Kim Rudd, former Ontario Liberal MP and entrepreneur, dies at 66
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Kim Rudd, a former Liberal MP who represented a southern Ontario riding, has died.
Kim Rudd, a former Liberal MP who represented a southern Ontario riding, has died.
An online obituary says Rudd died of ovarian cancer on Tuesday at a hospice in Cobourg, Ont.
Rudd, who was 66, represented the newly formed riding of Northumberland-Peterborough South from 2015 to 2019.
She served as parliamentary secretary to the natural resources minister.
She was also chair of the Parliamentary Health Research Caucus and served on the House of Commons finance and natural resources committees.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his condolences to Rudd's family and friends, calling her a "thoughtful and tireless advocate for Canadians."
"She advanced progress on important issues – from affordable housing to rural broadband to health care," Trudeau said in a statement.
