As then-campaign chairman of the Canadian Cancer Society in Eastern Ontario, Mr. Christopher watched Terry Fox dip his artificial leg into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland. He then went on to persuade the Canadian Cancer Society to sponsor the marathon, and worked tirelessly to promote the marathon once it reached Eastern Ontario, even going so far as to arrange a meeting between Terry Fox and Pierre Trudeau here in Ottawa.
À titre de président de la campagne de la Société canadienne du cancer de l'est de l'Ontario, M. Christopher a vu Terry Fox tremper sa jambe artificielle dans l'océan, sur la côte de Terre-Neuve.