Introduction of Guests (12 May 2026)

From Hansard (12 May 2026)

 

Minister's Office Staff

Hon. Terry Jenson: — I promise it’s going to be a brief extended introduction, Mr. Speaker. To you and through you this afternoon, Mr. Speaker, I’ve got several individuals up in the back row of the west gallery. Some of these individuals have not been able to watch proceedings in person before, so I thought I’d bring them in today. They are from my office upstairs in 303.

Mr. Speaker, I have my senior admin Lilia Kraemer. And seated beside Lilia is Reece Tastad, our summer student, Mr. Speaker. Next to Reece is Danika McFadden. And we also have Cindy Schaffer and Mike Aman.

Mr. Speaker, Lilia has lived and worked in Regina since immigrating to Canada in 2009 from Germany. She joined the building in September of 2022, and in that time she’s worked in a number of offices, including Social Services, Energy and Resources, Agriculture. And she’s come full circle, Mr. Speaker. She’s back in Social Services, where she says she plans to stay until she either gets tired of the ministry, the minister, or decides to retire. Mr. Speaker, Lilia is an incredible asset to my office and ensures that everyone is organized and that her minister knows where he needs to be and when he needs to be there.

Mr. Speaker, Cindy joined our office a few months ago, having spent an incredible 35 years at Shoppers Drug Mart, Mr. Speaker. She is born and raised in Regina, a dedicated Roughrider fan who rarely misses a home game. And many members may also recognize her husband, Mike, from the Regina Plumbing and Heating commercials that you see on TV, Mr. Speaker. Cindy is one of the ones that people will interact with first when they contact my office, and she’s an absolute pleasure to have around, demonstrating her exceptional professionalism, empathy. And she is so good with people, Mr. Speaker.

Reece has returned to my office for a second summer, Mr. Speaker. She is helping out with casework and correspondence. She’s recently graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, majoring in political studies and minoring in economics. And for my colleagues from Moose Jaw North and my seatmate here from Weyburn-Bengough, she’s currently studying for her LSAT [Law School Admission Test] and with the hopes of studying law at the University of Saskatchewan next year, Mr. Speaker.

And finally, Mr. Speaker, Mike Aman. Mike is in the back row there, hard to miss. He’s been based out of Saskatoon the last few months, Mr. Speaker. He moved back to Saskatoon to finish his degree, and he’d been working in the building before that since 2019. He’s made his way to Regina a couple days a week to help us, and we appreciate him.

You know, we’re in the Stanley Cup playoffs, Mr. Speaker. Teams that load up for the playoffs often have rental players. Danika is one of those rental players in our office, Mr. Speaker. She came from Parks, Culture and Sport to help us out for a few weeks, and she’s going to be on her way to SaskBuilds and Procurement here very shortly.

Mr. Speaker, I invite all members of this Assembly to welcome these individuals who do so much for the people of Saskatchewan to this, their legislature.

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