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The Shawinigan Fox : How Jean Chretien defied the elites and reshaped Canada /Bob Plamondon.

by Plamondon, Robert E.

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Great River Media Inc, 2017.

Chrétien, Jean, 1934-

Liberal Party of Canada -- Biography.

Prime ministers -- Canada -- Biography.

Politicians -- Canada -- Biography.

Lawyers -- Canada -- Biography.

Canada -- Politics and government -- 1993-

9781775098119 (hc.)

427 pages ; 24 cm.

Originally published as a special issue of the Review for constitutional studies, vol. IX, nos. 1 & 2.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Jean Chrétien served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. His critics have said he was a man with a short attention span - a small-town hick who stumbled his way to become Canada's 20th prime minister. Whatever credit the Chrétien government deserved was often given to Paul Martin, the heir apparent who was touted to be the brains behind the operation. But while Chrétien was the subject of ridicule, he was quietly giving his competitors - both inside and outside of the Liberal party - a master class in politics, leadership, and nation-building. His decisions, which often ran counter to elite opinion, fundamentally reshaped and strengthened Canada as it entered the 21st century. Relying on new evidence, detailed analysis and exclusive interviews with former cabinet ministers, provincial premiers, political staff, strategists, and high-ranking bureaucrats, historian Bob Plamondon tells the surprising inside story of the Chretien years, including: What Chrétien would have done if the 1995 referendum had ended in a vote for separation. How Chrétien kept Canada out of the US-led war in Iraq. Why a lifelong Liberal was the most conservative prime minister in Canadian history. The shocking details of the Chrétien-Martin feud. Until now, the story of Chretien's time as prime minister has been largely misunderstood. Plamondon sets the record straight and provides compelling lessons about political leadership and problem-solving from a critical chapter in Canadian history. Bob Plamondon is the author of The Truth about Trudeau and Blue Thunder: The Truth about Conservatives from Macdonald to Harper"--Provided by publisher.

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