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Independent MP Chuck
Cadman, 57, died July 9 in Surrey, B.C. after a two-year battle with cancer. In May he
supported Prime Minister Paul Martin's Liberal government on a crucial budget
vote."With integrity and principle, Chuck Cadman came into politics to make a
difference," said Prime Minister Paul Martin. "And he succeeded. To say the
least, he will be missed by us all."
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Bishop Ronald Fabbro of the Diocese of London, Ont., has barred Catholic MP Joe Comartin from giving marriage preparation sessions in the diocese because of his support for same-sex marriage. Fabbro wrote that "a person who does not accept Catholic teaching on fundamental matters is disqualified from acting on behalf of the church in a public capacity." Comartin, the New Democrat MP for Windsor-Tecumseh, said he hopes that some day "the leadership of the Catholic Church would embrace a fuller sense of inclusion." |
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Gov. General Adrienne Clarkson, 66, was released from hospital in Toronto June 9 and is recovering after an operation to implant a pacemaker. She is reported to be doing well and in good spirits. |
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Gamal Solaiman, the imam of the Ottawa Mosque, has condemned the transit attacks in England, where he lived for 26 years. He delivered a sermon at the mosque July 8 decrying the attacks and said later that Muslims "look upon what happened with revulsion and disgust," the Ottawa Citizen reported. |