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House Hansard - 60

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 28, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 60 - Apr/28/22
Mr. Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard, CPC)
  • Apr/28/22 2:01:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Michael Wilton, who tragically passed away in a plane crash on April 22. He was a pilot, entrepreneur, adventurer and proud father of two twin boys. He often introduced them as his junior sales associates. I got to know Mike over the imposition of the new and unfair tax on small aircraft. He was an entrepreneur who refurbished planes, creating aerospace jobs in Calgary. He loved flying, and I mean really loved flying. We had long phone calls and exchanged many emails over his work. He was quickly becoming a policy advocate for aircraft enthusiasts. He even appeared at the Standing Committee on Finance to defend this sector. Mike leaves behind his partner Kelli Beckstrand and his twin sons Thomas James Wilton and William Scott Wilton. To his family, friends and business colleagues, we join them in their grief and sorrow. A pilot's prayer goes like this: “That he shall know the joy they feel / Who ride Thy realms on Birds of Steel.” May he rest in peace.
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Context: House Hansard - 60 - Apr/28/22
Mr. Tom Kmiec
  • Apr/28/22 4:37:14 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on behalf of Her Majesty's official opposition, I ask for a recorded division.
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