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Arlene Perly Rae (born 1949) is a Canadian journalist, literary critic and author. She is married to Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae.
Dec 23, 2022 · Newly sworn in at the UN with my wife, Arlene Perly Rae/Courtesy Bob Rae. December 22, 2022. The day I was sworn in as Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations in August, 2020, I naturally thought of my Dad’s journey to the same job some 50 years before.
- How They Met
- Their First Date
- Their Courtship
- The Proposal and Wedding
We were both students at U of T in 1968. Bob was taking a degree in history and I was doing one in English and drama. We both wrote for the Varsity and met in their campus office. Bob wrote political commentary and book reviews, and me, theatre reviews. He claims that, when he first saw me, I was standing on a table pinning something to a wall or b...
We started to see each other a bit in 1968. After a party, I offered to come back to Bob’s apartment the next morning and make him a peach soufflé. He accepted and wondered whether it meant I was interested in him. I, for some mysterious reason, have never made a peach soufflé since. He says this is a classic case of bait and switch! A mere 12 year...
“Courtship” isn’t really the right word for us. We were friends, dated a while, broke up, dated some more. I, in particular, resisted committing to an exclusive and serious relationship for way too long a time. For complicated reasons, this on-and-off pattern continued until late 1979. Then on Feb. 23, 1980, we got our act together, decided this wa...
There wasn’t a specific proposal per se. [There were] lots of discussions, long talks … occasional tears and then, the big decision! Our wedding was less than a week after the federal election in early 1980 that saw Pierre Trudeau’s return to power. Since Bob’s father, Saul, wasn’t feeling well, we actually got married twice on the same day. The fi...
Arlene Perly Rae was a long-time member of the United Way Board and executive committee, founding the Success by Six program. She is currently a board member of the National Reading Campaign and the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown.
Arlene Perly Rae served on the Editorial Advisory Committee of idea&s - the Faculty of Arts and Science's semi-annual publication since 2004. A founding committee member, she played a seminal role in the magazine's unique, strong vision and its education mandate.
Arlene Perly Rae with daughters Lisa; left; and Judith wait patiently at the Ontario Legislature along with her husband; New Democractic Party leader Bob Rae; and daughter Eleanor. While the family...
May 6, 2021 · Arlene Perly Rae is a writer living in New York, where she gazes unwaveringly at her husband, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae.
