{"id":99608,"date":"2023-05-02T20:53:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/02\/gordon-lightfoot-honoured-by-house-of-commons-following-musicians-death-national\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T20:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:53:19","slug":"gordon-lightfoot-honoured-by-house-of-commons-following-musicians-demise-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/02\/gordon-lightfoot-honoured-by-house-of-commons-following-musicians-demise-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon Lightfoot honoured by House of Commons following musician\u2019s demise – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The House of Commons<\/a> held a second of silence Tuesday in honour of Gordon Lightfoot<\/a>, the long-lasting Canadian singer-songwriter who handed away on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Lightfoot died on the age of 84 in a Toronto hospital on May 1, in keeping with a consultant for his household. A explanation for demise has not been revealed.<\/p>\n

The musician\u2019s demise has sparked an outpouring of tributes from Canadian politicians, entertainers and different main figures, all of whom remarked on Lightfoot\u2019s affect on the nation and its tradition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lost a friend, and Canada has lost an incredible national treasure,\u201d stated one other Canadian music legend, Randy Bachman, throughout a dialog on AM640 Tuesday.<\/p>\n

AM640 is owned by Corus Entertainment, which is the mother or father firm of Global News.<\/p>\n

Bachman spoke about how Lightfoot impressed himself and The Guess Who lead singer Burton Cummings to remain in Canada and write music from their very own expertise, as a substitute of travelling to the United States or England to chase worldwide stardom.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe music lives on forever,\u201d Bachman stated. \u201cGordon will live on forever through those songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau referred to as Lightfoot \u201cone of Canada\u2019s greatest songwriters and just an extraordinary Canadian icon\u201d whereas talking with reporters in Ottawa Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loved this country with an incredibly deep passion, and he was extraordinarily humble about it as well,\u201d Trudeau stated.<\/p>\n

Lightfoot was additionally introduced up throughout query interval within the House of Commons, with Liberal MP Francesco Sorbara highlighting how Lightfoot\u2019s songwriting \u201ccaptured the hearts of generations of Canadians and fans worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conservative MP Adam Chambers, whose Simcoe North using consists of Lightfoot\u2019s hometown of Orillia, Ont., spoke of the musician\u2019s affect on native and Canadian tradition.<\/p>\n