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applegrove

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5. Jean Chretien was PM in the 1990s. He had been a cabinet member

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 2, 2022, 05:35 PM

Apr 2022

in the first Trudeau's government. He was an old time liberal with street smarts. He kept our banks regulated in the 1990s and early naughty so we didn't have a subprime meltdown. He kept us out of Iraq. A very good egg.

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I'm so glad for my country. I feel lucky every day. [View all] applegrove Apr 2022 OP

Yeah it's nice up there. pwb Apr 2022 #1

You've been good to us. You fought the cold war while we applegrove Apr 2022 #3

I love living in Canada... Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #2

I recognize Pierre Trudeau and Justin Trudeau Sanity Claws Apr 2022 #4

Jean Chretien was PM in the 1990s. He had been a cabinet member applegrove Apr 2022 #5

Another Quebecois? Sanity Claws Apr 2022 #6

Yes. His nickname was "the little guy from Shawinigan". He had a language applegrove Apr 2022 #7

Thanks for the history Sanity Claws Apr 2022 #8

:) BlueWavePsych Apr 2022 #9