to support the Conservative budget on March 21, 2007. He stated that his support for the budget was due to "a single issue that's of absolute critical importance to all the people in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario, and that's the cancer research centre". He subsequently joined the Conservative Party on June 26 that year. On September 5, 2008, Comuzzi announced that he would retire from politics and not seek another term in the following federal election. Personal life Comuzzi was married to Janet M. Casgrain until her death in 2014. Together, they had four children. He died on December 31, 2021, at the age of 88. References External links 1933 births 2021 deaths Canadian people of Italian descent Conservative Party of Canada MPs Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Lawyers in Ontario Politicians from Thunder Bay University of Windsor alumni Members of the 27th Canadian Ministry University of Windsor Faculty of Law alumni