Tomorrow

Tomorrow (Tuesday) will be a busy day. Jean Chretien is scheduled to appear before the Gomery Inquiry. Expect him to come out swinging, and to try to use his time on the stand as a soap box to tell us that we almost lost the country in 1995. Something needed to be done to counter the separatists. He will fail to reminds us, however, that for most of the referendum campaign he and his government did not do a heck of a lot to combat the separatists in Quebec. Largely, this was because the federalists forces in Quebec did not want him there; they saw in him a liability.

He will likely regale us with his version of "yes, there may have been a few million stolen here and there, but we saved the country," style of defense.

Elsewhere, Premier Ralph Klein will appear on province wide television, some say, to promote festivities for the province's centennial celebrations, and to unveil his vision for Alberta's education.

The Governor General, Her Excellency the Right HonourableAdrianne Clarkson will also have a very busy morning. She will receive credentials from Ambassadors-designate from Kuwait, Japan, Syria, and Panama at Rideau Hall, at 15-minute intervals each, all between 9:30 and 10:30AM. The Government's press release does not say whether the Viceregal consort will be in attendance.