Michel Charles-Émile Trudeau was the youngest son of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau.
Background
Born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario and named after his paternal grandfather, Trudeau was known to family and friends as Miche, a nickname given to him as a four-month-old by Fidel Castro when he accompanied his father and mother to Cuba in 1976, and later starting going by the name Mike. Trudeau lived his early life in Ottawa and later Montreal upon his father"s retirement from politics in 1984.
Education
He studied at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf before attending Dalhousie University to study microbiology.
Career
Sasha, born Christmas Day, 1973, is a bit of a revolutionary, very determined and strong willed. Miche (Michel) is a happy, well-adjusted child, who combined the best traits of both brothers."
He died as the result of an avalanche on November 13, 1998. He was 23 years old. He was swept into Kokanee Lake and unable to reach the shore.
His companions were unable to effect a rescue, and Trudeau drowned.
An extensive search was launched, but his body has never been foundation The lake"s high altitude and limited days of open waters each year prevented divers from completing the search.
A varietal of rose discovered by Betsy Dening, a British Columbia horticulturalist and Trudeau"s aunt, debuted at the World Rose Festival in 2010 as the "Michel Trudeau Memorial Rosebush". Sales of the rosebush benefit the Canadian Avalanche Foundation.
Politics
When talking about her sons each having distinctly different personalities in an interview in 1977, Margaret Trudeau said, "Justin, 6, is a prince – a very good little boy.