The museum announced it will be renaming its theatre the Mauril Bélanger Theatre in recognition of the late MP, who died last year at the age of 61 of Lou Gehrig’s Disease, or ALS. 

“I am grateful to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum for recognizing Mauril’s contribution to the Museum,” said Catherine Bélanger, Mauril’s wife, in a statement Monday.

“He has been one of the Museum’s biggest fans and an ardent supporter of its staff, vision, and raison d’être.”

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