Jean Chrétien, voormalig Eerste Minister van Canada, komt emotioneel en nostalgisch terug op zijn jeugd in Belgoville, in de provincie Québec. Het dorp werd vanuit het niets opgebouwd door Hubert Biermans toen hij door België gestuurd werd om zich bezig te houden met de "Belgo", de papierfabriek in Shawinigan waar de vader van Jean Chrétien werkzaam was. Jean Chrétien opent voor het eerst zijn persoonlijk fotoalbum en vertelt de oorsprong van zijn politieke carrière.
Jean Chrétien, former Canadian Prime Minister, recalls with nostalgia and emotion his childhood in Belgoville, in the province of Quebec. The village was created from scratch by Hubert Biermans, sent by Belgium to manage the "Belgo" paper mill in Shawinigan, where Jean Chrétien's father worked. For the first time, Jean Chrétien opens his personal photo album to the public, revealing the origins of his political career. Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. A lawyer who graduated from Laval University in 1958, he became involved in politics in 1963, running for the Liberal Party. He was born in 1934 in the village of Belgoville in the Shawinigan region .
Jean Chrétien, former Canadian Prime Minister, recalls with nostalgia and emotion his childhood in Belgoville, in the province of Quebec. The village was created from scratch by Hubert Biermans, sent by Belgium to manage the "Belgo" paper mill in Shawinigan, where Jean Chrétien's father worked. For the first time, Jean Chrétien opens his personal photo album to the public, revealing the origins of his political career. Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. A lawyer who graduated from Laval University in 1958, he became involved in politics in 1963, running for the Liberal Party. He was born in 1934 in the village of Belgoville in the Shawinigan region
Jean Chrétien, former Canadian Prime Minister, recalls with nostalgia and emotion his childhood in Belgoville, in the province of Quebec. The village was created from scratch by Hubert Biermans, sent by Belgium to manage the "Belgo" paper mill in Shawinigan, where Jean Chrétien's father worked. For the first time, Jean Chrétien opens his personal photo album to the public, revealing the origins of his political career. Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. A lawyer who graduated from Laval University in 1958, he became involved in politics in 1963, running for the Liberal Party. He was born in 1934 in the village of Belgoville in the Shawinigan region.
