Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will be brief. Mr. Hughes has been an important icon to this Assembly. It almost seems funny that we have to vote in favour, and that we are all in favour of voting in favour of letting him go. I think we should just vote against the motion and we can keep him forever.
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How does that sound? Mr. Hughes' wife may not be too happy with that. She'll be calling us later, I guess.
As we all know, Mr. Hughes has shepherded us in many ways. I want to thank him for being there for myself, and other Members, with gentle kindness on the issues, as Ms. Lee just pointed out. I just want to say thank you. We are a better Assembly with his advice, and we have all walked with greatness and shared a moment with him. Thank you, sir.
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