Lapierre was a political animal through and through

When Turner stepped down, a leadership convention was called. Lapierre was already working closely with Eastern Townships neighbour, friend and political scion, Paul Martin.
OTTAWA—The loss of Jean Lapierre is still reverberating across the country. The circumstances of his death were unthinkable. Combined with the loss of his wife and three siblings en route to their father’s funeral, the tragedy is so painful that it is hard to seize the enormity of their loss. T...

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