Carr served in the Manitoba legislature from 1988 to 1992 and as executive director of a number of groups, including the Business Council of Manitoba, and was well-regarded in the province.
Canadian International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr speaks at the first China-Canada economic and financial strategy dialogue in Beijing, Nov. 12, 2018(photo credit: Jason Lee-Pool/Getty Images)ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA