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Major-General Maurice Gaston "Gus" Cloutier, Sergeant-at-Arms of
the House of Commons and Canadian Secretary to the Queen, died at the Elizabeth Bruyere
Medical Centre in Ottawa Aug. 30 following a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Prime
Minister Paul Martin said "Dignified, affable, unfailingly courteous – Gus
Cloutier was a man of exceptional quality. For more than 50 years, he served his country
– an extraordinary record, the mark of a man who loved his country without
reservation." The photo of Cloutier was taken during the visit of U.S. President
George Bush to Ottawa last Nov. 30.
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Conservative MP
Chuck Strahl, an evangelical Christian, announced Aug. 22 that he has lung cancer.
In a statement Strahl, 48, said, "My friends and people I know make never-ending
offers to help, and they're going to have to put on an extra shift in heaven just to
answer all the prayers that are being offered up." Strahl added, "I simply can't
be bitter about it, because so many people are expressing their love in so many ways to me
and Deb, and we are so glad our Christian faith is mature and well-grounded. Things will
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