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Barbara Frum: Pioneering Broadcaster
The sudden death of Barbara Frum on March 26, 1992 shocked Canadians. The loss of one of the country's most respected broadcasters at the age of 54 reverberated across living rooms of the nation. The courage and tenacity she showed in her very private 18 year battle with leukemia was reflected in her tough, pioneering interview style on CBC Radio's As it Happens and later on CBC Television's The Journal. Whether she was talking to Nelson Mandela, Harold Ballard or the grower of the world's biggest cabbage, Frum's unrelenting curiosity, her fearless search for the truth, and her empathy and humour made her one of Canada's most important broadcasters.
18 television clips
13 radio clips
Frum questions Trudeau on his criticism of the Meech Lake Accord
Broadcast Date: May 29, 1987
Frum's famous interview with former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.Frum questions Trudeau on his criticism of the Meech Lake Accord
Medium: Television
Program: The Journal
Broadcast Date: May 29, 1987
Guest(s): Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Host: Barbara Frum
Duration: 31:33
Last updated:
Feb. 23, 2004
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Without Trudeau's rational criticism of the Meech Lake Accord, I'd be living in the country of Ontario. May his legacy live on.
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