It’s my privilege to introduce the Ontario Trial Lawyers, who are here for their reception happening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the second floor. We’re joined by president Maria Damiano, president-elect Laurie Tucker, vice-president Sandev Purewal and CEO John Karapita, as well as Joanna Sweet, Karen Hulan, Gerry Antman and Sean Hayward. Welcome to Queen’s Park. And welcome to all those participating in the model Parliament today.

I wanted to introduce three young people: first of all, our page, Yonglin Su, from R.G. Sinclair elementary school in my riding. I want to welcome her to Queen’s Park, and I look forward to seeing her and working with her in the House over the next couple of weeks.

A couple of model parliamentarians—Ayden Layng, from Kingston; and Kidane Singer, from Belleville—are here and I want to welcome them.

I would like to welcome Emma Ouellette and Paula Ocampo who are here from the Western University Women In House program. It’s a pleasure to meet you and have you here.

I just wanted to welcome to the Legislature today Cindy Zhu from my riding of Eglinton–Lawrence, who is here for the model Parliament.

Today I would like to welcome Heart Valve Voice Canada and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. As well, I would like to welcome, from the Trial Lawyers Association, Sonia Nijjar.

I would like to welcome, from the model Parliament, two students from the fantastic riding of Carleton: Sharaphaajan Sivapalan and Manahil Bhojani. I know they’re somewhere in the gallery. I look forward to meeting them later today. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

I want to join colleagues who have welcomed the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, especially Laurie Tucker from Ottawa. It’s nice to see you here.

Good morning, Speaker, and everyone. I would like to welcome some model Parliament students from beautiful Beaches–East York. That’s Wolfgang Wai-hahn, Quinlan Chang and Romée Looman. I hope you find your time here scintillating.

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 want to welcome the fantastic MP for Parry Sound–Muskoka, Scott Aitchison, joining us in the gallery today.

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.