Heard On The Hill

Morneau gets personal on epilepsy (and makes an NBA connection)

Finance Minister Bill Morneau met basketball player Tristan Thompson, a spokesperson and champion for Epilepsy Toronto. The two attended Mr. Thompson's annual fundraiser, the Amari Thompson Soiree, hosted Aug. 17 in Toronto. Photograph courtesy of Epilepsy Toronto's Twitter

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

August 23, 2017

Finance Minister Bill Morneau decided to give an impromptu speech during Epilepsy Toronto’s Amari Thompson Soiree on Aug. 17 about his personal connection to the neurological disorder. “It wasn’t a prepared speech,” said Geoff Bobb, executive director of Ep...

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