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House Hansard - 335

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 19, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/19/24 3:21:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to put forward, but before I do that, I would like to thank you and all of the other chair occupants. I want to thank the clerk and all of his staff. I also want to thank all of the staff who support us so well in the House. I am, of course, talking about the pages and the members of the Parliamentary Protective Service. We are exceptionally well served by the parliamentary staff and I want to express gratitude for all that they do on behalf of all parliamentarians. I also want to thank all of my colleagues on the government side for their support for a rookie House leader. I want to thank all the colleagues who chose the wrong political path for their support as well, including my colleague House leaders. Despite all indications to the contrary, we have developed a very good working relationship. I thank them and, through them, thank their caucuses as well.
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Ms. Heather McPherson
  • Jun/19/24 3:31:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the incredible folks who support the work that we do in this place. I would like to offer my gratitude, and the gratitude of all members of the New Democratic Party, to those who help us do our jobs in this esteemed place; to you, Mr. Speaker; to the clerks at the table; to the security personnel; and the incredible interpreters, who do so much. I thank all of our interpreters. I give a special mention to Cindy Runzer, who will be retiring. I thank her very much for her service to us. I would also like to thank those who feed us every day. I thank the amazing team of pages and the page supervisor. On behalf of all New Democrats, I want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts. I hope everyone in the House has a wonderful summer with their family and loved ones in their ridings, listening to their constituents.
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Context: House Hansard - 335 - Jun/19/24
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • Jun/19/24 3:32:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would also like to add a few words to say a big thank you to all the teams at the House of Commons. I would like to thank the Speaker, the clerks and the pages, who have done great work while also studying. These young people from across Canada continue to inspire me. They work so hard. When we work long hours, we sometimes forget that our pages are here working hard too. They then have to go back and cram for exams. I say thanks to the pages, their families across Canada and all of the team here on the Hill, from the catering team to the waitresses, the cooks and waiters, and our security team. I particularly thank the Parliamentary Protective Service here on the Hill, which is here to keep us safe every single day. We have immense gratitude. I thank all of my colleagues. I thank the member for Battle River—Crowfoot and the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley. It is too bad that we could not get unanimous consent. I was hoping for a team win here in the last few minutes.
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