Our most important values as a nation are tolerance and sharing. We know that government cannot and should not do everything. But we also know it can and must be a force for good in society. And during times of great change, government has an obligation to help people adapt.

Born this day in 1934, lawyer and Liberal Party politician Jean Chrétien served as prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003—the first Canadian prime minister since 1945 to win three consecutive majorities.