David Wilson Retirement - Member's Statement

CLAUDIA CHENDER: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to take one last opportunity to thank and say farewell to the former NDP House Leader Dave Wilson. We had a robust celebration of his retirement from this House and moving on to the next chapter, but we didn't have the opportunity to acknowledge it here in this Chamber.

Dave very rarely - I think I can call him Dave now - made members' statements, but when he did he never wrote them down. so I'm trying to follow his illustrious tradition and just say that as everyone in this House knows, Dave Wilson is a kind, humble, smart, strategic, and genuine person with whom I was very lucky to work, and whose presence in this Chamber will be missed.