Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I pay tribute to the young men and women who participated in the annual Queen's University model Parliament in this place from January 19 to 21 of this year.
In particular I would like to congratulate Mr. Sacha Bhatia, a student at Queen's University and a constituent of mine who sat in this very chair as the member of Parliament for Victoria-Haliburton during the model Parliament.
It is also important to thank the various members of Parliament who participated in the weekend: the Speaker of the House, the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands, the hon. member for York South and the hon. member for Lanark-Carleton, to name a few, as well as the table officers, security guards and others who made this model Parliament very successful.
It is my understanding that the students enjoyed a fine weekend, heard an excellent speech from the throne, debated bills and participated in committee work.
Being in my constituency at the time I did manage to watch the proceedings on C-PAC along with many other constituents and noticed what a fine job these students were doing.