: ▁K oda ▁River , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁H ut uo ▁River ▁( Ch ina ) ▁in ▁the ▁Lin ji ▁school ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁K oda ▁River ▁( D . ▁R . ▁Congo ), ▁also ▁sp elled ▁K od da ▁or ▁K od ha , ▁in ▁It uri ▁province ▁K ō da ▁River ▁( A ichi ), ▁Japan ; ▁also ▁called ▁K ō ta ▁like ▁the ▁town ▁K ō da ▁River ▁( K ō chi ), ▁Japan ▁ ▁K oda ▁River ▁( Russ ia ), ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ang ara , ▁NE ▁of ▁K od in sk ▁K oda ▁River ▁( S outh ▁Sud an ), ▁in ▁J ub ek ▁State ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁K oda ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Gregory ▁Francis ▁Thompson , ▁ ▁( M arch ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁– ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁six ▁terms ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ). ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Thompson , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁teacher , ▁a ▁business man ▁and ▁financial ▁pl anner ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Canadian ▁federal ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Car leton — Char lot te . ▁His ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Canadian ▁federal