Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) and George W. Bush (2001-2009)
- Canada-US turbulent relations since the ascent of George W. Bush's presidency:
- In February 2001, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien traveled to the White House to meet President Bush. This was the first meeting with a foreign head-of-state at the White House for the President where the two leaders spoke about several policy relations and in the press conference assured Canadians and Americans of their shared desire to promote Canada-US relations (despite assumptions the two leaders would not get along because of their different political ideologies):
- Prime Minister Chrétien's speech at the Canadian Memorial Service following the 9/11 attacks (speech made on September 16, 2001):
- Prime Minister Chrétien's speech in the House of Commons, speaking for the first time on the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States:
- President Bush welcomes Prime Minister Chrétien to the White House on September 24, 2001, where the President says that after the incident on September 11th, "one of the first phone calls I received was from the prime minister offering all his support and condolences to the United States and its citizens. It was like getting a phone call from a brother":
- Prime Minister Chrétien announces Canada's participation in the war:
- Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien reflects on 9/11 and the Afghanistan war:
- Canada in the Afghanistan war:
- World Policy Journal Publication on Chrétien's decision not to support the UNSC resolution on use-of-force against Saddam Hussein and non-involvement in Iraq and the political divide between Canada-US on this matter:
- Chrétien, Bush, and the War in Iraq:
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02722010509481371?journalCode=rarc20 & https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/saying-no-to-iraq-war-was-important-decision-for-canada-chretien-1.1192878
- https://www.americasquarterly.org/blog/saying-no-to-bush-on-iraq-a-defining-moment-for-canada/
- https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/canada-iraq-war_n_2902305
- https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/assets/po/canada-and-the-iraq-war/noble.pdf
- CBC Article (April 20, 2003) on the Canada-US Relationship following George W. Bush and Jean Chrétien and Canada's decision not to enter Iraq among other policy conflicts:
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