 It's now time for our Member of Statements, the Member from Kitchener, Conestoga. Thank you to be here. Guten Tag on Hertz League, Wilkeman, 47th Kitchener Waterloo Oktoberfest. Kitchener Waterloo Oktoberfest, otherwise known as Canada's Greatest Barbarian Festival, and the second largest Oktoberfest in the world attracts over 700,000 visitors every year, with over $1.5 million in proceeds being put back into the community. The Waterloo region has a long history of German roots. Kitchener was formerly named Berlin, and a large portion of the population identified themselves as being of German heritage. What makes Oktoberfest so great is that there is truly something for everyone. Oktoberfest hosts Canada's largest Thanksgiving Day Parade, which is viewed by over 1.8 million Canadians nationwide. There are over 48 family, cultural and sporting events, 19 Festhaulen, to experience some Guenut Le Caye. One of this year's Oktoberfest highlights includes a hometown hockey tour with host Ron McClain, an NHL alumni, which gives families the chance to celebrate hockey and our community pride on national TV. I must also take a moment to thank the 500 passionate volunteers without whom this festival would not be nearly as successful as it is today. Since 1969, the constant growth and success of promoting a unique German heritage experience is a testament to the dynamic volunteers. I encourage all festival goers of Oktoberfest to come find me and get my official souvenir Oktoberfest pin. And Speaker, as we say during the festival, Oktoberfest in Kitchener, Waterloo is Wunderbar. I'm proset. A member from Windsor to come see. Speaker, we lost a good friend in Windsor a few days ago. Bernie Campbell was only 64. He served in the RCMP for 33 years, a lot of that time on the drug squad in Windsor. I knew Bernie as a reporter, but we were friends who coached our kids in the same ball league in Forest Glade. His wife, Brenda, would look after me when I went to donate blood at the Red Cross. Speaker, Bernie had one of those fantastic mustaches. He looked a bit like a younger version of the actor Wilfred Grimling. Bernie was from Nova Scotia, Speaker. He played the bagpipes in the Windsor Police pipe band. Less than a week after he retired from the Mounties, he started working with the campus police at the University of Windsor. He was a great guy. He deserved a happy retirement, he was hit with a rare disease that left him in a wheelchair for the final days of his life. His funeral is tomorrow in Windsor, Speaker. I won't be able to attend, but I do express condolences to Brenda and the boys, Ian, Peter and James. And Speaker, another old friend passed away recently as well. Les Chaff was a bit of a curmudgeon around City Hall in Windsor. He was 82, a lovable guy, a real tax fighter and advocate. He never shied away from offering his opinions and how the mayor and counselors should be spending his tax money. Les was a veteran of the war in Korea. He tried to recruit me a few times to run for his favorite political parties, the reform, the alliance, the conservatives. We didn't always agree, but we're friends and I will miss our conversations. Condolences to Mary, his six kids, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Thank you. Please remember, state is the member from Eglinton Lords. Thank you, Speaker. October 15th of next week will mark Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day across the world. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day is a remembrance day for pregnancy, loss and infant deaths. This day is observed across Canada as well throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and throughout these countries. Recognizing October 15th as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day allows people to acknowledge the significance of the life of each and every child lost. Pregnancy and Infant Loss are brought on by complex issues that cannot be addressed by simple checklists or genetic recommendations. Sadly, in Ontario, Mr. Speaker, 37,000 mothers experience Pregnancy and Infant Loss each year. This day is observed with remembrance ceremonies and candlelight vigils concluding with the International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles at 7 p.m. on the 15th. Here in Ontario, the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Niagara Falls and even the CN Tower will be lit up with pink and purple lights in memory of these little angels we have lost. Please do what you can in your own community to support mothers and families who have gone through this gut-wrenching loss of a child. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further member statements? The member from Bruce Gray, Owen Sound. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I'm honoured to rise and recognise five outstanding athletes from my riding, all of whom trained hard and put their best foot forward to clinch big victories at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Parapan Am Games and make Bruce Gray, Owen Sound, proud. Jason Crone of Shell Lake, Josh Cassidy, a native Burgoyne, Karen Ben-Nestive-Wyerton, Josh Farrell of Sugging Shores and Kate Socks of Bogner. After winning a silver medal at the 2012 London Paralympic Games, Jason Crone came out of retirement to try and win gold at the 2015 Toronto Parapan Am Games. Jason has always made the folk in Bruce Gray, Owen Sound, proud. He first made headlines in 2007 after earning a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Josh Cassidy won his third silver of Parapan Am Games. He also won a bronze medal in the men's 800-metre T-54 wheelchair race. His finish time was one minute 45.25 seconds. Karen Ben-Nestive-Silver at the Parapan Am Games, in addition to shooting an archery, Karen displayed her rowing skills in 2006 when she won a bronze medal at the World Championships. Josh Farrell, who was named to the national team in 2014, won gold in the men's F-20 shot put with a Parapan record throw of 14.05 metres and Kate Socks of Bogner after graduating with a PhD in rehabilitation sciences and anatomy became the first University of Toronto athlete at the Games to win a medal when she and rowing partner raced to gold in the women's lightweight double skulls. We were very proud of these very inspiring athletes and I congratulate all of them on their extraordinary skills, determination and efforts. On behalf of everyone in Bruce Gray, Owen Sound and everyone in Ontario and Canada, I wish the much continued success at their next stop, Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Thank you for the member state and the member from Toronto Danforth. Thank you, Speaker. Governments around the world are preparing for the climate summit that will be convened in Paris this December. It's generally expected that government in Ontario will be bringing forward cap and trade and other climate measures when house returns after October 20th. Speaker, I've said before and I will say now that the government should bring forward cap and trade and other measures to review by a legislative committee. Climate change poses huge challenges. So does action on climate change. There is no easy route forward. If the government wants to be successful with the measures it introduces, it will need public review of those measures. People will look for measures to be effective, fair and transparent. Without a public review, the task to implement climate action will be hobbled. Speaker, I urge the government to build public review into its plans. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I am honored and proud to share that Dr. Arthur McDonald from Queens University in my riding of Kingston and the Islands has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics only the second time in Canadian history that that's happened. He shares this prestigious gold standard recognition with Tokyo's Takari Kyae Jitar in solving the stubborn neutrino puzzle they have ushered in a new era in physics. Dr. McDonald's team two kilometers underground at the Queens Sudbury Neutrino Observatory which my colleague MPP Quinter demonstrated and helped launch in 1987 they demonstrated that neutrinos change identities on their way from the sun, ergo they must have mass. Neutrinos are the most abundant particles in the universe after light. Some come from the sun but even our own bodies produce streams of them. 2.5 billion neutrinos pass through a business card every single second and although their weight is negligible together they weigh about the same as every visible star in the universe. This is an excellent example of the importance of supporting pure curiosity based research and half of all Canadian research I must say comes right here in Ontario. I'm deeply proud of the province's continued commitment to research and innovation in science and technology. These investments not only ensure our province remains competitive in the global economy it inspires our highly qualified graduates to follow in Dr. McDonald's footsteps. Congratulations Dr. McDonald and thank you to all of the scientific community whose passion, dedication and sheer hard work helps us to understand. We all claim you as our own today and we share this wonderful accomplishment with you. Thank you. Thank you. Further member statements to member from here on Bruce. Thank you Speaker. The month of October marks the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in which people of Latin origin come together to pay tribute to their shared identity. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated widely with festivities in Canada, the United States and throughout Latin America. Last year along with the PC caucus I was happy to support the Hispanic Heritage Month Act which proclaimed the month of October as Hispanic Heritage Month and 2015 marks the inaugural year for the festivities here in Ontario. In celebration my colleagues MPP Ted Arnott and MPP Gila Marto brought remarks on behalf of our caucus and our leader Patrick Brown at the inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month reception held at Queens Park last week and I understand from the member from Wellington Houghton Hills that the member from Thornlow stole the show as she kicked up her heels with the dancers and that's what it's all about. The Latin community one of the fastest growing in the province has made many valuable contributions to Ontario's growth and development. Ontario is home to more than 400,000 first second and third generation Canadians of Hispanic origin. I hope that all Ontarians will take time during this month to learn more about the history of the Latin community in this province as well as the important role that the Hispanic people play in shaping our social, economic, political and multi-cultural fabric. I'm excited to celebrate the vibrant Hispanic culture this month during Ontario's first Hispanic Heritage Month and I hope my fellow members will join me in doing so. Thank you. The member from Kitchener Centre This past Friday I spent the day like many of my colleagues meeting with constituents I was in my writing of Kitchener Centre I want to tell you about one couple who made quite an impression on my staff and me. They are selfless, dedicated and very compassionate. They're one of about 60 families in Waterloo Region who have adopted older children. Now adoption agencies they tell us that it's healthy newborns that are the first choice in adoption but older kids with physical, mental and developmental issues such as fetal alcohol syndrome autism and emotional trauma from years of abuse often times nobody wants these kids. This Waterloo Region couple has adopted four children with various developmental issues. First of all a brother and sister in 2007 and then in 2011 a set of young twins I was very happy to share with them news about how our government is improving the adoption system. We're helping more young people connect with waiting families. We're reducing financial barriers and we're supporting culturally appropriate placements. There were 862 adoptions in Ontario last year but still 6400 crown wards are still waiting to be adopted. When I asked this couple why did you decide to adopt mental issues and the answer was quite simply because there's a need. So Mr. Speaker children waiting to be adopted they share a common sense of desire for a stable, positive and loving environment to help them reach their full attention. I congratulate all parents who make this very selfless commitment. Thank you. Thank you. Further member statements? The member from Northumberland, Quincy West. Well thank you Mr. Speaker. Last weekend I had a great opportunity to volunteer with a TD 3-day program. I joined the good people from the town of Coburg, Ganarasca region conservation authorities and many others at the site of a future park area in Coburg. It particularly impressed me to see the parents teaching their kids the value of giving back to our wonderful communities. With a little sweat and hard work we were able to plant over 300 trees. This is a beautiful beginning to Coburg future Cougie park that will offer 4.6 acres of open space along Coburg Creek. Mr. Speaker, this was one of 150 such events taking place across Canada. With TD employees, their families and friends will join the local volunteers to green up their communities. Launched in Canada in 2010, this program engaged employees, customers and community partners in four countries. Thousands of volunteers from Brownies to bankers have planted over 185,000 trees. In addition 15,000, 50,000 trees will be planted across Canada this year. I'm proud of the town of Coburg commitment to preserve, enhance and promote ecological diversity. I learned that when a tree is over 80 years old its ecological, environmental air clean oxygen producing benefits are drastically reduced making the planting of new trees and reforestation a vital part of our communities and global environment. Mr. Speaker this is an awesome experience. I wish to thank the TD bank and the town of Coburg for the continuing commitment to our global environmental health and well-being. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you. I thank all members for their statements. It's now time for reports by