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Jean Chrétien
Three majorities, a referendum won by 54,288 votes, and a refusal to join the Iraq war.
Life story
- January 11, 1934 · Shawinigan, Quebec
Born at Shawinigan, the eighteenth of nineteen children - 1963 · Shawinigan, Quebec
Elected MP for Saint-Maurice-Laflèche at 29 - April 17, 1982 · Ottawa
As justice minister helped negotiate patriation and the Charter - November 4, 1993 · Ottawa
Became prime minister; won three consecutive majorities - October 30, 1995 · Montreal
Survived the second Quebec referendum by just over one percentage point - 1998 · Ottawa
Balanced the federal budget after years of deep spending cuts - March 17, 2003 · Ottawa
Told Parliament Canada would not join the invasion of Iraq
In the timeline
- 1982 — Patriation and the Charter
- 1995 — The second Quebec referendum
- 2001 — Operation Yellow Ribbon
- 2002 — The Afghanistan mission