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No, prime minister
This week, Paul Martin discovered the hard way why, in politics, timing is everything. Yes, his archrival announced at long last that he will step down as Prime Minister. But as JEFFREY SIMPSON points out, this is hardly a reason to celebrate. The decision doesn't take effect until 2004, which, for an aging heir apparent, could prove to be a political knockout punch
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PM not a lame duck, Ottawa veteran says
Chrétien seen as having enough power
to achieve his goals over next 18 months
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Martin leads, but the race is his to lose, pollster says
Rock best positioned to pose serious threat
to former finance minister, Ekos concludes
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It's in MPs' self-interest to back agenda
As a lame-duck leader, Jean Chrétien faces a major challenge to govern effectively for the next 18 months, after having given up the biggest club a prime minister has to discipline his caucus: the prerogative to go over the heads of MPs by calling an election.
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Paul Martin
Career path a journey from success to success
OTTAWA -- Paul Martin's hasty exit from cabinet was an unceremonious chapter in an otherwise charmed political career.
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Jean Chrétien
Nothing stops the Iron Man
At one time or another, all -- save one -- were humbled. All the towering figures, all the grand men of Liberal Party history suffered electoral defeat. Pierre Trudeau was beaten. So were Wilfrid Laurier and Lester Pearson and Louis St. Laurent. Mackenzie King, the country's longest-serving prime minister, lost elections twice. The unlikely exception is Jean Chrétien. The Iron Man of Canadian politics has never lost a popular vote.
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Waiting for the final act
An aging leader blinded by hubris is confronted by a rebellion and chooses to fall in battle rather than surrender. Unfortunately, says JOHN IBBITSON, this is not theatre
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Chrétien fires Martin
Citing irreconcilable differences, Prime Minister Jean Chretien yesterday dumped his popular finance minister, Paul Martin, as his government lurches from crisis to crisis.A week to the day after he fired one minister and demoted another over ethics, Mr. Chretien said that he and his long-time leadership rival could no longer work together and that Mr. Martin had to go.
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Shut down campaign, PM orders Martin
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien threw down the gauntlet to Finance Minister Paul Martin yesterday, ordering his leadership rival to shut down his campaign organization and fundraising efforts.
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PM's popularity down, poll says
OTTAWA -- Jean Chrétien's popularity is at its lowest level in the past four years, both among Canadians in general and among Liberal Party supporters, a poll shows
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Weak cabinet now weaker, critics say
OTTAWA -- Opposition party leaders said yesterday that the Liberals' ability to govern has been massively compromised by Paul Martin's firing, both because of the loss of the cabinet's most notable performer and the certainty of future infighting.
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The auditor's investigation
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien does little to keep responsibility for the awarding of millions of dollars in sponsorship contracts to Liberal supporters from falling on the shoulders of federal civil servants. The Auditor-General is investigating Ottawa's advertising polling and sponsorship programs. Here is how the system that cost $120-million a year works and its key players.
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Canadians believe PM just hungry for power
OTTAWA -- A large majority of Canadians think Jean Chrétien is hanging on as Prime Minister strictly for the sake of clinging to power, and four out of five say he should be replaced, a new poll suggests.
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The 18 months ahead will be busy, and nasty
Buckle up, folks, we're in for one helluva ride, says JOHN IBBITSON
The motive? Ensure Martin is never PM
Stopping Paul Martin from ever becoming Prime Minister has been the key motivating force in Jean Chrétien's political life, writes JEFFREY SIMPSON
Chrétien stands, the office falters
The events culiminating in Jean Chrétien's retirement announcement have set a precedent that will not soon go away, writes WILLIAM JOHNSON
So many leaders, so little leadership
Watch for real problems to be ignored while Liberal leadership contenders jostle to replace Jean Chrétien, writes MARGARET WENTE
Editorial: Mr. Chrétien says goodbye, eventually
Jean Chrétien has seen the writing on the wall, on every wall he passed, in letters 10 feet high. Yesterday, he acknowledged it. He said he had decided two years ago not to seek a fourth term and had kept it a secret, but would now set a date. Good, and bad.
• Liberal Party of Canada
• Jean Chrétien
• Paul Martin
• John Manley
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