We hear the story of her fractured childhood,
of her father who was never there, and her mother who was
dutiful but distant - the story of her high school days when
June felt like an outsider and had trouble fitting in.
June talks about her storybook romance with sportswriter
Trent Frayne and their fifty-year marriage, about her close
and almost sisterly friendship with Barbara Frum, as well
as the family tragedies she has suffered that still haunt
her. She also reveals the lasting anger and bitterness
she feels over being branded a racist - an accusation which
arose after an incident at one of the shelters she helped
found. June feels that for years this incident caused
serious damage to her reputation.
But what mainly comes across throughout this profile is the
story of a woman who has lead a life filled with public commitments
and yet is always there for her family and friends.
It's the story of a woman who still has "promises to keep."
Original Air Date - December 7, 1998
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