Legislative Staff - Member Statement

CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : On what we hope is the last day of this sitting, I rise to express gratitude, which I think might be a good way to start off the day.

I would like to express gratitude for the Government House Leader and the House Leader of the Official Opposition. There are a lot of people in this Chamber who do a lot of work to just make things go. We're the elected ones that do that, and I appreciate my colleagues and their willingness to work together and to be collegial cooperative. That gratitude obviously extends much further to the Clerks - to Mr. Hastings in particular, who has gone above and beyond this session.

To you, Mr. Speaker, to the House operations staff, to the Pages, to Legislative Television, to Rudy for bringing us food, to the librarians, to the cleaners, and of course the commissionaires, who not only make this a safe space but also, I think we could all agree, set a wonderful tone. Every time we walk in this building, we are greeted in a kind and friendly and welcoming way, and that is so important for the work we do. They set that tone of gratitude for us.

I ask all members of this House to join me in thanking everyone who has worked so hard this session to allow us to be here.