Pierre Berton Great Canadian

Written by Jim Carruthers
Published November 30, 2004

In the wake of the announcement of "The Greatest Canadian", CBC announces that bow-tie and mutton-chop wearing, dope-smoking, history-making and writing author Pierre Berton has died. From "The Last Spike" to Front Page Challenge, Berton was a quintessential Canadian who showed how colourful we could be.

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Published: November 30, 2004
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