Liberals budget $12 million to create Justin Trudeau archives

National Post · National Post staff · 2026-11-05 22:00 UTC

Library and Archives Canada holds records of prime ministers dating back to Sir John A. MacDonald, including personal correspondence

The 2026 federal budget sets aside $12 million over four years to acquire, preserve and make public the archives of the country’s 23rd prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds records of prime ministers dating back to Sir John A. MacDonald, including personal correspondence, artworks, photos and speeches.

“A Prime Minister’s time in office is documented through multiple sets of records acquired by LAC,” the library said in an emailed statement to the Ottawa Citizen in 2015, after it started the process to collect material from former prime minister Stephen Harper.

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