Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 2025 graduating class from the University of Calgary. The last of this convocation's 7,000 graduates cross the stage today. Graduates like Austin Friesen, who just received his M.B.A., come from across degree programs and disciplines. Graduating from university is an enormous accomplishment. Grads are fortunate to have attended Canada's entrepreneurial university, one of our city's gems. The education and friendships they made along the way will serve them well.
Sometimes young universities struggle to have their reputation keep up with their accomplishments, so I would like to inform the House about just a few. Today, in dollar terms, the hard-working students, faculty and staff at the U of C do about as much research as Queen's, Western and TMU combined, all great universities in their own right. The university has among the highest student satisfaction scores. Its stroke protocol saves lives globally, and more start-ups have come out of the U of C over the past five years than any other Canadian university.
I congratulate all the graduates. Their community is proud of them. They did it.