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Lisa MacLeod

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Nepean
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Unit 222/3 250B Greenbank Rd. Nepean, ON K2H 8X4 Lisa.Macleodco@pc.ola.org
  • tel: 613-823-2116
  • fax: 613-823-8284
  • Lisa.Macleodco@pc.ola.org

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  • Jun/8/23 12:10:00 p.m.

It’s always difficult to follow [inaudible], but here I go. Speaker, as you know, this year has not been one where I’ve been in the House as much as I had been in the previous 17 years. And I just wanted to say thank you to a couple of people who have made my life easier as I’ve been here, that is, to my assistant Ahmed Mawel. Ahmed Mawel is a Somaliland—a new immigrant to Canada. I actually met him while he was driving me in an Uber. He has such a great mind, a great spirit and a great heart. Being around him has been incredible.

And then my former assistant when I was Minister of Social Services, Jacqueline Bishop, has joined me as well. Her leadership, her dedication and her commitment not only to the government but also to her Caribbean community has been something that has really elevated and lifted me up.

Finally, I know it was been said earlier today by my friend Jill Andrew—and Jill, we do hope your mother finds a great ease as she fights this—Charlie Lyons, who was our chaplain here—unofficially, of course, and probably should be. Charlie has been a tremendous inspiration for many of us who have been around his prayer table, whether we’re religious or not.

On that note, I want to wish all colleagues a good summer, a healthy summer, and one that is filled with not only fun—don’t have too much—but also safety.

With that, I want to say thank you, as well, to you, Speaker.

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