Bill Clinton: “Jean Chretien of Canada in Ottawa October 8, 1999 Prime Minister Chretien. Mesdames et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen…”

“Jean Chretien of Canada in Ottawa October 8, 1999 Prime Minister Chretien. Mesdames et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen, it's a great pleasure for me to receive the President of the United States in Canada for this occasion of opening the new Embassy and for the President to come and make a speech in Mont-Tremblant on federalism. As you know, the relations between Canada and the U.S. are excellent, and the President is here for his fifth visit to Canada since he started in office. And when I asked him to come to the conference at Mont-Tremblant, I had to call upon our longstanding friendship. And everyone is very pleased that you, the leader of the greatest democracy and the greatest federation, should come to give your point of view. [Inaudible]--the President of the United States to come and make this statement, the speech in Mont-Tremblant, because he has been--he is in a very privileged position. He has been the Governor of a State, of Arkansas, and he has been the president of the conference of the Governors, and he has been, on the other side, the President of the United States. So he knows the functioning of a Federal system inside out. And I'm sure that the people coming from around the world will benefit very strongly from his experience. And I want to say thank you very much. And I take it as a great sign of friendship for Canada and for myself that you have accepted to be with us today. If you want to say a few words. President Clinton. Thank you.…”