Resolution 152 - Jean Laroche Retirement Well Wishes

CLAUDIA CHENDER: I hereby give notice that on a future day I shall move the adoption of the following resolution:

Whereas Jean Laroche has been a reporter since 1985, covering the highs and the lows, the silly and the serious, and the whole of the political landscape of this province, including countless elections since 1995, longer than any sitting member of this House; and

Whereas he has been the president of the parliamentary press corps for over 15 years, a near-constant presence in the halls of this House, which, as he reminds us, ain't a home, mentoring, terrifying, and coaching successive cohorts of reporters, and doggedly pressing generations of politicians of all political stripes; and

Whereas his wife, Catherine, and his three sons, Christian, Samuel, and Joseph, have sometimes perhaps grudgingly shared Jean with the CBC and with the people of Nova Scotia for over 40 years so he could serve the public as a reporter and ensure Nova Scotians have remained informed about the laws that govern them and the goings-on of this House;

Therefore be it resolved that all members of this House wish Jean Laroche a happy, active, and long retirement; urge him to be kind to all of us in any future fictional endeavours; and thank him for his dedication to our province.