'His commitment to the unborn and the elderly was only surpassed by his faith in Almighty God,' said past Campaign Life Coalition president Jim Hughes.
The University of Alberta's David Turpin responded to family groups by defending the Institute for Sexual Minorities Studies and Services' work on homosexuality.
"It’s this really vulnerable place to be when you don’t feel like you have places that reflect your gender expression,” said Melanie Alexander of the school's "Gender-Based Violence Prevention Project.