Bibliography of Jean Chrétien

Jean Chrétien is a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. He has authored several memoirs detailing his life and political career.
Chrétien's first memoir, Straight from the Heart, was published in 1985 by Key Porter Books. It covers his early life, entry into politics, and roles as a Member of Parliament and cabinet minister under Prime Ministers Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau.[1]
His second book, My Years as Prime Minister, was released in 2007 by Knopf Canada. It details his time as prime minister, including the 1995 Quebec referendum and other challenges. The book discusses his interactions with other political leaders such as American President Bill Clinton.[2]
In 2018, Chrétien published My Stories, My Times in English and Mes Histoires in French, a collection of personal anecdotes from his political and personal life.[3] A second volume was released in 2021.[4]
Chrétien has been the subject of a variety of literary works. This bibliography also includes written and published works examining Chrétien's political career and policies, limited to non-fiction books specifically discussing Chrétien and his time as prime minister from notable authors and publishers. Tertiary sources, satire, and self-published literature are excluded.
Books by Chrétien
Book title | Year | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
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Straight from the Heart | 1985 | Key Porter Books | ISBN 1-5501-3576-7 OCLC 29795418 |
[5] |
My Years as Prime Minister | 2007 | Knopf Canada | ISBN 978-0-6769-7900-8 OCLC 176054309 |
[6] |
My Stories, My Times | 2018 | Random House Canada | ISBN 978-0-7352-7734-2 OCLC 1044275257 |
[7] |
Mes Histoires | 2018 | LaPresse | ISBN 978-2-8970-5705-3 OCLC 1060596539 |
[8] |
My Stories, My Times v. 2 | 2021 | Random House Canada | ISBN 978-1-0390-0097-1 OCLC 1248927090 |
[9] |
Books about Chrétien
Author(s) | Book title | Year | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
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Lawrence Martin | Chrétien: The Will to Win | 1995 | Lester Publishing | ISBN 1-8955-5595-7 OCLC 416048143 |
[10] |
Edward Greenspon, Anthony Wilson-Smith | Double Vision: The Inside Story of the Liberals in Power | 1996 | Doubleday Canada | ISBN 0-3852-5613-2 OCLC 35937115 |
[11] |
Lawrence Martin | Iron Man: The Defiant Reign of Jean Chrétien | 2003 | Viking Canada | ISBN 0-6700-4310-9 OCLC 52877378 |
[12] |
Edward McWhinney | Chrétien and Canadian Federalism: Politics and the Constitution, 1993–2003 | 2003 | Ronsdale Press | ISBN 1-5538-0006-0 OCLC 52196992 |
[13] |
Paul Tuns | Jean Chretien: A Legacy Of Scandal | 2004 | Freedom Press Canada | ISBN 0-9732-7572-3 OCLC 63093554 |
[14] |
Lois Harder, Steve Patten | The Chrétien Legacy: Politics and Public Policy in Canada | 2006 | McGill–Queen's University Press | ISBN 978-0-7735-3107-9 JSTOR j.ctt80hrr |
[15] |
Bob Plamondon | The Shawinigan Fox: How Jean Chrétien Defied the Elites and Reshaped Canada | 2017 | Great River Media | ISBN 978-1-7750-9811-9 OCLC 1021230384 |
[16] |
Tom Flanagan | Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election | 2022 | University of British Columbia Press | ISBN 978-0-7748-6683-5 OCLC 1309962190 |
[17] |
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Downton (1985).
- ^ Thompson (2007).
- ^ CBC Books (2018).
- ^ CBC Books (2021).
- ^ Downton (1985); MacLeod (1985); Honderich (1985); Greenshields (1985); The Leader-Post (1985).
- ^ Gessell (2007); Riley (2007); Thompson (2007).
- ^ CBC Books (2018); Clark (2018); Ivison (2018); Marland (2019).
- ^ Radio-Canada (2018).
- ^ CBC Books (2021); Radio-Canada (2021).
- ^ Farr (1995); Love (1995); Skene (1995); Times-Transcript (1995).
- ^ Granatstein (1996); Ovenden (1996); Yaffe (1996); Persky (1996); Greenspon (1997).
- ^ Craig (2003); Dawson (2003); Gessell (2003); Martin (2003); Yaffe (2003b); Evans (2004); Fisher (2004).
- ^ Cormier (2003); Yaffe (2003a); Sheldrick (2005).
- ^ National Post (2011).
- ^ Thomas (2006).
- ^ Delacourt (2017); Taube (2018).
- ^ Bowden (2023).
Sources
- Bowden, J. W. J. (2023). "Review of Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election by Tom Flanagan". The Dorchester Review. 13 (1): 85–90. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- [CBC Books] (30 October 2018). "My Stories, My Times". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- [CBC Books] (28 July 2021). "My Stories, My Times Volume 2". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- Clark, Campbell (17 October 2018). "In My Stories, My Time, Jean Chrétien traces an incredible path through history". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Cormier, Jeffrey J. (2003). "Chrétien and Canadian Federalism: Politics and the Constitution, 1993–2003". Canadian Book Review Annual Online. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Craig, Alexander (2003). "Iron Man: The Defiant Reign of Jean Chrétien. Rev. ed". Canadian Book Review Annual Online. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Dawson, Anne (22 October 2003). "Chretien thought Martin wanted him to die of cancer: New biography of 'Iron Man' reveals animosity". Calgary Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Delacourt, Susan (2017). "The Shawinigan Fox: How Jean Chrétien Defied the Elites and Reshaped Canada by Bob Plamondon". Policy Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Downton, Eric (16 November 1985). "Honest Jean: ready to save the country". The Vancouver Sun. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Evans, David (11 January 2004). "The verdict on a street-fighter". Edmonton Journal. p. 43. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Farr, D. M. L. (1995). "Chrétien: The Will to Win". Canadian Book Review Annual Online. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Fisher, Douglas (26 January 2004). "Biography of former PM is dead-on". Whitehorse Daily Star. p. 8. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Gessell, Paul (1 November 2003). "Aline Chretien: Book reveals power behind the PM". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. p. 24. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Gessell, Paul (26 October 2007). "Rewriting Chretien's legacy proves to be daunting task". Edmonton Journal. p. 80. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Granatstein, J. L. (November 1996). "Double Vision: The Inside Story of the Liberals in Power". Quill & Quire. Toronto, ON: St. Joseph Media. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Greenshields, Vern (23 November 1985). "Politics through Chretien's eyes". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. p. 83. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Greenspon, Edward (4 January 1997). "Top-notch reporting hallmark of Double Vision". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, ON. p. 60. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Honderich, John (20 October 1985). "Beguiling memoir is vintage Jean Chretien". The Toronto Star. Torstar. p. 85. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ivison, John (10 October 2018). "'Wise, wily' Chretien tells some tales". The Vancouver Sun. p. NP7. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- [The Leader-Post] (17 October 1985). "Liberal offer from publisher at launching of Chretien book". The Leader-Post. Regina, SK. The Canadian Press. p. 55. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Love, R. J. (30 November 1995). "Chretien: The Will to Win". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- MacLeod, Stewart (1 November 1985). "Chretien's book is a winner". Standard-Freeholder. Cornwall, ON. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Marland, Alex (29 April 2019). "Chrétien's book entertaining, informative, worthwhile". The Hill Times. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Martin, Don (20 December 2003). "Iron Man an unflinching, but fair bio". Calgary Herald. p. 117. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- [National Post] (18 March 2011). "Paul Tuns: Jean Chrétien's final scandal". National Post. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Ovenden, Norm (24 August 1996). "Ottawa reporters uncover politicians, flaws and all". Edmonton Journal. p. 32. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Persky, Stan (27 December 1996). "Double Vision helps us see how welfare state ended". The Vancouver Sun. p. 19. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- [Radio-Canada] (23 October 2018). "Jean Chrétien: « si on parle français au Canada, c'est parce qu'on était au Canada »" [Jean Chrétien: "if we speak French in Canada, it's because we were in Canada"]. Radio-Canada (in French). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- [Radio-Canada] (2 November 2021). "Jean Chrétien se sent libre de s'exprimer" [Jean Chrétien feels free to express himself]. Radio-Canada (in French). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Riley, Susan (23 October 2007). "Chretien memoir another sad exercise in self-justification". Edmonton Journal. p. 14. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Sheldrick, B. (2 August 2005). "Chrétien and Canadian Federalism, Politics and the Constitution, 1993–2003". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 37 (4). Cambridge University Press: 1023–1024. doi:10.1017/S0008423904240215.
- Skene, Wayne (19 November 1995). "Chretien's deepest thoughts skimmed". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Taube, Michael (January 2018). "Jean Chrétien: Fox or Snake". Literary Review of Canada. Toronto, ON. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Thomas, Paul G. (2006). "The Chrétien Legacy: Politics and Public Policy in Canada". Canadian Book Review Annual Online. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- Thompson, Elizabeth (21 October 2007). "Chretien's directness on display in memoir". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- [Times-Transcript] (25 November 1995). "PM's vulnerable side was a surprise for author". Times-Transcript. Sackville, NB. p. 30. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Yaffe, Barbara (24 October 1996). "New book emphasizes distance between B.C. and PMO". The Vancouver Sun. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Yaffe, Barbara (12 May 2003). "Chretien fiddles as the House whithers". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Yaffe, Barbara (7 November 2003). "Book portrays Chretien as a thuggish brawler". The Vancouver Sun. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Jean Chrétien at IMDb
- Jean Chrétien at Open Library
- Jean Chrétien at Goodreads
- Archived official website as Prime Minister – via Library and Archives Canada