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Werner Schmidt

It is with great sadness that we recently learned of the passing of Former Parliamentarian, Werner Schmidt. Werner Schmidt, former MP Kelowna-Lake Country, BC, passed away on March 28, 2024. Here is the link to his parliamentary experience.    

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Kim Rudd

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Kim Rudd, former MP, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. A link to Ms. Rudd’s parliamentary service can be found here.

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Daryl Kramp

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Daryl Kramp, former MP, passed away on Thursday, February 8 2024. A link to Mr. Kramp’s parliamentary service can be found here.

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Peter Elzinga

It is with great sadness that we recently learned of the passing of a Former Parliamentarian: Peter Elzinga, former MP for Pembina, Alberta passed away on November 8, 2023. Here is the link to his parliamentary experience. Here is a…

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Fabien Roy

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Fabien Roy, former MP, passed away on Tuesday, October 31 2023. A link to Mr. Roy’s parliamentary service can be found here.

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Yves Caron

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Yves Caron, former MP, passed away on Monday, August 28 2023. A link to Mr. Caron’s parliamentary service can be found here.

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Ian Watson

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Ian Watson, former MP, passed away on Sunday, April 2 2023. A link to Mr. Watson’s parliamentary service can be found here.

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Sam Wakim

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Sam Wakim , former MP, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022. A link to Mr. Wakim’s parliamentary service can be found here.

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Hon. John Reid

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, The Hon. John Mercer Reid , former MP and founding president of CAFP, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022. A link to Mr. Reid’s parliamentary service can be…

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Ken Epp

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Ken Epp, former MP passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022. A link to Mr. Epp parliamentary service can be found here.

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Mr. Benoît Serré

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague,Benoit Serré, former MP, passed away on May 11, 2019. A link to Mr. Serré’s parliamentary service can be found here.

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Mr. Paul Dewar

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Mr. Paul Dewar, former MP, passed away on February 6, 2019.  Mr. Dewar’s many accomplishments and funeral arrangement details may be found here. A link to his parliamentary service can…

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Mr. Melbourne Gass

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Mr. Melbourne Gass, former MP, passed away on January 29, 2019.  His many accomplishments and funeral arrangement details may be found here. A link to his parliamentary service can be found…

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Mr. Robert Porter

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague, Mr. Robert Porter, former MP, passed away on September 10, 2018.  Mr. Porter’s many accomplishments can be found here. A link to his parliamentary service can be found here.  

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Report on the 2018 AGM

This year’s AGM – our last in the Centre Block – took place on June 4th.  Our theme was the process of reconciliation with Canada’s first nations and how former parliamentarians can contribute. We had two terrific speakers on the…

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Paul Dewar

Paul Dewar: Courage personified You have probably heard by now of the devastating diagnosis our colleague, Paul Dewar, received on February 8th: terminal brain cancer. In the face of these most tragic of circumstances, Paul is an unwavering optimist. On…

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