Friends of Jean
AT LAST week's summit in Sarajevo, Canada's prime minister, Jean Chrétien, gave a short speech suggesting that his country's flexible federal system, which has allowed diverse cultures to flourish, might offer ideas for the Balkans. Perhaps so. But federalism notwithstanding, Mr Chrétien's powers of appointment and patronage are as broad and unfettered as those of any leader around that Sarajevo table—as Canadians are now being reminded.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Friends of Jean”
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