Jean Chretien

• John Gomery, former sponsorship scandal inquiry head, dies at 88

  John Gomery was a Quebec Superior Court justice when he was named to head an inquiry into the federal sponsorship scandal in 2004.

  Canada

  May 19
• ‘It’s going to be difficult’: Chretien on Prince Philip death, the road ahead for the Queen

  The death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on Friday brought renewed attention to the fact that mourning looks very different now than it did before the pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 11
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• COVID-19: Former prime ministers Chrétien, Clark vaccinated in Ottawa

  Two Canadian prime ministers got their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday at Ottawa City Hall, according to Mayor Jim Watson.

  Health

  Mar 24
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• Quebec nearly divorced Canada in referendum 25 years ago

  Quebec came within a small margin of separating from Canada exactly 25 years ago.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2020
• Aline Chretien remembered as trusted adviser to former prime minister

  A spokesman for the Chretien family says she died at her home in Shawinigan, Que., on Saturday morning surrounded by family. A cause of death was not specified.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2020
• Trudeau prorogues Parliament — what exactly does that mean?

  If Parliament is prorogued, the move kills all bills that have not yet received royal ascent, and no committees are allowed to sit during a prorogation.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2020
• Canada suffered worse threats than Indigenous protests, western alienation: Chretien

  He recalled the 1960s and 70s, when radical separatists with the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) were setting off bombs, kidnapped the British trade commissioner and killed a Quebec cabinet minister.

  Politics

  Mar 3, 2020
• Who is the best PM of the 20th century? Depends on where you live in Canada, poll finds

  There appears to be a regional divide in how fondly Canadians view prime ministers past.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2019
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• ‘There is no job description:’ What exactly does a deputy prime minister do?

  The deputy prime minister's role is not the Canadian equivalent of a U.S. vice-president.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2019
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• Chretien says Trudeau is ‘prime minister for all Canadians’ in face of western alienation

  Chretien said that western alienation is a "problem that existed for a long time," but noted that they have "survived" in the past when faced with it.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2019