The former premier of the province of , , was killed on Thursday night along with three other people after the plane they were traveling in crashed shortly after takeoff near ,  , en route to , Alberta. File photo of Jim Prentice, 2014. The plane, a Cessna Citation, departed Kelowna at 9:32 p.m. before quickly disappearing from radar sight, according to a Transportation Safety Board official, Bill Yearwood. The reported RCMP detachments in Kelowna and Lake Country were alerted to the loss of contact at 10:07 p.m. by Surrey Air Traffic Control Centre. In a press conference in Lethbridge, Alberta,  , the country's Prime Minister, described Prentice as "a strong voice for the people of Alberta and for the people of Canada", adding Prentice's work used an "intelligent, honest and straightforward approach". "I greatly enjoyed my interactions with Jim, time I spent working beside him, across from him in the House. And while we didn't always share the same views, he was always incredibly kind and respectful to me, and I will miss him profoundly".  , Trudeau's predecessor, under whose administration Prentice served, issued a statement on  , "Laureen [Harper's wife] and I were shocked and saddened to learn of the death of our friend and colleague Jim Prentice [...] Jim was a family man, friend, leader, and most importantly, a proud Canadian. His legacy will live on through his loving family and decades of public service." Prentice's death came months after another former Canadian cabinet minister died in a plane crash, . Lapierre, of the federal , died after his plane crashed on March 29 in ,  .
The former premier of the Canadian province of Alberta , , was killed on Thursday night along with three other people after the plane they were traveling in crashed shortly after takeoff near , British Columbia , en route to , Alberta. File photo of Jim Prentice, 2014. The plane, a Cessna Citation, departed Kelowna at 9:32 p.m. before quickly disappearing from radar sight, according to a Transportation Safety Board official, Bill Yearwood. The reported RCMP detachments in Kelowna and Lake Country were alerted to the loss of contact at 10:07 p.m. by Surrey Air Traffic Control Centre. In a press conference in Lethbridge, Alberta, Justin Trudeau , the country's Prime Minister, described Prentice as "a strong voice for the people of Alberta and for the people of Canada", adding Prentice's work used an "intelligent, honest and straightforward approach". "I greatly enjoyed my interactions with Jim, time I spent working beside him, across from him in the House. And while we didn't always share the same views, he was always incredibly kind and respectful to me, and I will miss him profoundly". Stephen Harper , Trudeau's predecessor, under whose administration Prentice served, issued a statement on Twitter , "Laureen [Harper's wife] and I were shocked and saddened to learn of the death of our friend and colleague Jim Prentice [...] Jim was a family man, friend, leader, and most importantly, a proud Canadian. His legacy will live on through his loving family and decades of public service." Prentice's death came months after another former Canadian cabinet minister died in a plane crash, . Lapierre, of the federal , died after his plane crashed on March 29 in , Quebec .
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