Former Newfoundland and Labrador provincial and federal politician John Efford has died. Efford was a front-bench cabinet minister during much of the provincial Liberal governments of the 1990s. "John Efford was a pioneer and a leader out here in this region, and across our province, ultimately. Premier Danny Williams and Prime Minister Paul Martin watch the Atlantic Accord being signed by John Efford, front right, the then minister of Natural Resources Canada, and Loyola Sullivan, who was Newfoundland and Labrador's finance minister at the time. In a statement, former Prime Minister Paul Martin said he was saddened to learn of his former cabinet minister's passing.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2022 22:47 UTC