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Canada - Jean Chretien, Paul Martin, 1993-2006: The new Liberal government faced several challenges, including an ongoing recession, political fragmentation along regional lines, and a resurgence of the independence movement in Quebec. In early 1995 Canada’s self-image was tarnished when the government disbanded the Canadian Airborne Regiment, which had been tainted by charges of torture and ...
Chrétien was born to Marie Boisvert and Wellie Chrétien, a paper mill machinist, on January 11th, 1934. He was the 18th of 19 children at a time with high child mortality rates, 10 of his siblings died in infancy. He became interested in politics at an early age and living in Quebec, that meant the Liberal Party.
January 21, 2014. This Mark Steyn feature first appeared in Maclean’s on Oct. 29, 2007, revived today on Jean Chrétien is celebrated in Toronto for 50 years of public service: Back in the early ...
Joseph-Jacques-Jean Chrétien. Joseph-Jacques-Jean Chrétien (born 1934) had one of the remarkable careers in modern Canadian politics. He was elected ten times as a Liberal to the House of Commons, held almost every major cabinet office, served as the country's first French Canadian finance minister, and in October 1993 was elected as his nation's 20th prime minister.
À l'aube de ses 90 ans et du 30eme anniversaire de son élection le 25 octobre 1993, l'ancien premier ministre libéral, jean Chrétien, revient sur les moments...
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Né (e) Joseph Jacques Jean CHRETIEN. Premier ministre du Canada. Né (e) le 11 janvier 1934 à Shawinigan, Quebec , Canada (90 ans) Origine du nom. Nom de baptême issu du latin Christianus, qui est aussi à l'origine de la forme savante Christian. C'est dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais que le nom est le plus fréquent. Né (e) un 11 Janvier 50.
