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Member's Statement: Tribute to Staff - February 21, 2012
Mr. Taylor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is one of those jobs that would be impossible to do without the support and assistance of a lot of unsung heroes behind the scenes, and I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank the people who have been so invaluable in helping me do my job since I first got elected in 2004.
First, thank you to all the volunteers and members of our constituency association. I guess I should say in this case “associations” as there have been three of them over the course of my political journey. While not every member and volunteer has followed me on that darn fool idealistic crusade, a surprising number have. I want to thank you all for your understanding and your support as I did what I felt and you agreed I must do in order to properly serve my constituents. Thank you to the folks in my constituency office: my executive assistant, Michelle Bodnar; caseworkers extraordinaire Ruth Huber and Gwyneth Midgley; legislative assistant Jacquie Lycka and researcher Evan Galbraith in the Alberta Party caucus office for being my diggers, my doers, my frequent miracle workers, my eyes, my ears, my brains more often than I’d like to admit, and my counsel. To those who have moved on almost always to better paying jobs, Amanda Kriaski, Terry Rahbek-Nielson, Evan Woolley, and Andrew MacGregor as well as summer interns Janet Hails, Ana Cleveston, Bil Hetherington, Jeff Homer and John Jay Atwood: it was a pleasure and an honour to have each of you along for parts of the journey. Thank you as well to Glenn Hughes and Nik Atwal here in Edmonton for your help in years past. And thank you to the entire staff of the Legislative Assembly Office. To my two incredible campaign managers, Donn Lovett in 2004 and Barry Davidson in 2008, I have been very fortunate to have you both on my team. To our kids, Scott and Jennifer, thanks for always being interested in what dad’s been up to even as you’ve begun to make your way in and your mark on this world. To Martha, who knocked me off my feet for the first time 29 years ago next month and who continues to amaze me, I don’t think I will ever understand why you went along with this, but thank you for believing in me. I could never have done this without you. I would never have done this without your blessing, and I’m looking forward to being home. Thank you. Complete Transcript 
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