Monsieur
le President,
Il
est difficile, en deux minutes, de payer un
juste hommage à notre cher collègue de
Calgary Sudouest.
Homme de vision, il a joué un role
important a bâtir notre agenda national.
How
many current or past members of this House
have founded not one but two national
political parties?
Believe me, Mr. Speaker, as one who
campaigned against Reform and Alliance
candidates in three successive general
elections, I know how strong is the appeal
of our colleague for Albertans of all ages
and backgrounds.
He took a cloud on the Western
horizon and turned it into a political
tornado felt across the country.
`The West wants in` was more than
election slogan to him.
Having
followed our colleague`s career with much
interest, I`m convinced that the major
reason why he founded the Reform Party in
1987 was to advance the West`s leadership in
national affairs.
But his goal was never to polarize
our country.
On the contrary, he has fought
passionately for a strong and united
Canadian voice.
Il
est l’issue du’une famille très respecté
dans l`ouest du Canada.
How
many colleagues know that the late Ernest
Manning during his 25 years as Premier of
Alberta was from a period simultaneously
Premier, Treasurer, and Attorney General of
the province?
My own father, a Winnipegger told me
in the `60s that Ernest Manning ran the best
and most honest provincial government in our
nation.
The
man we honour grew up unspoilt, working
every day on the family dairy farm milking
cows!
When
Sam Okoro came from Nigeria to study in
Edmonton in 1975, knowing no-one, he found
himself sitting beside our colleague on a
flight from Toronto.
When they reached Edmonton, he and
Sandra, his wife, took Okoro to their home
and gave him the best room in their home to
sleep in.
To this day, he remains one of
Okoro`s most trusted friends.
The
accomplishments of our colleague’s caring
family are equally impressive:
·
Sandra
is a realtor and one of the most special
people one will ever meet
·
Andrea
is a lawyer in Calgary
·
Avril
is a registered nurse in Grande Prairie
·
Marjory,
a Harvard MBA, works as a securities dealer
in Manhattan
·
Nathan
etudie l`histoire de la religion en France
·
David
studies medicare at the University of
Toronto.
