Tributes have been pouring in for former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice who died along with three others in a plane crash near Kelowna, B-C Thursday night..
In Ottawa, interim Conservative Party leader Rona Ambrose's voice trembled as she said there is warmth and gratitude for Prentice across the country and she sent condolences to his family.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper said he and his wife Laureen are shocked and saddened by the news.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added Prentice's legacy will live on in what he did for Canadians, adding Prentice was respected across all party lines for his honest and straightforward approach.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley described the sudden death as a terrible tragedy.
The small jet carrying them crashed into a heavily wooded area in southern British Columbia.
Prentice was killed along with with the father-in-law of a daughter and two others.
A statement says to lose two family members at once is unbelievably painful.
The 60-year-old Prentice was also a former federal cabinet minister.
Prentice quit politics in May 2015 after the Alberta N-D-P swept the Progressive Conservatives from power.