Heard On The Hill

Aline Chrétien, former PM’s ‘closest confidante,’ remembered as ‘class act’ by politicos, Hillites

Plus, as Parliament readies to return, new Conservative Whip Blake Richards recently likened the remote voting system being considered by the House of Commons to swiping on Tinder.

Aline Chrétien, partner to former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien, is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 25, 2018. She passed away last week at the age of 84, and is being remembered by political heavyweights and insiders as her partner's rock.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

September 16, 2020

Hillites and Canadian politicos mourned the loss of Aline Chrétien last week. Partner to former prime minister Jean Chrétien, she passed away at the age of 84 on the morning of Sept. 12 at her residence near Shawinigan, Que. The...

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