I think he's had that title for a long time,
but most of 2020 he was out with cancer.
On Oct. 21 [2019] — election day — Carr’s doctor phoned him after a routine blood test and told him to get to the emergency room at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre.
September 30 2020, Jim Carr had the opportunity to join his colleagues in the House of Commons, virtually, for the first time since last year
-- https://www.thestar.com/politics/fed...w-on-life.html
Jim Car is the 'Minister without Portfolio' as a special representative for the Prairies.
What did Jim Carr accomplish in his role as Trudeau’s “Special Representative for the Prairies” in the last 14 months?
-- Sen. Denise Batterws, https://twitter.com/denisebatters/st...11531971833856
He accomplished nothing, except to talk down to Westerners whenever he did an interview. If anyone thinks he’s out to help the West, you’re sorely mistaken.
-- Former Prairie Putz, https://twitter.com/eatatjoes73/stat...21986161389568