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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When Ressam's story broke, Canada's opposition party immediately questioned the country's immigration policies. Prime Minister Jean Chretien defended the policies but wouldn't stand behind the Montreal police's enforcement. Red-faced, the police on Saturday set out on a so-far fruitless search to recapture the nine at-large members of the ring. South of the border, that just doesn't cut it, especially given the speculation that Ressam was a decoy for others smuggling explosives to different parts of the country. At this point, for all anyone knows, Ressam was acting alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heat's on Canada to Crack Terror Cell | 12/21/1999 | See Source »

JEAN ("I'M NOT A CRETIN") CHRETIEN OCCUPATION: Canadian Prime Minister BEST PUNCH: Nixed Black's bid for a seat in the British House of Lords with a 1919 document asking U.K. monarchs not to confer titles on Canadians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 23, 1999 | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

CONRAD ("IN THE") BLACK OCCUPATION: Canadian media mogul BEST PUNCH: Sued Chretien, whom his papers have sharply criticized for years, for $16,000, citing among other things "abuse of public office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 23, 1999 | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...WINNER: Black, who distracted Chretien from pressing issues like Quebec and the Blue Jays

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 23, 1999 | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...assassination. "I am among my friends now," Yeltsin announced, and in return, everybody said he looked great. "He walked a bit stiffly, but he was very forceful," offered national security adviser Sandy Berger. "His behavior was neither erratic or shaky," added Clinton later. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien declared the ailing bear "strong. But he can?t run a marathon." Too bad. Because for everyone in that room, that?s exactly what Kosovo is shaping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Genial G8 Doesn't Resemble Kosovo's Reality | 6/20/1999 | See Source »

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