Politicos lament loss of political characters on national stage

One of the downsides of the professionalization of politics is that very few things are left to chance. Raw originality is a casualty, says Powers.

POWERS: Jean Chrétien's recent hanging in Parliament, or at least that of his portrait, left me lamenting for loss of political characters on the national stage. Chrétien was a one-of-a-kind original. He remains a force of personality that you can't help but like rega...

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