2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁ 6 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁R ids del ' s ▁family ▁origin ated ▁from ▁Britain . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish - born ▁nur se ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁a ▁London - based ▁phys ician . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Dur ban , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁Canada , ▁the ▁R ids del ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁before ▁again ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Canada , ▁first ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁finally ▁in ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁R ids del ▁attended ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁College ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁then ▁later ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁political ▁soci ology ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁ ▁He ▁initially ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁and ▁rep orter ▁at ▁C BC ▁Cal g ary ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁Her ald , ▁before ▁he ▁joined ▁Pet ro - Can ada ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁a ▁company ▁he ▁represented ▁in ▁Pakistan , ▁My an mar ▁and ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁kid n apping , ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁min ing ▁company ▁TV I ▁Resource ▁Development ▁Philippines ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁TV I ▁Pacific , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁consult ant