Jean Chrétien

Jean Chrétien

Jean Chrétien is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003, leading the Liberal Party.

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Joined other former prime ministers in a call for Canadians to fly the flag on Flag Day.
Dismissed as part of the establishment using symbolic nationalism to distract from Liberal failures.
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Chrétien, as a former prime minister, also backed the flag-flying initiative alongside Harper and others.
People's Party dismisses Chrétien's involvement as part of the same Liberal old guard that eroded Canadian independence through internationalism.
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Former prime minister Jean Chrétien joined a call for Canadians to fly the flag on National Flag Day amid tariff turbulence from the U.S.
Seen as part of the old Liberal establishment using patriotism to distract from the current government's failures on trade and sovereignty.
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Chrétien is one of the former prime ministers calling for a show of national pride on Flag Day.
Chrétien represents the old Liberal establishment that eroded national identity through multiculturalism and deficit spending.
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Another former PM who participated in the joint appeal to fly the flag on the 60th anniversary of the maple leaf.
Chrétien's involvement is viewed skeptically as he represents Liberal old guard; People's Party feels symbolic unity should not distract from policy failures.

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