[fanfan]

He certainly looked so frail when he announced he was stepping aside—I wonder if the stress of that last election campaign hastened his death.

I don't think so. In fact, that last campaign probably kept him alive...he still had a goal. I imagine it was the stress of the original prostrate cancer, combined with the operation for the cracked hip.

BTW, have you noticed that no one has released the type of cancer he had this time?

[proud American in Canada]

You make a good point about the election likely keeping him alive. He certainly went out with a bang! We lost a longtime MP, Marcel Proulx.

have you noticed that no one has released the type of cancer he had this time?

Yes, that is very curious. I have done a bit of surfing to find out that information, but haven't been able to.