essayist and musician (born 1963) July 16 – Peanuts O'Flaherty, ice hockey player (born 1918) July 21 – Sidney Craig, entrepreneur and thoroughbred horse owner, co-founder of Jenny Craig, Inc. (born 1932) July 22 – Helen Gardiner, philanthropist and co-founder of the Gardiner Museum (born 1938) July 23 – N. Robin Crossby, game designer, creator of Hârn role-playing system (born 1954) July 25 – Joseph Gérard Lauri P. Landry, businessman, senator (1996–1997) (born 1922) July 27 – Fenwick Lansdowne, wildlife artist (born 1937) July 30 Leif Pettersen, footballer and sportscaster (born 1950) Tim McLean, homicide victim (born 1985) Vittorio Fiorucci, graphic artist (born 1932) August August 2 – Geoffrey Ballard, businessman and fuel cell scientist, founder of Ballard Power Systems (born 1932) August 5 – Daniel L. Norris, commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1989–1994) (born 1935) August 6 – Reg Whitehouse, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (born 1933) August 10 – Lee Clark, politician, MP for Brandon—Souris (1983–1993) (born 1936) August 12 – Gilles Bilodeau, National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player (born 1955) August 28 – Michel Vastel, journalist and columnist (born 1940) August 30 Eldon Rathburn, composer (born 1916) Killer Kowalski, professional wrestler (born 1926) September September 1 – Thomas J. Bata, businessman (born 1914) September 4 Jerome Weber, abbot of St. Peter-Muenster of Saskatchewan (born 1915) Erik Nielsen, deputy prime minister (1984–1986), brother of Leslie Nielsen (born 1924) Erik Nielsen, politician (born 1924) September 6 – Allan Lawrence, politician and Minister (born 1925) September 7 – Larry Shaben, politician, member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1975–1989) (born 1935) September 9 – Richard Monette, actor and director (born 1944) September 10 – Gérald Beaudoin, lawyer and senator (1988–2004) (born 1929) September 11 – Bennett Campbell, (1988–2004) (born 1943) September 13 – James W. Snow, politician, member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1967–1985) (born 1929) September 15 – Marion Dewar, politician, mayor of Ottawa (1978–1985) (born 1928) September 18 – Peter Kastner, actor (born 1943) September 23 – Brock McElheran, conductor and composer (born 1918) September 25 – Ralph Sazio, football coach (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (born 1922) September 28 – Anna-Marie Globenski, pianist and teacher (born 1929) October October 4 – Saul Laskin, politician and 1 Mayor of Thunder Bay (born 1918) October 9 – Milan Kymlicka, arranger, composer and conductor (born 1936) October 11 – Nelson Symonds, jazz guitarist (born 1933) October 12 – Leo Major, soldier (born 1921)