Prendergast: Remembering the man named Vanier - Ottawa Sun

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Prendergast: Remembering the man named Vanier
Ottawa Sun
Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of govenor general Georges-Phileas Vanier in 1967. The night before, he spoke to prime minister Lester Pearson by phone. He said that he would soldier on through Canada's Centennial Year despite frail health.