Category: Jim Carr

Senate Joins House of Commons in Adjourning for a Holiday Break

The Senate wrapped up its fall sitting today and has adjourned for a holiday break, a day after the House of Commons did the same. Parliamentarians are not scheduled to return to Ottawa until the end of January. Senators passed several bills before rising, including a Liberal government bill to implement the measures in the…


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

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. Carr had represented the riding of…