Former senator and Quebec MP Marcel Prud’homme dead at 82
OTTAWA — Marcel Prud’homme, the straight-talking former senator and Quebec MP whose career in federal politics spanned 45 years, has died at the age of 82.
J. Greg Peters, the usher of the black rod of the Senate, confirmed the death in an email to Senators Wednesday.
The Montreal-born politician entered federal politics in 1964 when he was elected as a Liberal MP in the Montreal-area riding of Saint-Denis.
He was re-elected eight times before resigning to serve as an independent member of the Senate from 1993 until his retirement in 2009.