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Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1999-03-23Item number (ISN):385217Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CHRÉTIEN, JeanAccession:2007-0152Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1999-03-23Description:Bilingual interview of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien by U.S. writer and journalist John R. MacArthur, President and Editor of Harper’s magazine in the Parliament Buildings, in Ottawa, for the preparation of MacArthur’s book: "Free Trade : NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy (2000)". Included subjects are the electoral campaign by U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1992, Chrétien’s position that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was better as a trilateral agreement instead of a bilateral one, and his influence within the Liberal Party to persuade it to support free trade with Mexico, Chrétien’s memories of his meeting with Ross Perot to discuss free trade, Chrétien’s relations with Clinton, the renegotiation of the free trade agreement because of a few clauses not acceptable to Canada, the advantages of free trade over protectionism, how the Americans are seen in Canada and vice-versa, and a discussion on books recently read by Chrétien. <40mn>Language:English / FrançaisOriginal number:2001530916Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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