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Mauril Bélanger, the longtime Liberal MP for Ottawa-Vanier, has died after being diagnosed with amytrophic lateral sclerosis — Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Bélanger, 61 and a married father of three, died before he had a chance to see his final bill become law, an act to make O Canada gender neutral by replacing the words “all thy sons command” with “in all of us command.”
He had been a member of Parliament since 1995 and made history earlier this year when he became the first person to speak in the Commons using a computerized voice, having lost his own due to the ravages of ALS.
Bélanger was also the first person to be given the title of Honorary Speaker, presiding over Question Period in March after he was forced to withdraw from the race for Speaker because of his illness.
“He was a great friend, tireless MP and brave fighter,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on the social media site Twitter Tuesday night. “The entire Parliamentary family mourns his loss.”
More to come.
bcrawford@postmedia.com
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Bélanger, 61 and a married father of three, died before he had a chance to see his final bill become law, an act to make O Canada gender neutral by replacing the words “all thy sons command” with “in all of us command.”
He had been a member of Parliament since 1995 and made history earlier this year when he became the first person to speak in the Commons using a computerized voice, having lost his own due to the ravages of ALS.
Bélanger was also the first person to be given the title of Honorary Speaker, presiding over Question Period in March after he was forced to withdraw from the race for Speaker because of his illness.
“He was a great friend, tireless MP and brave fighter,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on the social media site Twitter Tuesday night. “The entire Parliamentary family mourns his loss.”
More to come.
bcrawford@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
查看原文...
