Introduction of Guests (15 April 2024)

From Hansard (15 April 2024)

 

Doug Laing & Ames Leslie

Mr. Jenson: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. To you and through you this afternoon, I’d also like to join with the Minister of Education and the member opposite in welcoming Ames and Doug to their Legislative Assembly, and Doug in particular.

Doug and I have a history going back to high school. We went to high school together, and if that wasn’t enough, we ended up working at the same radio station back in the early 1990s or late 1980s. The difference being he worked on one side of the wall, on the FM side; I was on the AM side. He got to play all the cool stuff like Aerosmith and the Stones, AC/DC. I got stuck with Neil Sedaka, The Bells, and Captain & Tennille.

So it’s very interesting to see how our paths lined up in high school and then lined up through our broadcasting careers, and then they kind of went our separate ways. And now we’re back both working in government, with Doug being municipal government and I’m in provincial government.

So Doug, you’re a fantastic leader for the people of Battleford and the surrounding communities. You do great work and all your work with you and Ames is recognized, and it’s good to see you here in town this week for SUMA. I look forward to seeing you again hopefully later on today or sometime this week. With that I’d like to invite all members to join me in welcoming Ames and Doug to their Legislative Assembly.

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