Former longtime Liberal MP and cabinet minister Joe Comuzzi has died at the age of 88, his family confirmed to CBC News on Sunday.
Comuzzi died on New Year’s Eve, his family confirmed. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known.
Comuzzi was first elected to the House of Commons for Thunder Bay-Superior North in 1988, serving as Liberal MP from 1988 to 2007 before crossing over to join the Conservative Party in 2008, the same year he retired.
During his tenure he was the minister of state for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.
“He served in many portfolios over his
