Lewis died of ill health in Oxford, and Aldous Huxley died of cancer in Los Angeles, tripping on LSD. Few such death partnerships carry the political heft of the latest one between Bader Ginsburg and Turner. Bader Ginsburg’s death does the same, but it also inspires urgent thoughts of the future. Turner’s death has been treated in Canada as an opportunity to reflect on history, on the Liberal Party’s changing fortunes. He had not been in the news lately, and had seemed frail in public appearances.

Source: National Post September 21, 2020 00:00 UTC