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Alright, greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. A special show today. If you’re any kind of regular listener to either this podcast or Curse of Politics, you know my brilliant friend and mentor Elly Alboim passed away almost 2 weeks ago.

To précis a remarkably accomplished professional life, Elly was a journalist for the CBC for almost a quarter century, before becoming Parliamentary Bureau Chief for TV news and National Political Editor. He was a senior policy and strategy advisor to Paul Martin and Kathleen Wynne.  And a long-time educator in Journalism at Carleton and Principal at Earnscliffe Strategies.

I want to remember Elly’s life and work today. The kind of man he was. His influence on people, on the country and beyond. 

With me to do that are 3 friends and colleagues who worked with him, sparred with him, learned from him, loved him:

Peter Mansbridge, Keith Boag and Peter Nicholson.

2 titans of the CBC. An economist and head of policy. Herle Burly alumni, all.

Thank you for joining us.

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