Conservative MPs remember Gord Brown as ‘a good man

CAPTION: The Conservative party says federal MP Gord Brown was found dead Wednesday morning in his Parliament Hill office. Tory MP Tony Clement was emotional as he paid tribute to Brown. (May 2, 2018) 1. SOUNDBITE: Tony Clement, Conservative MP 2. SOUNDBITE: Gerard Deltell, Conservative MP PLACELINE: Ottawa CREDIT: The Canadian Press STORYLINE: Ashen-faced MPs of all political stripes commiserated with their stricken Conservative colleagues after hearing the news Wednesday that longtime Ontario Tory MP Gord Brown had died suddenly in his Parliament Hill office. Brown, 57, was a veteran MP representing the eastern Ontario riding of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. He was first elected in 2004, and won re-election three more times, including most recently in 2015.