Heard On The Hill

‘Gord was my friend,’ Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie’s death touched many on the Hill too

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cried when he talked to reporters on Oct. 18 following the death of rock legend Gord Downie. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

October 23, 2017

When the Tragically Hip's front-man and musical icon Gord Downie died last week, it was a sad day on Parliament Hill too. Mr. Downie died on Oct. 17 from brain cancer, which he was diagnosed with in December 2015. He died at the age of 53 on Tuesday night with his family around h...

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