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Garrison was first elected in 2011 and had been serving as the federal NDP's critic in Parliament for justice and national defence.

Party leader Jagmeet Singh says in a social-media post that Garrison has been a "trailblazer" for visibility and inclusion for the LGBTQ community.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner also thanked Garrison on social media for his contributions to Parliament, calling him a friend who will be missed and sending well wishes to him and his husband.

Garrison's private bill to recognize gender identity as a prohibited grounds for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act passed in the House in 2013, though it never came to a final vote in the Senate, several years before the Liberal government legislated the same thing.

This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published April 27, 2023.