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Below is a tribute to the late, great Roger Abbott I wrote Monday for The Canadian Press: I always wanted to be Roger Abbott.The man had the best job in the world, the guiding hand (together with Don Ferguson) behind the Royal Canadian Air Farce. He was a major reason why that comedy troupe got Canadians

I was on an Air Canada flight bound for Los Angeles Sunday morning and unaware until I landed of “the saddest news” being sent via email from Don Ferguson. Roger Abbott was dead. Roger’s passing hit me a lot harder than any other obit I’ve ever reported. I had the great good fortune to get