‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s advice to him when he was a boy: 'bouger ou rouiller,' or 'move or get rusted.' He has taken that advice to heart ever since.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien celebrated his 90th birthday last week. He told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

January 15, 2024

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien may have celebrated his 90th birthday last week, but he has no plans of slowing down. He says he will not ever retire.

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