A street-fighter with fine political instincts, Jean Chretien was an MP for 40 years and led three consecutive Liberal majority governments. Jean Chretien governments gave Canada liberal social policies and a healthy Canadian economy, including elimination of the deficit. In its later years, however, the Chretien government was marked by scandals over mismanagement and by a split in the Liberal party as Paul Martin pushed to take over the job of prime minister.
improvement in Canadian economy, including eliminating deficit and a budget surplus for five straight years passed Clarity Bill saying Quebec can only separate after a solid majority votes "yes" on a clear question. active social agenda included Child Tax Benefit ratified Kyoto Protocol worked for global ban on land mines pushed for establishment of International Criminal Court supported war on terrorism but would not send troops to Iraq without UN resolution for military action.8/8/11
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