Mark Warawa
Mark Warawa was a Canadian politician. Formerly a businessman and loss prevention officer as well as a city councillor in Abbotsford, British Columbia from 1990 to 2004, Warawa was the Member of Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove from 2004 Canadian [federal election|2004] until his death in 2019.
On February 10, 2006, Warawa was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of [the Environment (Canada)|Minister of the Environment]. Less recently, he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Warawa introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons, condemning discrimination against females in sex-selective abortion.
He and his wife, Diane, lived in Langley and had five children. His son Ryan was the Conservative candidate in Vancouver East (federal [electoral district)|Vancouver East] in the 2008 election, losing to Libby Davies of the NDP.
Warawa died of pancreatic cancer on June 20, 2019.