Former Liberal cabinet minister and MP Jim Peterson dies at 82, family says

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TORONTO — Jim Peterson, a long-time member of Parliament from Toronto and former Liberal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 82.

Former Ontario Premier David Peterson confirmed the death to The Canadian Press, saying his brother Jim had a heart attack at his farm on Friday.

Peterson represented the Toronto riding of Willowdale throughout his 23-year parliamentary career, first during a single term that began in 1980 and then for six consecutive stints from 1988 until his retirement in 2007.

 

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