After a lifetime of writing beloved children’s books, Robert Munsch is now living with dementia and Parkinson’s disease and has been approved for a medically assisted death. In an exclusive interview that he calls his ‘last hurrah,’ the bestselling author tells CBC News chief correspondent and host of The National, Adrienne Arsenault, about the world that shaped his stories, and reveals a plan to release dozens of books after his death.
Produced by CBC News: The National, the exclusive interview is now available on CBC News: The National’s YouTube channel and will be on The National at 9 p.m. ET on CBC News Network and 10 p.m. local (10:30 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem.
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