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(Darren Entwistle speaking) I want to take this opportunity to tell you once again how tremendously *unintelligible* I am at the incredible display of support you have shown for this company, our customers and to your teammates during the strike.

You have been an inspiration to me personally, and to the entire leadership team throughout this period. We are honoured to be witness to your courage and commitment and to uphold you amongst those who possess a truly great strength and character.

Many of your teammates have demonstrated the greatest degree of their courage to date, and that is through attending the meeting and voting "yes" on the ballot in support of the collective agreement. Your management teams and your teammates have relayed the challenges you will likely face and I want to reiterate to you my personal commitment that this organization will not tolerate any harassment or intimidation upon return to work. During the meetings attempts will likely be made to lessen your resolve to progress this company towards the tremendous future we have in front of us.

Your teammates and leaders are supporting your future and I know that the commitment and courage you have shown for the past three months will give you the strength to put this event in our company's history behind us. TELUS is truly an exceptional company to work for and it is through people like you that we will continue to explore new opportunities for our customers, discover new areas of growth we can not even envision today and deliver results for our shareholders.

I look forward to sharing with you a tremendous future for this company and each other. You have my gratitude, my support and my strongest respect.

Thank you very much.