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Article: Callwood was Canada's beloved social conscience
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- April 15, 2007
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By Janice Kennedy
WORDS were her work, her weapon and her delight.
"Dear David Crowe," June Callwood wrote back to the president of the Alberta Reappraising AIDS Society in 2001 when he tried to prove to her that the disease is a conspiracy of the pharmaceutical industry. "I have read your letter very carefully and examined the material you sent me at Casey House Hospice," she informed him, referring to the world's first AIDS hospice, founded by her in 1988. "Thank you for bringing your views to my attention. After careful consideration, I have come to the view that you are a fruitcake."
One of Canada's liveliest and most beloved social consciences, June Callwood died Saturday in Toronto ...