Today I’d like to introduce and welcome to Queen’s Park Linda Tracey, the CEO of Marianhill long-term-care home in Pembroke. She’s joining AdvantAge Ontario today for their advocacy day, and they’ll be having a reception in the evening, as well. I hope everybody can join. Welcome to Queen’s Park, Linda.

A number of individuals are visiting us today, including Sammi Ho from Friends of Ruby; Candice Cosbert from Nellie’s women shelter; and Bee Lee Soh and Daniela Mergarten from the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness. From Dixon Hall, we have Faisal Ikram, Janet Lambert, Matt Song and Robert MacFarlane. Finally, we have, from the Fred Victor Centre, Eiman Elwidaa. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

I’m honoured to welcome to Queen’s Park today my lovely wife, Kate Bartz, the mother of our daughter, Annie, who’s at Queen’s Park.

I also want to welcome to Queen’s Park today the chair of the Office of the Worker Adviser of the WSIB, a former labour leader and skilled-trades worker, Pauline Niles. Welcome to Queen’s Park today.

I want to thank and welcome members from AdvantAge Ontario and thank them for all their hard work in long-term care: Steven Harrison, Carey Duncan, Linda Tracey, Bill Krever, Megan Garland, Dwayne Green, Abby Katz Starr, Sue Graham-Nutter, Amy Porteous, Paul Chatelain and Lisa Levin. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

I’d like to welcome Robin Bailey, executive director from the Burlington Food Bank. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

It is a pleasure to welcome Dwayne Green from Malton Village Long Term Care Centre. Thank you for taking care of those who took care of us. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

I would like to introduce a couple of guests, John Maggirias and Sarah Pais, and also from my riding, Chris Peacock, who is here from the Sharing Place Food Bank in Orillia. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

It’s an honour today to welcome page Claire Fish from my beautiful riding of Niagara Falls. I had the opportunity to meet her parents. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

It’s an honour to welcome former MP for London North Centre, Glen Pearson, and his partner, Jane Roy, as part of the Feed Ontario breakfast. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

[Inaudible] visiting Queen’s Park today. I’d like to welcome Jasmine Badru, Sierra Lewis, Emily Coussons, Kimberley Grant, Neisha Tyne-Currie, Mayhe Choudhury and Amanda Lazenis, all from Street Haven; along with Cory Roslyn from Elizabeth Fry; Alana Jones from Fred Victor; Chris Snodgrass from Dixon Hall; Eiman Elwidaa from Fred Victor; Kate McInerney from Friends of Ruby; Samantha McDonald from YMCA; Rob Aversa from city of Toronto; Chirysh Dupie from the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness and Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre. Welcome to your House.

I’d like to welcome Mike Cartan, who is here today as part of the Feed Ontario delegation and who is the father of my constituency assistant, Leah Cartan. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

I would like to recognize Mr. Sarabjeet Singh Arora from Punjabi Arts Association, who has come to Queen’s Park for the first time. Welcome to Queen’s Park.