Tragedy strikes

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Tragedy struck the tight-knit world of Canadian politics Tuesday after a plane crashed in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., killing former federal Liberal cabinet minister Jean Lapierre, four members of his family and the two pilots of the aircraft. The crash occurred as the chartered airplane was approaching the runway in poor weather conditions, and was very devastating for the Lapierre clan. Mr. Lapierre, his wife, two brothers and a sister were on their way back to the remote island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to attend the funeral of Lapierre’s 83-year-old father, who had just died. I often listened to his comments on the radio each day. He seemed like a very fair and honest person. Texts and messages have been pouring in to the radio station, showing that he was well respected by all, and will be sorely missed.