 It is now time for oral questions. I recognize the leader of the official opposition. Thank you very much, Speaker. I appreciate that. My first question is actually to the Premier, and the question is this. Is the former Premier Bill Davis an NDP Toronto City Councilor? Well, through you, Mr. Speaker, to the leader of the opposition. I want to remind the leader of the opposition why we're doing this. We're doing this because there's absolute gridlock. The hardworking people in the back of the factories, the hardworking people in the office, the hardworking construction folks, they take three hours out of their day to go from their home to work. That's three hours a day. That's costing the economy, by the way. Billions and billions of dollars. We're doing this because we have a dysfunctional government. We need to build transit because Toronto is one of the major engines, along with the 905, keeping this province moving forward. We are in a crisis when it comes to housing, an absolute crisis. People can't even find places to live. Infrastructure is crumbling underneath our feet. We... Thank you. Thank you. Supplementary. Well, Speaker, yesterday the Premier insisted that only NDP Toronto City Councilor is objected to his scheme to override the Charter of Rights. Yet, even as he was saying those words, former Premier Bill Davis was denouncing this Premier's plan. To quote the former PC Premier, I say this. That Section 33 might now be used regularly to assert the dominance of an elected politician over the rule of law or the legitimate jurisdiction of our courts of law was never anticipated or agreed to and looked. Premier Davis was at the table when the Charter was drafted. He was the leader of the Premier's party. Can the Premier explain why he's right and the former PC Premier is not? Mr. Speaker, I can start naming all the constitutional experts across this country. That totally disagrees. I can throw out former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. I can start naming them all, but I'm not going to. What I'm going to do, my friends, we're going to focus on turning this province around. And I just wondered what the leader of the opposition and all her members were doing. When the Liberal government was losing 300,000 jobs, when they were raising high rates to be the highest in North America, when they were raising taxes to an unprecedented level, I'll tell you what the NDP were doing. They were propping them up. They were supporting them. I never saw them protest. They're protesting to protect their downtown NDP buddies. Well, Premier Davis isn't the only Conservative coming out against this Premier's plan to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney says he's not a fan of the Notwithstanding Clause, and he never has been. Former PC Cabinet Minister Brad Clark says he's never supported the Notwithstanding Clause or its invocation. Former Federal Justice Minister and Federal PC Leader Peter McKay joined the chorus and said, I quote, it was never intended for this purpose. The only Conservatives defending the Premier's decision are the ones who rely on him for their jobs. How can the Premier be so certain that he is right when so many thoughtful Conservatives are telling him he is utterly and totally wrong? Well, through you, Mr. Speaker, thank you for such kind words that you agree with some great Conservative leaders. My friends, we're going to make sure we get this city going. And again, I just find it amazing how they brought all their buddies down yesterday and they're all jumping around up and down. Where were these people when people's hydro were getting cut off? Thousands of families around this province were getting their hydro cut off. I didn't hear the Leader of the Opposition say it peep. When 300,000 people were losing their jobs, I never heard the Leader of the Opposition say it peep. When the Leader of the Opposition was threatening to close down the Pickering Nuclear Facility 4,500 jobs, they would have been out of a job right now if it was up to the NDP. We would be paying $2 a Leader for gas if it was up to the NDP. Thank you. Next question, Leader of the Opposition. Thank you, Speaker. My next question is also to the Premier, but I will say what wasn't the case during the election campaign remains not the case today, Speaker. Notwithstanding that, the Premier's bragged very clearly that he won't be shy about overriding the charter again if there are issues where he just isn't getting his way. So can the Premier tell us if there's any circumstance at all in which he wouldn't override the charter? Through you, Mr. Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition, this is in the Constitution, Section 92, Subsection 8, if it wasn't there to be used, it would not be there. My friends, we're here to stand up for the people. We're here to make sure that we have a dysfunctional government in the City of Toronto to turn it around. And I can tell you, I can tell you whoever the Mayor is going to be, they're going to be as happy as punch because they're going to be able to actually get things done. Rather than talk about shark fin soup for two or three days that they do down there, rather than talk about a bunch of nonsense, we're going to be able to build subways. We're going to be able to get this city moving and we're going to fix the housing crisis in this city. Start the clock. Supplementary. Thank you, Speaker. The Premier was crystal clear. He's shy about overriding our charter rights. The town of Ajax has passed a resolution condemning the Premier's plan to override the charter because they fear they could be next. And while the member for Nippian insists that Ottawa's council is safe, the Premier went on the radio musing that he might be willing to throw that city's election into chaos too. Now that the Premier's shown he's ready to do this to Ontarians in the city of Toronto, why should anyone believe that he won't do it again and again and again and again? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, where was the leader of the NDP when the Liberals were raising taxes, hydro rates, making it the most indebted region in the world? I didn't see all the lawsuits coming. I did not see any lawsuits coming from their special interest groups, politically-activists that are getting paid by these special interest groups to come down here and disrupt Queen's Park. We live in a democracy. This is going to be the will of the people. We're re-elected with 2.3 million people to move forward and make changes in this province. Mr. Speaker, we're going to get this province going. We're going to make sure that we lower gas prices. We lower taxes. We put money back into the people's pockets instead of taking money. You know one thing, that's to raise taxes. To raise gas prices. Thank you. Thank you. Member for Scarborough, Southwest, come to order. Final supplementary. I suspect, Speaker, that the Premier missed a heck of a lot of what went on in Ontario because he was probably in Chicago during that time. That's right. And Ontario needs a government that will tackle wait times in hospitals, Speaker. That's what Ontarians need. A government that will tackle wait times in hospitals. The state of our classrooms and the communities that have been hit so hard by job loss under this government's short watch. Instead, we have a Premier that's taking a chainsaw to the Charter of Rights to implement a scheme that he didn't even campaign on. And he has made it clear that nobody's rights, nobody's rights in this province are safe. Why won't the Premier step back, Speaker? Admit that this is wrong, scrap this bill, and respect the people of Ontario and Canada. The ruling is wrong. For you, Mr. Speaker, again, I want to find out where the NDP was for the last 15 years. They were propping up the levels. 97%. 97% of the time, they were in favour of raising hydro rates, raising taxes, losing 300,000 jobs. Where were you, Leader of the Opposition? I'll tell you where the Leader of the Opposition was. They were side-by-side with the Liberal government destroying this province. They were side-by-side this government in creating the green energy scam, the carbon tax, the Green Energy Act. And you aren't focused on creating jobs because ever since we've been down here, Leader of the Opposition, through you, Mr. Speaker, not one idea have you ever come up with reducing taxes, creating jobs. You're too busy. Member for Hamilton East, Dan Kester Dundas, come to order. The Leader of the Opposition. Thank you, Speaker. My next question is for the Deputy Premier. Before the PC leadership, who received the highest number of votes from PC members, how comfortable is she with the plan to override the Charter Rights that has been denounced by party luminaries like Bill Davis, Peter McKay, and Brian Mulroney? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll tell you what my great Deputy Premier and Minister of Health is doing. Working around the clock, which we're doing, taxes, which we're doing, 20% for anyone making up towards $80,000, we're actually putting money back into those folks' pockets. And the people of minimum wage, they're going to pay a 0% tax. The other tax credit of $800, rather than being taxed to death. Thank you. Back to the Deputy Premier, during the last election campaign, the Conservative Brain Trust put the Deputy Premier front and centre. They're speaking for the sort of traditional progressive Conservative values exemplified by Bill Davis and Brian Mulroney. Now, they're speaking out but she's silent. A former PC Premier, a former PC Prime Minister, a former PC Leader, both federal and provincial Speaker, former PC Cabinet Ministers, federal and provincial Speaker. All of these folks are speaking up against a plan that tramples on the charter. Why does the Deputy Premier think they're wrong and her Premier's right? This is unbelievable. Through you, Mr. Speaker, maybe the Leader of the Opposition to start focusing on saving jobs and tweeting nasty tweets last night most insulting tweet I've ever seen finally had enough common sense to take it down. But that's their method. Their method is attack, attack, attack, and create jobs, lower taxes, putting money back into people's pocket instead of lining their own pockets, taking care of all their downtown MDP councillors, taking care of their political activists. That's what they're concerned about. We're concerned about lowering taxes, lowering gas prices, lowering hydro rates by 12%, putting 10 cents for Leader back into the people's pocket and driving the economy as I've always said, a new country is dawned in Ontario. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the spirit of how things are going today I have a very tough and difficult question for the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Actually, I wrote it, thank you very much. Earlier today there's consent in order for the House to not sit Monday, September 17th and Tuesday, September 18th to allow the members of legislature to attend the international plowing match. Can the Minister tell us why attending the 2018 international plowing match is so important to the Government of Ontario? Mr. Speaker, thank the member for the question. The 2018 international plowing match is the 101st international plowing match for the province. This year it will be held in Pancourt, Ontario and is one of the largest outdoor events of its kind in North America. This government is committed to supporting rural Ontario. We recognize the tremendous opportunity for economic development and growth in rural Ontario. Our government was elected by the people, for the people and this includes the people in rural and remote parts of the province. Ensuring that Ontario is open for business includes ensuring that rural Ontario is open for business. Cutting hydro rates, reducing red tape and regulatory burdens and scrapping the cap and trade carbon tax will all help rural Ontario prosper. I look forward to hearing from the people of the 2018 international plowing match and how we continue to make changes that work for them. Thank you very much, Mr. Minister for that answer. I look forward to attending the 2018 international plowing match alongside many of my colleagues in the legislature and hopefully I get the opportunity to relive my childhood and can climb back up on the cock shut with the money. Mr. Speaker back to the Minister what kinds of issues can we expect to hear at the international plowing match? Thank you a member for the question. As mentioned previously, Ontario is open for business and this includes rural Ontario. The people of Ontario including our farmers and those in our rural communities suffered far too long under the previous government where life was affordable and families often had to make tough decisions. This government is committed to working with the people to bring the kinds of change that works best for them to make life affordable again. Our government is scrapping the cap and trade carbon tax reducing hydro rates and removing red tape and regulatory burdens that make it harder for business to be competitive. I believe our farmers produce the best quality of food in the world and we're committed to helping them continue to do so. I've had the opportunity to speak with many of our stakeholders and organizations on these issues and look forward to speaking with them further after 2018 international plowing match this year and thank you all and we hope everyone in the legislature comes there to celebrate with our farming community. Thank you. Next question. The member for University Rosedale. My question is for the Minister of Transportation. Every time the Premier mentioned transit yesterday he said something false. Toronto's 45 seat council has approved to ask the member to withdraw. Withdraw. Council has approved many transit projects. They've opened up a new subway extension. The Eglinton Crosstown is also on its way. Bill 5 is not about transit or efficiency. In fact yesterday the Premier repeatedly confirmed that the real purpose of Bill 5 is to target progressive Toronto councillors mentioning several of them by name. Why does the Minister think it's justifiable to ignore real transit priorities and take away fundamental human rights just so this Premier can disrupt local democracy to settle personal scores? Mr. Transportation. To the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Health. To my colleague and through you Speaker thank you to the member for that question. What I can't understand Speaker is why that member continues to stand up for more politicians, continues to stand up for the deadlock and dysfunction that has played Toronto council for years. What we're trying to do Speaker is very very clear. We want to make sure that on October 22nd that new council, a streamlined council of 25 that matches the federal and provincial constituencies is ready to work on making those important decisions, on being able to build transit and fix infrastructure and build affordable housing. I would hope that the member opposite agrees with those principles. Supplementary. We would love to debate transit in this House but transit is not this Premier's priority. This Premier has called an emergency session because his real priority is to settle personal scores with Toronto. Even if this means disrupting transit operations again, I'm going to ask the members to observe the rule that we do not impute motive. I'm going to ask the member to put her question. Go on. Even if this means casually invoking the nonwithstanding clause for the first time in Ontario's history, why isn't this minister helping writers with the plan to fund municipal transit operations instead of helping the Premier take away fundamental human rights? Minister Again Speaker through you to the member opposite. The Premier and our government we believe in better local government. We believe in respecting taxpayers' dollars. I reject those comments from that member opposite. I'll put this Premier's record and his words on building transit, building affordable housing and fixing infrastructure in this city. Anyone, anyone who listens to the Premier knows that he loves this city, knows that he wants to be able to work with a council on those very important priorities. I reject that member's inflammatory words and on parliamentary words. We're standing up for better local government. Bill 31 Next question. The member for York Centre. My question is to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Minister, Section 33 of the Constitution respects a centuries old principle. A principle common to all British Parliamentary systems including our own. The principle is Parliamentary supremacy. That's why when finalizing the Charter our friends from the prayer is insisted on the inclusion of Section 33 in the event that the Court exceeds its jurisdiction. With respect to the Court, on Monday the Court exceeded its jurisdiction. Speaker, the law is clear. Applications are designed for findings of fact and especially not of this magnitude. With respect to the learned judge finding that Toronto City Council cannot effectively represent a hundred dozen people as just an error of law. It's an error of law, an error of fact in that the Court exceeded its jurisdiction. To do so and strike down our government's priority is precisely what the drafters of Section 33 had in mind. Conversely, conversely our government's intent excuse me I have government's Exceed at your time. Response. Minister, Affairs and Housing. Thank you for the question and thank you for standing up for the principles of democracy. Let me be clear, Speaker there's only one reason why we introduced this legislation and that's to fix the dysfunction and political gridlock that has paralyzed City Hall. It would be responsible to just sit back and watch as Council spins its wheels for four more years. We can afford, Speaker, to let another term go by without those improvements in transit and infrastructure and in affordable housing. We made a promise, Speaker we made a promise to provide better local government for all Ontarians including Torontonians and that's a promise, Speaker. We're going to keep. Back to the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, Speaker our government's intended use of the clause is entirely lawful since such power is expressly afforded to the government in the Charter. To suggest that our action is unlawful is an upfront to the Constitution since the Constitution expressly permits it. Government campaign our government campaign on a clear message reducing the size of government and making government work better for the people Toronto is the economic engine of this province and this country. For the people of York Centre in North Toronto, building infrastructure and building subway, subway, subway is a priority and they expect this government to use every lawful measure available to make use on these priorities. A measure that is expressly provided for in the Charter. Could the Minister kindly explain why is it so important to respond to this week's court ruling by passing Bill 31. Thank you Mr. Speaker and again thank you for the supplementary. The member is right. The NDP is the only voice in Ontario that's calling for more politicians. The Better Local Government Act aligned municipal ward boundaries with the federal and provincial writings. It gave Toronto 25 MPs 25 MPPs and 25 city councillors. The system works well in Ottawa it works well here at Queen's Park. A streamlined council is more efficient but it's also less expensive. Reducing the size of Toronto council from 47 councillors to 25 members saves at least 25 million dollars over the next four years. Our priorities are simple. Here's what we want to give to Ontarians. Affordable, accountable and effective and efficient government. That's what we're going to provide. Thank you. Next question. Member for Humber River Black Creek. Thank you Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Finance. We all have been called back to the legislature for an emergency sitting but instead of actually debating issues that the people of Ontario expect us to tackle this government is taking the unprecedented step of invoking the notwithstanding clause to trample does the minister believe trampling on the charter rights of Torontonians is a more urgent issue than lowering auto insurance rates so that Ontarians aren't paying 4 billion more in premiums than drivers in the rest of the country. Minister of Affairs and Housing. Thank you again through you Speaker to member our government's position is that this legislation is a valid exercise in the province's jurisdiction over provincial our provincial jurisdiction over municipalities. We've said very clearly throughout the entire campaign that we want to reduce the size and cost of government we want to have an efficient accountable effective government and on October 22nd and listen time is up the essence October 22nd is fast approaching we want to have that fast and efficient and streamlined council ready for that election the bill 31 that's exactly what we're trying to accomplish Speaker thank you supplementary back to the minister residents in my writing of Humber River Black Creek pay sky high auto insurance rates because the government continues to allow insurers to charge drivers higher premiums based on what neighborhood they live in when I go door to door and talk to my constituents about unfair auto insurance premiums that is at the top of their list of concerns they expect this government to deal with not unilaterally cutting Toronto city council minister why is violating trontonians charter rights a higher priority than ending unfair neighborhood discrimination in the setting of auto insurance premiums minister thank you thank you again Speaker and again through the member I can't understand how this member could stand in his place and allow four more years of deadlock and dysfunction at Toronto city council I can't understand that we made it very very clear Speaker I'm trying to get this in the calmest possible way for the member to understand that a 25 member council that has the same boundaries as the federal MP's the federal MP's provincial MPP's it's going to provide that streamline council so they can make those important decisions the Premier and I are on the same page our government's on the same page we want to give them the tools to do that and October 22nd is fast approaching so why doesn't the member agree that it's well within our rights as a provincial jurisdiction to deal with this bill to have it pass for the municipalities and to actually provide some certainty for Toronto city council member for Ottawa Vanier Mr. Speaker to the Attorney General to act responsibly as the Attorney General considered that she could lose her role of justice not only on freedom or expression grounds but also on the other violations that were alleged that cannot be obliterated by the notwithstanding clause with a prospect of a non constitutional city council sitting in Toronto as she considered that Bill 31 user the notwithstanding clause in an ill advised way in a retroactive way which she cannot do Bill 31 raises other legal uncertainties because it uses the notwithstanding clause in the context of a democratic rights as she considered all the legal challenge that are about to be unleashed against Bill 31 does she believe that costly legal battles and legal uncertainty is good for Ontario Thank you Attorney General Mr. Speaker I think the honourable member for her question we are using the charter as I said to uphold the constitution the people of Ontario are well within their rights to bring legal challenges to the government and it is my ministry's job to defend the government in those instances I cannot speculate on what future litigation I can tell you Mr. Speaker that the legislature's decision to reduce the size of Toronto and bring voter parity to Toronto is constitutional and does not violate the charter that is why our government has appealed the ruling and is seeking a stay of the Superior Court decision and we will await the result of the appeal Start the clock Supplementary Mr. Speaker and any government intervenes in an election no matter what election it rightfully raises significant concerns Elsewhere in the world this leads to questions of whether the government is changing the rules to pick a winner to eliminate our adversaries or to distort voter preferences that's why people are concerned and that's why legal challenges are to be expected and we know that elected officials that are elected under a cloud under a cloud that is raised by the fact that violations of rights have been found and the notwithstanding clause confirms that indeed violations of rights have been found they will be elected under a cloud of legal doubt marred by controversies does she believe that this is a service to Toronto to elect people that will be efficient but will continue to operate in a legitimate fashion Mr. Speaker we are using the legal tools at our disposal to provide the certainty that the people of the city of Toronto need section 33 of the charter confirms the paramount of the legislatures to decide matters within their jurisdiction and it is a tool that recognizes the longstanding principle that Canada is a parliamentary democracy section so that where there is a disagreement between a judge and a legislature surrounding the constitutionality of a law that the people get the final say and as with all exercises of parliamentary power the ramifications of our decision will occur at the ballot box and that is a principle of parliament start the clock, next question the member for Ottawa West, Nippian thank you Mr. Speaker my question is for the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Mr. Speaker my question is for the people made it very clear during the election that we are committed to improving healthcare systems by increasing investments in critical services across our province including in rural and remote regions I know that the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is a great tool that our government is using to affect real change in northern regions can the Minister provide the members with an update on a new project that is going to improve the lives of Northern Ontarians I'm Ottawa West Nippian for his important question I think the Premier for his leadership in the Minister of Health as the Minister responsible for Northern Ontario Heritage Fund but perhaps more importantly as a former nurse who has worked extensively in Northern Ontario I have a deep appreciation for the needs but more importantly the opportunities that we have to improve access to quality healthcare services and that's why the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Mr. Speaker has responded and I'm pleased to announce that we'll be providing more than 1.5 million dollars in resources for the Nipissing to build a new palliative care facility this goes to one of our core commitments to improve healthcare services across Ontario but importantly for Northern Ontario Mr. Speaker at an important critical time the lives of people patients and their families Thank you Mr. Speaker and thank you to the Minister for his leadership on this important file Mr. Speaker we know that end of life care and decisions are an extremely difficult time for individuals and their families I am proud that the Government is taking a leadership role in investing in end of life and hospice care through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Can the Minister explain the impacts of this investment on the lives of local residents in the Nipissing area and their families Minister of Finance Minister of Finance Thank you Mr. Speaker and to the Minister and to the member from Ottawa West Nippian this investment of 1.5 million dollars to help build this new palliative care facility in Nipissing will have a huge impact to the people of the area once built the Nipissing Serenity Hospice will be a home away from home helping those who need it most those who are facing the most difficult path of end of life care it will be a caring and supportive environment where friends and families can receive the dignity compassion and quality of care they deserve in their final days through this investment our government reaffirms its commitment to building a healthcare system that works for patients and their families our government has committed to improving all the lives of the people in every corner of our great province Speaker that is a promise made by Premier Ford and a promise captain Thank you My question is for the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Yesterday this government introduced a bill that invokes the notwithstanding clause we are spending time and resources on a bill that violates our fundamental charter rights including the rights of Ontarians to fundamental freedoms and legal rights including our right to life, liberty and security of the person our right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure voluntarily detained or imprisoned he is suspending our rights just so as the Premier freely admits he can settle his score with Mike Layton and Joe Cressy Speaker does the Minister So once again I'm going to remind all members and ask them not to impute motive in their question Please put your question Speaker does the Minister Does the Minister believe that violating the Charter Rights of Torontoans is a more pressing issue than working on gun violence and poverty in this city Minister of Community Safety I refer the matter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs I also want to thank you for your work in dealing with the tone and some of the unparliamentary language that I'm hearing from the opposition our government has introduced the Efficient Local Government Act and also to invoke section 33 of the Charter to ensure that the City of Toronto's wards and the number of councillors can be aligned to 25 prior to the October 22nd election it's very important for us to put that forward as a bill at the earliest possible convenience as you know the Premier made a commitment to recall this legislature because time is of the essence the October 22nd election is fast approaching and we need to have this bill on the order paper in order to provide that streamlined council to make those very important decisions and again the members can have inflammatory rhetoric and take potshots at my Premier and our government but let's get to the reason that we are here we're here to deal with Efficient Local Government Supplementary Speaker I don't blame the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services for not standing up to defend his government I hope he has the guts not to stand up to vote to suspend our rights when this bill comes to a vote we should be working in this house on issues like affordable housing and childcare on public transit in the city we should be working on the fact that Toronto is the child poverty capital of Canada and we need to change that's what we should be working on we should not be working on a bill there is no urgency to pass this to suspend the rights of the people of this city and of this province Minister will you be supporting this bill Speaker I introduced the bill last week again through you to the members I just want to put this into perspective Toronto City Council is meeting right now with all due respect to his first question rather than having a meeting at Toronto City Hall to match the $25 million that we put into guns and gangs or rather to have a discussion about building affordable housing or building transit again we're having the same debate at City Hall today where we're going around and around arguing about the number of politicians that are important decisions that Toronto City Council could be making to work with our government on those issues instead they're having that circular debate over and over again speaker it's unproductive we're talking about efficient local government government that's accountable to the people that makes those important decisions start the call next question the member for Mississauga East cook store thank you Mr. Speaker my question is for the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports Speaker as you and many of us in this chamber know the Toronto International Film Festival is one of the largest public film festival in the world it is imperative to both film lovers the film industry and Ontario's economy TIFF welcomes stars and film industry personnel from around the world it also showcases Ontario to the global film and television as a great place to invest in can the minister inform the house how TIFF contributes to the cultural fabric of Toronto and Ontario for the question from my colleague from Mississauga East Cooksville because TIFF is important and it is an economic driver each September the world comes to Toronto for a celebration of the best in Canadian and international film one of the most prestigious and respected international film festivals 10 days when the world comes to our city to be immersed in film creativity and culture TIFF strengthens Ontario's economy creates jobs and reinforces that Ontario is a leader in film production congratulations to the filmmakers the actors the writers who have enjoyed success at TIFF this year I also want to acknowledge the important role that events sponsors volunteers and TIFF staff under the leadership of Pierce handling are to TIFF success there is no doubt that TIFF is a cultural, tourist and economic success I'd like to thank the minister very much for that answer Mr. Speaker being in Toronto during TIFF has certainly opened my eyes to precisely how important this festival is to the city both as an economic driver and cultural staple however I'm sure there are many asking themselves how the film industry impacts their local economy through you Mr. Speaker can the minister let us know what economic impacts that the film and television industry has across the province of Ontario from the domestic and film TV and television markets on Ontario's economy has been unbelievably positive Sudbury alone has seen over 90 film and TV series shot there since 2012 with more investment coming in Ottawa has seen movies like Batman and Robin, Penthouse North Sacrifice and The Black Coat's Daughter which premiered at TIFF in 2015 in one year film and television production contributed $3 billion to Ontario's economy and supported Pierce as investment and continues to grow and our government makes Ontario's economy more competitive just this week I toured the Cinnaspace Kipling Studio Campus in Etobicoke the largest of its kind in Canada and the capacity to host six large TV projects at one time they are expanding under Premier Ford leadership Ontario thank you member from Moschegowock James Bay my questions for the thank you Mr. Speaker we all have been called back to the legislators for this emergency sitting but instead of actually debating issues that the people of Ontario expects us to tackle this government is taking the unprecedented step of invoking the notwithstanding clause to trap on the rights of the people of Toronto this government has a Toronto obsession they are ignoring the issues facing Northern and rural Ontario does the Premier believe tramping on the charter rights of Torontonians is more urgent issue than making sure the children of Keshavon has a safe school to attend through you Mr. Speaker I'll tell you what the Premier is concerned about the Premier is concerned about paying jobs getting the city moving getting transit moving stopping the guns and gangs I'll tell you my friends I find it ironic the city of Toronto is meeting today because I personally asked the mayor call a special meeting for the guns and gangs we handed 25 million dollars over to the police the mayor refused to call the meeting but when it comes down to saving all the little politicians at the city of Toronto they call the meeting instantly they're getting the priorities next time we need to get the city moving again and we will get the city moving again Member for King Vaughan come to order Back to the Premier the community of Keshavon ordered their school clothes because of the repair backlog there is a chronic water damage the walls grow hot the fire alarms don't work children are getting lung infection and pneumonia from the mole I toured the community speaker I saw it with my own eyes what tops the list of concern of my constituent is make sure their children doesn't lose an entire school year because of their school is falling apart not unilaterally cutting Toronto City Council Premier why is violating Toronto Charter rights a higher priority than getting the kids of Keshavon into a safe school they can learn in? Thank you Mr. Speaker and to my colleague maybe if the Liberal Government didn't waste billions and billions of dollars the school wouldn't be in the shape they're in right now that is what our motive is our motive is to turn this province around save the taxpayers money until schools build new hospitals make sure we get the economy going to stimulate the economy by putting money back into the people's pockets not unlike the MDP but want to raise taxes waste billions of dollars increase the carbon tax $2 a liter gasoline high fiber rates in North America taxpayers of this great province respond next question thank you Mr. Speaker my question is for the Minister of community safety and correctional services our government was elected with a mandate to improve public safety across our province and to provide the brave men and women of our police services with the tools and resources they need to perform their duties safely and effectively policing infrastructure has been ignored the last 15 years as a result a growing number of OPP detachments across Ontario like the one in Perry Sound have exceeded their useful life cycle and require replacement due to health and safety concerns Mr. Speaker could the Minister please update the members of this legislature on how his ministry is addressing the aging community safety infrastructure in this province thank you respond thank you Mr. Speaker and I'd like to thank the member from Perry Sound, Muskoka for the question as you know during the election campaign we made a promise to all Ontarians that we would improve public safety in this great province and provide Ontario police forces with the tools and resources they require to do their jobs in effect I'm very proud to say that that's exactly what we're doing you made an announcement previously about the $25 million that was going to be advanced to the City of Toronto and I'm proud to report to the members of the legislature that our government is keeping its promise and showing its leadership we are going to invest $182 million in replacing aging OPP detachments so that communities can continue to receive modern cost efficient high quality services throughout the province of Ontario to deliver essential public safety Mr. Speaker thank you thank you for the response Mr. Speaker as a member of this government we're keeping our promise of making community safety a true priority all across this province many of the new OPP detachments will be in northern Ontario an area that was largely ignored by the last government Mr. Speaker will the minister please explain how these new OPP detachments will improve public safety across northern Ontario Minister Thank you Mr. Speaker I would like to defer that question to the minister of energy northern affairs minds and indigenous people Minister of energy Thank you Mr. Speaker I want to thank the member from Perry Sound, Muskoka for his advocacy there in Perry Sound I want to thank the premier and the minister of community safety and correctional services for their commitment to northern Ontario and the lines of assets we need to offer modern facilities to Ontario's finest I had one of my finest moments in my political career when I stood shoulder to shoulder with Chief Superintendent David Lucas Inspector Nathan Schmidt and several members of the OPP in the beautiful town of Fort Francis to announce a new OPP facility Mr. Speaker this will offer improved amenities address appropriate workplace health it will get rid of obsolete design and technologies and a lack of overall space and more importantly Mr. Speaker a place to engage our communities these guys do great work in vast regions of our province we're proud of them we're proud for this opportunity Thank you Good morning Mr. Speaker my question is for the minister of education children have been back to school children have been back to school for over a week this government has left teachers with the dangerously outdated 1998 curriculum which fails to teach kids how to keep themselves safe in today's society these are the issues Ontarians expect their government to deal with but instead the premier of this unprecedented anti-democratic legislation does the minister of education believe that violating the rights and freedoms of Toronto voters is more important than finally giving teachers the material they desperately need to keep our children safe Thanks Mr. Speaker our position is our legislative rights as a democracy as a government that received 2.3 characteristics come to order June 7th election to place a mandate before the table and yesterday after the premier we called the legislature we tabled a very important priority for this government the efficient local government act we believe that that's a bill that this legislature needs to deal with forthwith there are many many priorities that this government has in our province but because there is a number 22nd election there's a bit of urgency we need to have this bill go through the legislative process as fast as possible we need to have a council at city hall that's not arguing about the amount of politicians but actually argue about the important issues that are facing Toronto Thank you Mr. Speaker back to the minister of education I hope she can answer her own question this time the 1998 curriculum that this government has recklessly forced back into classrooms doesn't even include the word consent let alone a lesson on it our children's safety is urgent our children's health and well-being is critical why does the minister of education think it is more urgent to trample on the fundamental rights and freedoms of my constituents than to provide our teachers with the curriculum that again will keep the students safe Minister of municipal affairs and housing again speaker number St. Paul's number for Hamilton Mountain come to order number for Hamilton East Stony Creek come to order government side come to order the premier come to order the minister minister thank you speaker this government has lots of priorities however the justice decision on Monday has precipitated a recall of the legislature and the efficient local government act to be tabled yesterday but you know speaker I think I understand where the NDP are coming from they're a party based on what I've heard in this legislature and out in the community I don't think they actually want new affordable housing built in Toronto I don't think they they want infrastructure to be worked on with our government in Toronto City Council response they're not new transit you know what speaker I think they should rename themselves to the no development party I'm able to hear the next question and the response next question the member for Cambridge to speak I'm honored to be able to stand her and speak Mr. Speaker my question is to the minister of finance today the Ontario Securities Commission published proposed amendments to investment regulations that would ban embedded commissions in the sale of certain investment vehicles speaker I am concerned that if these proposed amendments are implemented the Ontario Securities Commission will discontinue a payment option for purchasing mutual funds that have enabled Ontario families and investors to save towards retirement and other financial goals can the minister please explain to this house why the Ontario Securities Commission is taking these steps and how our government will respond the next the member is referring to result from a process initiated under the previous liberal government and the member is indeed correct the proposed changes would make it more difficult for Ontario families and investors to save towards their financial goals we want to be clear our government does not agree with the proposal as it is currently drafted Premier Ford's government is committed to making Ontario a competitive place to invest grow and create jobs we made a promise to the people of Ontario and that's a promise we intend to keep we have said it many times and will repeat it again today we want the world to know that Ontario is open for business thank you Mr. Speaker and thank you to the minister for his answer speaker I am pleased to hear our government does not support the proposal by the Ontario Securities Commission as it is currently drafted it is important to me and to all members of this house that we ensure Ontario is open for business I'm sure the minister will agree that it is essential for Ontario to grow our capital markets while ensuring strong investor protections could the minister please explain how he plans to work towards making a competitive place to invest thank you minister friend thank you again to the member from Cambridge for the question let me assure you that we are absolutely committed to making Ontario the attractive place to invest and do business that is why we will continue to work with other provinces territories and stakeholders to explore potential alternatives outside of the measures of the Ontario security commission's proposal we must do everything we can to ensure fair and efficient capital markets alongside strong investor protections in doing so we will continue to allow people across Ontario to save towards retirement and their other financial goals speaker it is critical that we give the hardworking people of Ontario every opportunity to have their money work for them soon to standing order 38a the member from James bay has given notice of his dissatisfaction with the answer to his question given by the premier concerning unsafe school conditions this matter will be debated Wednesday at 6pm member for timmins on a point of order just on a very quick point of order earlier you ruled one of our members of the House that is imputing motive understanding order 23 and I understand that and we are doing everything we can to make sure we adhere but I ask that you do the same to the premier because time and time again he stands in this House and imputes motive of the opposition and I would ask you to hold him to account for his actions and those of his minister who does the same point of order and reiterate once again minister transportation come to order that is inappropriate to impute motive in your questions in your statements in your preambles I would ask all members to think about that and do it there being no further or deferred votes this House stands in recess until 1pm this afternoon