Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this being the last day of session for the 14th Assembly, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues in this House for the pleasure of having worked with them for the past four years. As I've said before, it's a very unique working environment. We've spent a lot of time together. Sometimes we agree and sometimes we don't. But we attempt to maintain a high level of decorum so that everyone can express themselves and feel that their input is valued and heard.
At the end of the day, we are all here for the same reason. We want to ensure the best outcomes for our constituents and the people of the North, where our decisions, programs and services impact on their lives. In that sense, it's an awesome responsibility.
I would like to thank my constituents in Hay River for allowing me this opportunity to be their voice in this legislature and I know that they expect me to do this to the best of my ability and I trust that I have done that.
I would like to thank my awesome constituency assistant, Wendy Morgan, for all of her help and support. I would also like to thank my honourable colleague from Hay River North. I supported his bid for this job. He is my MLA. I voted for him and I have not been disappointed.
Mr. Speaker, I would also like to thank my family: my husband, Rick, who's here today; my children, Jordan and his wife Kathleen, my son Jeffrey and his wife Kandace, and my very opinionated and ever-active daughter Jillian. As our children grow up and pass different milestones like graduations and weddings, it's a reality check for us and a stark reminder that time marches on. Jillian was in Grade 1 when I was elected the first time and now she's in Grade 9. By the way, Mr. Speaker, might I say she's serving her third consecutive year as class president. I've had serious competition for willpower with her, but I think that Mommy is still the boss.
As we watch our family grow it gives us cause to reflect on the choices that we've made and the choices that we will continue to make in the future. Life is precious and time is valuable and I'm always conscious of an admonition of my late father. One of them was, let's make the day count for something. In other words, get up and get to work. Even though we won't always fully understand or realize all the consequences of our decisions or our work until we're some ways down the road, I'm thankful for the privilege that I've had of representing Hay River and working for my constituents. Working in this environment and in this capacity is not something that I would trade and I hope to be back.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent to just quickly conclude my statement.