Aline Chrétien
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Aline Chrétien (born May 14, 1936 in Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Quebec) is the wife of Canada's twentieth Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien.
Born Aline Chaîné, she married lawyer Jean Chrétien on September 10, 1957. They have two sons and one daughter.
- France Chrétien Desmarais
- Hubert Chrétien
- Michel Chrétien
On November 5, 1995, an intruder, André Dallaire, broke into the Prime Minister's residence at 24 Sussex Drive, in Ottawa, Ontario. Awake next to her sleeping husband, Aline Chrétien confronted the intruder at their bedroom door. Seeing that he was armed with a large knife, she slammed the door and locked it, then woke her husband.
Her husband sought out her advice often, and has publicly stated that she is his key advisor. He once joked that Canada is run exclusively by women: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Governor General of Canada and Queen Elizabeth II were all women and Madame Chrétien was pulling the strings of the Prime Minister. He made similar jokes often, once telling a reporter that he did not know when the next election would be because he had not yet asked Aline. The Prime Minister also joked about this when he met with U.S. President George W. Bush for a border summit two days before the first ever America Remembers, meaning the first anniversary of 9/11.
She and her husband have also lauded Operation Yellow Ribbon, saying that it was one of the ways how Canada responded to 9/11.
See also: Spouses of the Prime Ministers of Canada.
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