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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1951–2022)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
| name                = Jim Carr
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OM|size=100%}}
| image               = Jim Carr.jpg
| alt                 =
| caption             = Carr in 2016
| office              = Chair of the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security|Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security]]
| term_start          = December 8, 2021
| term_end            = September 29, 2022
| predecessor         = [[John McKay (politician)|John McKay]]
| successor           = [[Ron McKinnon (politician)|Ron McKinnon]]
| office1             = [[Minister without Portfolio]]
| primeminister1      = [[Justin Trudeau]]
| term_start1         = January 12, 2021
| term_end1           = October 26, 2021
| predecessor1        = [[Gilles Lamontagne]] (1978)
| successor1          = ''Vacant''
| office2             = Special Representative for the Prairies
| primeminister2      = Justin Trudeau
| term_start2         = November 20, 2019
| term_end2           = October 26, 2021
| predecessor2        = ''Office established''
| successor2          = ''Office abolished''
| office3             = [[Minister of International Trade (Canada)|Minister of International Trade Diversification]]
| term_start3         = July 18, 2018
| term_end3           = November 20, 2019
| primeminister3      = Justin Trudeau
| predecessor3        = [[François-Philippe Champagne]]
| successor3          = [[Mary Ng]] (Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade)
| office4             = [[Minister of Natural Resources (Canada)|Minister of Natural Resources]]
| term_start4         = November 4, 2015
| term_end4           = July 18, 2018
| primeminister4      = Justin Trudeau
| predecessor4        = [[Greg Rickford]]
| successor4          = [[Amarjeet Sohi]]
| riding5             = [[Winnipeg South Centre]]
| parliament5         = Canadian
| term_start5         = October 19, 2015
| term_end5           = December 12, 2022
| predecessor5        = [[Joyce Bateman]]
| office6             = Deputy Leader of the [[Manitoba Liberal Party]]
| term_start6         = April 26, 1988
| term_end6           = January 27, 1992
| leader6             = [[Sharon Carstairs]]
| predecessor6        =
| successor6          =
| successor5          = [[Ben Carr (politician)|Ben Carr]]
| constituency_AM7    = [[Crescentwood]]
| assembly7           = Manitoba Legislative
| term_start7         = September 11, 1990
| term_end7           = January 27, 1992
| predecessor7        = [[Warren Steen]]
| successor7          = [[Avis Gray]]
| constituency_AM8    = [[Fort Rouge (electoral district)|Fort Rouge]]
| assembly8           = Manitoba Legislative
| term_start8         = April 26, 1988
| term_end8           = September 11, 1990
| predecessor8        = [[Roland Penner]]
| successor8          = [[Tim Sale (politician)|Tim Sale]]
| birth_name          = James Gordon Carr
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1951|10|11}}
| birth_place         = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2022|12|12|1951|10|11}}
| death_place         = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| party               = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
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| children            = [[Ben Carr (politician)|Ben Carr]]
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| residence           = [[Crescentwood, Winnipeg]]
| alma_mater          = [[McGill University]]
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'''James Gordon Carr''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OM}} (October 11, 1951 – December 12, 2022) was a Canadian politician, cabinet minister, journalist, and professional oboist. A member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]], he served as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] for [[Winnipeg South Centre]] from [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015]] until his death on December 12, 2022. Carr died days after his Private Members Bill, Bill C-235, ''An Act respecting the building of a [[green economy]] in the Prairies,''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=C-235 (44–1) – LEGISinfo – Parliament of Canada |url=https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-235 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=www.parl.ca}}</ref> passed the House and went to the Senate. He last served as the Chair of the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security|Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security]], until his resignation on September 29, 2022.
Carr previously served as the [[Minister of Natural Resources]] from 2015 to 2018 and [[Minister of International Trade Diversification]] from 2018 to 2019.<ref name="min-ITD22">{{cite news |date=July 18, 2018 |title=Jim Carr becomes Minister of International Trade Diversification in cabinet shuffle |publisher=[[Global News]] |url=https://globalnews.ca/video/4338195/jim-carr-becomes-minister-of-international-trade-diversification-in-cabinet-shuffle |access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> He left [[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet]] in 2019 after being diagnosed with cancer, but soon after was named the Special Representative for the Prairies. In 2021, he returned to Cabinet to concurrently serve as a [[Minister without Portfolio]] and the Special Representative for the Prairies. He previously was a member of the [[Manitoba Legislature]] from 1988 to 1992 for the [[Manitoba Liberal Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLA Biographies – Living |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#c |access-date=September 17, 2019 |website=www.gov.mb.ca}}</ref>
==Biography==
Carr was born on October 11, 1951, in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], the son of Esther (Golden) and David Carr.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Carr profile |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18457 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=Library of Parliament. Canada Parliament}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/carr_jg.shtml | title=Memorable Manitobans: James Gordon "Jim" Carr (1951-2022) }}</ref> He graduated from [[University of Winnipeg Collegiate]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2014 |title=Congrats to UWinnipeg grads Mihychuk and Carr- new federal minister |url=https://collegiate.uwinnipeg.ca/news/2015/11/congrats-to-uwinnipeg-grads-mihychuk-and-carr--new-federal-minister.html |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=[[University of Winnipeg Collegiate]]}}</ref> and played the [[oboe]] for the [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]] from ages 16 to 21.<ref name=":2" /> Carr was awarded a [[Canada Council]] arts grant to study for a year under [[Marc Lifschey]], who was then the primary oboist for the [[San Francisco Symphony|San Francisco Symphony Orchestra]]. While he was there, he unsuccessfully auditioned for first oboist at the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]]. After returning to Winnipeg, Carr gave up music as a career, and did not play the oboe again until picking it up again for political fundraising events.<ref name=":2" />
Carr started his post-secondary education at the [[University of British Columbia]], but transferred to [[McGill University]] because his interest in politics was piqued by the [[Parti Québécois]] victory in the [[1976 Quebec general election]]. Carr graduated from McGill in 1979 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree with a joint honours in history and political science.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Gordon |first=Sheldon |date=August 2016 |title=Rethinking Canada's approach to energy |work=McGill News |url=https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&gid=2&pgid=928 |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref>
After graduation, Carr worked in Winnipeg as a staffer on the Manitoba government's cultural policy review, and worked as a journalist in the early 1980s.<ref name=":2" /> On June 3, 1969, Carr and four other Young Liberals joined the [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba]] so as to support [[Sidney Green (politician)|Sidney Green]]'s unsuccessful bid to lead the party. He later returned to the Liberals. Before entering public life, he was also executive director of the [[Manitoba Arts Council]].<ref name="future" />
===Provincial politics===
Carr first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the [[1986 Manitoba general election|provincial election of 1986]], losing to [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]] leader [[Gary Filmon]] in the upscale west Winnipeg riding of [[Tuxedo (electoral district)|Tuxedo]].  He ran again in the [[1988 Manitoba general election|provincial election of 1988]] during a period of increased support for the provincial Liberals, and scored a surprisingly strong victory in the riding of [[Fort Rouge (electoral district)|Fort Rouge]], defeating NDP [[Minister (government)|cabinet minister]] [[Roland Penner]] by over 2,000 votes.  The Progressive Conservatives formed a minority government after this election, and Carr became Deputy Leader of the official opposition party.<ref name=federal/>
Following redistribution, Carr sought re-election in the [[1990 Manitoba general election|1990 provincial election]] in the riding of [[Crescentwood]], where he defeated Progressive Conservative Tom DeNardi by 1,310 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitobavotes2003/riding/024/ |title=Lord Roberts |work=Manitoba Votes 2003 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=April 30, 2014}}</ref> The Liberals fell from twenty seats to seven in this election; Carr resigned his seat in February 1992.<ref name="members">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#c |title=MLA Biographies – Living |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |access-date=April 30, 2014}}</ref>
===Post-provincial politics===
After resigning his seat in 1992, Carr worked as a columnist and was on the editorial board for the ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]''.<ref name=":2" /> In 1998, he left and became president and CEO of the [[Business Council of Manitoba]],<ref name="future">{{cite web |url=http://futureleadersofmanitoba.ca/nomination-old/judges/ |title=Judges |work=Future Leaders of Manitoba |access-date=April 30, 2014}}</ref> an organization which he co-founded and stayed with until 2015.<ref name=":2" /> In 2006, he advocated for the province to reduce its health costs, and to not exclude the option of privatization. "Everything is worth studying, and it's studied everywhere around the world. There are advances that have been made in other places, with cultures similar to our own, that could be applied here," said Carr.<ref>{{cite web |title=Business group urges province to consider health-care privatization {{!}} CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/business-group-urges-province-to-consider-health-care-privatization-1.577926}}</ref> In this role, he also participated in the Winnipeg Consensus, which began with an unprecedented meeting held in October 2009, bringing together diverse organizations who agreed a national dialogue and a Canadian Clean Energy Strategy was needed on the role of energy in Canada's environmental and economic future.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8–10, 2010 |title=SUMMARY OF BANFF CLEAN ENERGY DIALOGUE |url=http://www.winnipegconsensus.org/downloads/participants.pdf |access-date=September 17, 2019 |website=Winnipeg Consensus}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Winnipeg Consensus |url=http://www.winnipegconsensus.org/ |access-date=September 17, 2019 |website=Winnipeg Consensus}}</ref> In his role as the President of the Business Council of Manitoba, Carr also advocated for a temporary increase to the PST by 1% to assist municipalities with their infrastructure deficits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Business Council of Manitoba |url=http://www.businesscouncil.mb.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=185:find-courage-and-bite-the-bullet&catid=55:articles&Itemid=105}}</ref>
Carr was also a board member on the [[Canada West Foundation]] and the Winnipeg Airports Authority, as well as vice-president of the Performing Arts Consortium of Winnipeg, and a director of the Manitoba Arts Stabilization Fund. Carr has also been active in the [[Canadian Jewish Congress]].<ref name="CJN" />
In July 2011, Carr was awarded the [[Order of Manitoba]].<ref name=future/>
===Federal politics===
In January 2014, Carr was announced as a candidate for the Liberal nomination in the federal riding of [[Winnipeg South Centre]].<ref name=federal>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/federal-liberal-hopefuls-seek-winnipeg-south-centre-1.2525874 |title=Federal Liberal hopefuls seek Winnipeg South Centre |publisher=CBC News |date=February 6, 2014 |access-date=April 30, 2014}}</ref> He went on to win the nomination meeting and was declared the Liberal candidate for the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jim Carr wins Liberal nomination for Winnipeg South Centre |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Jim-Carr-wins-Liberal-nomination-for-Winnipeg-South-Centre-263386791.html |newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> He won the subsequent election on October 19, 2015, with 59.7 per cent of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canada-election-results-winnipeg-south-centre-1.3278613|title=Winnipeg South Centre elects Jim Carr|date=October 19, 2015|work=CBC|access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref> Two weeks later on November 4, 2015, Carr was officially sworn into the cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--not stated--> |date= November 4, 2015 |title=Full list of Justin Trudeau's 2015 cabinet |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/full-list-of-justin-trudeau-s-cabinet-1.3300699 |website=CBC News |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref>
==== Minister of Natural Resources ====
[[File:Jim Carr G20 Argentina (27951046327).jpg|thumb|Carr at the [[2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit|2018 G20 summit]] in Argentina.]]
Carr's earlier work on the Winnipeg Consensus formed the basis for Generation Energy, his signature initiative as Minister of Natural Resources, launched in April 2017. This began a national dialogue on Canada's energy future aimed at finding out how Canadians want to meet Canada's climate goals, create jobs and keep energy affordable. More than 380,000 people engaged in the dialogue through online platforms and in-person roundtables, including the Generation Energy Conference held in Winnipeg with more than 650 participants from across Canada and around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/minister-carr-launches-generation-energy-council-report-686825451.html|title=Minister Carr Launches Generation Energy Council Report|last=Canada|first=Natural Resources|website=www.newswire.ca|language=en|access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref> The ideas that came from the dialogue resulted in billions of dollars of investments in electric vehicles and alternative fuels, smart grids, clean energy solutions for rural and remote communities, energy efficient buildings and emerging renewable power solutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-data/funding-partnerships/funding-opportunities/current-investments/21146|title=current-investments|last=Canada|first=Natural Resources|date=May 31, 2018|website=www.nrcan.gc.ca|access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref>
Carr worked closely with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, [[Catherine McKenna]], to develop the [[Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change]] (PCF). He oversaw the efforts of his department to implement 30 of the 50 identified actions under the PCF, including many of the aforementioned investments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/themes/environment/documents/weather1/20170125-en.pdf|title=Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change: Canada's Plan to Address Climate Change and Grow the Economy|website=canada.ca|access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref>
In this role, Carr also represented Canada at the June 2016 Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation, where he announced that the federal government will "double its spending on clean-energy research to $775-million by 2020, and look for ways to boost the commercialization of the emerging technology."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-promises-775-million-for-clean-energy-research-by-2020/article30254205/|title=Ottawa promises $775-million for clean-energy research by 2020|access-date=September 17, 2019}}</ref> Carr then laid the groundwork for Canada to host the Clean Energy Ministerial/Mission Innovation in Vancouver in May 2019, which showcased Canada's efforts to boost women in energy, indigenous clean energy entrepreneurship and launch Canada's Energy Vision based on the results of the Generation Energy initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/initiatives/21953|title=Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation|last=Canada|first=Natural Resources|date=May 27, 2019|website=www.nrcan.gc.ca|access-date=September 17, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On February 11, 2016, as Natural Resources Minister, Carr purchased seven tickets to an [[NHL]] game featuring the [[Winnipeg Jets]] versus the [[Boston Bruins]]. His guests included the [[energy minister]]s and [[ambassadors]] from the United States and Mexico. It was later revealed Carr expensed $1,258.25 for the tickets and $525.30 for limo transportation from the Fort Garry Hotel to Winnipeg's [[MTS Centre]] arena. A spokesperson for Carr's office stated that the spending was in line with treasury board directives on hospitality and provided an opportunity for discussions in advance of an energy summit the following day.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://globalnews.ca/news/2819889/liberal-minister-jim-carr-spends-nearly-1800-on-hockey-outing/| title = Liberal minister Jim Carr spends nearly $1,800 on hockey outing {{!}} Globalnews.ca}}</ref>
==== Minister of International Trade Diversification ====
In this role, Carr oversaw the expansion of Canada's Trade Commissioner Service (TCS), which helps Canadian businesses find customers in other countries. The Fall 2018 Economic Statement dedicated $1.2 billion towards the Trade Diversification Strategy, helping Canadians export around the globe. This included $290 million over five years towards the TCS and a $100 million expansion of the CanExport program, which supports Canadian entrepreneurs looking to export.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/04/minister-carr-announces-investments-to-help-canadians-access-new-markets-new-customers-new-jobs.html|title=Minister Carr announces investments to help Canadians access new markets, new customers, new jobs|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=April 9, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
This led to broadening opportunities for Canadian businesses to reach the 500 million consumers in European markets under the [[Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement|Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)]], with the addition of 11 new trade commissioners across the EU,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/07/minister-carr-announces-more-support-for-canadian-businesses-looking-to-reach-european-markets.html|title=Minister Carr announces more support for Canadian businesses looking to reach European markets|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=July 18, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> including enhanced presence in Milan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/05/canada-enhancing-its-trade-presence-in-milan-to-support-canadian-businesses-in-creating-well-paying-middle-class-jobs.html|title=Canada enhancing its trade presence in Milan to support Canadian businesses in creating well-paying middle-class jobs|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=May 23, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
In Canada, Carr announced the reopening of the TCS regional hub office in Winnipeg, which serves Canadian exporters in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/04/minister-carr-announces-new-regional-office-to-help-businesses-in-manitoba-and-saskatchewan-access-new-markets-new-customers-new-jobs.html|title=Minister Carr announces new regional office to help businesses in Manitoba and Saskatchewan access new markets, new customers, new jobs|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=April 15, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
Carr oversaw initiatives to help close socio-economic gaps and create a trade environment where more Canadians can participate, including:
* Expanding TCS resources across Canada to help connect Indigenous exporters to business opportunities abroad<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/06/canada-increases-support-for-indigenous-entrepreneurs-and-businesses-in-international-trade-to-help-create-well-paying-jobs-for-the-middle-class.html|title=Canada increases support for Indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses in international trade to help create well-paying jobs for the middle class|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=June 21, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
* Delivering on a commitment to conduct a Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) as part of discussions towards a free trade agreement with [[Mercosur]], marking "the first time such an analysis has been conducted on an ongoing free trade negotiation anywhere in the world"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/08/canada-releases-summary-report-on-first-gender-based-analysis-plus-of-free-trade-agreement.html|title=Canada releases summary report on first gender-based analysis plus of free trade agreement|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=August 23, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
In his time as Minister of International Trade Diversification, Carr welcomed the entry into force of one multilateral (CPTPP) and two bilateral (Chile and Israel) free trade agreements. The Canada-USA-Mexico agreement negotiations were concluded by the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]], [[Chrystia Freeland]]. Under Carr, negotiations continued with three other trading blocs: Mercosur, [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]] and the [[Pacific Alliance]].
===== Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) =====
Soon after he was sworn in, Carr picked up the [[Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership|Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)]] file. Moving swiftly to ensure early preferential access for Canadian businesses, Carr and the federal government made the ratification of CPTPP in Canada a top priority, moving it though parliament in record time. Implementing legislation for the CPTPP, Bill C-79, was introduced for debate in the House of Commons by his predecessor on June 14, 2018. Carr introduced its second reading three months later, on September 17. Bill C-79 received royal assent on October 25 and Carr announced four days later that Canada was officially the 5th CPTPP country to ratify the agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/cptpp-ptpgp/timeline_negotiations-chronologie_negociations.aspx?lang=eng|title=Timeline of discussions|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs Canada-Affaires mondiales|date=February 20, 2018|website=GAC|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> In Carr's words, the CPTPP legislation was introduced and moved "with a speed reflecting the importance of the CPTPP to farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs and workers across Canada."<ref name="Canada"/>
By becoming one of the first six countries to ratify the agreement, Canada joined Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore in bringing the agreement into force on December 30, 2018. He attended the inaugural meeting of the CPTPP commission on January 19, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/01/minister-carr-travels-to-japan-for-inaugural-meeting-of-cptpp-commission.html|title=Minister Carr travels to Japan for inaugural meeting of CPTPP Commission|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=January 16, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> Carr and his predecessor, Francois-Philippe Champagne, marked the entry into force of the CPTPP with business owners and exporters at the [[Port of vancouver|Port of Vancouver]] on February 11, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/02/cptpp-new-trade-deal-gives-canadian-businesses-greater-access-to-asia-pacific-markets.html|title=CPTPP: New trade deal gives Canadian businesses greater access to Asia-Pacific markets|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=February 11, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> With the implementation of the CPTPP, and therefore free trade with Japan, Canada then became the only G7 country with trade agreements with all six other G7 partners.<ref name="Canada"/>
===== Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) =====
On February 4, 2019, Carr met with Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Roberto Ampuero]] to mark the entry into force of the modernized Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA). The CCFTA was updated from its 1997 version, and is notable for making Canada the first G20 country to have a free trade agreement with a chapter on trade and gender.<ref name="canada.ca">{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/02/minister-carr-welcomes-new-gender-chapter-in-modernized-canada-chile-free-trade-agreement.html|title=Minister Carr welcomes new gender chapter in modernized Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=February 5, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> In welcoming the modernization, Carr said: "This milestone agreement will help further encourage trade between Canada and Chile, by stimulating investment and creating new jobs. It has been modernized to reflect the Canadian economy of today, including the dynamic leadership that women continue to demonstrate as entrepreneurs and innovators."<ref name="canada.ca"/>
===== Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) =====
In the spring of 2019, the modernized [[Canada–Israel Free Trade Agreement|Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA)]] received royal assent,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/05/minister-carr-welcomes-royal-assent-of-the-canada-israel-free-trade-agreement.html|title=Minister Carr welcomes royal assent of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=May 27, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> and Carr welcomed its entry into force on September 1, 2019.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/08/statement-by-minister-carr-on-modernized-canada-israel-free-trade-agreement-now-in-force.html|title=Statement by Minister Carr on modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement now in force|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=September 1, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> CIFTA became the second Canadian free trade agreement to include a chapter on gender, and implemented additional components aimed at "creating conditions for trade where more people can participate and benefit from the wealth it creates. This means including more small and medium-sized businesses, defending workers' rights, encouraging the participation of women-owned businesses and protecting the environment."<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
===== International Education Strategy =====
International education also falls under the purview of the Minister of International Trade Diversification. Carr unveiled Canada's new International Education Strategy on August 22, 2019. It encourages more young Canadians to study and work abroad, including financial support for 11,000 students over five years through the Outbound Mobility Program pilot project, to be delivered by [[Colleges and Institutes Canada]] and [[Universities Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/08/minister-carr-unveils-new-international-education-strategy-to-help-canada-compete-in-global-markets-and-create-jobs.html|title=Minister Carr unveils new International Education Strategy to help Canada compete in global markets and create jobs|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=August 22, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>
===== Corporate social responsibility =====
In the area of corporate responsibility, Carr announced the appointment of [[Sheri Meyerhoffer]] as Canada's first [[Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise]] (CORE) on April 8, 2019. Meyerhoffer's mandate, described as a world first, is to "review allegations of human rights abuses arising from the operations of Canadian companies abroad" and to make recommendations.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/04/minister-carr-announces-appointment-of-first-canadian-ombudsperson-for-responsible-enterprise.html|title=Minister Carr announces appointment of first Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=April 8, 2019|website=gcnws|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> Her role focuses on the mining, garment, oil and gas sectors. According to the news release, "companies that do not cooperate could face trade measures, including the withdrawal of trade advocacy services and future Export Development Canada support."<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
==== Second term ====
Carr was re-elected to a second term as Member for Winnipeg South Centre in the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019 federal election]], winning 45% of the vote in a rematch with Joyce Bateman.<ref>{{cite news |last=Da Silva |first=Danielle |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Carr retains seat in Winnipeg South Centre |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/souwester/2019/10/21/carr-retains-seat-in-winnipeg-south-centre |work=Winnipeg Free Press |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba |access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref>
The day after his election, Carr was diagnosed with [[multiple myeloma]]. He stepped down from Cabinet to fight it, but accepted a role as federal government's special representative to the Prairies. Carr described the role as being "the prime minister's eyes and ears and voice in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bergen|first1=Rachel|date=November 21, 2019|title=Jim Carr to strike balance between battling cancer, being voice for Prairies|publisher=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jim-carr-prairie-representative-cancer-1.5367678|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> On January 12, 2021, Carr returned to cabinet as [[minister without portfolio]] while keeping his special representative role.<ref>{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Bill and Marieke Walsh|date=January 12, 2021|title=Trudeau shuffles senior ministers, puts Champagne in Innovation and Garneau at Global Affairs|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-shuffles-senior-ministers-puts-champagne-in-innovation-and/|access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> Carr is the first Minister without Portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet since 1978, a position last appointed by [[Pierre Trudeau]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Without Portfolio ( – ) |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=10030 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |website=[[Library of Parliament]]}}</ref>
====Third term====
Carr was re-elected to a third term as Member for Winnipeg South Centre in the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Aiello |first=Rachel |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Jim Carr dies |work=[[CTV News]] |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-mp-and-former-cabinet-minister-jim-carr-dies-1.6191331 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> Following his re-election, Carr was not re-appointed to Cabinet. Instead, he was appointed Chair of the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security|Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security]] and the subcommittee on that committee's agenda and procedure until his resignation from those roles in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ROLES – HON. JIM CARR |url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/jim-carr(89059)/roles |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=[[Parliament of Canada]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cleugh |first=Janis |date=October 3, 2022 |title=Coquitlam–PoCo MP now leading Canada's security, public safety committee |work=[[Tri-City News]] |url=https://www.tricitynews.com/local-news/coquitlampoco-mp-now-leading-canadas-security-public-safety-committee-5902751 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
Carr's [[Private member's bill|Private Member's Bill]], Bill C-235, ''An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies'', was a major focus of his third term.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1" /> In his final speech in the House before his death, regarding his Bill C-235, Carr said "I love every square metre of this country in English, en Francais, in Indigenous languages — I wish I spoke more of them — in the language of the newly arrived and all that represents to Canada and Canadians."<ref name=":1" /> Carr witnessed the successful vote on his Bill, just days before his death.<ref name=":1" />
==Personal life and death==
Carr was [[Jews|Jewish]]. He was a descendant of Jewish immigrants who arrived from Russia in 1906. He had his [[bar mitzvah]] at [[Shaarey Zedek Synagogue (Winnipeg)|Shaarey Zedek Synagogue]] in 1964.<ref name=CJN>{{cite news |url=http://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/six-jewish-mps-head-to-ottawa |title=Six Jewish MPs Head to Ottawa |publisher=CJN |date=November 10, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref>
On October 25, 2019, Carr issued a statement about having felt flu-like symptoms during the campaign. Blood tests revealed shortly afterward that he had [[multiple myeloma]], a [[blood cancer]]. He said that he would commence [[chemotherapy]] and [[Kidney dialysis|dialysis]] treatment whilst remaining in the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jim-carr-cancer-1.5334899|title=Jim Carr, minister of international trade diversification, diagnosed with cancer|last=Tunney|first=Catharine|date=October 25, 2019|publisher=[[CBC News]]|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/elections-federales/201910/25/01-5246907-le-depute-liberal-jim-carr-atteint-dun-cancer-du-sang.php|title=Le député libéral Jim Carr atteint d'un cancer du sang|date=October 25, 2019|website=La Presse|language=fr|access-date=December 11, 2019}}</ref> Carr died of cancer at  home in Winnipeg, on December 12, 2022. He was 71.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tunney |first1=Catharine |title=Jim Carr, Manitoba MP and former cabinet minister, dies after battle with cancer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jim-carr-death-1.6683004 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |publisher=CBC |date=December 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ballingall |first1=Alex |last2=Levitz |first2=Stephanie |title=Liberal MP Jim Carr — a 'genuinely lovely guy' and former minister under Justin Trudeau — dies at 71 |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2022/12/12/liberal-mp-jim-carr-dies-at-71.html |access-date=December 17, 2022 |work=Toronto Star |date=December 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Unger |first1=Danton |title=Winnipeg MP Jim Carr dies after battle with cancer |url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/winnipeg-mp-jim-carr-dies-after-battle-with-cancer-1.6191372 |access-date=December 17, 2022 |work=CTV Winnipeg |date=December 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
His son [[Ben Carr (politician)|Ben Carr]] is an educator, a former staffer to [[Mélanie Joly]], and the Liberal candidate in the [[2023 Winnipeg South Centre federal by-election]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kives |first=Bartley |date=January 2, 2023 |title=Ben Carr, son of late Liberal MP, mulls following in father's footsteps in Winnipeg South Centre |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-south-centre-byelection-1.6701722 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |work=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Son of late MP Jim Carr to seek Liberal party nomination to run in Winnipeg riding |url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/son-of-late-mp-jim-carr-to-seek-liberal-party-nomination-to-run-in-winnipeg-riding-1.6257386 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=CTV News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WSC">{{cite web |last=Kives |first=Bartley |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Candidate field almost set for Winnipeg South Centre byelection |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-south-centre-1.6825790 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |work=CBC News}}</ref>
==Electoral record==
===Federal===
{{2021 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg South Centre}}
{{2019 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg South Centre}}
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg South Centre}}
===Provincial===
{{1990 Manitoba general election/Crescentwood}}
{{1988 Manitoba general election/Fort Rouge}}
{{1986 Manitoba general election/Tuxedo}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=18457}}
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