Introduction of Guests (10 April 2025)

From Hansard (10 April 2025)

 

Marlie McLeod & Kathy Brandt

Blaine McLeod: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It has indeed been a good morning for me to have had special guests already in the House, and none more important than my wife, seated in your gallery. Marlie Beth, without you I would be half the man that I am, so thank you so much for all your love and support.

And beside her, a very important person in our lives as well, Mrs. Kathy Brandt. Now Kathy has really become an adopted child in our family, and though she has her own parents, but we’ve taken her on as well. She’s lived with us for a time. I was the MC [master of ceremonies] at her wedding; we had some great fun. And she serves now as our constituency secretary, and keeps us all online and in good shape and in good form.

So it’s a delight to have you here today, Kathy and Marlie, in this, your Legislative Assembly. And please join with me in welcoming them here.

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Students from Lumsden High School

Blaine McLeod: — Mr. Speaker, I just had a late notice in terms of some students that are here in the Assembly behind me, and I just want to make mention of them . . . Oh, I’m sorry. Can I ask leave for an extended introduction?

Speaker Goudy: — The member has requested leave for an extended introduction. Is leave granted?

Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.

Blaine McLeod: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the students behind me are from Lumsden High School. I understand 54 of them. So welcome.

An Hon. Member: — That’s a lot of ice cream.

Blaine McLeod: — Unfortunately I don’t have ice cream today. I will make good on my promise of ice cream, but not today. I just was informed their teacher — and I may get this wrong because the spelling here is not quite what I can decipher — but it’s Kelsey Gottfried. Did I get that right? I did. Wow, I can decipher some writing. Very good.

Welcome to this, your Legislative Assembly. I’ll be pleased to speak with you after question period here. And this, your legislature, I trust you had a good time here today viewing the proceedings that we’ve just watched together. Thank you.