--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 25 MARCH 2014--

Justin Trudeau to publish memoir with HarperCollinsCanada

HarperCollinsCanada announced today that Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau will publish a personal memoir in both English and French with HarperCollinsCanada and Les ditions La Presse respectively. Mr. Trudeaus candid memoir will reveal to its readers the experiences that have shaped him over the course of his life and show how his passion for Canada and its people took root. Covering the years from his childhood at 24 Sussex to his McGill days during the tumultuous time of the Charlottetown Accord to his first campaign in Papineau to his role as Liberal leader today, the book will capture the foundational moments that have formed the man we have come to know and informed his vision for the future of Canada. Filled with anecdotes, personal reflections, and never-before-seen photographs from his own collection, Mr. Trudeaus memoir will show how the events of his life have led him to this moment and prepared him for the future. It is an honour to bring Justin Trudeaus memoir to readers across the country. As a leader, he has inspired and connected to countless Canadians. Now we have the chance to see, through his eyes, his formative years and experiences, which are like none other, as well as his challenges and triumphs behind the scenes, said Iris Tupholme, Executive VP, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of HarperCollinsCanada. Justin Trudeau is the twice-elected Member of Parliament for Papineau and Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. As a Parliamentarian, he has been Liberal Party Critic for Youth, Post-Secondary Education, Amateur Sport, Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Immigration, and sat on the House of Commons committees on the Environment and Sustainable Development, and Citizenship and Immigration. Prior to his role as an elected official, Trudeau was a teacher in British Columbia and an advocate for the environment and for youth, including four years as chair of Katimavik, Canadas national youth service program. Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, the eldest son of the late former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair Trudeau Kemper. He is married to Sophie Grgoire, and their third child, Hadrien, joined their other two children, Xavier and Ella Grace, in February 2014. I am pleased to have this opportunity to tell my lifes story, particularly as a teacher, Member of Parliament, and father. These experiences and the many people who have played a role in my life have all shaped my outlook on politics, public service, and what it means to be a Canadian, said Justin Trudeau. In 2006, my family and I made a commitment to serve our country, and I look forward to sharing this journey with you.

All proceeds from the book will be donated to the domestic programs of the Canadian Red Cross Society that serve local communities and people across the country that need it most. The memoir is scheduled to publish in fall, 2014. HarperCollinsCanada publishes fiction, non-fiction, and books for children, as well as religious and reference books. HarperCollins imprints in Canada include HarperCollins, HarperPerennial, HarperTrophyCanada, Collins, HarperWeekend, and Patrick Crean Editions. These imprints publish many of Canadas finest writers and most respected personalities, including Olivia Chow, Ann Dowsett Johnston, Margaret Trudeau, Charlotte Gray, General Rick Hillier, Zarqa Nawaz, Jay Onrait, Arlene Dickinson, Robert Herjavec, Georges St Pierre, Anne Kingston, Robert Fowler, Theo Fleury, Jonathan Kay, Peter C. Newman, Robin Sharma and Amanda Lang, as well as Emma Donoghue, David Bezmozgis, David Bergen, Kenneth Oppel, Nancy Richler, Lawrence Hill, Frances Itani, and Heather ONeill., as well as writers, celebrities and leading authorities from around the world, such as Caitlin Moran,Tim Flannery, Richard Ford, and Pete Townsend. HarperCollinsCanada also distributes Americas Test Kitchen, Zondervan, HarperCollins, Collins, Perennial and Harper Paperbacks from the US and the UK. HarperCollins was the first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital warehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer demand, and generate additional business opportunities. Les ditions La Presse proposent au grand public des publications dans quatre principaux crneaux : les livres pratiques, les livres de cuisine, les biographies et les essais. Rcipiendaire de nombreux prix et distinctions, le catalogue des ditions La Presse compte plus de 160 publications qui se dmarquent autant pour la qualit de leur contenu que de leur prsentation. Chaque saison, plusieurs dentre elles se hissent au palmars des meilleurs vendeurs, portes par la notorit et lexpertise de leurs auteurs, en majorit qubcois. Les ditions La Presse appartiennent Proprits Numriques Square Victoria inc., une entreprise dtenue par Groupe de communications Square Victoria. -30_____________________________________________________________________________________ For further information contact Rob Firing, Senior Director, Publicity & Communications at HarperCollinsCanada, 416-975-9334 ext. 141. Email rob.firing@harpercollins.com.