MP for Oxford (1993–2004) (born 1929) Jake Dunlap, football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) (born 1925) October 22 Denis Simpson, singer and actor (born 1950) Helen Hunley, former lieutenant governor of Alberta (born 1920) October 24 – Alex Oakley, Olympic race walker (born 1926) October 30 – Édouard Carpentier, professional wrestler (born 1926) November November 1 – Ed Litzenberger, ice hockey right winger (born 1932) November 3 Bill Colvin, Olympic bronze medal-winning (1956) ice hockey player (born 1934) Jim Clench, bass guitarist (April Wine, Bachman–Turner Overdrive) (born 1949) November 5 – David Steuart, politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1962–1977) and Leader of the Opposition (1971–1976), Senator (1975–1991) (born 1916) November 9 – Albert Wesley Johnson, civil servant, President of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1975–1982) (born 1923) November 10 – Nicolo Rizzuto, mafia leader (Rizzuto crime family) (born 1924) November 18 – Gaye Stewart, ice hockey player (born 1923) November 19 – Pat Burns, National Hockey League coach (Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Bruins and Devils) (born 1952) November 22 Len Lunde, ice hockey player (born 1936) David Lam, politician, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (1988–1995) (born 1923) November 23 – Kananginak Pootoogook, Inuit artist (born 1935) November 25 Ann Southam, composer (born 1937) Doris McCarthy, artist (born 1910) November 28 Keir Clark, Prince Edward Island politician (born 1910) Leslie Nielsen, comedian and actor (Airplane!, The Naked Gun) (born 1926) December December 5 – David French, playwright (Leaving Home) December 6 – Mark Dailey, television journalist and announcer December 16 – Sterling Lyon, politician and 17th Premier of Manitoba (born 1927) December 29 – Michael Fainstat, Montreal city councillor See also 2010 in Canadian music 2010 in Canadian television List of Canadian films of 2010 References Years of the 21st century in Canada