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Jack Austin writes his memoirs, Unlikely Insider

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Pierre Trudeau, left, Jack Austin and Queen Elizabeth. 'Austin has played a unique role in Canada's public life,' says Bob Rae in one of the book's jacket blurbs. Image courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

February 13, 2023

This just in: former Liberal Senator and cabinet minister Jack Austin has written his memoirs, Unlikely Insider: A West Coast Advocate in Ottawa, along with Montreal Gazette editorial page editor Edie Austin, and it's garne...

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