Another prominent Canadian has left the building with the death of Pierre Berton. Of all the national heroes, if one can call them that, Berton was one of the biggest, at least in my mind. Most of what I know about Canadian histeory comes from watching "The National Dream" on CBC years ago. (I would love to see that series out on DVD, hint, hint CBC) While in Cuba, we learned that the Cubans have many national heroes who they pay homage to in a big way and I got to wondering who, in this country, would be of comprable stature. Immediately one of the names that came to mind was Pierre Berton. He will be missed.

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