Winnipeg MP and Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Jim Carr Dies After Long Illness

Jim Carr, a former Liberal cabinet minister, is now the prime minister’s special representative for the Prairie provinces. The Canadian Press

Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and a former cabinet minister, has died. He was 71.

Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux asked the House of Commons for a moment of silence before question period Monday. The parties then agreed to suspend the House for the rest of the day.