Jean Chrétien thinks you're an idiot

The former PM claims he had no idea what was going on at residential schools when he was Indian Affairs Minister, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary

Earlier this week, former prime minister Jean Chrétien told Radio-Canada that he was never told what occurred at residential schools when he was minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from 1968-1974 in Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s government.

“The problem was never mentioned when I was minister,” he claimed. “Never.”

As reported by the CBC, the mi…