The orenda factor in the wonderful life of John Napier Turner

This giant of a man was renowned to friends and colleagues for his spiritual power, an indefinable inner light that guided him through the best and worst of times.

Former prime minister John Turner, pictured in 2019, whose Sept. 19 passing was marked with a state funeral in Toronto on Oct. 6, possessed the orenda power to effectuate change for the better, writes archivist Elizabeth McIninch.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MCININCH

October 7, 2020

We have just lost a fine Canadian. I was blessed to get to know him. His wisdom, his passion for Canada, his deep commitment to our beautiful environment—all this became clear through lengthy tapings on his life and times at the National Archives of Canada. This giant of a man, a great warrior on...

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