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OTTAWA – Former finance minister Jim Flaherty has passed away.

Police and paramedics were gathered Thursday around a downtown Ottawa condominium.

The House of Commons immediately suspended business.

Flaherty, 64, had been battling a rare skin condition, but insisted upon his surprise resignation last month that his health was not a contributing factor in his decision to step down. He had stayed on as the MP for Whitby-Oshawa, but was not planning to seek re-election.
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