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Goodbye to All That (And You) - Liveblogging Lawrence Cannon's farewell speech

by Kady O'Malley Posted: May 9, 2011 9:45 AM Last Updated: May 9, 2011 8:25 AM
After going down to ignoble electoral defeat last week, soon-to-be-former Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon is set to deliver a farewell speech to his soon-to-be-former staff at his soon-to-be-former ministerial stomping grounds at the Lester B. Pearson building on Sussex. 

For those of you who may be wondering idly whether this is standard practice for ministers who go down without the ship, the answer, as far as I know, is no. We may be about to find out why -- that, or establish a quaint, if bittersweet new tradition for such awkward departures. 

Check back at 10:15am for full coverage to find out! 

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