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Jean Chretien: Stephen Harper Names Former PM Canada's Representative To The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust

The Huffington Post Canada  |  Posted: 04/30/2012 10:35 am Updated: 04/30/2012 10:59 am

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien to represent Canada on The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust' Commonwealth Advisory Group. (CP)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien to represent Canada on The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust' Commonwealth Advisory Group.

The Trust was established to honour the Queen's 60-year reign and will raise funds to support charitable initiatives across the Commonwealth.

“Former Prime Minister Chrétien is uniquely qualified to serve as Canada’s representative to the Diamond Jubilee Trust. Mr. Chrétien is a member of the Queen’s prestigious Order of Merit. His relationship with Her Majesty, which spans over 40 years, includes six official Royal Tours he hosted during his time as Prime Minister,” Harper said in a news release.

The appointment may be designed to calm concerns that the Harper government is obsessed with the monarchy by showing that all Canadians, especially Quebecers, can get behind the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the role of the Queen in Canada.

Details of the upcoming royal tour were also released on Monday.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are coming to Canada next month as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The royal couple will visit Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in Oromocto, N.B., Saint John, Toronto and Regina from May 21 to 23.

This will be Charles' 16th visit to Canada and Camilla's second tour. They last visited in 2009.

While in Canada, Charles and Camilla will meet young veterans at Gagetown and the national leadership of the Assembly of First Nations in Toronto, attend Victoria Day fireworks and a War of 1812 event in Toronto, and attend a performance by the Regina Symphony Orchestra.

With files from The Canadian Press.

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huffing and puffing2
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12:53 PM on 05/01/2012
that is a very smart decision.mr chretien is the best suited person for the job.he shares 50 years[give or take] of history with the queen.intelligence and experience surpass any political parties.thank you mr. harper .
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vyskol
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09:27 AM on 05/01/2012
I find the body language in the photo to be quite interesting.

Sorry, I don't really have a point beyond that. :)
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LetsKeepitSimple
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08:42 AM on 05/01/2012
Hopefully he wont screw it up too much, maybe Harper will rename the Shenanigan, opps I mean Shawinigan airport after him
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LetsKeepitSimple
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08:40 AM on 05/01/2012
Interesting...
Politics makes strange bedfellows
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huffffnpuffff
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08:05 AM on 05/01/2012
Canadians need the monarchy about as much as we need termites.
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Najeeb Khalid 1
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11:31 AM on 05/04/2012
We get a constitutional monarch, apolitical figure head, necessary for our democracy to work. Alternatively we could elect a GG or a President, but that always becomes political.
And all this for free.

A better bargain is difficult.
Think and then give thanks.
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huffffnpuffff
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09:29 PM on 05/04/2012
Not exactly free - they cost millions for their visits. No-one across the ocean can adequately represent any among the interests of Canadians, much less these characters. We should have had a republic as soon as we matured. I can't imagine why we haven't gone down that road yet, especially given the changed nature of this great land that owes nothing and benefits not at all from present day UK.
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Retro Dude
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06:34 AM on 05/01/2012
Good choice.
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butchcliff
The future is unwritten
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06:00 AM on 05/01/2012
Nice gesture. Good thing it's an advisory & not a 'sponsorship' position
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Ppaatt
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12:44 AM on 05/01/2012
I'm not a fan of Harper. I don't think Canada should have a monarchy, but still, this is a good choice.
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duggyg
Situation normal.....
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12:18 AM on 05/01/2012
Chretien is my hero. Wish he was back leading the country.
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Dinsdale Pirahna
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11:20 PM on 04/30/2012
Just more smoke and mirrors for a Prime Minister losing the confidence of the people.
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Peter Manierka
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10:51 PM on 04/30/2012
moo is coming
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Trashcan Man
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10:51 PM on 04/30/2012
Harper appointed Cretien! Desperation or what?!
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Peter Manierka
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10:38 PM on 04/30/2012
do me a favour,Stay Home,have an ulcer,dont come who needs an idiot
and his moo
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Gordon Waldner
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10:31 PM on 04/30/2012
The usual conservative patronage! LOL
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Vapula
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10:14 PM on 04/30/2012
Remove a few letters from Chretien's name and you get cretin: there's no hiding it.
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