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 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. “As parliamentary secretary to the minister of natural resources, she stood up for Canadian energy workers and helped move forward on climate action.” A number of Liberal cabinet ministers posted on social media to pay their respects, including Karina Gould, who is on maternity leave from her role as government House leader. “I feel so fortunate to have had Kim be part of my life,” Gould wrote on X, formerly known as Twitte