Davey was a tough partisan, but his basic human decency always came first

Former legendary Liberal campaign organizer Keith Davey, who died last week, was a Grit to the core, but he always had respect for his political opponents. Former backroomer Jim Coutts first met Davey in 1961 when he was president of the Young Liberals of

TORONTO—I have to say, I didn't always agree with Keith Davey, the former legendary Liberal campaign organizer, who died last week. Dubbed The Rainmaker or The Last of the Great Liberals, I especially didn't agree with him when he made my job as a journalist difficult.

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