Debates of March 4, 2010 (day 4)
MEMBER’S STATEMENT ON 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF COLIN AND RITA ALLEN
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Fifty years seems like a very long time and yesterday, as some of you know, I had a birthday and I happened to turn 50.
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I’m now considered an Inuvialuit elder, so I have to start sounding wise from this point on.
I use this to illustrate the fact that we have folks who have been married for a long time. I think recently we acknowledged some folks up in the gallery that were married for 65 years.
I have two constituents at home that on April 19th will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. I want to use this as an opportunity to pass on my congratulations to Colin and Rita Allen, a couple of good folks from Inuvik who were married on April 19, 1960. I look forward to an old-time dance, Colin and Rita, and I’ll be shining up my shoes ready to go.