Former Canadian transport minister Jean Lapierre was one of seven victims of the small plane crash on the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Gazeta reported quoting CBC.

The members of his family, including the wife, were on the board. All they were traveling to attend the funeral of Lapierre's father. It is mentioned that the ex-minister was a native of these islands.

 It is supposed that Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 flying from Montreal crashed during landing due to bad weather conditions.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to his Twitter account to express grief over the sudden death of Jean Lapierre on the Magdalen Islands: “Big loss for the political world”.