B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa dies after cancer diagnosis
Posted Jun 20, 2019 8:01 am.
Last Updated Jun 20, 2019 8:33 am.
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Mark Warawa has died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year.
The B.C. politician represented the riding of Langley – Aldergrove, outside Vancouver.
His family issued a statement on his Facebook page with a final message to constituents, saying it was an incredible honour to serve his community since being elected in 2004.
Sad news.
Conservative MP Mark Warawa has passed away. Earlier this year he revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer. A book of condolences will be available at his constituency office in Langley, BC offices. #cdnpoli— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) June 20, 2019
Warawa was a devout Christian and his family says his “new address is in heaven.”
In April, he announced his diagnosis and in May he made an emotional farewell to the House of Commons while urging parliamentarians to love one another.
Before entering federal politics, Warawa spent 14 years as a city councillor in Abbotsford, B.C.
The Canadian Press