Mr. Speaker, this past weekend the City of Calgary lost a pillar of the community, Mr. Clayton Riddell.
Clay, as he was better known, was the founder of Paramount Resources. He was a co-owner of the Calgary Flames, but he was probably best known for his philanthropic initiatives across the country. Included in that is his name being on the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. He is also well known for making one of the largest donations ever to Carleton University. Many of the people on the Hill today come from its graduate program in political management.
Mr. Riddell was one of those guys who, whether one met him in his office or on the midway of the Calgary Stampede, was Clay. We will miss Mr. Riddell and his philanthropic initiatives, but I can say that for many generations going forward, Canadians will benefit because of this outstanding Canadian. We express our condolences to his children, Sue and Jim, who are also leading Calgarian business people.