another nationalist organization, five years after the demise of the CIC. The primary purpose of this organization was to lobby against a perceived rising tide of support for free trade. He considered his establishment of the Council as the act he was "most proud of." He would leave in 1992 but the council survives to this day, albeit with a mission of social, environmental, and economic justice rather than nationalism. In 1992, Hurtig was elected leader of the National Party of Canada and led it in the 1993 federal election. He ran in the riding of Edmonton Northwest, but with 4507 votes and 12.8 per cent of the popular vote, finished a distant third to Anne McLellan. It was nonetheless the best showing of the National Party candidates in that election - notably, Hurtig was the only National Party candidate to finish ahead of an incumbent MP. Electoral record Death In 2005, Hurtig moved from Edmonton to Vancouver, British Columbia, in order to be closer to his four daughters. On 3 August 2016 he died there at a hospital, from complications from pneumonia. On the day of his death, one daughter, Leslie Hurtig, read him "newspaper headlines about the launch of the inquiry into murdered and missing women"; he responded, "Bravo", and died that afternoon, surrounded by family. In addition to his daughters, Hurtig was survived by four grandsons. Recognition Canadian Book Publisher of the Year, 1974 and 1981 Made an Officer of the Order of Canada, (1980) Honorary LL.D degrees from York University (1980), Wilfrid Laurier University (1985), University of Lethbridge (1986), University of Alberta (1986), Concordia University (1990), University of British Columbia (1992) Eve Orpen Award for Publishing and Literary Excellence, 1985 Silver Ribbon Award, City of Edmonton, 1985 Centenary Medal, Royal Society of Canada, 1986 Alberta Achievement Award, 1986 Toastmasters International Communications and Leadership Award, 1986 President's Award, Canadian Booksellers Association, 1986 Quill Award, Windsor Press Club, 1986 Speaker of the Year Award, Canadian Speech Communicators Association, 1986 Corporate Citizen of the Year Award, Community of Business and Professional. Associates of Canada, 1988 Lester B. Pearson Man of the Year Peace Award 1988 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992) Canadian Version of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) Canadian Version of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) Selected works Nationalism and Continentalism, 5 November 1981 speech at the Empire Club