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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about about the Canadian politician. For other people named Jim Prentice, see <a href="Jim_Prentice_(footballer)" title="Jim Prentice (footballer)">Jim Prentice (footballer)</a> and <a href="Jim_Prentice_(game_designer)" title="Jim Prentice (game designer)">Jim Prentice (game designer)</a>.</div>
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</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="honorific-prefix" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="The_Honourable" title="The Honourable">The Honourable</a></div><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Jim Prentice</div><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada" title="King's Privy Council for Canada">PC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="Queen's_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a></span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Prentice in 2014</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">16th <a href="Premier_of_Alberta" title="Premier of Alberta">Premier of Alberta</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>September 15, 2014&nbsp;– May 24, 2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Lieutenant Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Donald_Ethell" title="Donald Ethell">Donald Ethell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Dave_Hancock" title="Dave Hancock">Dave Hancock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Rachel_Notley" title="Rachel Notley">Rachel Notley</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta#Party_leaders" title="Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta">Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>September 6, 2014&nbsp;– May 5, 2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Dave_Hancock" title="Dave Hancock">Dave Hancock</a> (interim)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Ric_McIver" title="Ric McIver">Ric McIver</a> (interim)
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</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Peter Eric James Prentice</div><br><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1956-07-20</span>)</span>July 20, 1956<br><a href="South_Porcupine" class="mw-redirect" title="South Porcupine">South Porcupine</a>, <a href="Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">October 13, 2016<span style="display:none">(2016-10-13)</span> (aged&nbsp;60)<br><a href="Lake_Country" title="Lake Country">Lake Country</a>, <a href="British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause&nbsp;of&nbsp;death</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Aviation_accidents_and_incidents" title="Aviation accidents and incidents">Plane crash</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Provincial</b>:<br><a href="Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta" title="Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta">Progressive Conservative</a><br><b>Federal</b>:<br><a href="Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Canada">Progressive Conservative</a> (1976–2003)<br><a href="Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative</a> (2003–his death)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Karen Prentice</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a>, <a href="Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>, Canada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">
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</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">University of Alberta</a></li><li><a href="Dalhousie_University" title="Dalhousie University">Dalhousie University</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Lawyer" title="Lawyer">Lawyer</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Peter Eric James Prentice</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada" title="King's Privy Council for Canada">PC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="Queen's_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a></span></span> (July 20, 1956 – October 13, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th <a href="Premier_of_Alberta" title="Premier of Alberta">premier of Alberta</a> from 2014 to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="2004_Canadian_federal_election" title="2004 Canadian federal election">2004 federal election</a> he was elected to the <a href="House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">House of Commons of Canada</a> as a candidate of the <a href="Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a>. He was re-elected in the <a href="2006_Canadian_federal_election" title="2006 Canadian federal election">2006 federal election</a> and appointed to the <a href="Cabinet_of_Canada" title="Cabinet of Canada">cabinet</a> as <a href="Minister_of_Indian_Affairs_and_Northern_Development_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)">Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development</a> and <a href="Federal_Interlocutor_for_M%C3%A9tis_and_Non-Status_Indians" title="Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians">Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians</a>. Prentice was appointed <a href="Minister_of_Industry_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Industry (Canada)">Minister of Industry</a> on August 14, 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-jimprentice.ca_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jimprentice.ca-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and after the 2008 election became <a href="Minister_of_the_Environment_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of the Environment (Canada)">Minister of Environment</a> on October 30, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-jimprentice.ca_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jimprentice.ca-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 4, 2010, Prentice announced his resignation from cabinet and as MP for <a href="Calgary_Centre-North" title="Calgary Centre-North">Calgary Centre-North</a>. After retiring from federal politics he entered the private sector as vice-chairman of <a href="CIBC" class="mw-redirect" title="CIBC">CIBC</a>.
</p><p>Prentice entered provincial politics in his home province of Alberta, and ran for the leadership of the <a href="Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta" title="Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta">Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta</a> to replace <a href="Dave_Hancock" title="Dave Hancock">Dave Hancock</a>, who was serving as interim Premier and party leader after <a href="Alison_Redford" title="Alison Redford">Alison Redford</a>'s resignation. On September 6, 2014, Prentice won the <a href="2014_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" title="2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">leadership election</a>, becoming both the leader of the Progressive Conservatives and as such the Premier, as his party held a <a href="Majority_government" title="Majority government">majority</a> in the <a href="Legislative_Assembly_of_Alberta" title="Legislative Assembly of Alberta">Legislative Assembly of Alberta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
As Premier of Alberta, Prentice formed a new <a href="Prentice_cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Prentice cabinet">cabinet</a> consisting of some members from the previous <a href="Redford_cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Redford cabinet">government</a>, but also new Ministers including two who did not hold seats in the Legislature—<a href="Stephen_Mandel" title="Stephen Mandel">Stephen Mandel</a> and <a href="Gordon_Dirks" title="Gordon Dirks">Gordon Dirks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All three stood as candidates in by-elections scheduled for October 27, 2014, and all three were elected with Prentice becoming the MLA for <a href="Calgary-Foothills" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary-Foothills">Calgary-Foothills</a>. After introducing his first budget in 2015, Prentice declared <a href="2015_Alberta_general_election" title="2015 Alberta general election">an early provincial election on May 5, 2015</a>. In the election, Prentice's PCs suffered an unprecedented defeat, dropping to third place in the legislature with just 10 seats&nbsp;– ending 44 years of Tory rule in Alberta, the longest consecutive reign for any political party at the provincial level in Canada. Despite winning re-election in Calgary-Foothills, on election night Prentice resigned as both PC leader and MLA and retired from politics after results indicated that the <a href="Alberta_New_Democratic_Party" title="Alberta New Democratic Party">Alberta NDP</a> had won a majority government.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On October 13, 2016, Prentice and three others were killed when the aircraft in which they were travelling crashed shortly after taking off from <a href="Kelowna%2C_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kelowna, British Columbia">Kelowna, British Columbia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-death_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-death-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flight was en route from Kelowna to Springbank Airport, just outside Calgary.
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<p>Prentice was born to a large, <a href="Blue-collar" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue-collar">blue-collar</a> family in <a href="South_Porcupine%2C_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="South Porcupine, Ontario">South Porcupine</a>, near <a href="Timmins%2C_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Timmins, Ontario">Timmins, Ontario</a>. The family then moved to <a href="Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-death_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-death-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the son of Wilma Lyle Marea (Mawhiney) and <a href="Eric_Prentice" title="Eric Prentice">Eric Prentice</a>, a professional <a href="Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">hockey</a> player who played five games in the <a href="National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL) in the 1940s.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His uncle <a href="Dean_Prentice" title="Dean Prentice">Dean Prentice</a> played in the NHL for more than 20 years. Prentice was educated at the <a href="University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">University of Alberta</a> (where he became a member of the <a href="Phi_Gamma_Delta" title="Phi Gamma Delta">Phi Gamma Delta</a> fraternity<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and <a href="Dalhousie_University" title="Dalhousie University">Dalhousie University</a>. He paid for his tuition by working as a <a href="Coal_miner" class="mw-redirect" title="Coal miner">coal miner</a> in the summer months for seven years.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>As a lawyer, he served as a Law Commissioner of the Indian Claims Commission of Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In his personal life, Prentice served for seven years on the Board of Directors at the Calgary Winter Club, including stints as president and Chairman. He was an active member and volunteer leader in the Grace <a href="Presbyterian_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Presbyterian Church">Presbyterian Church</a>. Prentice and his wife Karen have three daughters and two grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>He was also a member of the <a href="Trilateral_Commission" title="Trilateral Commission">Trilateral Commission</a>, a non-partisan organization that aims to increase cooperation within the developed world. In this capacity, Prentice was one of 20 Canadian members.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_political_career">Early political career</h2></div>
<p>Prentice joined the <a href="Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Canada">Progressive Conservative Party of Canada</a> in 1976, and was active in <a href="Tory" title="Tory">Tory</a> circles ever since. In the <a href="1986_Alberta_general_election" title="1986 Alberta general election">1986 provincial election</a>, Prentice ran for the <a href="Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta" title="Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta">Progressive Conservatives</a> in <a href="Calgary_Mountain_View" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary Mountain View">Calgary Mountain View</a>, being defeated by <a href="Alberta_New_Democratic_Party" title="Alberta New Democratic Party">NDP</a> candidate <a href="Bob_Hawkesworth" title="Bob Hawkesworth">Bob Hawkesworth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>During the early 1990s, Prentice served as the governing federal PC party's chief financial officer and treasurer (1990–93). Prentice first ran for Parliament as the nominated Progressive Conservative candidate in a spring 2002 <a href="By-election" title="By-election">by-election</a> in the riding of <a href="Calgary_Southwest" title="Calgary Southwest">Calgary Southwest</a> that followed the retirement of <a href="Preston_Manning" title="Preston Manning">Preston Manning</a> as the riding's <a href="Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP). When newly elected <a href="Canadian_Alliance" title="Canadian Alliance">Canadian Alliance</a> leader <a href="Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> replaced nominated CA candidate <a href="Ezra_Levant" title="Ezra Levant">Ezra Levant</a> in the by-election, Prentice withdrew from the race, following common practice to allow a party leader to win a seat uncontested so they may lead their party within Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>He ran in the <a href="2003_Progressive_Conservative_leadership_election" title="2003 Progressive Conservative leadership election">2003 Progressive Conservative leadership election</a> to support the "<a href="United_Alternative" class="mw-redirect" title="United Alternative">United Alternative</a>" proposal to merge the PC party with the Canadian Alliance. He was seen by many as an alternative to the "status quo" candidate and front runner <a href="Peter_MacKay" title="Peter MacKay">Peter MacKay</a>. A basic platform of Prentice's campaign was that "no one has ever defeated the Liberals with a divided conservative family." Prentice entered the 2003 convention day with some momentum, after delivering a passionate speech to the assembled delegates that encouraged Tories to be proud of their accomplishments, despite recent setbacks, and that recalled the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers who fought in the <a href="Battle_of_Passchendaele" title="Battle of Passchendaele">Battle of Passchendaele</a>. He also unexpectedly received the support of fellow leadership challenger <a href="Craig_Chandler" title="Craig Chandler">Craig Chandler</a>, who withdrew early. Prentice ultimately emerged in second-place on the fourth ballot to the eventual winner MacKay.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consistent with his positions during the leadership race, Prentice was a supporter of the merger endorsed by both the CA and PC parties in December 2003 that formed the new Conservative Party of Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Prentice was the first declared candidate for the leadership of the new Conservative Party,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> announcing his run on December 7, 2003, the day after the new party was ratified by members of the PC Party. Prentice began his campaign in Calgary and toured parts of Ontario, specifically visiting <a href="Kingston%2C_Ontario" title="Kingston, Ontario">Kingston, Ontario</a>, the hometown of the first conservative leader Sir <a href="John_A._Macdonald" title="John A. Macdonald">John A. Macdonald</a>. However, he withdrew from the race on January 12, 2004, citing difficulty in raising new funds less than a year after his unsuccessful first leadership bid.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The leadership election was won by <a href="Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a>, who later became <a href="Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister of Canada</a> after the <a href="2006_Canadian_federal_election" title="2006 Canadian federal election">2006 Canadian federal election</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_parliamentary_career">Early parliamentary career</h2></div>
<p>Prentice ran in the riding of <a href="Calgary_Centre-North" title="Calgary Centre-North">Calgary Centre-North</a> in the 2004 election for the new Conservative Party, and won the seat with 54% of the popular vote.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>After being sworn in as the MP for Calgary Centre North on July 16, Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper named Prentice to the <a href="Shadow_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow Cabinet">Shadow Cabinet</a> as the <a href="Official_Opposition" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Opposition">Official Opposition</a> Critic for Indian and Northern Affairs. In that role Prentice opposed the <a href="Tli_Cho" class="mw-redirect" title="Tli Cho">Tli Cho</a> land claim agreement, which he said would make Canadian law secondary to Tlicho local law.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice was also a strong supporter of the proposed and controversial <a href="Alaskan_Natural_Gas_Pipeline" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline">Mackenzie Valley pipeline</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He criticized the <a href="Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal</a> government for its treatment of aboriginal women, and its alleged costs of administering the <a href="Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system" title="Canadian Indian residential school system">Residential School</a> Claims program for aboriginal victims of abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Prentice described himself as a <a href="Red_Tory" title="Red Tory">Red Tory</a> in the Conservative Party<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and surprised many observers when he voted in favour of <a href="Civil_Marriage_Act" title="Civil Marriage Act">Bill C-38</a> supporting <a href="Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_of_Indian_Affairs_and_Northern_Development">Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development</h2></div>
<p>Prentice had been assigned the <a href="Minister_of_Aboriginal_Affairs_and_Northern_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development">Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development</a> in the <a href="39th_Canadian_Parliament" title="39th Canadian Parliament">Conservative government</a>, and was sworn into this role on February 6, 2006, until August 13, 2007. One of his main challenges as Minister was to implement "The Nunavut Project," a 2006 report authored by <a href="Thomas_R._Berger" title="Thomas R. Berger">Thomas Berger</a>, to show tangible, measurable results to increase <a href="Inuit" title="Inuit">Inuit</a> representation in the Nunavut public services.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kelowna_Accord_and_residential_schools">Kelowna Accord and residential schools</h3></div>
<p>In the fall of 2006, <a href="Phil_Fontaine" title="Phil Fontaine">Phil Fontaine</a>, National chief of the <a href="Assembly_of_First_Nations" title="Assembly of First Nations">Assembly of First Nations</a>, expressed disappointment over the Conservative government's refusal to honour the <a href="Kelowna_Accord" title="Kelowna Accord">Kelowna Accord</a>, endorsed by 14 jurisdictions (the federal government, 10 provinces, and three territories). Fontaine previously described the federal government's point person on Kelowna, Jim Prentice, as an "honourable" person sensitive to native concerns. Prior to January 2006 election, Fontaine and two vice-chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations had a meeting with Prentice. "[Prentice] acknowledged all the hard work that went into Kelowna and (said) that the Conservative party would not put this aside," says Fontaine. "We took him at his word."<sup id="cite_ref-kelowna_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kelowna-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice did not recall saying that: "I've always been very, very careful about what I've said about Kelowna,"<sup id="cite_ref-kelowna_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kelowna-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Fontaine, in their first meeting after the 2006 election, "(Prentice) wanted to apply a very focused approach to his responsibilities." In the federal budget of May 2006, Fontaine and other native leaders got a glimpse of what "focused" meant: just $450 million (over two years) was committed to implementing Kelowna, not the $1.64 billion for the first two years that <a href="Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> had agreed to.<sup id="cite_ref-kelowna_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kelowna-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Prentice argued that there was actually $3.7 billion in spending on native peoples in the May 2006 budget, "more than the previous four budgets in total." That figure includes $2.2 billion in compensation for victims of abuse in residential schools (another deal that was worked out with the previous government) and $300 million for off-reserve housing.<sup id="cite_ref-kelowna_28-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kelowna-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister <a href="Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> thanked Jim Prentice for his work on addressing the matter of the <a href="Canadian_residential_school_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian residential school system">Indian residential schools</a> and providing a government apology for the residential school system. Stephen Harper's thanks to Prentice came before he made the apology to former students of the schools.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_of_Industry">Minister of Industry</h2></div>
<p>In a cabinet shuffle on August 14, 2007, Prentice became <a href="Minister_of_Industry_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Industry (Canada)">Minister of Industry</a>, succeeding <a href="Maxime_Bernier" title="Maxime Bernier">Maxime Bernier</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copyright_legislation_and_controversy">Copyright legislation and controversy</h3></div>
<p>Bringing "Canada into <a href="WIPO" class="mw-redirect" title="WIPO">WIPO</a> treaty compliance" had been stated as one of Prentice's goals in future copyright legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been pointed out repeatedly, however, that at the time of Prentice's statement of his rationale for introducing amendments to the <i>Copyright Act</i>, there was no international legal obligation to implement any provision of the <a href="World_Intellectual_Property_Organization" title="World Intellectual Property Organization">World Intellectual Property Organization</a> (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT) or the WIPO Performances &amp; Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) since neither had been ratified by Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-ablawgCP_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ablawgCP-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice has promised to "put consumers first." claiming in an editorial that "(C-61) allows the recording of webcasts and TV and radio programs to be enjoyed at different times" while ignoring the fact that if the files are protected by <a href="Digital_rights_management" title="Digital rights management">digital rights management</a> (DRM) it is illegal to break the DRM to make the recording.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Michael_Geist" title="Michael Geist">Michael Geist</a>, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, has suggested that the core desire of the draft legislation is "to satisfy U.S. pressure by enacting something very close to the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act".<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>Prentice did not immediately provide a rationale for not discussing the issue with CBC Radio Canada despite the hundreds of questions that flooded in from concerned Canadians.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also refused to talk to a group of protesters who went to his office to express their concern, stating "When <a href="Minister_of_Canadian_Heritage" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Canadian Heritage">Canadian Heritage Minister</a> <a href="Jos%C3%A9e_Verner" title="Josée Verner">Josée Verner</a> and I have reached a consensus and we're satisfied, we will introduce a bill."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice has also implied that he will not follow the Government's policy to table the WCT &amp; WPPT 21 days prior to introducing copyright amendments designed to implement parts of these treaties contrary to the Government's policy on treaty implementation.<sup id="cite_ref-ablawgCP_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ablawgCP-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Industry Canada announced on June 11, 2008, that Prentice "will deliver brief statements and answer media inquiries shortly after the tabling of a bill to amend the Copyright Act ... [on] Thursday, June 12, 2008".<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After less than two hours, hundreds of Canadians and critics panned the new <a href="An_Act_to_amend_the_Copyright_Act_(39th_Canadian_Parliament%2C_2nd_Session)" title="An Act to amend the Copyright Act (39th Canadian Parliament, 2nd Session)">Bill C-61</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as nothing more than pandering to US interests at the expense of Canadians.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On a 10-minute interview with the CBC's <a href="Search_Engine_(radio_show)" title="Search Engine (radio show)">Search Engine</a> radio program he dismissed any question related to <a href="Digital_rights_management" title="Digital rights management">digital rights management</a> as "extremely technical" and claimed that the market will take care of copy protected CDs. Prentice then hung up mid question and refused to continue the interview at a later time. Most notably, Jim Prentice hung up before answering Jesse Brown's final question about who, under this bill, would have the power to investigate potential copyright violations.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wikipedia_controversy">Wikipedia controversy</h3></div>
<p>During the period of May 27, 2008, to June 4, 2008, edits originating from an <a href="IP_address" title="IP address">IP address</a> belonging to <a href="Industry_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Industry Canada">Industry Canada</a> were made to the Jim Prentice article on <a href="Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a>. The edits included the removal of references to new copyright legislation (claiming that it did not exist) and the addition of two passages about Prentice's recent accomplishments as Minister of Industry.<sup id="cite_ref-CBC1_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBC1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specifically, information about the copyright controversy was deleted from Prentice's biography by someone using an Industry Canada IP address.<sup id="cite_ref-CBC1_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBC1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Jay Walsh, spokesman for the <a href="Wikimedia_Foundation" title="Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a>, said in an interview there are tens of thousands of living people with biographies on Wikipedia, "so challenges about information are not uncommon." Walsh said neutrality of language and guarding against conflicts of interest are two of the central pillars of Wikipedia. He said, "The edits which should be trusted would come from people who don't possess a conflict of interest, in this case, it would be worthwhile saying that if someone is making edits from a computer within the government of Canada … if it was someone within that ministry, that would theoretically constitute a conflict of interest."<sup id="cite_ref-wikimedia1_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikimedia1-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Auto_industry">Auto industry</h3></div>
<p>In a February 29, 2008, speech to the <a href="Toronto_Board_of_Trade" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto Board of Trade">Toronto Board of Trade</a> Prentice rejected the concept of direct subsidies to the auto industry, insisting that setting up a strong economic foundation is a better route to strengthen the business.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Liberal Leader <a href="St%C3%A9phane_Dion" title="Stéphane Dion">Stéphane Dion</a> said Finance Minister <a href="Jim_Flaherty" title="Jim Flaherty">Jim Flaherty</a> should be fired after the planned shutdown of the GM truck plant in Oshawa, Ont., with Prentice and Flaherty expressing hope for a new GM plant.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Net_neutrality">Net neutrality</h3></div>
<p>While serving as a Federal Cabinet minister, Prentice received criticism that he was sidestepping the issue of Canada's <a href="Net_neutrality" title="Net neutrality">net neutrality</a> laws by not providing clear answers regarding the government's position on <a href="Bandwidth_throttling" title="Bandwidth throttling">internet throttling</a> practices by national Internet Service Providers (ISPs).<sup id="cite_ref-Globe_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Globe-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="New_Democratic_Party" title="New Democratic Party">New Democratic Party</a> MP <a href="Charlie_Angus" title="Charlie Angus">Charlie Angus</a> raised the issue to Prentice in the House of Commons and said the government's "hands off" approach was bad for Canadian innovation.<sup id="cite_ref-Globe_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Globe-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice said that the issue is being appropriately handled by the Federal government agency the <a href="Canadian_Radio-television_and_Telecommunications_Commission" title="Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission">Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</a> (CRTC), which invited the general public to an open debate on net neutrality.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Text_messaging_fees">Text messaging fees</h3></div>
<p>After initially appearing to take a stand on the issue,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice refused to intervene when <a href="Telus_Communications" title="Telus Communications">Telus</a> and <a href="Bell_Canada" title="Bell Canada">Bell</a> started charging 15 cents for incoming <a href="SMS" title="SMS">SMS text messages</a> despite widespread opposition by consumer groups. This decision was made after Prentice dialogued with senior Bell and Telus executives and suggested that consumers "seek alternatives", even in Canada's limited-competition cellular industry.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_of_the_Environment">Minister of the Environment</h2></div>
<p>On October 30, 2008, Prentice was sworn in as <a href="Minister_of_the_Environment_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of the Environment (Canada)">Minister of the Environment</a> in the Conservative Government.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure, funding for the CFCAS (<a href="Canadian_Foundation_for_Climate_and_Atmospheric_Sciences" title="Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences">Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences</a>) was not renewed, which some argued lead to a <a href="Human_capital_flight" title="Human capital flight">brain drain</a> in the climate scientific community.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft_Prentice_Movement">Draft Prentice Movement</h3></div>
<p>Shortly after the Conservative government faced a possible defeat by the opposition over the Conservatives economic update, a "Conservatives for Prentice" website emerged, gaining a place on the <a href="Blogging_Tories" title="Blogging Tories">Blogging Tories</a> blogroll.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A posting from a person claiming to be David Higginbottom, Prentice's campaign manager in the last election, said, "It is unfortunate that at a time when Conservatives need to be working together to prevent what is a desperate power play by the opposition to seize control of our democratically elected government, that a site like this would be created."<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resignation">Resignation</h3></div>
<p>On November 4, 2010, Prentice announced he was resigning as Environment Minister effective immediately and that he would be resigning as Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre-North by the end of the year to take a job as vice-chairman of the <a href="Canadian_Imperial_Bank_of_Commerce" title="Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce">Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Prentice suggested that his departure was for family reasons; he had committed to spending 10 years in politics, and at that point he had. He expressed a desire to step down so he could explore new opportunities in his life. His resignation raised some questions with the opposition; NDP leader <a href="Jack_Layton" title="Jack Layton">Jack Layton</a> expressed concern over the apparent connection between Ministers and the large banks.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premier_of_Alberta">Premier of Alberta</h2></div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="Prentice_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Prentice Ministry">Prentice Ministry</a></div>

<p>Though previously rumoured to have been interested in succeeding <a href="Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> as federal Conservative leader,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice entered the <a href="2014_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" title="2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">2014 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership election</a> on May 15, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time the Alberta PC party was lagging badly in polls behind the opposition Wildrose due to personal expense controversies with <a href="Allison_Redford" class="mw-redirect" title="Allison Redford">Allison Redford</a>, who resigned as premier and party leader after facing a revolt from the caucus and riding associations, with <a href="Dave_Hancock" title="Dave Hancock">Dave Hancock</a> serving in these roles for the interim. On September 6, 2014, Prentice won the leadership race with more than 76% of the vote on the first ballot (the leadership contest was conducted using <a href="Instant-runoff_voting" title="Instant-runoff voting">Instant-runoff voting</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Prentice was formally sworn in as premier on September 15, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-newway_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newway-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He immediately named a 20-member <a href="Executive_Council_of_Alberta" title="Executive Council of Alberta">Executive Council of Alberta</a>, smaller than the cabinet had been under recent premiers. His recommendations for cabinet appointments included two people, former Edmonton mayor <a href="Stephen_Mandel" title="Stephen Mandel">Stephen Mandel</a> and former <a href="Calgary_Board_of_Education" title="Calgary Board of Education">Calgary Board of Education</a> trustee <a href="Gordon_Dirks" title="Gordon Dirks">Gordon Dirks</a>, who were not members of the Legislative Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-newway_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newway-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prentice was elected to the legislature in a <a href="By-election" title="By-election">by-election</a> in <a href="Calgary-Foothills" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary-Foothills">Calgary-Foothills</a>, the seat formerly held by MLA <a href="Len_Webber" title="Len Webber">Len Webber</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-foothills_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foothills-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The PCs won all four of the provincial by-elections held on October 27, 2014, in what was seen at the time as a major electoral success for Prentice.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On November 24, 2014, <a href="Wildrose_Party" title="Wildrose Party">Wildrose Party</a> MLAs <a href="Kerry_Towle" title="Kerry Towle">Kerry Towle</a>, (<a href="Innisfail-Sylvan_Lake" title="Innisfail-Sylvan Lake">Innisfail-Sylvan Lake</a>), and <a href="Ian_Donovan" title="Ian Donovan">Ian Donovan</a>, (<a href="Little_Bow" title="Little Bow">Little Bow</a>) <a href="Cross_the_floor" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross the floor">crossed the floor</a> to join the ruling PC Party's caucus giving the turmoil within the Wildrose Party, uncertainty about the leadership of <a href="Danielle_Smith" title="Danielle Smith">Danielle Smith</a> and confidence in Prentice as reasons for their move.<sup id="cite_ref-floorcross_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floorcross-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On December 17, 2014, in a highly unusual move within any parliament using the <a href="Westminster_system" title="Westminster system">Westminster system</a>, <a href="Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Alberta)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)">Leader of the Opposition</a> Danielle Smith confirmed that she and eight other Wildrose members&nbsp;– <a href="Rob_Anderson_(politician)" title="Rob Anderson (politician)">Rob Anderson</a>, <a href="Gary_Bikman" title="Gary Bikman">Gary Bikman</a>, <a href="Rod_Fox" title="Rod Fox">Rod Fox</a>, <a href="Jason_Hale_(politician)" title="Jason Hale (politician)">Jason Hale</a>, <a href="Bruce_McAllister_(politician)" title="Bruce McAllister (politician)">Bruce McAllister</a>, <a href="Blake_Pedersen" title="Blake Pedersen">Blake Pedersen</a>, <a href="Bruce_Rowe" title="Bruce Rowe">Bruce Rowe</a> and <a href="Jeff_Wilson_(Canadian_politician)" title="Jeff Wilson (Canadian politician)">Jeff Wilson</a>&nbsp;– would cross the floor to the Progressive Conservative caucus.<sup id="cite_ref-smithfloorcross_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smithfloorcross-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a press conference, Smith said that her conversations with Prentice revealed that they shared so much common ground that it made little sense for her to continue in opposition. "If you’re going to be the official Opposition leader," she said, "you have to really want to take down the government and really take down the premier. I don't want to take down this premier. I want this premier to succeed."<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The defections were termed by a journalist as "an unprecedented move in Canadian political history", although they did not change the overall make-up of the legislature – the Conservatives still held a vast majority of the seats, and the Wildrose Party remained the Official Opposition.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>Prentice's March 2015 budget "raised a plethora of taxes and fees to help pay the province's way out of its hole, but he refuses to touch corporate taxes, because he is spooked by the prospect of investors skipping over Alberta for their next billion-dollar energy project, in favour of some more clement petro-state somewhere else. This array of taxes on you and your friends, but not on the C-Suite in Calgary’s office-tower jungle, has provoked populists on the left and right".<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In retrospect, Ron Kneebone of the <a href="University_of_Calgary" title="University of Calgary">University of Calgary</a>’s School of Public Policy defended Prentice's budget saying "'We've got to look in the mirror.' He got tossed for it. But he was absolutely right because he said, 'You guys keep electing us for spending all this money.'"<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>On April 7, 2015, Prentice advised the Lieutenant Governor to call an early election for May 5 claiming that he needed to seek a new mandate in order to pass his budget, a full year before he was mandated to by the provincial fixed-election law of an election every four years (by the constitution, the incumbent government could run for up to five years before the writ had to be dropped in 2017).<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Progressive Conservatives were already lagging in polls behind the resurgent Wildrose Party led by <a href="Brian_Jean" title="Brian Jean">Brian Jean</a>, as Prentice's pre-election budget was deeply unpopular with both the left and right in the political spectrum while only "business leaders thought it was tough but fair". Several gaffes by Prentice hurt him and his party in the campaign, including a comment before the election call in which Prentice appeared to be blaming Albertans, telling them that they had to "look in the mirror" to understand the root cause of Alberta's "serious budget shortfall"; <a href="Alberta_Party" title="Alberta Party">Alberta Party</a> leader <a href="Greg_Clark_(Canadian_politician)" title="Greg Clark (Canadian politician)">Greg Clark</a> dubbed this “Mr. Prentice’s <a href="Alice_in_Wonderland" class="mw-redirect" title="Alice in Wonderland">Alice in Wonderland</a> moment because it’s only in some alternate reality that the blame for decades of PC mismanagement can be placed squarely on Albertans".<sup id="cite_ref-electiongaffes_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-electiongaffes-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was an "embarrassing miscalculation in the proposed NDP budget" released two days before the debate that Prentice planned to capitalize upon; during the televised leaders' debate Prentice said "I know math is difficult" to <a href="Alberta_New_Democratic_Party" title="Alberta New Democratic Party">Alberta New Democratic Party</a> leader <a href="Rachel_Notley" title="Rachel Notley">Rachel Notley</a> in criticizing the "multibillion-dollar hole in [her] proposed budget", however Prentice's remark came under fire for as being deeply patronizing as well as potentially <a href="Sexist" class="mw-redirect" title="Sexist">sexist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-electiongaffes_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-electiongaffes-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Prentice otherwise performed respectably ahead of Wildrose leader <a href="Brian_Jean" title="Brian Jean">Brian Jean</a> and interim Liberal leader <a href="David_Swann" title="David Swann">David Swann</a>, the NDP gained momentum as a result of the debate and overtook Wildrose for the lead in polls.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="2015_Alberta_general_election" title="2015 Alberta general election">provincial election</a> ended the Progressive Conservatives' 44-year run in government, with the Alberta New Democratic Party winning a <a href="Majority_government" title="Majority government">majority government</a>, the first time the party had been elected to government in the province's history. The Progressive Conservatives fell to third place in the legislature, with 10 seats, behind both the NDP and the Wildrose Party. While the PCs placed second in terms of the popular vote, their caucus was decimated due to being completely shut out in Edmonton and losing all but eight seats in Calgary. Thirteen members of Prentice's cabinet were defeated, though Prentice himself was re-elected in Calgary-Foothills. However, with the overall result beyond doubt, he resigned as PC leader, disclaimed his seat (thus voiding the election result in his riding)<sup id="cite_ref-legbio_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legbio-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and retired from politics.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>During the transition of power, Prentice advised Premier-designate Notley to continue settlement talks with the <a href="Lubicon_Lake_Band" title="Lubicon Lake Band">Lubicon Lake Band</a>. The band had been seeking an agreement for 80 years, and Prentice had reopened negotiations in the fall of 2014. Notley recalled "He saw a path forward and he advised me how to travel that path, for which I, and many, many others, are very grateful", and the land claim deal was reached in late 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-cbc20190204_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbc20190204-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Global20190204_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global20190204-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_politics">After politics</h2></div>
<p>Prentice served as a visiting global fellow at the Canada Institute at the <a href="Wilson_Center" title="Wilson Center">Wilson Center</a> in Washington, D.C., for a four-month term that begun in February 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the Wilson Center, he wrote the book <i>Triple Crown: Winning Canada’s Energy Future</i> with Jean-Sebastien Rioux that was published posthumously by <a href="HarperCollins" title="HarperCollins">HarperCollins</a> on February 21, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Prentice was appointed as a senior advisor to private equity firm <a href="Warburg_Pincus_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Warburg Pincus LLC">Warburg Pincus LLC</a> in June 2016, specializing in the energy industry.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>Prentice was among the four people killed in the October 13, 2016, crash of a twin-engine <a href="Cessna_Citation_500" class="mw-redirect" title="Cessna Citation 500">Cessna Citation 500</a> <a href="Business_jet" title="Business jet">business jet</a> in <a href="Lake_Country" title="Lake Country">Lake Country</a>, British Columbia, shortly after takeoff from <a href="Kelowna_International_Airport" title="Kelowna International Airport">Kelowna International Airport</a> en route to <a href="Calgary/Springbank_Airport" title="Calgary/Springbank Airport">Springbank Airport</a> near Calgary. He had spent the day golfing in the Kelowna area and was returning home.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2018, the <a href="Transportation_Safety_Board_of_Canada" title="Transportation Safety Board of Canada">Transportation Safety Board of Canada</a> reported that while no conclusive reason for the crash could be determined, it was likely that the pilot had experienced <a href="Spatial_disorientation" title="Spatial disorientation">spatial disorientation</a> shortly after takeoff, having had little experience flying at night.<sup id="cite_ref-death_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-death-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>A state funeral was held for Prentice on October 28, 2016. Numerous dignitaries were in attendance, including former Prime Minister <a href="Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a>, interim federal Conservative leader <a href="Rona_Ambrose" title="Rona Ambrose">Rona Ambrose</a>, Alberta Premier <a href="Rachel_Notley" title="Rachel Notley">Rachel Notley</a>, British Columbia Premier <a href="Christy_Clark" title="Christy Clark">Christy Clark</a>, Calgary Mayor <a href="Naheed_Nenshi" title="Naheed Nenshi">Naheed Nenshi</a>, Green Party Leader <a href="Elizabeth_May" title="Elizabeth May">Elizabeth May</a>, former prime minister <a href="Joe_Clark" title="Joe Clark">Joe Clark</a> and former federal opposition leader <a href="Preston_Manning" title="Preston Manning">Preston Manning</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Prentice's official portrait as Premier of Alberta was unveiled on February 4, 2019. Painted by <a href="David_Goatley_(artist)" title="David Goatley (artist)">David Goatley</a>, it depicts Prentice "standing on the third floor of the Alberta legislature, hands resting on the marble railing, eyes looking off in the distance. The expression and gaze shows Jim's sense of vision. He's thinking of the future and not the past." At the ceremony of the portrait unveiling, his widow Karen recalled that Prentice was "one who couldn't resist meeting with school tours when they passed by his office. He would invite them in, show them around, and give each of them the opportunity to sit in the premier's chair. I honestly believe his hope was that the experience would inspire more than one of these children to become involved in politics one day, and perhaps even become premier".<sup id="cite_ref-cbc20190204_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbc20190204-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Global20190204_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global20190204-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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</style><a href="2008_Canadian_federal_election" title="2008 Canadian federal election">2008 Canadian federal election</a>: <span class="nowrap"><a href="Calgary_Centre-North" title="Calgary Centre-North">Calgary Centre-North</a></span>
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2 style=" bgcolor="">Party
</th>
<th width="250px">Candidate
</th>
<th width="48px">Votes</th>
<th width="43px">%</th>
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<th width="90px">Expenditures
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #6495ED; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative</a></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:right;">27,371</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">56.53</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">+0.53</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$67,126
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F4A460; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="New_Democratic_Party" title="New Democratic Party">New Democratic</a></td>
<td><a href="New_Democratic_Party_candidates%2C_2008_Canadian_federal_election" class="mw-redirect" title="New Democratic Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election">John Chan</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right;">7,417</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">15.32</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">-1.46</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$24,957
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Green_Party_of_Canada" title="Green Party of Canada">Green</a></td>
<td>Eric Donovan</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">7,403</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">15.29</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">+3.49</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$10,654
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #EA6D6A; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal</a></td>
<td><a href="Liberal_Party_of_Canada_candidates%2C_2008_Canadian_federal_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Canada candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election">Doug James</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right;">5,699</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">11.77</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">-1.93</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$12,026
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F2BA00; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Libertarian_Party_of_Canada" title="Libertarian Party of Canada">Libertarian</a></td>
<td>Jason McNeil</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">345</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.71</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">+0.71</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$3,315
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #CD5C5C; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Communist_Party_of_Canada_(Marxist%E2%80%93Leninist)" title="Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)">Marxist–Leninist</a></td>
<td>Peggy Askin</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">184</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.38</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">+0.04</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">n/a
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Total valid votes/expense limit
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">48,419</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">100.00</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">&nbsp;</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">$88,582</span>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Total rejected ballots
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">–</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">–</span>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Turnout
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">–</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">–</span>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);color:var(--color-base,#202122)">
<td style="color:black;background:#6495ED; width:16px; border-top:border-top:1px solid darkgray;">
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-top:border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><a href="Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative</a> <b>hold</b>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;border-top:border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><a href="Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:border-top:1px solid darkgray;">+1.0
</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="9"><a href="2006_Canadian_federal_election" title="2006 Canadian federal election">2006 Canadian federal election</a>: <span class="nowrap"><a href="Calgary_Centre-North" title="Calgary Centre-North">Calgary Centre-North</a></span>
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2 style=" bgcolor="">Party
</th>
<th width="250px">Candidate
</th>
<th width="48px">Votes</th>
<th width="43px">%</th>
<th width="52px"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span></th>
<th width="90px">Expenditures
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #6495ED; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative</a></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:right;">31,174</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">56.00</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">+1.82</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$69,871
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F4A460; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="New_Democratic_Party" title="New Democratic Party">New Democratic</a></td>
<td>John Chan</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">9,341</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">16.78</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">+4.66</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$23,559
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #EA6D6A; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal</a></td>
<td>Matthew Moody</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">7,628</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">13.70</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">-7.65</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$16,352
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Green_Party_of_Canada" title="Green Party of Canada">Green</a></td>
<td>Marc Andrew MacGillivray</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">6,573</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">11.80</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">+0.56</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$4,212
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Independent_politician#Canada" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td>
<td>Michael Falconar</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">383</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.68</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">-0.05</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$1,133
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #E9967A; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="First_Peoples_National_Party_of_Canada" title="First Peoples National Party of Canada">First Peoples National</a></td>
<td>Doug Dokis</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">206</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.37</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">–</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$0
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #CD5C5C; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Communist_Party_of_Canada_(Marxist%E2%80%93Leninist)" title="Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)">Marxist–Leninist</a></td>
<td>Margaret Peggy Askin</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">194</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.34</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">-0.01</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$59
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #DC143C; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Canadian_Action_Party" title="Canadian Action Party">Canadian Action</a></td>
<td><a href="Canadian_Action_Party_candidates%2C_2006_Canadian_federal_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Action Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election">James Kohut</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right;">168</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.30</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">–</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$0
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Total valid votes
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">55,667</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">100.00</span>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Total rejected ballots
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">213</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">0.38</span>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Turnout
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">55,880</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">63.80</span>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<th colspan="9"><a href="2004_Canadian_federal_election" title="2004 Canadian federal election">2004 Canadian federal election</a>: <span class="nowrap"><a href="Calgary_North_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary North Centre">Calgary North Centre</a></span>
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2 style=" bgcolor="">Party
</th>
<th width="250px">Candidate
</th>
<th width="48px">Votes</th>
<th width="43px">%</th>
<th width="52px"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span></th>
<th width="90px">Expenditures
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #6495ED; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative</a></td>
<td></td>
<td style="text-align:right;">28,143</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">54.18</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$55,236
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #EA6D6A; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal</a></td>
<td>Cathy McClusky</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">11,093</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">21.35</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$43,208
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F4A460; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="New_Democratic_Party" title="New Democratic Party">New Democratic</a></td>
<td>John Chan</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">6,298</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">12.12</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$15,764
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Green_Party_of_Canada" title="Green Party of Canada">Green</a></td>
<td>Mark MacGillivray</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">5,840</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">11.24</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$3,450
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Independent_politician#Canada" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></td>
<td>Michael Falconar</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">380</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.73</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$3,076
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="color:inherit; background-color: #CD5C5C; width: 16px;">
</td>
<td style="width: 180px; text-align: left;"><a href="Communist_Party_of_Canada_(Marxist%E2%80%93Leninist)" title="Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)">Marxist–Leninist</a></td>
<td>Margaret Peggy Askin</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">184</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">0.35</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">*</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">$46
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Total valid votes
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">51,938</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">100.00</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">&nbsp;</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">–</span>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Total rejected ballots
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">188</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">0.36</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">–</span>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #fff);color:var(--color-base, #202122);">
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;">Turnout
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">52,126</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">60.97</span></td>
<td style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid darkgray;"><span class="nowrap">–</span>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<ul><li><a href="1958_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">1958</a></li>
<li><a href="1962_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">1962</a></li>
<li><a href="1965_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">1965</a></li>
<li><a href="1985_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">1985</a></li>
<li><a href="1992_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">1992</a></li>
<li><a href="2006_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" title="2006 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">2006</a></li>
<li><a href="2011_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" title="2011 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">2011</a></li>
<li><a href="2014_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" title="2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">2014</a></li>
<li><a href="2017_Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta_leadership_election" title="2017 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election">2017</a></li></ul>
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