Condolence Motion (14 May 2025)

From Hansard (14 May 2025)

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Passing of Former MLA Lyle Stewart

Hon. Travis Keisig: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Lyle Stewart was a straight shooter. That’s how I’m going to describe him. And in Last Mountain-Touchwood, I don’t know, his interactions with the former MLA are legendary across the constituency.

One of the first times I had an opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to sit down and really get to know Lyle, that we were newly elected MLAs and it was after session, and we were walking out together. And he said, come back to my office. And ooh, what a . . . You know, it’s really an honour. A former Ag minister, a car theft survivor, a farmer — everything that you want to be, he is, and he’s asking you to go spend time with him. It really meant something. It really did. What a character. Larger than life, honestly.

Another day we were leaving work, toward the end of his career in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Speaker. And we went back to his office. And all he wanted to do was talk about his daughters. And I have two daughters. And he was so proud of them. What a family man; what a father figure. And you know, we had so much in common. And such a character he was. He really was.

The Minister of Justice dropped off a “Re-elect Lyle Stewart” sign to me that Lyle signed. And after Lyle had . . . A new MLA was representing the constituency, and Lyle had this stuff. And he wanted this junk out of his shop and everything else. So he gave it to the Minister of Justice. And the Minister of Justice gave it to me with orders from Lyle to lay it underneath my tractor when I’m changing oil so you don’t get dirty. I said, well there’s no way in heck that’s ever going to happen. But it’s hanging up in my snowmobile shack, Mr. Speaker.

And he wrote a little thing on there. And you know, it’s just typical Lyle. This is what he wrote on his “Re-elect Lyle Stewart” sign hanging up in this shack I’ve got: “Always remember it’s good if some people don’t like you. It means you made a decision and stand by it.” So words for this MLA from Last Mountain-Touchwood to respect and listen to, Mr. Speaker. Lyle was my friend, and I miss him. Condolences to his family, to his daughters, to Lee. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

 

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