Jim Peterson, retired Toronto MP and former Liberal trade minister, dead at 82
Jim Peterson, a retired Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister under Paul Martin, has died at the age of 82.
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![Canadian International Trade Minister Jim Peterson speaks to the media after his meeting on trade issues with United States Department of Commerce Secretary Don Evans and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick at the Canadian Embassy January 12, 2004 in Washington, D.C. This was Minister Peterson's first visit to Washington under Prime Minister Paul Martin's government. This photo from Jan. 12, 2004, shows Jim Peterson, then the MP for Willowdale and Canada's trade minister, speaking to members of the media in Washington, D.C.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7201479.1715396777!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jim-peterson-trade-minister-2004.jpg)
Jim Peterson, a retired Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister under Paul Martin, has died at the age of 82.