Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Douglas Campbell, a great Canadian and great Reformer, who passed away this week at the age of 99.
Mr. Campbell was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1922 as a Farmers' candidate. He was later a cabinet minister in the Liberal Progressive government of John Bracken and served as premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958.
Douglas Campbell liked to quote from an old poem called The Bridge Builder . In his honour the Reform Party instituted the Bridge Builder Award. It recognizes special people who have pioneered the way to a new and better Canada and have built bridges to make the journey easier for those who follow.
Douglas Campbell was truly a great Canadian bridge builder. We pay tribute today to his wisdom, his public service, his faith and his memory.