Senator Whelan added an image to the Canadian political scene that has left its mark in Canadian history - the emerald green Stetson, his self-declared dialect of " Whelanese," and his outspoken and often controversial style.
Le sénateur Whelan a ajouté à la scène politique canadienne une image qui a laissé sa marque dans l'histoire canadienne: le stetson vert émeraude, un anglais dialectal qu'il appelait le «whelanese», son franc-parler et son style souvent controversé.