Liberal MP Arnold Chan, 50, remembered as good friend, committed public servant
OTTAWA — Liberal backbencher Arnold Chan, whose eloquent, emotional tribute to democracy earlier this summer moved many in the House of Commons to tears, was remembered Thursday as a good friend, a wonderful husband and a dedicated public servant.
The 50-year-old Chan died of cancer three years after he was first diagnosed with the disease.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called him “a thoughtful, kind and, above all, tireless advocate for Canadians.”
“He believed deeply in our democracy and became one of its most faithful and eloquent guardians,” Trudeau said in a statement, noting that most of Chan’s brief time as an MP was shadowed by his illness.