Heard On The Hill

Hill community stunned by sudden death of Mike Robinson, mentor to ‘almost endless’ list of people

Mike Robinson, third from the left, celebrates Earnscliffe Strategy Group's 25th anniversary with family members in 2014. Also in the picture are, from the left, son Craig Robinson, wife ML Walsh, daughter Katie Robinson, son-in-law Sean Rockburn, and daughter-in-law Katherine Levitt.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

July 11, 2016

While celebrating Canada Day earlier this month, many were shocked to hear of the sudden death of one of the most prominent political players in Ottawa over the last several decades. Mike Robinson died suddenly on July 1 at the age of 65, not long after arriving in Normandy, France...

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