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...towards the legalization of gay marriage, placing it in the same league as countries such as Belgium and Denmark. Especially in the eyes of many college students, Canada, as a country, is close to ideal. It is no surprise, then, that Canada’s former Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, has won accolades from progressives across the globe. Within Canada itself, however, liberalism is facing severe challenges, mainly due to the past mistakes of Mr. Chretien himself. Pay attention to Canadian politics: what Canada represents may be about to change...
...Jean Chretien RETIRED After 10 years in office, Canada's PM stepped down on Dec. 12. "I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other hand...
...blustery press baron who owns the Chicago Sun-Times, Britain's Daily Telegraph and more than 140 other newspapers worldwide often writes letters to his own publications taking potshots at opponents. Two years ago, he even renounced his Canadian citizenship in a public battle with Prime Minister Jean Chretien in order to become a British peer, Lord Black of Crossharbour. As biographer Peter C. Newman put it, "He has the body language of a puma in heat...
...part, this is because Chretien had started to embarrass Canadians. A consummate insider who overstayed his welcome, he turned Canada into a sort of benevolent cronyship and at times seemed quite happy to tick off Canada's neighbor to the south. Chretien and Bill Clinton got along fine; Chretien and George W. Bush did not. Canada stayed out of the Iraq war, an aide of Chretien's said Bush was a "moron" and a Liberal Member of Parliament referred to Americans as "bastards" with no public rebuke from the Prime Minister. Last May Bush canceled a long-planned trip...
...expectations that surround Martin are not simply a function of the fact that he is not Chretien. They have more to do with his challenging Canadians to do something they are not always comfortable doing--to think big. In a recent interview with TIME, he kept coming back to a determination to "set ambitious goals" for his country, and it needs them. For a place that is rich and comfortable, Canada punches well below its weight on the international stage. Its armed forces--once among the finest in the world--are now a bit of a joke, with equipment that...