Today I want to wish our grandson Leopold Gianni Michele Colucci, who lives in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, a happy eighth birthday. And tomorrow our son Zachary will be 44. Happy birthday.

My daughter is not here today, but it is her 10th birthday and she’s watching in her class, Ms. Vandermeer’s class, at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Ingleside, in my riding.

He’s not here today, but I know he’s watching, because I asked him to watch this morning—I want to say hello to my father, Ron Smith, and wish him a happy 80th birthday.

I want to introduce Rose Cataldi, my EA, who keeps me organized every day, to her first Queen’s Park live.

And happy 83rd birthday to my father tomorrow.