I want to introduce Aisha Mahmoud, Tiya Patel, Stephanie De Castro and Naomi Musa. All are here with the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association. We appreciate their leadership in Ontario.

I’d like to welcome model parliamentarian Esma Muhammed from Orléans, where the sun rises on the nation’s capital.

I would like to welcome Cole Gorham from my riding. Go, Mustangs!

I, too, want to welcome all the students from across Ontario here today, but I would be remiss if I didn’t give an extra-special welcome and maybe a little tad of embarrassment to the member from Kitchener-Conestoga in the gallery up here. Some of you may remember him as page Jaxon, but he’s back for a second time: Jaxon Harris.

I don’t see him in the gallery right now, but I’d like to welcome Brandon Barnard, who is aging out of the Sea Cadet program in Brantford–Brant. I want to thank him for his service to the community for over 10 years, and as he looks forward to being a volunteer now in Milton with the Sea Cadet program there. Thank you, Brandon.

I’m pleased to report that Ontario Tech University in Oshawa was the build partner for Project Arrow, Canada’s pioneering full-build, zero-emission concept vehicle recently revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show by our Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, the Honourable Vic Fedeli. Project Arrow is Canada’s business card to demonstrate that the Canadian automotive ecosystem can build EVs.

Post-secondary institutions like Ontario Tech play an important role in this ecosystem—driving research and innovation, and developing Ontario’s future automotive talent. This vehicle, Speaker, was built in partnership with the innovative automotive supply sector at Ontario Tech University, utilizing its world-class core research facilities, faculty and students. The project showcased, once again, how Ontario Tech University offers unique experiential learning opportunities for its students to make a once-in-their-lifetime contribution to Ontario/Canada’s technology future.

Congratulations to the students. Congratulations to Steven Murphy, the president of Ontario Tech University.

Point of order. The member for Newmarket–Aurora.

Interjection: What if someone said no? What would we do then?

Interjections.

I’d like to welcome people from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, who are meeting later today, and especially a member from Ottawa, Laurie Tucker; as well as Western University Students’ Council members Opeyemi Dinah and Basta Mustafa, who are here and are going to be shadowing me today. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

I’d like to welcome Alexander Primrose from Parkdale–High Park, who is here to participate in the Ontario model Parliament program; and also two students from the Women In House initiative who are shadowing me today, Joy Chen and Sthuthi Satish.

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to allow members to wear pink shirts to promote the national day for anti-bullying.

I would like to welcome two students from my riding of Scarborough–Rouge Park who are here for the model Parliament: Tia Seepersad and Neha Devineni. Thank you and welcome to the Ontario Legislature.

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to allow members to make statements in remembrance of the late Mayor Hazel McCallion, fifth mayor of Mississauga, with five minutes allotted to His Majesty’s loyal opposition, five minutes allotted to the independent members as a group and five minutes allotted to His Majesty’s government.

I want to join the chorus of those welcoming the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. I’ve never heard such a warm welcome to a group of lawyers in my life.

I’d also like to bring greetings to Armaan Soota, who’s joining us—a York University student. Welcome.

It is my absolute pleasure to introduce the proud family of our page captain Riya Azaredo today. We have with us Riya’s mother, Anna Esmatyar; father, Colin Azaredo; sister, Sophia Azaredo; uncle, Ajmal Esmatyar; and aunt, Fausia Esmatyar.

I also have the privilege of introducing three wonderful young women in the gallery today from the University of Western Ontario, from the Women In House program—a non-partisan program which takes young women, including women from diverse backgrounds, to have the opportunity to be involved in politics. Please welcome Chanel Parikh, Tiffany Lin and Shreya Menon to the House. Welcome to the House.

Good morning, Speaker. It is an honour to rise today to pay tribute to the remarkable life of Mayor Hazel McCallion. Everyone in this House knows of the no-nonsense Hurricane Hazel, who served as the mayor of Mississauga for 36 years, ushering the city into a new era. Indeed, under her tenure, Mississauga transformed into Canada’s sixth-largest city.

For 101—just short of 102—years, she lived a dynamic and colourful life. Born in Port Daniel, Quebec, Hazel McCallion moved to Montreal as a child. In the early 1940s, she played professional hockey, one of the first women ever to do so, and that spirit stayed with her. Into her eighties, she carried a hockey stick in her car trunk on the off chance she came across a game. Hazel’s passion for hockey led her to do great work with the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, advocating to grow women’s hockey as a sport.

Hazel also supported politicians of all different stripes with her singular goal of bringing prosperity to the city she loved. She once joked that she never considered running provincially or federally, because she’d wear out the carpet crossing the floor—not a problem I have, Speaker, but it speaks to her ability to work with everyone, regardless of political stripe.

Her straightforward approach led her to being a sympathetic ear to Prime Ministers, Premiers and mayors alike, and no matter her age, Hazel burst with energy. She rarely missed a local event, and even in political retirement she was an adviser to the Ontario government, first chancellor of the Hazel McCallion Campus of Sheridan College, and oversaw the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.

While we in this House may not agree on everything, we can all agree that Hazel left behind an extraordinary legacy. She was a trailblazer, an innovator, and she inspired many women to enter politics. She was small in stature, but she was a giant.

On behalf of Ontario’s official opposition, we are profoundly grateful to her family for the sacrifices they made to share her with the people of Mississauga and with all of us. Mayor McCallion will never be forgotten.

I am very pleased to welcome Angela Huang and Mariana Batista, who are here with Western University Students’ Council’s Women In House. They’re in town for a conference, and they will be keeping me company all day. Thank you, ladies.

Good morning, Speaker. I’d like to welcome three Western University students, Veronika, Maria and Sarah, from the Women In House program.

I would also like to welcome Josiane, who is my new executive assistant at the Ministry of Francophone Affairs. I look forward to working with her.

I would also like to welcome, from the Ontario model Parliament, from the beautiful riding of Mississauga Centre, Rishi Jarajapu.

I would like to welcome all the participants of Women In House. I’m glad to see you here. We need more of you here.

I would also like to welcome Alexander Koutakos, a participant in the Ontario model Parliament from St. Paul’s.

And I’d also like to welcome Ontario Trial Lawyers and say a special shout-out to Gerry Antman and Jeffrey Shinehoft as well, from our community of St. Paul’s. Welcome to your House.

I’d like to welcome the following students who are participating in today’s model Parliament program, from Burlington: Su Arslan, Noor Grewal, Grace Sakran and Thomas Antunes.