The Latest Breaking News from Jean Chrétien

When stubbornness becomes a political strategy

“It’s the economy, stupid” was how James Carville, Bill Clinton’s strategist, famously summed up what he thought would be the central issue in the 1992 American presidential election.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Delgamuukw case on Aboriginal title. In 1997, the Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan Nations brought the watershed case before the Supreme Court, yet a countrywide battle remains over implementation of the Delgamuukw decision involving all First nations.

La Charte canadienne des droits et libertés est, de toute évidence, une composante essentielle de la démocratie canadienne. Elle est également reconnue partout dans le monde comme l’une des plus grandes réalisations de notre pays.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is, by all accounts, an essential part of Canada’s democracy. It’s also celebrated around the world as one of our country’s greatest accomplishments.

Chinese president Xi Jinping has given Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a well-publicized dressing-down, accusing him of leaking to the media the contents of a meeting between the two leaders about alleged Chinese interference in the 2019 federal election.