Parliamentarians praise ‘bridge-builder’ Liberal MP Carr after death at 71

The former cabinet minister, who died on Dec. 12 after a long battle against cancer, was recognized by his peers as a 'proud champion of the Prairies.’

Jim Carr represented Winnipeg South Centre, Man., since 2015 until his death on Dec. 12, 2022, at age 71. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

December 12, 2022

Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux said the late Jim Carr’s “passion for his country” was on display as recently as last week, when Carr successfully took his private member’s bill through third reading in the House—a project Carr’s family said “filled him with energy ...

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