Gregory Lekhtman
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Gregory Lekhtman is a Canadian
inventor and entrepreneur, who created and markets the Exerloper system of exercise boots. He immigrated to Canada in 1974, and resides in Montreal
.
Lekhtman was romantically involved with Kim Campbell
during her term as Prime Minister of Canada
. They kept their relationship relatively private, and Lekhtman did not participate in the 1993 election campaign
. Campbell first spoke publicly about their relationship in her 1996 autobiography Time and Chance
, most notably revealing that she had spent the day of September 4, 1993 — the Saturday before she issued the writ of election
— frolicking with Lekhtman and other friends in Exerlopers on the lawn at Harrington Lake
.
In Peter C. Newman
's book The Secret Mulroney Tapes
, Campbell's predecessor Brian Mulroney
claims that Campbell was a "very vain person who blew the 1993 election because she was too busy screwing around with her Russian boyfriend" to conduct a proper campaign.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
inventor and entrepreneur, who created and markets the Exerloper system of exercise boots. He immigrated to Canada in 1974, and resides in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
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Lekhtman was romantically involved with Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...
during her term as Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
. They kept their relationship relatively private, and Lekhtman did not participate in the 1993 election campaign
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
. Campbell first spoke publicly about their relationship in her 1996 autobiography Time and Chance
Time and Chance (book)
Time and Chance is a book by Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada. The book details the career of Kim Campbell from her first election to the Vancouver School Board to becoming the Prime Minister of Canada....
, most notably revealing that she had spent the day of September 4, 1993 — the Saturday before she issued the writ of election
Writ of election
A writ of election is a writ issued by the government ordering the holding of a special election for a political office.In the United Kingdom and in Canada, this is the only way of holding an election for the House of Commons...
— frolicking with Lekhtman and other friends in Exerlopers on the lawn at Harrington Lake
Harrington Lake
Harrington Lake estate is the name of the official country retreat of the Prime Minister of Canada and also the name of the land which surrounds it. It is located near Meech Lake where the Meech Lake Accord was negotiated in 1987approximately 35 kilometers northwest of Ottawa, in an area known as...
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In Peter C. Newman
Peter C. Newman
Peter Charles Newman, CC, CD is a Canadian journalist and writer.Born in Vienna, Austria, Newman emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to Canada in 1940 as a Jewish refugee. His father, Oscar, was a self-made wealthy factory owner. Newman was educated at Upper Canada College, where he was...
's book The Secret Mulroney Tapes
The Secret Mulroney Tapes
The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister is a controversial biography of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, by veteran writer and former Mulroney confidant Peter C...
, Campbell's predecessor Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...
claims that Campbell was a "very vain person who blew the 1993 election because she was too busy screwing around with her Russian boyfriend" to conduct a proper campaign.