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...taking over the Liberals' helm, Turner defeated Jean Chrétien, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and a populist who is well regarded in English-speaking Canada as well as his native Quebec. In many respects Chrétien is a more engaging politician than Turner, who is sometimes described as cold and aloof. Turner benefited from the Liberals' longstanding tradition that the party's leadership should alternate between representatives of English-and French-speaking regions. Since Trudeau is from Quebec, the convention would have had to break with custom to choose Chrétien...
...trendily of "fresh approaches" and "a fresh agenda for the new times." The other contenders include Donald Johnston, 47, Economic and Regional Development Minister; Mark MacGuigan, 53, Justice Minister; and John Roberts, 50, Employment and Immigration Minister. Turner's toughest challenge could come from Minister of Energy Jean Chrétien, 50, a popular Quebecker who will announce his candidacy this week...
...Party leadership convention is likely in June. The candidate to beat is John Turner, 54, a bilingual Toronto lawyer and former Finance Minister who has long been mentioned as Trudeau's probable successor. But he will face stiff opposition from other contenders, notably current Minister of Energy Jean Chrétien, 50, an ebullient Quebecker. As the Liberal search for a successor begins, however, some may already be feeling a twinge of nostalgia for the days of Trudeau and roses. -By Kenneth W. Banta...
...minor left-wing Roman Catholic weekly, Témoignage Chrétien (Christian Testimony, circ. 70,000), the President is quoted as giving a startlingly frank analysis of his economic missteps. Philippe Bauchard, the respected financial editor of the Paris-based Europe One radio network and a Témoignage Chrétien contributor, wrote the article mainly from his recollections of a breakfast meeting with Mitterrand on June 28, immediately after the two men had talked, somewhat less candidly, on the air. The ground rules for the post-interview session were never made clear, and Bauchard decided to publish...
...that "the people of Quebec have clearly given federalism another chance." But he added: "The ball is in the federalist court, and now it's up to Mr. Trudeau to put some content into [his] promises." True to his word, Trudeau last week dispatched Minister of Justice Jean Chrétien on a whirlwind tour of Canada's ten provincial capitals to lay the groundwork for a conference of premiers and the Prime Minister, which could take place as early as July. Its purpose: to seek a consensus on how to change Canada's constitution, the British...