Hon. William Warren Allmand

It is with great sadness that we announce the

passing of Warren Allmand on December 7,

2016 at the age of 84 after a lifetime of public

service to Canada and the world. His impact

on our country and its caring values has been

immense. He was a passionate advocate

for aboriginal rights, gun control and

disarmament, and a true internationalist

working for world peace and social justice. A

federal Member of Parliament from Montreal

for 32 years (1965-1997), he served under

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Solicitor

General of Canada, Minister of Indian Affairs

and Northern Development, and Minister of

Consumer and Corporate Affairs. It was as

Solicitor General that Warren introduced

legislation ending capital punishment in

Canada. Retiring from federal politics in 1997,

he became President of the International

Centre for Human Rights and Democratic

Development. Warren was elected in 2005 to

represent the Montreal City Council seat of

Loyola. He served as President of the World

Federalists Movement of Canada and as the

International President of Parliamentarians

for Global Action. He taught International

Human Rights at McGill University and was a

visiting scholar at the Institute of Canadian

Studies. Warren also worked tirelessly with

the Coalition for Peace in Ireland. He served

on the Boards o f many non-profit

organizations including the Canadian Civil

Liberties Association and, more recently, as

President of the Thomas More Institute. He

studied civil law at McGill University and

comparative law at the University of Paris. He

was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1958. He

was awarded Honorary Doctorates of Laws

from St. Thomas University and St. Francis

Xavier University. He was appointed Queen`s

Counsel in 1977 and received numerous

awards and honours, including appointment

as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000.

Predeceased by his parents Harold and Rose

Irene Allmand. Warren leaves to mourn his

loving wife Rose Nolan, his son Patrick (Dio),

his daughters Julie and Robin, his sisters

Patricia French and Alice Leclerc (Ray), his

brother Harold (Suzanne Lafrenie`re), his

cherished granddaughter Arisawe, as well as

many relatives, countless friends and

colleagues whose lives he touched in so many

ways. A special thank you to Pauline

Bergeron, Lawrence Lang (Ginette Gagne)

and Pat Zaikaib (George Shaw), Murray

Hardie and Michael Barluk for their lifelong

friendship and support. Visitation will be held

on Saturday, December 17 and Sunday,

December 18 from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00

to 9:00 p.m. at Collins Clarke MacGillivray

White - 5610 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal.

Funeral service will be held on Monday,

December 19, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s

Basilica – 460 Rene Levesque St. West,

Montreal H2Z 1A7. In lieu of flowers,

donations in Warren’s memory to the N.D.G.

Food Bank would be appreciated.

Arrangements under the direction of Résidences funéraires Collins Clarke MacGillvray White Funeral Homes, Montreal, QC.