OTTAWA – Former federal cabinet minister and Alberta premier Jim Prentice is being remembered in Ottawa, days after he and three others died in a plane crash.
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose choked back tears as she paid tribute to Prentice in the House of Commons.
She told the House that Prentice was a “true gentleman politician” who loved public service.
Ambrose said his death is a loss not only for Alberta but for Canada.
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After a moment of silence for Prentice, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said everyone on both sides of the House feels the loss.
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Trudeau said he cherished the time he spent with Prentice and will always remember his “kind, thoughtful manner.”
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