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An ‘outspoken, complicated woman’: biography of retired Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth hits shelves in May

Plus, writers can ready themselves to apply for a new Writers' Trust of Canada $60,000 award, and Hillites wish Jean-Yves Duclos a speedy recovery.

A new book chronicling the life of retired Senator Nancy Ruth, pictured at left in 2013 with then-Maclean's writer and photographer Mitchel Raphael, details her life in public office, when her candid comments often landed her in hot water. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY PALAK MANGAT

March 1, 2021

Former Canadian Senator Nancy Ruth, an outspoken social activist and philanthropist, will be given biographical treatment in The Unconventional Nancy Ruth, set to be released on May 11. The book details the colourful life of the Paul Martin-appointed publi...

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