Former prime minister Jean Chretien is remembering his longtime political rival, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, as a loving family man and formidable opponent who 'did his best' and 'served the country well.'
Former prime minister Jean Chretien is remembering his longtime political rival, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, as a loving family man and formidable opponent who “did his best” and “served the country well.”“He worked hard, and he had a good life and he had a great family and lovely wife, and beautiful kids,” Chretien told CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos, in an interview airing Sunday.
"Of course, I was his opponent for many, many years and many different files,” Chretien said. “We had different views of how to approach a problem, but we both believed that we needed a good Canada, united, we needed a country that was tolerant, that was bilingual, that was welcoming, and sharing.” Kapelos: You mentioned that you were on opposite sides of a number of issues, and many Canadians watching right now will be familiar with that. What was it like? What were you like to each other personally?
Chretien: "It was controversial, and every one of us tend to be controversial otherwise we're rather dull. I did not agree with some of his approaches. The unity of Canada… And all that jazz. It was a question that was debated, that we had a referendum on, the on these constitutional debate. But, on the national referendum on separation, we were… both… on the no side and we fought together to maintain Canada together.
"Of course, you know, it's not the club that is very numerous and you know, many, many occasion we had an occasion to meet, and we exchanged views and at different ceremonies, funerals and so on.Kapelos: Mr. Chretien, thank you very much for making time to talk to us today. I appreciate it. Thank you.
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