I always thought he should be receive a giant peace medal for saying no to the Iraq war. One of the best decision Canada ever made. Again, thank you dear Sir.
Lol....ahhh no....there is nothing classy about this person....he's as corrupt as the trust fund baby in Ottawa....chretian handed over 125m in taxpayers money to the Trudeau foundation when he was in power...it was stolen from the cpp.
I can't stand for dishonesty in politics; although the sponsorship scandal still has to be termed alleged because the charge was thrown out of the courts, and he was never convicted. I'm referring to Chrétien’s mannerisms when he's presented with questions, especially when faced with difficult ones. He’s direct and he has a great sense of humour!
Did Canada seriously once have Prime Ministers that could honestly answer questions without avoiding anything critical, or just simply pandering to social movements?!!
Lol he was impressive about not answering very well. With his frenglish you were caught thinking for a sec on what he said and he was gone. Or look up his proof is proof speech ... that was priceless lol Chretien did make things happen and you knew you had a PM that could make tough decisions whether you agreed or not he was respected.
He's one of the best Prime Minister in history. He did not follow Bush Jr into the Iraqi war and he was right there wasn't enough evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Chretien was a liberal PM but he governed to the center.On fiscal matters he was conservative. During his tenure Canada got lucky with the commodity boom.Chretien kept taxes high and used the surpluses created by the commodity boom to pay down debt.He realized Canada was in a financial mess and close to having the debt of a third world country.The combination of Chretien and Martin worked well for Canada.
Chretien has the cajones to tell Bush we weren't joining in the war in Iraq, I respect him for that. "My preoccupation was not resolving the problems of the past, it was to build the future" great advice for our current leader.
@@LeComtedeSaintDomingue being liberal in his time inoffice meant being willing to work with economic stability worldwide. Neo liberalism actually was working once upon a time.
He should have gone to prison for his role in the sponsorship scandal...as corrupt as they come....was also listed in the offshore tax havens in the Panama Papers.
He is an intelligent Prime Minister maybe the best Liberal prime minster all time. Loves how he shut down stupid question by the interviewer and hes right about the Meng wanzou situation.
@@bostjules6176 Harper was definitely one of the better Prime Ministers we've had, only Liberals think otherwise. Justin will go down as the worst PM in history
@@wasupfool5692 Nah he was pretty bad. The harbinger of selling Canada out. Trudeau's definitely bad too, but a lot of our current situation goes right back to Harper's policies.
Canadian historians (with both liberal and conservative bends) have made a habit of ranking PMs. Chretien is no where near the top. Then again, we haven't had a 'great' PM in decades
@@MrCabbott16 Source? A cursory review of various "rankings" places Chretien regularly in the top 10. And he also holds the record for the highest peak approval rating of all-time.
Great interview and great response. the cat is out of bag now. Chrétien is a great leader. The only mistake he made was introducing Trudeau to politics.
Chretien introduced Trudeau to politics??? Chretien served in several cabinet positions in the Pierre Trudeau government and Justin Trudeau grew up at 24 Sussex, he was introduced to politics at his father's knee!
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That's cuz if I understand my dad correctly. During the 90s there was almost no Conservative party. They apparently had like 2 seats after Kim Campbell. The Conservative Party right now is actually two merged parties.
So refreshing to listen to his plain common sense and pragmatism once again. And BTW his English seems to have improved amazingly over the last 15 years - maybe it was his major heart surgery that worked the magic ! Although there is much to criticize him for I think history will judge him to be one of our greatest prime ministers. To use his own phrase - he knew how to put the puck in the net !
Behold. An actual liberal by definition. Like harper he was the pm to balance a budget. I'm glad hes criticizes trudeau. We r absolutely fuct with the inflation that's coming.
I was not a fan of Jean Chretien in the past but after watching this interview, I have a newfound respect and admiration for him. Even in his old age, he is still a much more competent and intelligent leader compared to the sanctimonious effeminate fool who we currently have now.
Its about time Evan we get some logical conversation. Chretien was a seasoned politician who's experience paid dividends for Canada.Seasoned politicians are a thing of the past.
"When you are in Alberta it is almost a culture of complaining,", this is exactly why Albertans (speaking from one and a former Ontarian) why we feel alienated. We are not heard. He talks about the financial crisis for Canada has empathy however prior to the pandemic Alberta was hurting SO much. Perhaps some introspection as to why Alberta feels alienated? Listen and have empathy. The reason Alberta complains as Quebec has a fantastic deal. Alberta wants the same.
If Alberta voted for a few Liberals perhaps they would not feel so alienated. If there are no parliamentarians from Alberta there can be no cabinet ministers from Alberta so of course they feel alienated. It is their own doing.
@@fergusmallon1337 That "because I have someone who doesn't listen to me, from a general area of where I live, in cabinet I feel represented" A Liberal party member from Alberta will no more represent Alberta than anyone one else. That member will goose step in line with the rest of the party.
Meanwhile Quebec whines constantly and produces nothing then gets other peoples money. "Your Federal policies are hurting my local economy" Isn't whining. Alberta could go all in 100% Capitalism and the feds will still be the ones telling them what they MUST do
He was a great statesman. I recall one : " I don't choose my opponents. They come and they go. And when they come, they come. And when they go, they go " 🤣
He is so right about "passing the buck" that is the only weapon Alberta has "tried" to used since Peter Lougheed. And Lougheed never used it because he new it was a losing cause.
I always thought he should be receive a giant peace medal for saying no to the Iraq war. One of the best decision Canada ever made.
Again, thank you dear Sir.
I agree with you.
Screw following the Americans around to every war.
I totally agree
Clown. Warning! another mind numbed liberal.
Also for saying to the the proposed bank mergers
He is old and with out a teleprompter he talks better that any of our current politicians
Ya.. listening to Joe/Brandon is a disater
@@MrAk519 😂😂😂👍👍
Still crying over the last election? 👶🏻👶🏻🍼🍼🍼
@@scottwilliam3470 how much do you get paid
@@scottwilliam3470 I bet he still is.
Thank you, Jean Chretien, for not going to war.
I respect PM Chrétien for having the courage to speak his mind and say things as it is without the twists and turns.
even though he lied about the g s t
@Boz Scaggs if i am elected, I will get rid of the g s t.
@Boz Scaggs I don't support any politician. and the odd one keeps his/her promise, sometimes taking forever to keep it
@Boz Scaggs if i am elected i will get rid of the g s t.
When Chretien was PM, Canada was #1 as the best country to live. Now Canada is 16th.
💯 👌
no kizzy fam i blame it on boomers
@Agent 39 I’m implying that Canada isn’t the best country to live in because of boomers.
@@simac06 And it's not hard to tell you are a millennial.
@@devonfitz5760 I mean, close guess but I’m not a millennial. Safe to say you’re a boomer??
Wow! We need more like him. Kept Canada out of a war (Iraqi)
I respect him so much because he wasn’t an ultra neoliberal. He was quite agnostic.
Chretien still tells it like it is. He's one class act!
Lol....ahhh no....there is nothing classy about this person....he's as corrupt as the trust fund baby in Ottawa....chretian handed over 125m in taxpayers money to the Trudeau foundation when he was in power...it was stolen from the cpp.
@@joannechurchill1004 very true..as corrupt as they come..should have gone to prison for the sponsorship scandal.
I can't stand for dishonesty in politics; although the sponsorship scandal still has to be termed alleged because the charge was thrown out of the courts, and he was never convicted. I'm referring to Chrétien’s mannerisms when he's presented with questions, especially when faced with difficult ones. He’s direct and he has a great sense of humour!
Lol lol
This is wisdom.
The last LIberal Leader with common sense.
REALLY, THE GUY WAS CANADAS BIGGEST CROOK
Unfortunate he was a thief .
@@duramax78 CORRECT
@@duramax78 not as big of a theif as JT
Did Canada seriously once have Prime Ministers that could honestly answer questions without avoiding anything critical, or just simply pandering to social movements?!!
In his day he was famous for not actually answering questions.
He’s out of office therefore having nothing to lose or to gain
Lol he was impressive about not answering very well. With his frenglish you were caught thinking for a sec on what he said and he was gone. Or look up his proof is proof speech ... that was priceless lol Chretien did make things happen and you knew you had a PM that could make tough decisions whether you agreed or not he was respected.
Yes, every other PM in history. The current one is the exception to everything Canadian.
@@vikvinyl1404 durr
He has more "Fire" in his eyes than in the entire justin cabinet.
The best PM of Canada since I immigrated here ... Life in Canada was like a heaven on earth then ... 😔
Wish him health and all blessings 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
If you don't mind me asking, where did you immigrate from?
And welcome to our great country as well, we're happy to have you here. (:
Canada is hell on earth new compaired to what it was years ago
Agree. So proud that Canada didn’t participate in that dirty washing powder war!
Go back to where you came from.
@@Skipee LOL.
It's so refreshing to hear a politician stand his ground and speak his mind. Wish we had more of that these days.
"I'm not a Monday morning quarterback" 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
“I put the puck in the net” 😂 … living legend Mr. Chretien .
He's one of the best Prime Minister in history. He did not follow Bush Jr into the Iraqi war and he was right there wasn't enough evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
We know now that he was right since USA never found these WMD.
He's literally not in the top 5 of LIBERAL prime ministers. The guy is a joke
And his administration BALANCED THE BUDGET.
@@bmw803 what pandemic was there during his time
@@madoleenc1433 The pandemic of previous irresponsible over spenders in government. :)=.
He didn’t want to talk about residential schools because he knows he got it wrong.
he did not apologise for it but he did shut them down.
Chretien was a liberal PM but he governed to the center.On fiscal matters he was conservative. During his tenure Canada got lucky with the commodity boom.Chretien kept taxes high and used the surpluses created by the commodity boom to pay down debt.He realized Canada was in a financial mess and close to having the debt of a third world country.The combination of Chretien and Martin worked well for Canada.
Wasn't a huge Chretien fan back in the day, but holy smokes, sure wish we had him now?
Nope
Like hell i do
As corrupt as they come.
Agreed!
They’re all corrupt, the question is are they corrupt and competent or corrupt and incompetent. I would rather have the former.
Chretien has the cajones to tell Bush we weren't joining in the war in Iraq, I respect him for that. "My preoccupation was not resolving the problems of the past, it was to build the future" great advice for our current leader.
Thank you for your great service to Canada
Canada, capitol "C", not canada!!! Be proud Sam.
Thanks for nothing...as corrupt as they come.
@@bostjules6176 capital, with two "A"s, not capitol!!! Pay more attention to your spelling Bo.
I have mixed feelings on Chretien. But he is the last of the true Liberals.
That's only because he is old now you say that
@@LeComtedeSaintDomingue smelly one too.
@@LeComtedeSaintDomingue being liberal in his time inoffice meant being willing to work with economic stability worldwide. Neo liberalism actually was working once upon a time.
He should have gone to prison for his role in the sponsorship scandal...as corrupt as they come....was also listed in the offshore tax havens in the Panama Papers.
He is an intelligent Prime Minister maybe the best Liberal prime minster all time. Loves how he shut down stupid question by the interviewer and hes right about the Meng wanzou situation.
Not the best.. but for sure among the best, where are Justin Trudeau will go down as the worst and least intelligent.
Best gotta be Wilfrid Laurier, I mean that guy meant business
Chretien and Harper were solid leaders.
Oh how we have fallen.
Chretien, yes, Harper, no.
@@bostjules6176 Harper was definitely one of the better Prime Ministers we've had, only Liberals think otherwise. Justin will go down as the worst PM in history
@@wasupfool5692 Nah he was pretty bad. The harbinger of selling Canada out. Trudeau's definitely bad too, but a lot of our current situation goes right back to Harper's policies.
Never trusted Harper, he prorogued parliament, when he saw he would be called out of power on a confidence vote.
@@ikeblade1 Not as bad as Trudeau. Trudeau has worsened those problems. Trudeau has expanded the Saudi arms deal.
I love Mr Jean Chretien! May he stay healthy!
He was my favourite prime minister by far. He was frank, honest and never swayed. He has my utmost respect.
Honest? You must be very young bc you don't know about his golf course, hotels and especially sponsorship scandals
I miss him as our prime minister.
Raise your standards.
His strong, smart and fearless personality was invaluable and was a great asset for Canada's small population. Full respect!
Mr. jean Chretien will win my vote if he come for the next election for Prime Minister.
Him and Biden can drink coffee, lawn bowl, and struggle to eat saltine crackers together.
We love you, Mr Chretien. As usual, you common sense matches the ordinary Canadian common sense that carries the wisdom of a great nation.
Hello Canada, this is a person who possessed the competency to lead a country. Stop electing part-time drama teachers to run an entire country.
I sure as hell didn't vote for him
Or two-bit entertainers.
Not a fan of his but I’d sure like to see him back running the ship rather than that fool we have there now
Exactly, the budgets were balanced, "we will not participate" in illegal and useless wars and no political correctness stupidity like today.
The greatest PM of my lifetime, and perhaps the greatest PM in Canadian history. And I, at present, am NOT a Liberal supporter.
I agree and I am not nor ever will be a Liberal supporter.
Canadian historians (with both liberal and conservative bends) have made a habit of ranking PMs. Chretien is no where near the top. Then again, we haven't had a 'great' PM in decades
@@MrCabbott16 Source? A cursory review of various "rankings" places Chretien regularly in the top 10. And he also holds the record for the highest peak approval rating of all-time.
Up-front when giving general answers and equivocal in details: an artist of political games.
I do miss him, I believe he is one the greatest PMs ever! Thank you Jean! :)
Dude is more conservative than O'Toole.
lol no he's not, especially with how far right the conservatives have become
@@hannibalb8276 What policies of the conservatives made them far right?
Dude? really now....
@@hannibalb8276 wtf are you talking about
@@hannibalb8276 you know nothing about politics bruh
The guy is a million times better than that drama teacher.
Jean Chretien is the all time best prime minister of Canada. Courageous and dignified.
Responsible for the Sponsorship Scandal.
@Taxed Burner Airbus and Adscam were the biggest before Justin came along.
Jean Chretien was one of our finest Prime Ministers. Sometimes , speaking off the cuff makes for the best diplomacy......
As corrupt as they come.
Great interview and great response. the cat is out of bag now. Chrétien is a great leader. The only mistake he made was introducing Trudeau to politics.
Chretien introduced Trudeau to politics??? Chretien served in several cabinet positions in the Pierre Trudeau government and Justin Trudeau grew up at 24 Sussex, he was introduced to politics at his father's knee!
Had the great pleasure to meet this amazing PM 3 years ago and as an immigrant to Canada he made Canada the best place to be.
After Mr. Chretien, Mr harper, how can Canadians have voted for Trudeau? Or did we?
I'm asking the same thing! What a downgrade!
Roughly 24% of voters gave him the nod this time, lots just didn’t vote.
Chretien, yes. Harper, no.
It's the immigration trudeau's brought in since he was elected
@@bostjules6176 chretien no harper yes🙂
The beast Prim Minister CANADA has ever hade
A legend, wow refreshing to hear Mr. Chretien.
One of the best Jean chretien
Not a chance.
@@tedpoplawski1462 i belive chretien was above average but who do u think was the best in that case
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This is the leadership we need now.
As corrupt as they come.
A prime minister from a time where it didn't really matter wether liberal or conservative were in power.
That's cuz if I understand my dad correctly. During the 90s there was almost no Conservative party. They apparently had like 2 seats after Kim Campbell.
The Conservative Party right now is actually two merged parties.
He's still got the gusto of the little guy from Shawinigan
Take care Mr. Chrétien, you’re still the best Prime Minister we have seen in our lifetime 🙂
Harper was mine
@@millylecompte6348 euff dont get me started with harper, i hated that guy
He refused to join the Iraq war , a Canadian PM with Canadian foreign policy !
Refusing to join war isn’t distinctly Canadian policy. Look at how Borden led Canada during world war 1 and Harper during the Afghanistan war.
Never a Liberal fan, but looking back, he was one of the better ones.
Best PM ever. Canada should be listening to him
So refreshing to listen to his plain common sense and pragmatism once again. And BTW his English seems to have improved amazingly over the last 15 years - maybe it was his major heart surgery that worked the magic ! Although there is much to criticize him for I think history will judge him to be one of our greatest prime ministers. To use his own phrase - he knew how to put the puck in the net !
Where have these intelligent politicans gone -- this era is seriously lacking the smarts and finesse.
I voted Jean chretien every mandate , he truly embodies the virtues of experience over privilege.
And handshaking
I never voted for him
@@millylecompte6348 Are you old enough to have done it?
I wasn't his biggest fan back in the day
@@evasartorius9528 what the hell do u mean
Very nice to hear from you Mr Chrétien today. Take care and stay safe. My love to mrs Chrétien and to you.
Sadly, Arlene Chrétien passed
@@sojrnrr8368 I am so so sorry. May she Rest In Peace.🙏🙏🙏
You gotta love this guy!
he was the best prime minister
The best Leader in the history of CANADA.
LOL..not a chance..
Great Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien🇨🇦
My all time best PM , So respectful.
We need some one like you again to make Canada great
As corrupt as they come.
One of the greatest leaders Canada ever had!
Get rid of Justin , he is incompetent with any economic issues. he's never run even a small business , he has no respect for the private sector.
Nice to see you again former PM. Wish you the best of health.
Chretien: We paid the price. We were the victim of America.
Solomon: NANI!?!
lol Solomon's bias is clearly showing
Great Respect for PM Chrétien !🎠
As corrupt as they come.
The interviewer almost shocked by the upfront honest answers 🤣
Behold. An actual liberal by definition. Like harper he was the pm to balance a budget. I'm glad hes criticizes trudeau. We r absolutely fuct with the inflation that's coming.
Inflation is going to make you take a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread
@@glennbeadshaw727 Thanks Trump tax cuts on the uber rich.
@@Skipee I don't know if you're aware of this or not but he's no longer in charge..... and I don't remember him cutting taxes for the uber-rich
@@Skipee said like a typical progressive zombie
Mr Cretian dares to be realistic about residential schools. He wanted and did his best to build the future. Educatin was part of that.
The great prime minister Jean Chrétien. 💪🏿
Corrupt.
@@tedpoplawski1462 maybe cause I never trust them all the way
I’d vote Liberal if he comes out of retirement.
Can we bring Chretien back and toss Turdeau?
I will vote for this!
A great Canadian
The prime minister when Canada was great and had " no deficits 👍👍
Thanks to Paul M.
The host is biased! Mr. Chretien was a phenomenal leader back then!
very annoying host. should have stuck to art scams.
Garbage
To bad you won't ask Trudeau these hard questions . Oh right he paid u not to.
I was not a fan of Jean Chretien in the past but after watching this interview, I have a newfound respect and admiration for him. Even in his old age, he is still a much more competent and intelligent leader compared to the sanctimonious effeminate fool who we currently have now.
Best Prime Minister
Thanks so much!
"Read my lips, no more GST!"
Love this phenomenal human…bGod bless you, Right Honourable Prime Minister du 🇨🇦 ✨🙏🏽🙋🏻♀️❣️💜
Different era, different time... when he was in office. We respect his tenure .
He’s a smart person
Its about time Evan we get some logical conversation. Chretien was a seasoned politician who's experience paid dividends for Canada.Seasoned politicians are a thing of the past.
Nice to see you PM Chretien
A great Canadian and a great Prime Minister.
THE DEAN! Lets bring him back.
Greatest prime minister of Canada. Vive le Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Raise your standards.
I think Jean C was the best PM in Canadian history
boy do i miss Jean.
The best Prime Minster..I elected him twice.. since then never did anyone..
"When you are in Alberta it is almost a culture of complaining,", this is exactly why Albertans (speaking from one and a former Ontarian) why we feel alienated. We are not heard. He talks about the financial crisis for Canada has empathy however prior to the pandemic Alberta was hurting SO much. Perhaps some introspection as to why Alberta feels alienated? Listen and have empathy. The reason Alberta complains as Quebec has a fantastic deal. Alberta wants the same.
The reason is: oil
If Alberta voted for a few Liberals perhaps they would not feel so alienated. If there are no parliamentarians from Alberta there can be no cabinet ministers from Alberta so of course they feel alienated. It is their own doing.
@@fergusmallon1337 That "because I have someone who doesn't listen to me, from a general area of where I live, in cabinet I feel represented"
A Liberal party member from Alberta will no more represent Alberta than anyone one else. That member will goose step in line with the rest of the party.
Meanwhile Quebec whines constantly and produces nothing then gets other peoples money.
"Your Federal policies are hurting my local economy" Isn't whining.
Alberta could go all in 100% Capitalism and the feds will still be the ones telling them what they MUST do
@@brettthomas5605 TWO? WOW
LMAO "we can't blame the Queen any more so we blame the Americans" 🤣😂🤣😂
You were the Greatest Sir
As corrupt as they come.
@@tedpoplawski1462 I would choose him over Trump
ASK JEAN about insider info on money allocated to companies.
Jean would have stood up to Trump, you couldnt push Jean around.
Jean Chretien, if only someone in Canada would lead with his wisdom.
He was a great statesman. I recall one : " I don't choose my opponents. They come and they go. And when they come, they come. And when they go, they go " 🤣
He is so right about "passing the buck" that is the only weapon Alberta has "tried" to used since Peter Lougheed. And Lougheed never used it because he new it was a losing cause.
I guess the phrase “ equalization payments “ is above your pay grade.
My all time favorite PM