Jean Chretien Government Quotations

Some information has to remain in the privy of the office of the Prime Minister and the ministers for the proper administration of government.

A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities.

Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.

It is not the government's purpose to make a profit the way a company does, because a company doesn't have to give a damn about the unemployed poor or provide services that are non-commercial by definition.

When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the federal government. We don't blame the Queen any more, so once in a while we might blame the Americans.