Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Warren Allmand dead at age 84
OTTAWA — Warren Allmand, who spent more than 30 years as a Liberal MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 84.
Allmand, who represented the Montreal riding of Notre Dame De Grace from 1965 to 1997, held several portfolios in the Pierre Trudeau cabinet, including solicitor general.
It was while he was solicitor general that he introduced legislation in 1976 to end capital punishment in Canada.
In a statement posted on Twitter Thursday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Allmand’s legacy will “live on in the enormous contributions he made to Canada as an MP and Minister.”