Interview: Paul Martin says Herb Gray deserves state funeral

By News Staff

Posted April 22, 2014 1:20 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Friends and former colleagues are fondly remembering Herb Gray after the former deputy prime ministe died in Ottawa at the age of 82.

Former Prime Minister Paul Martin believes former Gray deserves a state funeral.

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