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Charles Caccia, longtime Liberal MP, dead at 78
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur May 05, 2008 04:00pm |
| Category | Obituary |
| News Date | May 05, 2008 03:00pm |
| Description | OTTAWA -- Charles Caccia, a Liberal MP for more than three decades and passionate crusader on environmental issues, has died at age 78.
Caccia, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 1968, held the Toronto-Davenport riding through nine subsequent elections and served 36 years on Parliament Hill.
He was labour minister under Pierre Trudeau from 1981 to 1983 and environment minister in the short-lived government of John Turner.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, in a statement issued Sunday, paid tribute to Caccia as a "champion of environmental and social justice'' and called him "a great Liberal who dedicated his life to building a better Canada.''
Caccia left politics in 2004 after being squeezed out for the party nomination in his riding by Mario Silva, a supporter of Paul Martin in the leadership wars then plaguing the Liberals. |
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