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.

Jim Peterson, retired Toronto MP and former Liberal trade minister, dead at 82
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.

Jim Peterson, a retired Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister under Paul Martin, has died at the age of 82.