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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is remembering Jean Beliveau as a true legend and a class act.
The Montreal Canadiens great died yesterday at the age of 83. Montreal mayor Denis Coderre tweeted “Farewell Mr Beliveau, you were an inspiration for us all. A true gentleman. A role model, one of our greatest Habs.”
In the 1980s, Beliveau turned down an offer from prime minister Brian Mulroney to sit in the senate, and in the 90s, refused prime minister Jean Chretien’s offer to become Canada’s governor general.
Former NHL player and coach Steve Ludzik was a guest on Morning Live today. He says Beliveau was a man of class, and an NHL great.
Habs owner Geoff Molson remembered Beliveau as a great leader, a gentleman, “and arguably the greatest ambassador our game has ever known.”