Former Member of Parliament and Montreal city councillor Warren Allmand has died.
Allmand died Wednesday of a brain tumour.
He was an the MP for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from 1965 to 1997 and had several cabinet posts: Solicitor General of Canada, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.
During that time, he tabled legislation in 1976 that transformed Canada: the bill that abolished the death penalty.
In 1995 he made headlines, when he challenged Finance Minister Paul Martin's budget over the Liberal government's failure to abolish the GST, and for implementing deeper budget cuts than promised.
"Up until '84 we were building and improving those programs. for the moment we seem to be in a mode of tearing them down. I cannot accept that," said Allmand.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien punished Allmand by removing him as chair of the standing committee on justice.
Allmand, who was a Montreal city councillor for Loyola from 2005 to 2009, was 84.
Allmand is survived by his wife, Rose, his son Patrick and his daughters Julie and Robin.
Visitation has been scheduled for December 17th and 18th from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Collins Clarke MacGillivray White — 5610 Sherbrooke St. W.
Church service will be held on Dec. 19, 2016 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Basilica – 460 René Lévesque St. W.
- With files from CTV News