Insider's memoir worthy, yet often dull

Winnipeg Free Press;  October 29, 2006 ;     473 words ......Goldenberg was then-Liberal prime minister Jean Chrtien's senior policy adviser throughout the term of the Chrtien government, from 1993 to 2003. From this...he draws an interesting parallel between Chrtien and U.S. President Bill Clinton. Each leader...

A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes

Arthuriana;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......TASKER GRIMBERT, eds., A Companion to Chrtien de Troyes. Arthurian Studies LXIII. Cambridge...and Joan Tasker Grimbert, distinguished Chrtien scholars in their own right, have assembled...Britain for this essential 'companion' to Chrtien. It is directed to graduate students and...

Little guy from Shawinigan speaks out, lashes out

Winnipeg Free Press;  October 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ...My Years as Prime Minister By Jean Chrtien Knopf Canada, 407 pages, $40 Reviewed...IS it really just four years since Jean Chrtien walked off the national stage? That's...after a while. If this memoir sounds like Chrtien is talking to you, it's because he is...

Chr?tien, Joseph-Jacques-Jean

Canadian Encyclopedia;      700+ words ......BOTHWELL Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Chrtien, Joseph-Jacques-Jean Author: ROBERT BOTHWELL Chrtien, Joseph-Jacques-Jean , politician (b at...Qu 11 Jan 1934). Educated at Laval, Jean Chrtien practised law 1958-63 and won election to...

MR. CHRTIEN'S SCANDALS

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  June 5, 2002 ;     469 words ......housecleaning by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrtien. With as much discretion as possible...supplier. The subsequent criticism of Mr. Chrtien, voiced by both his opponents and supporters...Liberals took control in 1993, with Mr. Chrtien running the government and Mr. Martin...

Race on to define Canada's history

Winnipeg Free Press;  September 13, 2007 ;     441 words ......memoirs scaling bestseller lists, Jean Chrtien teased readers on Wednesday by giving...the problems of being prime minister," Chrtien said at an impromptu news conference at...good years for the people of Canada." Chrtien hinted his book will have a different...

Doer adopts 'da little guy's' playbook

Winnipeg Free Press;  May 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......impression of former prime minister Jean Chrtien once in a while. His accent may be a little...provincial election, Doer has morphed into Chrtien circa 2000, campaigning solely on the...correct in their prognostications, Doer and Chrtien will share the rare achievement of winning...

Chrtien rules out fourth term

The Scotsman;  August 22, 2002 ;     478 words ...PRIME Minister Jean Chrtien announced yesterday that he would not...meeting in Saguenay, Quebec, where Mr Chrtien faced calls by supporters of rival Paul...must take place by the end of 2005. Mr Chrtien said he needed more time to complete...

Chretien's surgery a success

Winnipeg Free Press;  October 4, 2007 ;     444 words ......bypassface=-Bold; By Joan Bryden OTTAWA -- Jean Chrtien's passion for golf may have saved his...Guy Pelletier. According to friends, Chrtien mentioned to Pelletier he'd recently experienced...recognized the symptoms as serious and told Chrtien he should check into hospital immediately...

The reign of Jean Chrétien

Inroads;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......ARTICEE FOR the Annuaire du Qubec on Jean Chrtien's decade-long reign. The first draft was...bees buzzing lazily among the flowers. Chrtien's boast seemed justifiable: maybe Canada...of hand. Better than his adversaries, Chrtien has embodied the common-sense conclusion...

Canadian election campaign gets mired in mudslinging

The Scotsman;  November 22, 2000 ;     351 words ......of ill temper. The prime minister, Jean Chrtien, seeking an unprecedented third term in...debate. When he came to power in 1994, Mr Chrtien was seen as the little man from a small...with public opinion. But yesterday Mr Chrtien had some good news. He had been accused...

Chretien book skewers Martin

Winnipeg Free Press;  October 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......a decision, former prime minister Jean Chrtien charges in a new book. In a memoir likely...several fronts, from his scheming to force Chrtien out of office to Martin's handling of...as a result of the sponsorship scandal. Chrtien, long described as a political brawler...

What Makes Eddie Run?

Literary Review of Canada;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......in the not-too-distant days when Jean Chrtien ruled the land that Eddie Goldenberg was...Goldenberg, just Eddie. For ten years he was Chrtien's senior policy advisor, and for the better part of 20 years before that he was Chrtien's right hand-advisor, fixer, speechwriter-a...

Editorial - Liberal revisionism

Winnipeg Free Press;  June 30, 2008 ;     452 words ...Liberals are claiming Jean Chrtien has been totally vindicated by a ruling...decided that in finding bias against Mr. Chrtien and his former chief of staff, Jean...against potential abuse of funds. Mr. Chrtien took ownership of the program, launched...

A Scrapper Spars With History

Literary Review of Canada;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......only Liberal to be pushed from office. Chrtien believed that a week in politics is an...The redoubtable Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Chrtien's hero, served longer as both parliamentarian...long and varied is made for memoir, and Chrtien has been happy to oblige. Twice. In 1985...