Honourable senators, three more pages are leaving us this year.

Grace Zhang: Grace is honoured to have had the opportunity to be a part of the Senate Page Program and to have represented the Chinese Canadian community within it. This fall, she will be entering her last year of undergraduate studies at the University of Ottawa, with the hope of studying law afterward. She would like to thank the Usher of the Black Rod’s office and her fellow pages for all their support during the year and she is excited to see where the future takes her.

Samantha Mann: Having had the privilege of serving as deputy chief page, Samantha concludes her three years in the Senate Page Program as she graduates from the University of Ottawa.

Last week, she received a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in history in the French immersion stream. This fall, she will be starting an MA in International Affairs at Carleton University.

Samantha is forever grateful for her time in the Upper Chamber and would like to thank Mr. Peters, John, Keean and Manon from the Usher of the Black Rod’s Office, as well as Jesse and her fellow pages for all their support and for the many memories they created together in the Senate.

Jesse Johnson: As chief page, Jesse is eternally grateful for the last three years that he has served in the Senate Page Program. Having just completed his bachelor’s degree from Carleton University, Jesse will be pursuing a master’s degree in Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management at the University of Edinburgh.

Jesse wants to thank Mr. Peters, John, Sam, Keean and Manon, from the Office of the Usher of the Black Rod, for their unwavering support throughout his term as a page. He would also like to thank each senator and member of the administration for their advice and guidance. Jesse is honoured to have represented his home province of Quebec in the Senate of Canada.