Mr. Speaker, Canadians were saddened to learn that journalist Harvey Kirck passed away yesterday. Harvey Kirck was a news anchor for CTV for 20 years. He was the first person in North America to anchor the national evening news for such a length of time. He became a part of our lives, reporting on the major events of a generation including the Kennedy assassination, the Apollo missions, the funeral of Winston Churchill, the Quebec referendum and of course many federal elections.
Harvey Kirck was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in the year 2000. He was an old school, traditional, trusted news reporter's newsman. That is what made him real. That is what made him believable to the viewers.
I ask the House to join me in extending our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and indeed all Canadians who remember him with affection.