OTTAWA — Former prime minister Jean Chrétien was conspicuously absent from <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the highly-anticipated King Charles III address&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/king-charles-iii-speech-from-the-throne-government-agenda&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/king-charles-iii-speech-from-the-throne-government-agenda" target="_blank">the highly-anticipated King Charles III address</a> in Ottawa on Tuesday because the 91-year-old was admitted to the hospital for a minor heart surgery.

A spokesperson said the former prime minister is ‘recovering well and is expected to return home very soon.’{ai:summary}Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was absent from King Charles III's address in Ottawa due to hospitalization for minor heart surgery. His absence was noted at the highly-anticipated event. #politics

Jean Chrétien absent from King’s address due to minor heart surgery

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