Jim Carr, Winnipeg MP and former Liberal cabinet minister, dies at 71 | 24CA News
Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and former cupboard minister, has died.
The 71-year-old’s demise was introduced within the House of Commons on Monday by Winnipeg North MP Kevin Lamoureux, who requested the House for a second of silence earlier than query interval. The sitting was suspended after the announcement.
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Carr had been combating a number of myeloma and kidney failure since 2019, his household mentioned in a press release posted to his Twitter account. Since then, Carr had obtained dialysis therapies, chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.
“Over the past three years, he fought these diseases bravely and courageously with the incredible support of his staff, colleagues and loved ones,” the assertion learn.
“Right up until the very end of his remarkable life, he was fighting for Winnipeggers, Manitobans and Canadians.”
Carr represented the using of Winnipeg South Centre and was first elected in 2015.
More to come back.
— with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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