Introduction of Guests (15 May 2025)

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Grade 8 Students from Lindale School; Emma Ticha; Tenielle McLeod

Hon. Tim McLeod: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to my colleagues for that grace. I have actually three introductions this morning. The first is a school group from Moose Jaw who’s just joined us in the west gallery.

In the west gallery we have 26 grade 8 students from Lindale School in Moose Jaw and they’re joined by Ivy Sheward, who has graciously brought classes to this Assembly before, and we thank Ivy for that. She’s also an active participant in the SSTI [Saskatchewan Social Sciences Teachers’ Institute on Parliamentary Democracy], Mr. Speaker, and if you’ve figured out yet what the SSTI stands for, we’d really appreciate you sharing that. But in any event, thank you very much to Ms. Sheward. And Alanda Smith has also joined as a parent chaperone.

So I’m really looking forward to meeting these students from Lindale after session, and I would ask that all members please join me in welcoming them to this, their Legislative Assembly.

I also would like to introduce another student seated in your gallery, Mr. Speaker. Joining us from the Czech Republic we have Emma Ticha. You should give us a wave, Emma. Emma is a University of Regina student who’s in Regina for her studies and will be staying throughout the summer. And her family back home, I’m sure, is going to miss her, but we want to thank Emma for joining us here today at the Legislative Assembly and for being yet another wonderful student of one of our Saskatchewan institutions, Mr. Speaker.

And finally, Mr. Speaker, seated beside Emma is her professor at the University of Regina, who I have always known to be a student as well, Mr. Speaker. I met her 25 years ago when she was doing an Honours degree at the University of Saskatchewan. Since then she has done a master’s degree and is now a doctoral student. She will in the fall have her doctorate of Education. And at that time I would be excited to introduce her as Dr. Tenielle McLeod. But for the time being I will introduce her as my wife and the mother of my three amazing children.

She is a school board trustee, Mr. Speaker. And the Premier often speaks about the wonderful crop of individuals coming out of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, and she certainly qualifies in that regard. She’s a farm girl from Shellbrook, Mr. Speaker, and she holds our household together, supporting me and the kids in all that we do.

So I would like to ask my colleagues to please join me in welcoming my wife and my best friend, Tenielle McLeod, to this, her Legislative Assembly.

 

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