Premier Andrew Furey spent his last day in the legislature reflecting on his time in politics.
Yesterday was Furey’s last day in the House of Assembly before a new leader is chosen on May 3.
He looked back on his time in office by telling his former self not to be so serious.
A standing ovation for Furey in the House of Assembly (NL HOA)
Furey, who announced his intention to step down in February, plans on spending the years to come in the operating room and with his family.
“There’s always going to be some seller’s remorse, I guess, when you make a big life decision like this, but any remorse that may have been there was completely alleviated and evaporated when I saw the smiles on my children’s faces and a lightness to them that I have not seen in five years or more,” he said.
PC Leader Tony Wakeham (NL HOA)
PC Leader Tony Wakeham took time to say goodbye to the premier before saying the province is worse off since he got elected four-and-a-half years ago.
Wakeham started by saying he respects the premier’s commitment, but later slammed the Liberals for issues in health care, affordability and crime.
He says he will “take those tasks on after the next election.”
“After 10 years of Liberal governments, I think it’s fair to say that our health care system is not in a better place. The cost of living is having a significant impact on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians,” he said.
“When we think about crime in our communities, as I said yesterday, once upon a time we watched crime on TV and went to see family doctors in our communities, and now we see crime in our communities and we go visit a family doctor by a virtual (appointment).”
