I just read about this, and can’t believe it: Carmel Belanger, one of the brightest lights of any campaign I’ve ever worked on, has passed away. She worked with the federal NDP for 25 years, and never failed to rise to every occasion – from dire news to momentous events – with anything but the highest standard of professionalism, leavened with a fabulous sense of humour.
I can’t believe I’ll never hear her voice again when I call Ottawa. I just hope that her family’s grief is lightened a little by knowing how enormous her contribution was to Canadian political life, and how deeply everyone who worked with her appreciates their sharing her with us.
