“I want to praise a community leader who did a lot of things in our town. He was in minor hockey, the Kiwanis Club, and was even deputy mayor for a while. He got some awards and stuff. I think he was a good guy.”
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A statement honouring a community leader who recently passed away. The Liberal member spent time talking about the various ways the individual contributed to the community, focusing on personal anecdotes rather than any substantive policy issues.