A Canadian Newsmaker of the Year has been voted every year since 1946 by the Canadian Press. The award usually goes to politicians, as evidenced by Pierre Trudeau's record 10th award in 2000 breaking a tie with Lester B. Pearson's nine wins. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Canadian Press (CP) is a Canadian news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information. ... Pierre Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Right Honourable Lester Bowles Mike Pearson, PC, CC, OM, OBE, MA, LL.D (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat and politician who was made a Nobel Laureate in 1957. ...
In 1999 a Newsmaker of the Century was chosen, rather than a Newsmaker of the Year. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
List of Newsmakers of the Year
Pierre Trudeau won more "Newsmaker of the Year" honours than any other Canadian. He was also named "Newsmaker of the 20th Century".
He was named the CanadianNewsmaker of the 20th Century by the Canadian Press at the dawn of the year2000.
When he died later that year, there was an outpouring of public grief, and he was again named Newsmaker of the Year for 2000 itself.
In 2004, he was voted the third-Greatest Canadian by CBC viewers, coming behind public health care champion Tommy Douglas and cancer activist Terry Fox.
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