Tremblay dies weeks before being called to Gomery Inquiry

'The last time we spoke he was naturally concerned in the sense that it was hard for him': says former PWGS minister Alfonso Gagliano

Pierre Tremblay, one of the key figures at the centre of the $250-million ads and sponsorship scandal and a former long-time Parliament Hill staffer, died Oct. 5 after a long illness and only weeks before he was to be called before the Gomery Inquiry for questioning.

News of his death barely caused a stir on Parliament Hill.

But according to those who knew him well, he died haunted by what the scandal had done to his...