Mr. Speaker, with great respect, I recognize Mr. Stuart Thiesson of Saskatoon, who passed away this month.
Stuart worked in the farm movement for 41 years with the Saskatchewan Farmers Union and later the National Farmers Union. He was the wordsmith behind so much of what the NFU stood for, holding the pen that drafted hundreds of presentations to provincial and federal governments. Stuart was gifted in turning ideas into words and turning those words into calls for action.
A founding member of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame, he served on the Labour Relations Board and the Statistics Canada advisory committee and was a founding director of the Saskatoon Community Clinic, where he fought for accessible health care for all.
As well, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan and inducted into the Agriculture Hall of Fame. Stuart loved to play musical keyboards and host friends and family at his cabin on Emma Lake.
Stuart is truly one of Canada's best.