The first words that came to mind to describe Ian Waddell were "energizer bunny," according to longtime friend Vance Campbell. The two became fast friends when Waddell, a former NDP MP and MLA, helped Campbell get started with his first business in Vancouver. Believed to be the last photo of Ian Waddell, taken last week, he's pictured above on a bench he had dedicated to his mother and father in his Kitsilano neighbourhood. British Columbia MPs Ian Waddell (left) and Jim Fulton prepare to demonstrate how security guards prevented them from crashing the Senate on Dec. 5, 1979. Ian Waddell was the first person to welcome me to Parliament Hill when I was a legislative assistant 35 years ago.

Source: CBC News March 17, 2021 01:49 UTC