sinclair, Liberal MP and cabinet minister in the Saint-Laurent government, and father of Margaret Trudeau (1908-1984)
- May 28: Justin and Sophie Trudeau's wedding anniversary (m. 2005)
- June 18: First entry at this blog, Miss Fuddle Duddle, in 2020.
- June 25: Pierre Trudeau wins first-term majority government in the 1968 federal election.
- July 1: Canada Day holiday.
- July 5: Birthday of Charles-Émile "Charley" Trudeau, Montreal businessman (former part owner of the Montreal Royals minor-league baseball club) and father of Pierre Trudeau (1887-1935)
- July 8: Pierre Trudeau wins third-term majority government in the 1974 federal election.
- August 3: Tentatively, if Justin Trudeau is still serving by this date in 2025, he will surpass Stephen Harper as the sixth-longest serving prime minister of Canada.
- September 6: Tentatively, if Justin Trudeau is still serving by this date in 2021, he will surpass John Diefenbaker as the 10th-longest serving prime minister of Canada. UPDATE: HE DID IT
- September 10: Birthday of Margaret Sinclair Trudeau Kemper, author, philanthropist, mental-health advocate and Trudeau family matriarch, the 15th "First Lady" of Canada (b. 1948)
- September 20: Justin Trudeau wins third-term minority government in the 2021 federal election.
- September 28: Pierre Trudeau's death at the age of 80 years (d. 2000)
- October 2: Birthday of Michel Charles ("Mischa") Trudeau, youngest of three Trudeau brothers (1975-1998); Justin Trudeau commences his initial run for Parliament in 2007, mentioning his late brother's unfulfilled potential as a primary motivator for his entry into public service.
- October 3: Pierre Trudeau's widely attended state funeral in the year 2000, known for Justin's famous eulogy that was said to have been the catalyst for his role in public life.
- October 14: Justin Trudeau first enters Parliament when he wins his seat in Papineau, Quebec, in the 2008 federal election.
- October 19: Birthday of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada and Trudeau family patriarch (1919-2000), and Xavier James Trudeau, Justin and Sophie's eldest son (b. 2007); Justin Trudeau wins first-term majority government in the 2015 federal election.
- October 21: Justin Trudeau wins second-term minority government in the 2019 federal election.
- October 30: Pierre Trudeau wins second-term minority government in the 1972 federal election.
- November 8: Pierre Trudeau first enters Parliament when he wins his seat in Mount Royal, Quebec, in the 1965 federal election.
- November 13: Michel Trudeau's death in an avalanche at just 23 years of age (d. 1998)
- December 25: Christmas Day holiday; birthday of Justin Pierre James Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1971), and his brother Alexandre Emmanuel "Sacha" Trudeau, author, journalist and documentary filmmaker (b. 1973).
