20 th Prime Minister of Canada Beatrice C.-P.

 Born January 11, 1934 Shawinigan, Quebec  Studied law at Laval University  Practiced law in home town from  First ran for the Saint-Maurice-Lafleche riding  Held different offices through-out his career before becoming a Prime Minister

 Ran for leadership of the Liberal Party multiple times  First election as leader of the Liberals was the 1993 election  Main election promise was to cut government spending  1998 was first surplus Canada had had in 25 years  Next issue was Quebec Separatism

 Won both elections with a majority government  Government cuts had effected some areas so money was put back into those areas during these terms  Nunavut became an official territory  Created new underage criminal laws  American relations became important in his last term

 Chretien’s decision about the Iraq war was popular with most Canadians but not with his party  Stepped down December 12, 2003  Paul Martin stepped in

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