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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

Guest column: Hugh Segal's optimism for Canada undiminished to the end (WINDSOR STAR)

If one is lucky in life, he will have a firm friend and mentor like Hugh Segal.   ... In these dark days of even darker methods that define so much of Canadian politics, Segal’s legacy will live on each time a partisan reaches across the floor in friendship and respect to clasp the hand of an opponent.   It will also live on whenever a politician chooses country above party.   He was saddened by the state of politics today but didn’t despair. Always an optimist, Segal knew there would be a return to a time when decency would again be the rule, not the exception, in politics ... CLICK HERE to read the full story

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