Jim Carr, a Liberal Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre passed away at his home on Monday.
Carr was first elected to Parliament in 2015.
He served as Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018, in that role he emphasized the importance of environmental and regulatory systems.
In 2018 he was appointed Minister of International Trade Diversification and was involved in the development of the Canada and European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
He left Cabinet in 2019 after being diagnosed with cancer but would return in 2021.
Carr returned to cabinet as a Minister without a portfolio but was named as the Prime Minister's Special Representative for the Prairies.
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