 Thank you. It is now time for a question period. The member from Renfrew, Nipissing, Cumbul. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier. Premier, for the past month your party has been busy announcing plans to spend billions of dollars that we don't have. This will be the second year in a row that economic growth has been stagnant in our province and that your government's deficit will get larger instead of smaller. Premier, this is not the road to recovery. A government that spends within its means and puts the right economic conditions for growth in place gives confidence to business and investors alike. Every other province in Canada understands that. So far, six have balanced their books, including the federal government. Tim Houdek and the PCs have a plan to get Ontario back on track. It's called our Million Jobs Plan. Order. The member from Glengaria Proctorate Russell will come to order. Carry on, please. Premier, if you don't have a plan of your own, will you at least adopt ours? Thank you. You've opened the door for me to make a comment now. Instead of asking for quiet, the member from Renfrew, Nipissing, Pembroke will come to order. And my intention is to start right away. Premier. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Well, I will give you this. You have a slogan. That is true. There is a slogan on the other side of the House, Mr. Speaker, but what that slogan masks is that what the opposition, what the Conservatives would do, Mr. Speaker, they would actually cut jobs. They would actually cut education. They would actually cut healthcare, Mr. Speaker. They would not invest in infrastructure, and they would not partner with business, Mr. Speaker, in order to bring those jobs to Ontario. So what we are going to do, and I look forward to the response when the budget is introduced this afternoon, is we are going to build the province, Mr. Speaker. Our plan believes in the opportunity in this province and believes in the possibility of more jobs coming to the province because we've demonstrated that can happen. We've demonstrated that making those investments actually is what we need in order to grow the economy. Thank you. Thank you, Premier. When the Finance Minister comes into this afternoon in his new shoes, he's going to be the best waiters because he's going to need them to get business out of our province with your anti-growth and pro-special interest agenda. Increasing the cost of doing business is undermining our ability to compete and crippling our recovery. The PC Party has a different approach. We've developed a job plan that will give every business an incentive to grow and be successful, not just your chosen few that were already succeeding without your handouts. We're calling for lower corporate taxes, lower energy rates, reduced red tape, more trade with their neighbors and more trained skilled trade positions to meet the need of Ontario. That's our plan. We won't ignore the problem and hope that it will go away. Premier, you have no credible plans to do. I ask you one more time. Will you adopt our plan? See you there, please. Thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. A plan that is really the right to work for less, Mr. Speaker. That is absolutely a foundation of our economic future, Mr. Speaker. And what they would do is they would actually cut the knees out from under the education system. They would fire education workers. They would undermine the education system, Mr. Speaker. So we're not going to do that. I wanted to say to you another thing that he said. He talked about the federal government being able to balance their budget. I hope that he's paying very close attention this afternoon, because one of the reasons that our revenues are in trouble, Mr. Speaker, is because the federal government has treated Ontario... Remember from Algin, the middle sex movement will come to order? That was hard to do. Final supplementary. The blame game, I know you're good at... Premier, I get it, you won't take our plan. Would you agree to at least take a couple sessions of credit counseling? It might be helpful. It's an opportunity to change directions. To finally start climbing out of the hole you've created instead of digging deeper. Our million jobs, ministers, natural resources, investors, and credit rating agencies. It's about time that Ontario moved back to its rightful place at the head of the pack leading this confederation being the economic engine of Canada once again. It's clear that you have no plan and will only take us down the road to higher employment and deepening debt. Even Quebec Premier Couillard gets it. He understands that the only way to restore confidence in his province is to get there fiscal house in order. Premier, we need to do that here. Will you change your dimension today? Start moving Ontario out of the hole instead of growing deeper and deeper. Thank you. Premier. Thank you very much Mr. Speaker. I absolutely agree with the member opposite that we need to be leaders in confederation Mr. Speaker. Ontario is a very, very important component of this great country of ours which is why Mr. Speaker it would be terrific if the federal government treated Ontario in the same way that the fiscal responsibility would be. We understand that we grow the economy and making sure that we work with business, partner with business and I would ask the member opposite to ask open text in Christ about their plan to back away from partnership with business Mr. Speaker. We believe that working with business and being a partner with business as we are a partner with labour that that is the way to make sure that the investments in this province are made and jobs come to the province which leads to the future growth. Thank you. My question is to the Premier. Speaker, we took the time to introduce first responders. I now want to take the time to thank them for being here. We've invited them to celebrate first responders. It's really a celebration of our first responders. Speaker, I also want to thank the Premier and the leader of the official opposition and the leader of the third party and every member in this House for supporting Bill 15 which made this proclamation possible. Without the unanimous consent of this legislature this would not have happened and it's great that we can come together. Now comes the tough question for the Premier. Immediately following the tribute that we will give we will be gathering in the front of the legislature to take a commemorative photograph with all MPPs and our first responders. My question to the Premier is this will you join us for that picture? Can you see the place? According on this one. Thank you. Speaker, yes, I would be happy to join. I just want to I just want to take a moment to tell the member opposite that no one knew what your question was going to be and everyone was a little, where's he going? But you had spoken to me earlier and I appreciate that. I want to acknowledge the first responders who are here and I want to thank them so much for what they do every single day. They walk into danger. They go out of their doors and they don't know what they are going to find. I was in a fire hall yesterday with my colleagues about adding six more cancers to the list of presumptive presumptive diseases and you know the reality is it doesn't matter where good ideas come from, Mr. Speaker. It doesn't matter because it was the right thing to do. Thank you, Premier. That was the best answer you've given in the 18 years that I've been speaking of first responders the first responders in our Air Ambulance Service have been under much discussion in this place over the last number of months and I want to pay a special tribute to them for the service that they are performing in our province. So, Speaker, after two years of public hearings into the Air Ambulance scandal the Public Accounts Committee signed off yesterday on a summary report after some 147 hours of testimony and 85 witnesses and we now look forward to seeing that report tabled. Question? We believe it will be tabled on Monday subject to what happens here. Regardless of the timing of an election will the Premier commit that that report will be tabled? Mr. Speaker, you know I am looking to the government house leader because I don't want to say something that could be outside the bounds of the protocols but from my perspective it's important that we all see what's in that report and that we find a way to make sure that it is shared so I will make that commitment only with the caveat that we have to follow all of the rules and at the first opportunity that we would get it tabled absolutely. I also wanted to just note Mr. Speaker that the Mississauga first responders at the explosion deserve our thoughts our particular thoughts and prayers today. Thank you. The reason that I ask that question to the Premier is that two years of very hard work and I want to commend my colleagues on that committee of all parties I believe that the work that that committee has done has produced a report that will be very important not only to the Ministry of Health but to every other Ministry in the Government and we don't want to see that report in any way somehow not see the light of day so notwithstanding the timing of an election we know that if an election is called typically and that report has not yet been tabled it would never see the light of day it is possible for us to agree together that regardless of that timing that report will be made public Premier with our qualification make that commitment to us today Government House Leader Government House Leader Mr. Speaker this afternoon the Minister of Finance is going to be presenting a budget which I anticipate will enjoy the support of this legislature Mr. Speaker and our intention Mr. Speaker is to proceed both with debate around the budget and debate around legislation and over the course of that Mr. Speaker certainly the Committee the report is in the hands of the Committee the Chair of the Committee will have an opportunity to table his report in the House Mr. Speaker and I think I speak for all members that we look forward to seeing the report and certainly the Government will be responding to its contents Thank you New question Thank you Speaker My question this morning is to the Premier Good morning Premier Big Day at Queen's Park Speaker on Tuesday the Premier said that the Minister's office staff was first briefed on safety and durability regarding the girders on the Herb Gray Parkway on June 14th 2013 However yesterday the Premier in speaking about the 12 meetings in which girders were on the agenda between December and June 2013 she said the fact is those meetings took place there was not sufficient information during that time period to make definitive recommendations on safety Will the Premier tell us which statement is true were they talking about safety prior to June 14th or weren't they because clearly safety was an issue questions and discussions in those meetings Minister of Education infrastructure Thank you very much Mr. Speaker we have been through this for many days you have said things that are so inaccurate that they were nothing more than attempt I think to smear reputations I'm still waiting for an apology Mr. Speaker from the member opposite I met with my Deputy Minister again this morning Mr. Speaker I reviewed it with my Deputy Minister who went back through her notes and she confirmed again that there was no discussion of safety issues or were any issues raised with her or me she also confirmed with me that in early June I approached her and I asked her to look into the matter which she did promptly came back said there could be concerns we should look into it further which was the result of the June 19th meeting which led to the independent and the discovery in late August as a result of that review and testing that there was a problem this is so crystal clear I wonder what the motives are thank you I too wonder what the motives are when I hear a response like that where the girders were discussed between December the 14th and when the Premier said the Minister's office staff was briefed on the safety of the girders Minister of Education yesterday the Premier said there wasn't sufficient information to make definitive recommendations on safety the Premier is saying two separate things either they were discussing the safety of the girders or they weren't the evidence says they were when will the Premier put public safety and accountability ahead of her political interest and come clean about her government mismanagement on the largest infrastructure project in the history of the province thank you so Mr. Speaker what is your NDP geography do you know I can ask where the questions are every time we close to an election this is nothing but an attack on myself the member for Windsor West and it's a thinly veiled political game the Deputy Minister has told you sir you're wrong the project manager sir has told you you are inaccurate and wrong every engineer in two ministries has told you sir you're wrong everything is not accurate it is so inaccurate it is smearing my reputation that of officials and people of Windsor you owe my deputy you owe the people of Windsor an apology and I will have no I will have no track with you until you stand up and apologize and be the honourable gentleman I think you are final supplementary Speaker me thinks the minister protests too much there will be no cost passed on to the taxpayer on the gas plant scandal what this government says about cost can't be trusted as time went by the price tag went up will the premier keep her promise on transparency and tell Ontario's the real cost and liabilities are facing over the mismanagement of the Herb Grave Parkway Mr. Speaker my deputy ministers my officials don't have the privilege to speak out they are silenced because they are public servants the professionals who work on this are silenced because they are that there is from the inter-manager of the project who says the problems are nothing one wouldn't expect with a large scale project connector bearings are made tested by an MTO approved manufacturer he has said 17 times I think on the public rector there is not an iota of safety concern there hasn't been any concerns this isn't an attack on me Mr. Speaker this is interesting coming from the third party smearing public servants and smearing the working people who build this project he knows what he's saying is not true one has to wonder why he keeps saying it there is only one motive when you are at difference with the facts and that is attacking people's reputations who can't criticize you that's tabloid journalism and I never thought they'd practice that at the CBC Mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker government correspondence shows the Ministry of Transportation did not want the girders to be installed until safety concerns were addressed and Ontario standards were met on the other hand infrastructure Ontario wanted to press ahead regardless because they didn't want a one or a two month delay my question is to the Premier knowing what the Premier knows now about the girders does the Premier have confidence in the way infrastructure Ontario looked after the provincial interest the question is directed to the Premier Mr. Speaker again I would ask the member to apologize because what he just said hold on I'm hearing some things I don't like to hear and it'll stop just one more time Mr. Speaker it would be nice the next time you get one of those very generous briefings that my ministry staff have given you apologize to them because your party is supposed to be concerned about working people your party is supposed to respect the integrity of the public service that is certainly not consistent with what you're saying you cannot understand the difference between a compliance issue as much as assistant deputy ministers and officials have explained this to you that it's been in your own local paper you continue to contradict them like you're some sort of expert you're not sort of an expert you're out of your depth and you're saying things that aren't accurate and you're saying things that are hurting people's reputations you cannot answer your chart thank you supplementary that email to which I just referenced a senior vice president at infrastructure Ontario suggest comments made by Fausto Nattarelli a man by the way speaker that I've known for many years on public service a man of great integrity who I have great respect for the guy from infrastructure Ontario says comments made by Mr. Nattarelli are not productive to which Nattarelli says back to the VP at infrastructure Ontario and responds with a quote and I'll quote him not engaging us fully so that we can effectively discharge our role in regards to provincial standards is not productive speaker why on earth did the premier ever sign a contract that negotiated a way for the ministry's ability to take immediate action to resolve any issue of public safety and warranty guarantees of a life expectancy construction materials Minister I don't like to talk about individual members of the public service we have a long tradition of not doing that but I will tell you I know the gentleman in question and if you were doing your homework and you talked to him ask him what his relationship with the minister was and ask him what happened in that meeting on June 19th because Mr. Speaker from Windsor to Cubs he made just confirmed to me that he actually is saying things that if he's talked to that he knows even more that that's not true Mr. Speaker I find this offensive I wish he would apologize he continues to say things and quote people that if he's actually talking to them he knows that on June 19th because that gentleman was in the room and he could tell you everything sir I am most profoundly disappointed that you don't actually care what the accurate information that you should have this project is safe thank you new question alright sorry final supplementary final supplementary the correspondence I reference was on February 14th a long time before June 19th Minister Speaker since this contract was signed in the Herb Gray Parkway this government has authorized billions in other projects the private contracts for these are modeled after the same contract Premier Wynn authorized on the troubled Herb Gray Parkway if the Premier refuses to answer questions on the mismanagement of the Herb Gray Parkway how can we trust her how can the people in this province trust her to lead the provinces transit and infrastructure fire so Mr. Speaker this is a great project and a great opportunity for the people of Windsor the memos that frontline staff made I have read every one of every single one I have read but I read them after I was advised there was a problem and the gentleman will tell you that and the gentleman will tell you he has pretty great things to say about this minister quite frankly sir and you know that Mr. Speaker is because Mr. Nattarelli was appointed by me and the deputy to oversee the project from that point of June 19th on that's why I know because he and I worked very closely on this project all last summer and I believe you know that because he was the first person to come in and term oversight and it was his work that helped us do that and he will tell you the first time he talked to me about that was on June 19th first time he will tell you that that's why I do this project to say Mr. Sir thank you new questions to members of the Sixth Year Congress Skogal yes my questions to the Premier last year you chose to vote against the Fair and Open Tenoring Act which would have stopped the region of Waterloo from becoming locked into a construction monopoly at the time you excused your inaction by saying the region could apply to the Labor Board to become a non-construction employer but I told you a year ago that that application process was broken well guess what the Labor Board rejected the region's application recently because wait for it it fixed the toilet an addiction center and installed a sign at a bus terminal Premier will you actually show some leadership today admit you were wrong and agree to fix the Labor Relations Act so that we can guarantee open tendering for public employers thank you speaker I appreciate the question I do understand that the Ontario Labor Relations Board has made a few preliminary decisions in this regard dealing with the Carpenters Union and the regional municipality of Waterloo we received the most recent decision and the ministry is in the process of reviewing it right now but speaker as you know the OLRB is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal there's outstanding issues with respect to this matter that are currently before the Board it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specifics of this case but speaker it's important to note that in municipality if they are unsatisfied with the ruling of the OLRB with the Board's decision they're able to reapply for classification as a non-construction employee at any time speaker and the Premier Premier if you fail to take action on this file thousands of trades will be barred from working on publicly funded infrastructure in Waterloo region Premier I hope you're listening to this because it will be an election issue in our region so you should at least respect my taxpayers in the community and listen to this question I don't know about you but I know I can speak for those of us on our side of the house when I say that closed tendering is unfair unjust and flat out wrong the vast majority of Ontarians believe that every qualified company and worker should have the right to bid and work on public infrastructure that's why open tendering has the support of unionized contractors open shop companies and municipalities across the province so Premier no you're not I will ask you again will you show some courage admit you're wrong and agree to fix the labor relations so that we can guarantee open tendering for public employers Minister thank you speaker I do thank the member for the supplementary and once again I will note that if a municipality is unsatisfied with the Board's decision at any time they have the right to apply others have done that in the past we've got some non-construction employers classification was granted for example to the Windsor Essex Catholic school board the independent electricity system operator but what I really want to concentrate on my answer speaker is how did these rules get in place where did they come from who bought these rules into place the rulings that are being made by the OLRB in this case are based on rules that were bought in by the official so if you made a mistake on the rules speaker I can understand them being upset about this they made the rules that's what's being voted on today thank you very much speaker my question is to the Premier Premier court documents allege that the Liberal cabinet ministers had their homes cleaned for free as part of an elaborate kick government cleaning contracts which Liberal cabinet ministers had their homes cleaned for free as part of this kickback scheme Mr. Speaker I know that the government house leader will want to speak to this from his ministry's perspective but the member needs to know that our government took the allegations around this issue very seriously in 2010 that there were irregularities as soon as the OPS discovered there were irregular financial transactions they initiated an internal audit Mr. Speaker the information gathered from the audit was shared with the OPP an investigation was launched on December 20th 2010 the OPP laid charges against three government employees an employee of a facility management company Mr. Speaker and the process was shared with the public in an open OPP news release on December 20th 2010 so Mr. Speaker this was an investigation that was dealt with and was drawn to a legal conclusion Well you're right it's another OPP investigation which documents say that in fact what happened was as part of the scheme Liberal cabinet ministers had their houses cleaned for free so I'm going to ask you the question yet again Premier which of your ministers or former ministers had their houses cleaned for free Mr. Speaker I have great respect Mr. Speaker the minister of energy come to order and the member from Hamilton East Stony Creek come to order Mr. Speaker his members are aware I have great respect for the house leader of the NDP but this is really out of character for him this is really beneath him Mr. Speaker we're talking about a situation Mr. Speaker that was the topic of media stories in 2010 there's absolutely nothing new here Mr. Speaker the individuals who undertook wrongdoing were charged and Mr. Speaker let me read a quote from the OPP that was in the paper this morning OPP Sergeant Carol Dayan said the following all of the names on the list were reviewed there was no wrongdoing, no fraud no criminal breach four individuals were charged anyone else Mr. Speaker that was somehow implicated or linked to this has been totally cleared there is nothing new here and quite frankly this is beneath Mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker thank you very much Mr. Speaker my question is to the minister of economic development trade and employment Mr. Speaker a number of weeks ago I had the privilege and honour of having the minister come and visit the riding we visited Ivaco which is a major employer in Laurignale, Ontario and we announced an investment where we're going to help to retain and create 458 jobs we then visited Alexandria in my hometown so we visited and toured that facility and we're helping them as well to retain and create 353 jobs we also made an announcement further to that to Montabello packaging where we're going to retain and create 86 jobs and also Skoda Dacus Goat Farm Greek Yogurt maker that's growing right across the province Mr. Speaker in North America we're helping to create and retain 110 jobs and I know last week you joined the premier and Mr. Roy to announce a multi-billion dollar investment in other communities such as Kitchener and Waterloo so I'm just asking if the minister could update us with the details of those announcements economic development trade and employment thank you Mr. Speaker and last week the members correct I had the pleasure of joining the premier and my colleague from Kitchener Centre to announce an unprecedented investment by Open Text one of the world's largest and most successful technology companies operating in 33 countries around the globe Mr. Speaker this is a significant partnership for the province Open Text will be investing up to 2 billion dollars in its Ontario operations making our province its R&D hub globally for cloud computing technology the future of the internet this is great news Mr. Speaker this partnership will create up to 1200 new jobs doubling the company's Ontario workforce and these jobs will be high paying ICT jobs this investment is also going to pay great dividends to the province our 120 million dollar investment will directly benefit the province with over 200 million dollars in tax revenues alone and most importantly Mr. Speaker this partnership will help to guarantee the success of our sector of this sector for years to come and keep Ontario at the forefront of the world's most exciting innovations thank you Mr. Speaker thank you minister for that great news the tech and manufacturing sectors in my writing and across the province will continue to benefit from our government's commitment to the sector because we're making smart strategic partnerships with industry this announcement demonstrates our plans to create jobs and grow the economy but Mr. Speaker this government has many positive and successful measures we've taken to create good paying jobs across this province but the party opposite have come out with name calling and harming the relationships we have with our industry partners Mr. Speaker I find it appalling that the leader of the official opposition has made a lot of investments in our business and industries as corporate welfare and as a matter of fact the PC candidate in my writing and Glenn Gary Prescott Russell said it was a shame that we gave a million dollars or partnered with a million dollars to St. Albert's cheese when we all know that St. Albert's went through some very difficult times over the last years so speakers back to the minister of economic development and trade and economic economic development trade and employment can the minister elaborate on how it is going to work thank you Mr. Speaker and Mr. Speaker one of the key priorities for our government is creating good paying jobs for today and tomorrow and we've seen this with the landmark four billion dollars Cisco announcement last last December and it's the province's talented workforce our research infrastructure and competitive business climate that's attracting these top companies who are choosing to invest here as result and it's refreshing to know that some members from the party opposite are getting it or at least former members Mr. Speaker to quote the former member from Thornhill Peter Sherman when he was asked why the government partnered with Open Text he said it's necessary because quote we're in a competitive race that's why and the former PC Binance clinic went on to say quote there are things that even conservatives have to do if we're going to get a two billion dollar investment from a company that operates in 33 jurisdictions that will alleviate any concerns of other jurisdictions coming to the fore it's a good thing and thank you the question is from Thornhill my question is to the Minister of Health Minister yesterday Mr. and Mrs. McEwen were here at Queens Park and my constituent Jim McEwen suffered a stroke in 2010 at the age of 55 he spent a few weeks in hospital and rehab and on discharge he asked the question what's next and he was told you're done Jim McEwen and his family have been paying with their own money thousands of dollars over the past four years to partake in post-stroke physiotherapy you denied Mr. McEwen and other Ontario citizens OHIP funded physiotherapy because of their age this is simply wrong Minister in your Ontario today post-stroke patients over 19 and under 65 are not entitled to OHIP funded physiotherapy this is shameful Minister will you address this discriminatory policy and provide OHIP funded physiotherapy for all qualified post-stroke patients this is a spend question and we know very well that the party opposite wants to cut spending we do have services that are available to senior citizens over 65 and over including drug benefits for example I'm wondering if the member opposite wants to extend drug coverage to everyone as well which I think would be a great idea but would cost some money when it comes to physiotherapy services we do cover people the member from Renford and we do cover people who have had a hospitalization so we are expanding access to physiotherapy including in the member opposite's own community speaker we are expanding access to home-based physiotherapy to clinic-based physiotherapy this is absolutely a move in the right direction providing better care for patients and better value for our money thank you supplementary my question is really a matter of fairness and I wish you would put it in that context Minister I have petitioned you and written you over the past four years on this issue Mr. McEwen was here yesterday with his wife Lorraine they are asking you for help to allow Mr. McEwen to receive OHIP-funded physiotherapy so he can return to work as a professional engineer and a productive member of society Minister will you address this on fairness issue and extend OHIP-funded physiotherapy to all qualified post-drug stroke patients not based on discrimination of age under over 19 and under 65 which is about fairness Minister I am delighted to know that the PC caucus now supports the expansion of health care services everything you talk about is about cutting services and when we took the move to expand services to people through reforms in physiotherapy the members opposite opposed our expansion of physiotherapy they oppose the expansion of exercise programs and falls prevention programs for people of this province we are making investments to keep people healthier and out of hospital and I am delighted to know you are now with us on that Thank you very much Mr. Speaker my question is to the Premier the cost of electrifying the goal line from Kitchener to Waterloo to Toronto is pegged at $5 billion and the cost of two-way all-day-go services is estimated at nearly $5 billion but your minister claims that he can deliver 200 kilometer train route with bullet trains at 320 kilometers an hour at the bargain basement price of $500 million the same cost as a 36 kilometer BRT route from Scarborough to Durham after years of turmoil transportation in infrastructure people in this province deserve honest numbers does the Premier think this is a credible promise Thank you very much Mr. Speaker well I know that the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure is going to want to speak to the details of the plan but I want to just say to the member opposite that I think this is a very exciting plan I think that it is necessary and I know that the member opposite has been at announcements events in her community where she has heard from people particularly in the high tech community who very much want that connectivity between the Kitchener Waterloo the Waterloo region and the GTAJ Mr. Speaker that is exactly what they are looking for and I hope that the question which at least is a question about investment in the future and in transit I hope that it indicates that the party opposite will take a very close look at it when we bring it in because those investments in transit and in transportation infrastructure are core to our plan for economic growth in the province I look forward to their support Mr. Speaker Thank you Mr. Supplement Yes Mr. Madam Premier it is the best plan in the galaxy because what liberals will promise what we know what they will promise they will promise anything and everything to get elected in order to save a few liberal seats in the GTA you promised to cancel gas plants and it said you said it would cost nothing but we know the truth now now they are worried about citizens they are making a promise for a bullet train that to quote the minister will cost $500 million after revenue over the next 10 years the proposed HS2 high speed train in the United Kingdom will run half the number of trains but it will cost $29 billion that is a difference of 5800% is the Premier saying to Ontarians that they are going to deal that is nearly 6000% better than the one in the United Kingdom I greatly appreciate what I think is a very honest question for the member and I am happy to answer the question there are two projects here there are two projects here there is the regional express rail project which is the two way all day go service being run by Metrolinx which will run to Guelph and run to Kitchener those are electrified trains running every 15 minutes much of that expenditure has already been absorbed I think we own 80% of the track and Metrolinx is now working on that that is part of the Metrolinx program the study it is not my numbers I am not an expert at this they are not my numbers the numbers Mr. Speaker if you want the answer then do listen I will give you the answer right now she has the right to an answer the estimates from FCP from Britain who designed that world leading experts first class partnership is that it is a project that will cost in the $2 to $3 billion to upgrade to London and add that track and net of revenues thank you thank you thank you very much Mr. Speaker I am particularly happy to rise on this first responders day to ask this particular question to the Minister of Labor yesterday I had the pleasure of attending an announcement with the Premier the Minister of Labor and the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services at which we announced that we would be extending protections for firefighters across Ontario Speaker as you may know last May I brought forward Bill 81 the Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act presumptive for firefighters which called for the government to add six additional cancers to the existing eight that are to be presumed to be work related by the WSIB Speaker this is an issue that is very important to the members of my local firefighters association in Vaughan and it is something that I have worked closely with with current President Jason McInnes and former President Mike Doyle on through you to the Minister can you please speak further to this new regulation thank you Mr. Speaker thank you Speaker I'm very very happy to but first let me thank all the first responders that have joined us at Queen's Park today and all across this great province and I would particularly like to thank the member from Vaughan not only for this question in the House today but for his excellent advocacy on this issue over the past months we know that everyday firefighters risk their lives to protect us in our communities we've got to protect them in return we're building on the eight cancers and we're making it even easier for full-time, part-time volunteer firefighters and fire investigators to qualify for benefits our new regulation applies retroactively to January 1st 1960 it's going to immediately add breast cancer multiple myeloma testicular cancer to the list and with an additional three to be phased in prostate cancer in 2015 lung cancer in 2016 skin cancer in 2017 Speaker, this is the right thing to do I was so proud to be a part of that Thank you Thank you very much Mr. Speaker and I thank the minister for his response and for being there yesterday with all the folks who were at the announcement There are approximately 450 fire departments in the province of Ontario made up of about 11,000 full-time firefighters 19,000 volunteer firefighters and 200 part-time firefighters I am very very thrilled to be a member of a government that is working hard to protect these vital members of our communities this expanded list of presumptive illnesses will make a huge difference in the lives of firefighters in Ontario across Ontario lifting the burden of proof from their backs when they need it most Speaker, through you to the minister can you please tell us a bit more about the regulation and what our government is doing to further protect firefighters in Ontario Thank you, minister Thank you Speaker and thanks again for the question to my colleague This regulation recognizes the years of service of firefighters it makes Ontario one of the leading jurisdictions in all of Canada and you know Speaker it lit up the Twitter verse last night while we were standing by these courageous men and women the PC candidate in Eglinton Lawrence was tweeting that firefighters in this province are a special interest group that can be bought while the PCs were busy denigrating heroic firefighters across social media last night I wonder what the firefighters themselves had to say Mark McKinnon president of the association applauded our move said it's going to allow firefighters and their families to focus on getting better instead of struggling to get WICB benefits for an illness that could have been contracted years earlier John Sobey vice president the Ottawa firefighter association these things take time good things come to those who wait we're most happy for the families to get better we respect the life saving work of Ontario's firefighters Thank you new question my question is to the minister of environment since a transformer was installed in 2006 to service industrial wind turbines in my community residents have been trying to get numerous issues resolved including noise and health concerns residents and the municipality have been regularly reporting these issues to the MOE spills action centre do you agree that one of your responsibilities as the minister of environment is to resolve issues related to environmental concerns including monitoring emissions from transformer stations through the spills reporting centre good question minister of environment our ministry of course works very hard to resolve all issues which are of an environmental nature including the issues that are right across the province of Ontario they may relate to air quality they may relate to noise they may relate to water quality and I know that ministry officials work very hard to resolve these matters there are times when people are going to be in disagreement with whatever results are achieved at that and I certainly respect the fact that some people are not going to agree with conclusions that are reached and so we have these mechanisms in place for people to access the ministry of the environment in order that they may deal as expeditiously as possible with these issues within the legislation within the regulations within the policy of the province of Ontario so certainly our ministry strives to be very helpful to the people of this province and I'm sure that they will continue to do so well into the future I'm glad the minister understands his responsibilities but I don't understand why the Whitworth family has been told by your ministry that their concerns are irrelevant and they don't care about their issues on one occasion when the Whitworths asked how they could lodge a formal complaint they were quote and I quote the ministry has closed your file and will not be taking any action on your complaints and that no other agency department or ministry are taking any steps to address your assumed responsibility your government has turned their backs on the Whitworths my question minister is simple how now that you've decreed that the Whitworths file is closed where do you expect this family to go for resolving their issues I recognize Mr. Speaker that there are going to be I think as I alluded to in my initial response that there are going to be people ultimately disagreeing with the conclusions that are reached by not only the ministry of the environment but other ministries particularly when the particular assertions have been made on many occasions and responses have been given I recognize as well that people are not always going to be happy with the response they will get a response and they will continue to pursue issues as is their right to pursue issues however there will come a time from time to time where the answer that the ministry has given is an answer that messes new information which is provided messes additional information that's provided the ministry will order please the ministry will ensure that it gives the appropriate answers I know there are other mechanisms that are available but I must say Mr. Speaker we do reach this circumstance and former environment minister Susat on the other side of the house I fully understand that thank you thank you very much Mr. Speaker my question is to the minister of transportation long term construction projects kicked off this week on the Gardner Expressway resulting in lane restrictions until 2016 families will see their commute times increase dramatically in the GTA with no access to viable transit alternatives we should be making Brampton into a transit hub the minister can't even deliver to a all day go service why is the minister content to continue the liberal record of delay delay when the Brampton needs transit relief now Mr. Speaker first of all I hope the member knows that the Gardner is a municipal infrastructure run by the city of which I think his party has a large number of members so I'm hoping he's in discussion with his municipal caucus friends at Toronto City Hall as someone who lives beside the Gardner I would appreciate and I wish him well in those discussions because I live a half a block from the Gardner and the Lakeshark which for some peculiar reason in some act of brilliant transportation we're both closed at the same time which has created some interesting discussions in my neighbourhood we have a $50 billion investment in the big move the premier just announced an additional $10 billion fund we're extending the 427 the 407 we're making massive investments in rapid transit in Viva with York and with the other regions I hope the party will support the budget later today because this is a historic unprecedented level and if the member does have those concerns which I take him at his value I hope you'll be rising with us several times in the next few days as my constituents and I can attest construction on the Gardner has increased commute times by almost an hour people need a viable alternative we hear lots of empty promises from the Liberals but there's still really no funding for all day two way go service the government has delayed important transit improvements in Mississauga and Brampton for too long why won't the minister commit to timelines and start the funding for these projects that Brampton needs rather than spending his time making flashy announcements that Ontarians simply cannot trust Mr. Speaker we have a 50 billion dollar plan which we are about 17 billion dollars into and we're about 5 years of the 25 years if you do the math 17 billion dollars of 50 billion dollars commitment in about year 5 means we're way ahead of schedule and we're now building more rapid transit capital projects including in your community and then ever before it's unprecedented this isn't these are results and actions that are going on right now across the province we'd like to complete this project because right now the last premier who spent has invested as much in rapid transit and transportation was George Drew and he left office in 1969 and we went through a 35 year drought where we never spent more than 3 or 4 billion dollars we spent more than that on highways alone Mr. Speaker so we're back at 2% of GDP we think we share some views we hope to do with the NDP on the importance of infrastructure I guess we'll find out when the budget gets loaded on fast transit Thank you Mr. Speaker my question is for the Minister of Health and Long-term Care the Honourable Deb Matius Welcome to Parliament my colleagues fellow members of the Ontario Medical Association who are here in force on the annual Doctors' Day Speaker today is an annual time for us to recognize the thousands of physicians across Ontario who screen test, diagnose, examine palpate, auscultate, prescribe monitor, advise, console and heal us through hundreds of illnesses through the thousand natural shots that flesh is aired to Speaker it's been said that medicine is the most scientific art and the most artistic science I know firsthand that Ontario physicians mobilize this wisdom every day I know their dedication and commitment and energy and compassion Speaker my question is this Minister, would you please share with this chamber some of your thoughts on how you value the doctors not merely the ones in caucus but those across Ontario Thank you Mr. Health Long-term Care Thank you Speaker and I certainly do value all doctors including the three in our caucus indeed the three in this legislature I welcome the OMA today we're delighted to be celebrating Doctors' Day here and I want to say congratulations to Dr. Vate Tandon the 133rd president of the OMA and acknowledge the extraordinary work of Dr. Scott Wooder who is the past president now of the OMA Speaker we have 26,000 doctors working in this province they play a very central role in any attempt to reform our healthcare system I'm pleased to say that Ontario's doctors have been great partners and even more delighted that Dr. Tandon has made a priority of his presidency building stronger partnerships and building stronger bridges so thank you for that doctor Speaker as we have worked to increase access to physicians across the province doctors have been there with us as we shifted our focus to patient-centered interdisciplinary care teams doctors have been there with us and they've been there with us Thank you Thank you supplementary Thank you minister for your thoughts as well as your endorsement Speaker as you'll appreciate doctors are committed to high quality timely and accessible patient care in communities across Ontario primary care physicians in particular are the gatekeepers and goaltenders of our healthcare system epidemics of cardiometabolic disease type 2 diabetes adult and childhood obesity osteoarthritis respiratory ailments like asthma and COPD, cancers all these land on the desks of Ontario's family doctors it is the family docs who must play the lead role in encouraging patients to live healthier lives avoid disease triggers and monitor themselves family docs are generally the first point of contact in the healthcare system when patients fall ill yet I know speaker there are many families in my own riding of Etobicoke North to primary care Speaker would the minister please elaborate on her efforts at increasing equitable access to doctors and communities across Ontario Thank you the members right we've made great efforts to train and recruit more doctors in Ontario and ensure that their services are available in the communities that need them I'm delighted to say that we have nearly 4,000 more doctors working in this province than we did just a decade ago health teams are providing care to over 3 million people we've created the health force Ontario's Northern and rural recruitment and retention fund so there are more physicians attracted to small and northern communities where they are often most needed in 2009 we launched healthcare connect it's helped a quarter of a million people who do not have a family doctor find one there is more to do I do want to say thank you the doctors for supporting us as we've focused on wellness and prevention as we've proposed legislation like the skin cancer protection act, use smoking prevention act, the making healthier choices act Ontario doctors have been right there with the supporting thank you the new question to members from Wellington my question is for the premier will the premier explain to the house why the government cancelled the connecting link program and historic partnership so vitally important to our municipalities like the township of centre Wellington and the town of Halton Hills without adequate notice or consultation thank you very much Mr. Speaker we actually have just the M triple I in the small rural and northern programs which is 100 million dollars the premier just announced an unprecedented over 14 billion dollar fund for rural and northern Ontario my estimate in any years and we've been in government we have been spending 5 to 10 dollars more than you did per person in rural Ontario and we're working now and have had consultants to integrate all of those highways the other thing Mr. Speaker as you know you've downloaded 42% of the highways in eastern Ontario took all the provincial highways and downloaded health and social service just in case there was any chance that any municipality could buy 5 cents for it we are uploading health and social services and we are putting more money into rural roads and highways so I'm hoping that that statement from your terrible friend that you'll be supporting the budget and you'll see that as some redemption for your government's record which I'm sure from your lips to God's ears will give us both a place in heaven Mr. Speaker commentary from Mr. Speaker Speaker nobody believes the minister anymore to the premier by canceling this historic partnership the minister the premier is asking rural Ontario to pay the price of the요 west Perth needs to reconstruct the Blanchard bridge at a cost of about 1.7 million dollars Wellington North needs over a million dollars to repair the rick conference bridge these are provincial bridges on provincial highways caring for provincial traffic Speaker I'll ask the premier to use her mask skills how many times could this government have fixed our bridges we've had blown over a billion dollars Mr. Speaker, these new funding initiatives that are several fold what the pre-party of power started when Premier Wynne was Minister of Transportation through Roma and through the Ontario Good Roads Association. We started these new programs, they were written in partnership, and we very carefully listened to rural leaders across Ontario. A matter of fact, the government has been so principled that over 86% of all the funds in these programs go to opposition writings. So I don't understand, I would hope that the person opposite, if the members of Perth Welling that is so concerned about this, he might want to apologize to those rural leaders for all the downloading of health and social services, and when you took all the provincial highways and dumped them on municipality. We are uploading and we have a fully funded program Mr. Speaker, and in the budget you will see the continuing growth of that commitment. Mr. Speaker, I hope that means a matter for Perth Wellington has mended his ways and that his party will join us in supporting the budget. We have a deferred vote on the motion of Mr. Malloy and that the question be now put on the motion of second reading of Bill 141, an act to enact the infrastructure for jobs and prosperity Act 2013. Calling the members, this will be a five minute bill. Members take your seats please. First take your seats please. We have a deferred vote on the motion. Mr. Malloy has moved that the question be now put. All those in favour rise one at a time be recognized by the clerk please. Mr. Malloy. Mr. Malloy. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Badanayu. Badanayu. His win. His win. His Mathews. His Matthews. Mr. Nakhvee. Mr. Nakhvee. His sandals. Mr. Hoskins. Mr. Hoskins. Mr. MacCharles. Mr. MacCharles. Mr. Quinter. Mr. Quinter. Mr. Bartolucci. Mr. Bartolucci. Mr. Tachar. Mr. Tachar. Mr. Bernardinetti. Mr. Karl. Mr. Kohl. Mrs. Kansasfield. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Dugud. Mr. Grovel. Mr. Grovel. Mr. McMeacon. Mr. Chan. Mr. Chan. Ms. Per Uzza. Ms. Per Uzza. Mr. Murray. Mr. Morrow. Mr. Moro. Mr. Leo. Mr. Leo. Mr. Ger shoreseil. Mr. Delaney. Mr. Delaney. Mr. MacNeely. Mr. McNeely. Mr. Quderi. Mr. Quadri. Mr. Mandocchi. Mr. Morini.一點. Mr. Muredi. Mr. ORZETI. Mr. Cutto. Mr. Cotto. Mr. Sergio. Mr. Sergio. Mr. Flynn. Mr. Flynn. Mr. Zimmer. Mr.illean. Mr. Balkasen Mr. Dixon Ms. Jacques Ms. Jasek Ms. Manga Ms. Hunter Mr. Frazer Ms. Wales Mr. Crack Ms. Chabisson Ms. De Novo Ms. De Novo Mr. Marquesi Ms. Marquesi Ms. Amjelena Ms. Taylor Ms. Taylor Mr. Nadeshack Ms. Tavish Ms. Fyfe Ms. Forster Ms. Campbell Ms. Campbell Mr. Vantaut Mr. Schine Ms. Schine Ms. Armstrong Mr. Mantha All those oath please rise one at a time be recognized by the court Mr. Wilson Mr. Wilson Mr. Arnav Mr. Hardiman Mr. Hardiman Mr. Fidelli Mr. Fidelli Mr. Yakibusky Mr. Yakibusky Ms. McLeod Mr. McLeod Mr. Miller Perry Sound Miscocca Mr. Miller Perry Sound Miscocca Mr. Cleese Mr. Cleese Mr. Barrett Mr. Barrett Mr. McNaughton Mr. McNaughton Mr. Holliday Mr. Holliday Ms. Jones Ms. Jones Ms. Monroe Ms. Monroe Mr. Clark Mr. Harris Ms. Thompson Mr. Thompson Mr. Euras Mr. Euras Ms. Scott Ms. Scott Ms. McKenna Ms. McKenna Mr. Walker Mr. Walker Mr. Leonie Mr. Leonie Mr. McDonnell Mr. McDonnell Mr. Hillier Mr. Hillier Mr. Pettipis Mr. Pettipis Mr. McClare Mr. McClare Ms. Marteau Ms. Marteau The ayes are 59 the nays are 32 The ayes being 59 and the nays being 32 I declare the motion carried. On December the 5th On December the 5th 2013 Mr. Murray moved second reading of bill 141 is the On December the 5th 2013 Mr. Murray moved second reading of the The ayes are 59 the nays are 32 I declare the motion carried. Mr. Dre Mr. Dre Mr. Dre Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks Mr. Breaks At this time, we are fulfilling a unanimous consent to give tribute to our first responders. The member from Newmarket, Aurora. Thank you, Speaker. Speaker, I'm honored to rise on behalf of Tim Houdak, leader of the official opposition and my colleagues in the PC Caucus. And I know that I'll be joined by my colleagues here unanimous. I had the privilege of bringing this bill forward and as members know it was a complex process. What is however very encouraging is that ultimately this bill was passed because unanimously we as members agreed that it was the right thing to do. It's appropriate that we would take a day when we would recognize the contribution that first responders make to our communities. There will be a memorial this weekend and we will remember first responders who died in the course of fulfilling their duties. And I've participated as many members have over the last number of years. I now will have served June 9th if we get there for 19 years. And I know there are some members who are pleased to know that I'm moving on. Thank you, Minister of Health. But over that time I have had the honor to participate in those memorials. But what is important to me and I believe all of us is that we not only remember first responders who have died in carrying out their responsibilities but that we remember them while they are with us in carrying on those responsibilities. That we celebrate what you do and we're appreciative of what you do. And that's what this bill does. The purpose of the legislation is so that we would raise awareness within our community starting here as we're doing now as members of the legislature to give honor and respect and celebrate. And the objective was that throughout this province that whether at municipal level or whether in our schools and auditoriums throughout our communities that we would come together, people would come together, pause, take this day and say, thank you. We appreciate what you do for us. We appreciate the safety and security that we enjoy in our communities. That doesn't just happen by accident. But Speaker, we often take for granted these important services and the dedication not only of the first responders but of their families as well. Not an easy task to day in and day out. Put yourself in harm's way for the protection of people within our communities. And so we're here celebrating that contribution. One of the initiatives that I undertook to try to spread that news was to initiate an essay contest in our schools. Contacted both school boards in Newmarket and Aurora and York region. And asked to have students participate and write an essay to say what first responders mean to them and to our communities. And I'd like to read into the record one of those essays that was received because I believe that this really goes to the heart of what we're trying to achieve with this day. It's entitled heroes by Tatiana Pancho, grade 11, Sacred Heart Catholic High School. In 2009 I had a brain aneurysm which led to a stroke. I had a bleed on the right side of my brain. I was left side paralyzed and had to learn how to walk and talk all over again. I was with my father when I felt a weakness in my knees. My hero, my father, a Toronto police officer went into emergency mode. His actions saved my life. He called 911 and the emergency medical services unit came out. My heroes, the ambulance attendants were quick and thorough. They got me to the hospital by which time I was in a coma. My heroes, the emergency staff, doctors, nurses and administrative team worked diligently to ensure my safety. The doctors requested air transport to the sick kids, organizing this would take 3 to 6 hours. My dad, Superman to me, called his unit. His unit command called York Regional Police and they came to his rescue, my rescue. They blocked traffic and got me to sick kids with moments to spare. I was then rushed into surgery. My heroes, the doctors and nurses at hospital for sick children. My heroes, the police officers who keep us safe, firefighters who are not only there if there is a fire but are called out to motor vehicle accidents to assist with the jaws of life or simply to get your pet out of a tree. The EMS team who works against time to get patients to the hospital, the administrative staff in hospital, the first contact in a hospital visit, the doctors and nurses who fight the odds constantly to ensure survival. I am here to tell my story because of the amazing work of first responders. First responders, 911 operators, police, fire, ambulance, my heroes. I want to thank Titania for her essay and her insight. And in closing speaker, I want to give a very special recognition to someone who was very instrumental in me bringing this bill forward and that is Belize Stone, who is with us. I would ask her to stand. Belize Stone is the author of a book entitled 911, True Tales of Courage and Compassion. Vali came to my office and gave me that book and it recounts the stories of first responders who Vali asked to share the most memorable times that they've had in carrying out their duties. I commend that book to all members. In fact, when I first introduced this bill, I made that book available to all members here. I believe it's something that everyone in this province should read. Again, in closing speaker, I just want to express our sincere appreciation to the work that our first responders do. And we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Our province and our communities are what they are because of the work that you do. Thank you. Next tribute please to the Ministry of Community Safety and Corrections. Thank you very much, Speaker. It is my great privilege to rise in this house today on behalf of our premier. My colleagues in the government caucus and the people of Ontario to recognize and express our gratitude to our first responders. Speaker, first responders provide emergency services in times of crisis. Every day our first responders put their lives online to protect us, our friends, neighbors and loved ones. They are there when we need them most and look after us in our time of need. We are always confident that Ontario's first responders are ready at moments' notice to protect our homes, businesses and our communities. To recognize their ongoing commitment to community safety, the Ontario Legislature proclaimed May 1st of each year as first responders day. I especially want to thank Speaker, the member from New Market or ERA for championing this very important initiative. Speaker, first responders include police officers, firefighters, military personnel, paramedics, medical evacuation pilots, dispatchers, nurses, doctors and emergency managers. It also includes the many volunteers and professionals who dedicate their careers to the service of others. These service providers are important members of our communities. They are also our neighbors, friends and relatives. Speaker, I am very proud to note that my late grandfather, Walaam Abbas Naqwi, was a police officer. Our first responders help people in times of crisis, but we also want to recognize their volunteer work which helps strengthen our communities. From charity events, toy drives, community car washes and Coaching Little League, our first responders are a positive example for our youth and to everyone in our communities. I was pleased to join Premier Wen and Minister Kevin Flynn and MPP Stephen Del Duca yesterday to announce that our government is improving support for firefighters across Ontario. We are increasing cancer coverage to make it easier for firefighters with cancer associated with their work to qualify for workplace insurance benefits. It is the right thing to do to help protect those who protect us. Speaker, we know that Ontario families and communities are safer thanks to the dedication of our first responders who are there to help us when we need them most. They make a difference every day in communities across our great province. They help us feel safe and protect us against during emergency situations. I also want to recognize the sacrifice of their families, their partners, their mothers and fathers and their children. Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us and putting them in line of harm. Speaker, we also want to take the opportunity to pay our respect to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Along with firefighters and police, we created an annual tribute to honour those who have died in the line of duty. This weekend, the Ontario Police Memorial Foundation will hold its annual ceremony of remembrance at Queen's Park here in Toronto. The names of fallen officers are inscribed on the wall of honour. Let's all take a moment to reflect on their courage and dedication. Their heroes are defined by the way they live their lives, serving their communities and protecting those in harm's way. To the families of those who have given their lives to protect others, we owe you an eternal debt and we keep the memory of your loved ones in our hearts and minds so that they may be never forgotten. Ontarians are privileged to be protected by our first responders. We are grateful for their dedication, for their public service and their commitment to duty and service. Thank you. Merci. I'll tribute the member from Parkdale High Park. Thank you Mr. Speaker and it's an honour and a privilege to stand in the company of such heroes here today. And certainly on behalf of Andy Horvath and the entire new Democratic Party caucus, the most important words we can say to you today are thank you. And certainly it was in that spirit that our leader Andrew Horvath first tabled the bill about presumed diagnosis for certain varieties of cancer. And we are delighted that the government has picked up on that and brought that to Bayer and brought it into reality. That's a very good thing. As the Premier herself said, it doesn't matter where good ideas come from. Certainly on February 27th, we in the NDP tabled a bill for presumed diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder for those who rush into danger when we rush out. This is critical. In fact, it's law in Alberta and has been law in Alberta for over two years now. What they've discovered is there's no increase in the number of claims or cases. Just those claims and cases are dealt with with dignity. The way our first responders should be dealt with, with dignity, even when they succumb to post-traumatic stress disorder, which happens and which also results in death on occasion. They also found in Alberta that it doesn't cost any more, doesn't cost any more for municipalities. And these are facts based on evidence of actually working with the law for over two years now. On that day we had in this house the Ontario Provincial Police Association, Ontario Professional Firefighters Association, Police Association of Ontario, the Ontario Paramedic Association, Tima, Opsu, Unifor, QP and ATU, all in support of Bill 67. Most notably though I think were the stories of the individuals who were suffering. Jeff Balch, firefighter, Bruce Krueger, Ontario Provincial Police Person, David Whiteley, who came very brave individuals and told the stories of what it was to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, to try to get a claim through WSIB and to often fail in that pursuit. We also heard from WSIB workers themselves who said they wish they had the tools to process these claims in a dignified and honourable way rather than look for every excuse not to process them. So that is what this bill does. I believe that just like first responders would never say never to us in terms of protecting our safety, we should never say never to them. I don't believe for a moment Mr. Speaker that this is a partisan issue. I've heard some negative rumblings from both the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives but I don't believe that. I don't believe that there's a person in this room. I don't believe that there's a person in this room that doesn't want what's best for our first responders and so it is in that spirit that I seek unanimous consent to move a motion without notice regarding Bill 67, an act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act 1997 with respect to post-traumatic stress disorder. That was well everything. I am, if I could have your indulgence please. I'm going to ask the member to and I stop the clock, provide the rest of her statement if she's finished that's fine and then I will entertain that after because we're in the middle of unanimous consent to do the work that we're doing now. So if you would like to complete your statement. Absolutely. I just want to give credit where credit is due and say that it was the member from Newmarket Aurora who made the suggestion when the reading happened for Bill 67 it was his suggestion that it pass today on May 1st but it was also the suggestion of hundreds of paramedics firefighters and police officers who also sent us their wishes that this pass today including the unions that I that I enumerated so at this point Mr. Speaker I'd like to conclude my statements and then move unanimous consent thank you. Thank you. I thank all members for their statements we are now finished with that unanimous consent and I will entertain the member from Parkdale High Park on a point of order. Thank you Mr. Speaker so I seek unanimous consent to move a motion without notice regarding Bill 67 an act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act 1997 with respect to post-traumatic stress disorder. Mr. DeNovo has seeking unanimous consent to move a motion without notice regarding Bill 67 an act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act 1997 with respect to post-traumatic stress disorder. Do we agree? No. I heard a note. There are no deferred votes this House stands recess until 1 p.m. this afternoon.