Rumors had Robert Bourassa died of AIDS-related skin cancer.

[Barry Lyndon]

Robert Bourassa, former and late prime minister of Québec was married. He
was widely recognized as having frequent encounters with men. Does it make
him gay or bi-sexual? Frankly my dear, I don't give a vote. Rumors had him
having an affair with singer Serge Laprade, meeting boys in lockers at
Université de Montréal pool and sport center (CEPSUM) and Trudeau making
homophobe remarks about him during the 1970 crisis. Point well taken. He
probably either was gay or had sex with MOSS. Maybe both.

Another rumor states Robert Bourassa died of AIDS-related skin cancer.
Someone I know (that's the way rumors usually goes) knows a doctor who
treated him. That doctor is know to smile silenttly when asked wether or not
it is true.

Now, a question: has anyone heard such rumor?

[Iain Bennett]

As your message said in several points...

WHO CARES?

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[Chris Ambidge]

[Barry Lyndon was rumourmongering]

>> Another rumor states Robert Bourassa died of AIDS-related skin cancer.
>> Someone I know (that's the way rumors usually goes) knows a doctor who
>> treated him. That doctor is know to smile silenttly when asked wether or
>> not it is true.
>>
>> Now, a question: has anyone heard such rumor?

As Iain Bennet so rightly said, Who Cares?

I certainly never heard such a rumour, and it wouldn't interest
or concern me if it were true. It's none of my business.

As to the sort-of evidence from the doctor (via that highly
unreliable source "friend of a friend"; silence is precisely
what the doctor should have done when asked ANY questions about
the health issues of a patient by someone who has no right to
know. It's called doctor-patient confidentiality.

Chris

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[Ron Chaplin]

> [Barry Lyndon was rumourmongering]
>
> >> Another rumor states Robert Bourassa died of AIDS-related skin cancer.
> >> Someone I know (that's the way rumors usually goes) knows a doctor who
> >> treated him. That doctor is know to smile silenttly when asked wether
or
> >> not it is true.
> >>
> >> Now, a question: has anyone heard such rumor?

For what it's worth, I have certainly heard this rumour,
and it is fairly widespread in the province of Quebec.

Bourassa's marriage into the wealthy and influential
Simard family had all the trappings of an "arranged
marriage."

Now, if the rumour is true, does it have any consequence?
I can't think of one.

Ron Chaplin
Ottawa