In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks with The Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien about his time in government and the current state of the world.

Participant Biographiy:

Jean Chrétien CC, PC, OM, QC, prime minister of Canada 1993–2003, lawyer, author, politician (born 11 January 1934 in Shawinigan, QC). Lawyer and longtime parliamentarian Jean Chrétien was Canada’s 20th prime minister. Early in his political career, Chrétien helped negotiate the patriation of the Canadian constitution as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As Prime Minister, he led the federal government to its first surplus in nearly 30 years.

Host biography

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

R&R

My Stories, My Times by Jean Chre2tien – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/678777/my-stories-my-times-volume-2-by-jean-chretien/9781039000971

Recording Date: 9 Nov 2021.

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.