“I want to say nice things about a young man who died tragically. He did a lot of impressive things in his short life. His family is setting up a memorial fund in his honor. That's very sad.”
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A statement honoring a UBC student who died in an avalanche. The MP talked about having worked with the student on mental health fundraising, and shared words from the student's parents.