Speaker, I’d like to welcome my good friends Salman Sima and Hannah Fudge to Queen’s Park. They’re here to celebrate Persian Heritage Month as well as Nowruz, the Persian new year. Welcome to Queen’s Park. Thanks for the great work you’re doing every single day.

Interjections.

I’d like to introduce Sam Ibrahim, president and CEO of Arrow Group of Companies and co-founder of the Scarborough Shooting Stars.

I’d also like to introduce my good friend Gabby Fanous, who is the vice-president of the Arrow Group of Companies and founder of the Red Owl Boxing club in Brampton.

Speaker, I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank some of my all-star staff who are here today: Marcus Battaglia, Shaida Maleki, and Kimia Zamani. Thank you for everything you do for us.

To Sam Ibrahim: Welcome to Queen’s Park, and I look forward to meeting with you after question period.