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The Canadian Firearms Registry came into being by the Liberal government of Jean Chretien back in 1995. It has long been plagued by cost overruns and there is little evidence to suggest it actually reduces gun crime. The Conservative government of Stephe
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives erupted in cheers Wednesday after finally securing House of Commons approval to scrap the controversial long-gun registry. The Harper government used its majority to pass the bill by a vote of 159-130, with the support of t
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien addresses a pro-Canada "No" rally in his hometown riding of Shawinigan, in this October 6, 1995 file picture. For Brits grappling with the idea of Scottish independence, it may be worth looking across the Atlantic. ... View Photo »
I told them they made a mistake ... I remember talking with a very senior person in health who said to me privately, ‘I’m not very happy that I’m exempt’ ... He needed the same pressure as the others.
Canada’s eleventh-hour expression of interest in the Trans-Pacific Partnership — a proposed trade alliance that could soon embrace economies representing at least 28 per cent of global GDP — may not be enough to get our toe in the door of this important
A 16-year-old boy is recovering in an Edmonton hospital after he was shot Saturday by RCMP in Fort McMurray as they tried to stop a stolen vehicle. The bottom line on Canada's shiny new "strategic partnership" with totalitarian China? Stephen Harper is p
Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R) sit together during the opening of the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, in this May 6, 1996 file picture. For Brits grappling... View Photo »
I knew we were in a bind and we had to do something
The bottom line on Canada's shiny new "strategic partnership" with totalitarian China? Stephen Harper is playing hardball with the Americans in a way that neither Jean Chretien nor Paul Martin would ever have dared. Because of the U.S. electoral cycle it
The bottom line on Canada's shiny new "strategic partnership" with totalitarian China? Stephen Harper is playing hardball with the Americans in a way that neither Jean Chretien nor Paul Martin would ever have dared. Because of the U.S. electoral cycle it
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, PC, CC, QC (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934), is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003, and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1990 to 2003. Full Article
Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R) sit together during the opening of the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, in this May 6, 1996 file picture. For Brits grappling with the idea of Scottish...
View Photo »Canada's former Prime Minister Jean Chretien speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ottawa November 15, 2011. Chretien, Canada's prime minister from 1993 to 2003, sat down with Reuters in his law offices to describe how his Liberal government eliminated the country's deficit in the...
View Photo »Dignitaries including Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) and former Ministers Paul Martin and Jean Chretien (R) applaud during the state funeral for NDP Opposition Leader Jack Layton in Toronto August 27, 2011.
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien attends the state funeral for NDP Opposition Leader Jack Layton in Toronto August 27, 2011.
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (3rd R) and former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (4th R), assisted by his aides, arrive to pay tribute at the mausoleum of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, in St-Remi, Quebec, June 1, 2011.
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien speaks to the media in front of the mausoleum of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in St-Remi, Quebec, June 1, 2011.
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R), former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (C) and InterAction Council (IAC) secretary-general Thomas Axworthy pay tribute with a wreath at the mausoleum of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in St-Remi, Quebec, June 1, 2011...
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R) walks with InterAction Council (IAC) secretary-general Thomas Axworthy after paying tribute at the mausoleum of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in St-Remi, Quebec, June 1, 2011.
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R) speaks during the opening speeches of the InterAction Council meeting at the National Assembly in Quebec City, May 29, 2011.
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien walks back to his seat after his opening speech during the InterAction Council meeting at the National Assembly in Quebec City, May 29, 2011.
View Photo »Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien introduces Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff during a campaign stop in Toronto April 27, 2011. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election May 2.
View Photo »Canada's Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff (R) speaks to supporters with former Prime Minister Jean Chretien (L) and Liberal candidate Ken Dryden behind him during a campaign stop in Toronto April 27, 2011. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election May 2.
View Photo »Canada's Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff is joined on stage by former Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R) during a campaign stop in Toronto April 27, 2011. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election May 2.
View Photo »Cuban President Fidel Castro talks to reporters 28 April at the Jose Marti Airport in Havana after he bid farewell to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien who left for Canada following a three-day official visit to Cuba. When reporters asked Castro whether there would be changes in...
View Photo »Leaders at the G-8 economic summit including (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Russian President Vladamir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister...
View Photo »Leaders at the G-8 economic summit including (L-R) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George W.Bush, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien pose for a group photo at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, Italy 22 July, 2001. Bush is...
View Photo »(From L) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Georges W. Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard...
View Photo »From L-R: British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Georges W. Bush, French president Jacques Chirac, Italian prime Minisister Silvio Berlusconi,UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder,...
View Photo »OTTAWA, CANADA - APRIL 2: Former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien gives i thumbs up in a game with the Ottawa Senators taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Place on April 2, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »South African President Nelson Mandela addresses some 40,000 youths at the the Toronto's Skaydome launching 'Canadian Friends of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund' 25 September in Toronto. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien also attended. Thomas CHENG/AFP PHOTO.
View Photo »Group of Eight leaders pose for a family picture during a ceremony of signing in the Golden Book of Honorary Guests of the city of Genoa at the Palazzo Ducale, 21 July 2001. From L-R Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President George Bush,...
View Photo »WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Queen Elizabeth II (C) poses for a group photo with the Order of Merit members (back L-R) Mr Neil MacGregor, The Rt Hon. Jean Chretien, Lord Eames, Sir Michael Howard, Sir David Attenborough, The Baroness Boothroyd, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Lord Rees of...
View Photo »Queen Elizabeth II with the Order of Merit members, from left - back row: Neil MacGregor, The Rt Hon. Jean Chretien, Lord Eames, Sir Michael Howard, Sir David Attenborough, The Baroness Boothroyd, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Lord Rees of Ludlow, Lord Fellowes. Front: Lord Rothschild, Sir...
View Photo »Magalis de Armas (L) gives her husband, Cuban dissident Vladimiro Roca, the keys to the house as they arrives at his home in Havana 05 May, 2002. Roca, one of Cuba's leading political dissidents, was set free one week before the historic visit of former US president Jimmy Carter,...
View Photo »Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R) sit together during the opening of the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, in this May 6, 1996 file picture. For Brits grappling with the idea of Scottish...
View Photo »I knew we were in a bind and we had to do something
Everyone knew they had to face the music, and they did it ... They had no choice. There was no great debate. I had made my view very clear.
I told them they made a mistake ... I remember talking with a very senior person in health who said to me privately, 'I'm not very happy that I'm exempt' ... He needed the same pressure as the others.
