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Monday Jun 25, 2007 Stronach battling breast cancer
Liberal MP Belinda Stronach is recovering well in a Toronto hospital after undergoing surgery to treat...
Dion praises MP for strength, dignity as she recovers from surgery
Liberal MP Belinda Stronach is recovering well in a Toronto hospital after undergoing surgery to treat breast cancer last week.
"Belinda
is upbeat and looking forward to continuing on with her recovery," said
Greg MacEachern, a spokesperson for the Toronto-area MP.
Stronach,
41, had a mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery on Tuesday. The
cancer was detected in April - shortly after she announced she would
not be running in the next election - during a routine mammogram. She
underwent a lumpectomy after the diagnosis, followed by this week's
mastectomy.
"She is recovering with friends and family,'' MacEachern said.
After her diagnosis, which she only shared with close friends and family, Stronach continued to make public appearances.
Liberal leader Stephane Dion praised Stronach's strength.
"The
discretion, determination and dignity with which she has led her fight
against breast cancer are an inspiration to all of us, and will
undoubtedly serve her and her family well as they continue to overcome
this challenge," Dion said in an email to CanWest News Service.
The
type of cancer that Stronach was diagnosed with is called ductal
carcinoma in situ (DCIS). It is one of the most common and treatable
forms of breast cancer.
Breast cancer strikes one in nine
Canadian women. But the chances of complete recovery for Stronach are
high, as almost 90 per cent of breast cancer victims between the ages
of 30 and 49 survive.
Stronach was expected to soon resume her
executive role at Magna International, her father's auto-parts company.
She announced in April that she was leaving politics to spend more time
with her children, Frank Jr., 15, and Nikki, 13.
© The Gazette (Montreal) 2007
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Liberal MP Belinda Stronach fighting breast cancer according to reports
Liberal MP Belinda Stronach is battling breast cancer, the Toronto Star is reporting.
Monday Nov 13, 2006 Wed1289 ...We hope that some of you were able to attend the Millennium Promises Conference last Thursday, and at the very least, that you followed the extensive media coverage of what proved to be an impressive and very successful event. Bill Clinton was amazing, as was Jeffrey Sachs, but the co-chairs, Belinda Stronach & Rick Mercer, along with organizer Daniel Germain, all deserve great credit.
Possible guest Nov 1 (MML suggests)
Belinda Stronach
Liberal MP Hedy Fry (Jason Scott/Canadian Press)
The former Conservative leadership hopeful crossed the floor to join the Liberals a day before a crucial confidence vote in May 2005 that the previous Liberal government won. She was expected to face the fight of her political life during the 2006 election to retain her Toronto-area riding, but she won the seat fairly easily. After Paul Martin announced his resignation, she was widely expected to enter the race to replace him. But on Apr. 6, 2006, Stronach stepped aside, saying the leadership process made it difficult to address the problem of party renewal.
Friday Apr 7, 2006
Stronach bows out of leadership race
The Liberal leadership race lost its most glamorous contender Thursday when Belinda Stronach bowed out after months of informal organizing.
Saturday Jan 14, 2006 ts Who's Tory now?
Belinda Stronach, Liberal star and erstwhile Conservative, appears to be in trouble in her riding of Newmarket-Aurora. Linda Diebel reports.
Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 ts Focus on wardrobe distresses Stronach
High-profile Liberal candidate Belinda Stronach says she is quizzed on her designer labels far too often, reports Linda Diebel.
Saturday Aug 20, 2005
Belinda Stronach showed just how deep her pockets are by spending at least $2.5 million in her losing bid for the Conservative party leadership 18 months ago while giving generously to a competitor.
Saturday Aug 20, 2005 ts Stronach biggest spender in bid for party leadership
OTTAWA—Belinda Stronach contributed close to $4 million of her own money for her ambitious but futile bid to lead the new Conservative Party — a party she would abandon just over a year later to become a Liberal cabinet minister.
Tuesday May 24, 2005 rci STRONACH OUTRAGED BY CRITICISM
The newest member of Liberal Party Prime Minister Paul Martin's cabinet has denounced the "personal" attacks of which she has been the target since she defected from the Conservative Party. Belinda Stronach calls a lot of the comments "disgraceful" and the result of a new low in Canadian political morals. She says she abandoned the Conservatives because she had come to feel the party leader Stephen Harper wasn't doing enough to bring it into the Canadian political mainstream. Mr. Martin immediately named Ms. Stronach human resources minister. A member of the Alberta legislature, Tony Abbott, accused her of "whoring herself." Former Ontario cabinet minister Bob runciman called her an "attractive dipstick." The Liberals commented that such remarks are proof that sexism runs rampant within the Conservative ranks.
Saturday May 21, 2005 ts
Stronach`s power play electrifies CNN pundits
She stunned a nation, broke her boyfriend`s heart, infuriated the federal Conservatives and almost single-handedly saved Canada`s Liberal government — which made Belinda Stronach CNN`s Political Play of the Week.
Saturday May 21, 2005 ts
`On the mend,` MacKay says
OTTAWA—Deputy Conservative Leader Peter MacKay spent the early hours of Tuesday morning pleading with Belinda Stronach to reconsider her decision to bolt to the Liberals.
Friday May 20, 2005 globe 
MacKay pleaded with lover Stronach into wee hours
Lorne Station, N.S. — On Monday night, Belinda Stronach ate dinner with her boyfriend Peter MacKay. Then, without saying where she was going, she popped over to 24 Sussex Dr. to talk with Prime Minister Paul Martin over another lavish, late meal.
Mr. MacKay, the deputy Conservative leader, made a brief appearance at a Tory fundraiser before heading home. He didn't know where she was, but when she returned to him in the wee hours, she made a confession that ripped out his heart: Ms. Stronach would cross the floor to the Liberals the next morning.
Wednesday May 18, 2005 ts Will Harper recover?
OTTAWA—Belinda Stronach will have been the hand that both rocked the cradle of the nascent Conservative party and then stabbed it in the back on the way to a probable election.
Wednesday May 18, 2005 Globe & Mail has a great headline re Belinda & Peter: "Politics makes estranged bedfellows"
Wednesday May 18, 2005 ts McGuinty lauds Stronach support for Ontario
Former Conservative MP Belinda Stronach’s sudden defection to the Liberals gives Ontario a new ally at the federal cabinet table in its campaign to secure billions more in funding from Ottawa, Premier Dalton McGuinty suggested today.
Wednesday May 18, 2005 Stronach defection hammers party`s Ontario hopes
OTTAWA — The defection of rising star Belinda Stronach to the Liberals has shaken the Conservative party to its newly planted roots, angering many around leader Stephen Harper.
Wednesday May 18, 2005 cbc Stronach appointed to Liberal cabinet
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 ,
Belinda Stronach and the Liberals, Tembec and Connors Bros Income Fund
Duration:4m 42s
Belinda Stronach - Newly Liberal
See you tonight. Will Belinda Stronach be there? David Mitchell
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Wednesday Jan 21, 2004 google
Stronach fires up her campaign in B.C .
"She's smart, she's successful, and I think she carries a certain amount of charm that is getting Canadian people at all ages interested in politics again."
Stronach, 37, will compete with former Alliance leader Stephen Harper and former Ontario health minister Tony Clement in the leadership vote that takes place March 19-21.
Oh yes, we alsOWN to the reception at the St. James Club for Belinda: she came, we saw, she did not conquer, at least, not in our view.
Acknowledging that some would call these "motherhood issues," the 37-year-old divorced mother of two said: "Who better than a mother to ensure these values are always reflected in the actions of government?"
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