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‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s advice to him when he was a boy: 'bouger ou rouiller,' or 'move or get rusted.' He has taken that advice to heart ever since.

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‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s advice to him when he was a boy: 'bouger ou rouiller,' or 'move or get rusted.' He has taken that advice to heart ever since.

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‘I want to die standing like the Queen did,’ says former prime minister Jean Chrétien

The former prime minister, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week, told The Hill Times he has no plans to retire, ever. His father’s advice to him when he was a boy: 'bouger ou rouiller,' or 'move or get rusted.' He has taken that advice to heart ever since.

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