Heard On The Hill

Ex-MP Scott Simms headlines Death of a Salesman at Ottawa Little Theatre

Also, Minister Champagne and his Indian counterpart will chat in Toronto next week, Senator Bev Busson leaves the Senate after eight years, and ex-minister Peter MacKay will talk defence in Halifax next month.

'Playing Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman is an honour of a lifetime,' says former MP turned actor Scott Simms.Handout photograph

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

August 19, 2026

Former Liberal MP-turned-actor Scott Simms will be performing the leading role in Arthur Miller’s award-winning play Death of a Salesman, which opens this evening at the Ottawa Little Theatre.

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