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A giant of the Harper-era in Canadian politics was born on this date in 1949, in Lachine, Quebec. Jim Flaherty, who earned the respect of fellow politicians of all stripes during his storied life and career, attended high school in Montreal. He went on to attend Princeton University and often spoke, years later, of seeing his political hero, Bobby Kennedy, speak on campus.He obtained a law degree at York University and practiced for 20 years, in Toronto.
Flaherty retired from cabinet in 2014 of his own accord and, sadly, passed into history less than a month later. I had the honour and privilege of serving as a contract speechwriter to this wonderful man and grew to greatly admire him. He very much enjoyed quoting fellow Irishmen like Thomas D’Arcy McGee and Bobby Kennedy in some of the addresses we worked on together. As Sir John A. Macdonald said of Thomas D’Arcy McGee at the latter’s death, “His heart was made for friendship.” That too described the man and friend to many that was Jim Flaherty.
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