Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Peacock students participate in mock assembly

The Speaker of the House Dan D'Autremont (centre)
waits for the opening ceremony of the mock legislative
assembly to conclude at Peacock Collegiate on Friday.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


After the bell rang, the members stood up, marking the entrance of the Speaker of the House into the legislative assembly.

It wasn’t long after that the mock legislative assembly got underway in the library of Peacock Collegiate on Friday. Approximately 60 students in Grade 11 and mostly Grade 12, coming from a history and a social studies class, took part, in addition to the Speaker of the House, Dan D’Autremont.
The mock assembly was part of D’Autremont’s education outreach program. Also in attendance were Moose Jaw MLAs Warren Michelson and Greg Lawrence, who explained their roles.

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