While studying at Ottawa’s Carleton University, Smith got involved with Liberal politics and used to sit in the House of Commons’ gallery a couple of times a week. The Liberal legend spoke with Marie-Danielle Smith about his storied career. The ejection of Liberal senators from caucus in January 2014 wasn’t handled very well, but the result is good. His longest exchange with the Queen happened about six weeks before Diana, the Princess of Wales, was killed in 1997. On being an MPThe most satisfying thing in his career as a legislator was chairing a special committee on the disabled in 1980.

Source: National Post May 23, 2016 17:33 UTC