He has been the Member of Parliment for Ottawa South since 1988 and a Cabinet Minister since 1993, when the Liberal Party came to power under Jean Chrétien. From 1993 to 2000 he served as Minister of Industry[?], and from 2000 to 2002 as Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2002 he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
He is known as a republican and an advocate of the abolition of the Canadian monarchy.
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