Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I have made it my tradition to send greetings back home to my wife and children, today I will go a little bit further. Today, Mr. Speaker, is a special day for my wife and I. It was some 15 years ago that I met Shawna and we got together. She decided I was good enough to tie the knot with, so to speak, Mr. Speaker. If it was not for her strength, I do not believe I would be here today.
She has been a strength to me and my children, especially since I spend so much time away from home. She takes up the role as mother and father and supporter for our family back home.
Seeing as I am not home to wish her well myself and say thank you for those years of commitment, and I look forward to many more years of service. I find sometimes I am no longer the man I used to be, because she has moulded me to what I am today and helped with that process.
So I thank her and wish that I would be home today, but I am looking forward to being home on Saturday and sharing with my family our achievement. Thank you.
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