My Stories, My Times
One of the most popular Canadian prime ministers in recent history, Jean Chrétien has some stories to tell. Recounted with warmth, insight and humour, these brief and candid essays feature many behind-the-scenes stories from a long, distinguished and colourful career. Includes two sixteen-page colour photo inserts.
October 2018 marks twenty-five years since Jean Chrétien took the helm as prime minister. In this collection of short essays, he has picked up his pen to reminisce about his long years in the public eye, and the many luminaries he met and worked with.
Readers will learn why his commonsense judgment continues to influence our lives to this day, in ways both profound and subtle: from forging long-lasting relationships with foreign countries to making…
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October 23, 2018
The Rt. Hon. JEAN CHRÉTIEN was first elected to Parliament in 1963, at the age of twenty-nine. Four years later he was given his first Cabinet post and, over the next thirty years, he headed nine key ministries. From 1993 to 2003, he served as Canada's twentieth prime minister, winning three consecutive Liberal majority governments. He is the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 2008, he became co-president of the InterAction Council, and in 2009 he was awarded the Order of Merit by Her Majesty Elizabeth II.
In 2014, he joined the law firm Dentons as counsel, working primarily in Ottawa.
My Stories, My Times, Volume 2
Jean Chrétien
My Stories, My Times
Jean Chrétien Translated by Sheila Fischman and Donald Winkler