Thomas Worrall Kent
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Thomas Worrall (Tom) Kent CC (born April 3, 1922) is a Canadian economist, journalist, editor, public servant and industrialist.
Born in Stafford, England, Kent graduated from Oxford University and worked as a journalist for The Manchester Guardian and The Economist. In 1954 he immigrated to Canada to become editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. He later served as deputy minister of immigration in the government of Lester Pearson. [1]
In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2001.
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- ^ Kent, Tom. "Canada is much more than a hotel", The Globe and Mail, April 25, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
