/R E P E A T -- Chrétien tribute in Toronto January 21st/

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadians from across the political spectrum will come together in Toronto on the evening of January 21^st, to celebrate the half-century public career and milestone 80th birthday of one of our country's most remarkable citizens - the Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien.

Under the co-chairmanship of Ed Broadbent, Jean Charest, Adrienne Clarkson, Bill Davis and Brian Tobin, the dinner will be themed "50 Years of Standing Up for Canada".  Mr. Chrétien was first elected to Parliament in 1963, launching a 50-year public career for the man known affectionately from coast-to coast-to coast as "the Little Guy from Shawinigan".  Over the next two decades he held almost every senior cabinet position in the federal government.  He served as Prime Minister from 1993 to 2003.

Mr. Chrétien turns 80 on January 11^th (a birthday he shares with Canada's first Prime Minister, John A. MacDonald) - just days before the Toronto celebration.

Proceeds from the evening will go toward the establishment of La Maison de la francophonie de Toronto - an umbrella charitable organization which will offer support, and a shared roof, to not-for-profit Francophone organisations which provide educational, social and community-building services to the Toronto's (and the Ontario's) diverse Francophone (and Francophile) communities.

Below is the Tribute Committee for the January 21^st evening:

Charlie Angelakos Gordon Ashworth Marcel Aubut Hon Jean Augustine Hon Lloyd Axworthy Charles Baillie Hon James Bartleman Laurent Beaudoin Hon Don Boudria Linda Boxall Hon Claudette Bradshaw Hon Judd Buchanan Jean Carle Hon Sharon Carstairs Hon Martin Cauchon Heather Chiasson Michel Chrétien Raymond Chrétien Mary Clancy Rt Hon Joe Clark Hon Denis Coderre Hon David Collenette Hon Sheila Copps John Cordeau Hon David Crombie

Hon John Crosbie W. Kip Daechsel Hon Pierre De Bané France Desmarais Hon Herb Dhaliwal Hon David Dingwall Hon Stephane Dion Peter Donolo Percy Downe Hon Art Eggleton Hon Gary Filmon Ross Fitzpatrick Phil Fontaine Hon Myra Freeman Paul Genest Dominic Giroux Paul Godfrey Eddie Goldenberg Yves Gougoux Hon Bill Graham Ron Graham Charlotte Gray Rt Hon Herb Gray Mike Harris Bruce Hartley

Roy L. Heenan Hon Céline Hervieux-Payette John Honderich Chaviva Hošek Hon Michael Ignatieff Hon Ron Irwin Hon Donald J. Johnston Hon Serge Joyal Michael Kergin Leo Kolber Richard Kroft Robert Lacroix Hon Marc Lalonde Jacques Lamarre Claude Laverdure Ralph E. Lean William Leggett Hon Bernard Lord Marc Lortie Hon Ed Lumley Hon Allan MacEachen Harold MacKay Eric Maldoff Hon John Manley Rt Hon Paul Martin

Hon Marcel Massé Michael McAdoo Hon Frank McKenna David McLean Hon Anne McLellan Hon Roy McMurtry David Miller John Milloy Jim Munson Patrick Parisot Hélène Pelletier Hon Pierre Pettigrew Randy Pettipas Martha Piper Marie Poulin Rob Prichard Hon Bob Rae John Rae Hon Lucienne Robillard Hon Allan Rock Hon Roy Romanow Indira Samarasekera Sheridan Scott Raymond Setlakwe Hon David Smith Paul Sparkes

Don Stewart Ken Taylor Hon Robert Thibault Hon Paddy Torsney Robert Trudel Rt Hon John Turner Michel Vennat Hon Susan Whelan Hon Michael Wilson Robert Wright David Zussman

Details of the event:

Date:
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Time:
Cocktails - 6:00 p.m.
Dinner - 7:00 p.m.

Location:
The Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
Toronto, Ontario

Attire:
Business Attire

SOURCE: Heenan Blaikie

Heather Chiasson
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