Violet Laverne Stanger (1940 – February 6, 2023) was a Canadian politician, who sat in the

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from 1991 to 1999. A member of the

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caucus, she represented the electoral district Cut Knife-Lloydminster from 1991 to 1995, and

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from 1995 to 1999. Stanger was a supporter of

Paul Dewar Paul Wilson Dewar (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre. Dewar was first elected to ...

in the federal

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, and of

Trent Wotherspoon Trent Wotherspoon is a Canadian politician and former interim leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). He was elected to represent the electoral district of Regina Rosemont in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 200 ...

in the provincial

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. She died on February 6, 2023, at the age of 82.

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