Seasoned Canadian Press photographer Chartrand thrives on shooting federal politics

Fred Chartrand started as a copy boy for CP 39 years ago, but he always carried a camera. As it happened, he was alone one night at work during the October Crisis and took an unforgettable photo of an emotional Pierre Trudeau on Oct. 17, 1970 with a tear

From behind the lens of his camera, Fred Chartrand, veteran Parliament Hill photographer for The Canadian Press, has snapped photos of some of the most iconic figures in Canadian politics in moments few other people get to see–that is, until his photos run the next day in newspapers across ...

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