‘The time has come for me to say goodbye,’ former NDP MP Paul Dewar dies of brain cancer

Paul Dewar, 56, his party's former foreign affairs critic and leadership candidate, announced last year that he had terminal brain cancer.

Paul Dewar, pictured Jan. 2, 2019, in Ottawa after raising $200,000 for the non-profit organization he established for young people, Youth Action Now. 'My gratitude is endless. Thank you for rallying together to support Youth Action Now, and for believing in the power of young people. My family and I are speechless, and I am so grateful for our community filled with love, strength, and generosity.'Photograph courtesy of Facebook

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BY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

February 6, 2019

Former NDP Member of Parliament Paul Dewar has died at age 56. A year after he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, the former NDP foreign affairs critic, leadership candidate, and Ottawa Centre MP passed away at 5:15 a.m. on Feb. 6, according to a statement from his family provided to The...

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