Quotations from Chairman Jean: Inside the Mind of Canada's Prime Minister - In His Own Words - Softcover

Bob van Wegen is a Red Deer Press author.

Chairman Jean on the English language "For me to speak good English was not a problem for me. In fact I enjoy it was a kind of, perhaps silly on my part, but the more I was making mistakes in English, Aline will tell that to me all the time. I felt that I was the average Canadian." -Winnipeg Free Press, 1993 Chairman Jean on himself "I have a lot of energy. I am minister of energy." -Sault Star, 1984 Chairman Jean on Quebec separatism "These movements last longer than a rose but generally they have a limited lifespan." -Saskatoon Star Phoenix, 1992 Chairman Jean on scrapping the GST "Yes, I will abolish it." -CBC TV, 1996 Chairman Jean on keeping the GST "The expression of the government was confused." -Globe and Mail, 1996 Chairman Jean on the Shawinigan handshake "The fact is that I was wearing these new sunglasses. I was not used to them and I could not see very well with them. And when this guy Bill Clennett jumped in front of me I thought he was John Nunziata, so I took him out." -Edmonton Journal, 1996 Chairman Jean on pepper spray "Those who did not follow the law, broke the lines and tried to jump over the fence to disturb the conference, had to face the police. . . . For me, pepper, I put it on my plate." -The Gazette, 1998