![]() This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Oct. With anecdotes and reflections both serious and light-hearted, My Stories, My Times, Volume 2 is a unique window on our coun. He pointed to the adoption by him and his wife Aline of an 18-month-old Indigenous boy as evidence of his devotion to the cause. Following on the heels of his bestselling collection of political reminiscences, former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien still has a few more stories to tell. ![]() Read 55 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. One of the most popular Canadian prime ministers in recent his. "Someone in my family, who went to a residential school in Fort George, told me they were sexually assaulted every day, for eight years by a nun," Jean said.Ĭhrétien repeated throughout Sunday's interview that he deeply cared about Indigenous issues while he was in power. My Stories, My Times by Jean Chrtien My Stories, My Times book. While Chrétien said he never heard of nor experienced abuse while he was in boarding school, insinuating he "mustn't have been a pretty boy at that time," Jean recalled completely different stories from his family. "And he's not alone." Jean explained that most people tend to wrongly associate these institutions with schools, where you "teach people how to write." Published to coincide with the 25-year anniversary of Mr. ![]() ![]() Chrétien, with all respect, doesn't exactly realize what a residential school was," Jean said. Innu author Michel Jean, another guest on the talk show, criticized Chrétien's comparison of residential schools to his own boarding school experience. ![]()
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