“Canadian federalism is more than a form of government. It's also a system of values that allows different people in diverse communities to live and work together in harmony for the good of all.”

— Jean Chrétien

Source: My Years As Prime Minister (2007), Chapter Five, The Phony War, p. 115

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20th Prime Minister of Canada 1934

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