What all politicians can learn from Gord Brown

He demonstrated that nice guys can succeed, the importance of friendships even across party lines, and the key to job security is always keeping your community front and centre.

It speaks to the measure of the man that Conservative MP Gord Brown continues to be eulogized by a diverse chorus of voices after his death last week, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 9, 2018

OTTAWA—How wonderful to see so many people paying to tribute to the late Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont., Gord Brown. It speaks to the measure of the man that he continues to be eulogized by a diverse chorus of voices after his death last week. Man...

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