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That's all the time we have for the debate So I recognize the member for a thornhill Q Thank you, Madam Speaker on April 2nd We celebrate education and sharing day to honor the work and teachings of rabbi menachem Mendel Mendel Shneerson Established in 1978 it pays tribute to his endless commitment for better education for the children of North America The seventh leader in the Chabadlabavich dynasty Rabbi Shneerson was born in Ukraine in 1902 and moved to New York to escape the Holocaust If the Holocaust showed the world the evil of which human beings are capable the rabbi Reminded us of what good people we can be He was devoted to teaching the infinite value of every human life and the practice of loving your neighbor The rabbi inspired millions not only with his wise words, but with his actions He created a global network of Chabad emissaries in over a hundred countries offering social service programs and Humanitarian aid all around the world a tireless advocate for youth He promoted education as a cornerstone of humanity and in an era where a woman's Education was not valued the same as a man's the rabbi Staunchly created more educational opportunity for girls He was even known to write there must be a girl on educational materials that only depicted boys April 2nd will mark the rabbi's a hundred and twenty first birthday in Hebrew We say I'd maya the extreme which means until a hundred and twenty the rabbi may have not have reached a hundred and twenty But his legacy certainly lives on thank you Thank you, Speaker Tragically we have lost this amazing a young woman our community Melinda moot Friends and family described her as the best humanity has to offer Melinda suffered from a rare disorder which wasn't a remission, but symptoms recurred and she went to emergency in medical distress There are only three triage nurses working at 34 people waiting in front of her Despite her life-threatening condition. She waited for hours finally a nurse found her vomiting blood in a garbage can and barely conscious Everything that could go wrong did the long wait important blood tests and plasma treatments missed family is left wondering if this could have saved her life Linda use her last days to write about our health care crisis from her hospital bed true to her kind nature She began by thanking the overwhelmed nurses and strangers who came to her aid, but she warned our health care is a broken System Melinda said I'm hoping to add my voice so people know how bad it is People aren't dying from mysterious illnesses. It's from lack of accessible preventable care. She herself died a few days later This government's cuts are literally letting people die needlessly Good people our loved ones So for anyone hearing our pleas or the pleas of Melinda's family If you are a loved one has struggled with the health care system joining us in demanding urgent action It's going to take all of us to speak up just like Melinda did in her dying days Thank You member statements the member for Scarborough Rouge Park Thank You mr. Speaker working closely with the University of Toronto Scarborough campus administration We are establishing Scarborough Academy of Medicine and integrated health the first ever medical school in Scarborough Remarkably the last time a medical was medical school was built in Toronto was in 1843 Almost two centuries ago the Scarborough medical school represents more than the symbol of progress it Represents it's a beacon of hope for our long neglected community Mr. Speaker by training health care professionals who understand the unique needs of Scarborough We can deliver a top quality comprehensive plan comprehensive care and mr. Speaker our Governments plan the recent budget plan allocated an additional hundred million dollars to expand an Accelerate medical education across Ontario Across Ontario and in more over they have invested 33 million dollars to create 100 Postgraduate postgraduate seats and 154 Undergraduate seats in the next three years this initiative is a core component of our government's plan to Solidify and strengthen health care in Scarborough for generations to come. Thank you mr. Speaker The member for Toronto Centre Thank You speaker and good morning March 31st marks the international transgender day of visibility This is a day to celebrate the achievements of transgendered people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by transgendered people Worldwide this day encourages us to recognize that trans and non-binary Individuals continue to resist oppression by simply being who we are Challenges however do exist This is exactly why we are seeing a rampant rise of bigotry and violence against trans non-binary and queer communities Driven by irrational fear and destructive political gamesmanship. There are forty four three hundred and forty one pieces of legislation Pending across America that target transgendered people those numbers are hard to get out speaker a week ago The Ugandan parliament passed anti homosexual legislation that imprisons people for just identifying as to as LGBTQ plus Some offenses carry the death penalty such a hateful and violent law must be condemned by every parliamentarian in this house Here in Ontario we have the opportunity to be a world leader speaker on trans human rights Starting with improving access to health care this year with my private members bill the gender-affirming health care advisory act And don't forget speaker this government could show its commitment commitment to trans health care today by committing to restart the Connect clinic without alternative funding plans so that everyone in Ontario no matter how remote access they are They have access to gender-affirming care to all my trans and non-binary community members in Ontario The Ontario NDP sees you supports you values you today and every ever the day. Thank you Member statements the member for sarnia-lambton you speaker It's an honor to rise today to share with the Ontario Legislature important news of sarnia-lambton I'm extremely pleased to inform the members of this legislature that recently Ontario's Minister of Health appointed Dr. Carolyn do act as the new permanent medical officer of health for the County of Lampton Dr.. Do it previously served as the acting Associate Medical Officer of Health for the Middlesex London Health Union She has also worked in public health roles in gill York Region as a family physician in both Guelph and Bramalea Dr.. Do x appointment is key to helping the hard-working team at Lampton public health advance important public health programs Services that support the positive health and well-being of our community. I'm extremely pleased to welcome dr Dock into a new role I look forward to working together with dr. Dock and the Lampton public health team in the coming weeks and months Congratulations, dr. Dock best wishes for a great future in your new role, and thank you speaker Member statements the member for to mischievous Cochran speaker I would like to take the opportunity to make the house aware of a very sad day in to mischievous Cochran Today at the Lloyd-Hembrough Civic Centre People are about to pay their respects For the passing of Victor Lee Victor was born in Timmins in August 24th 1994 He studied pharmacy the University of Waterloo gaining his doctor of pharmacy in 2018 he worked at the Guardian Pharmacy in Yerkel Falls and in Northern Ontario we were so short of primary health care pharmacists our Lifelines and he was a true lifeline On Wednesday March 22nd While going home from work At 28 years old Victor lost his life on the TransCanada highway the accident is still under investigation But we need to remember That the TransCanada highway For Victor For us Is our Main Street We need to remember that I believe I'd like to take the opportunity on behalf of everyone here in the house To pay our respects To Victor's family friends his loved ones. Thank you very much for your attention Thank you Member statements the member for a Brantford branch Thank You speaker. I never tire of saying a Brantford branch is home to world-class athletes today in the house I welcome champion marathoner Krista Dushane and her family Chris's esteemed athletic career started with high school track And later being named the MVP for Ontario University athletics top scorer for the University of Guelph Hockey team In 2005 Krista was the first Canadian woman to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon Krista has won the Mississauga Marathon on Mother's Day in 2009 In April 2015 Krista raced in Rotterdam the Netherlands to become the first Canadian in 20 years To qualify for the Olympics in the women's marathon her time of two hours 29 minutes 38 seconds Was her second fastest marathon Krista currently holds the record for the fastest 50 kilometer race in Canada for women with a time of three hours 22 minutes and 22 seconds Krista ran all six marathon majors London Boston Berlin Chicago New York and Tokyo Tokyo was the last on the list for Dushane and she finished a stellar two hours 38 minutes and 53 seconds and And the only Canadian to break a record in that race Krista's favorite quote speaker is I believe God made me for a purpose But he also made me fast and when I run I feel his pleasure Krista you make brand for brand Ontario and Canada proud Member statements the member for Ottawa South Thank you very much speaker The greatest challenge we have in our hospitals right now indeed in our health care system is not having enough people to care For those people who need care There is a health care human resource crisis in Ontario and what it means is we're not fully using our operating room capacity We still have emergency room closures and the surgical backlog from the pandemic persists Because our house all because our hospitals are desperate for nurses doctors and other frontliners Bill 60 as it stands risk setting up a parallel for-profit system That is only going to make it harder for our hospitals to retain and recruit the people that they need to clear that surgical backlog It will put patients interest against the patient against the interest of shareholders If we're going to effectively cure the backlog and reduce wait times bill 60 must be amended It exists increased the resource you made on the sector. We have a human resource crisis in Ontario wait times are still very high and There is a backlog in surgeries due to the pandemic Because our hospitals need doctors Nurses and other first line Workers bill 60 as it is will probably put in place a parallel private system This will only complicate The situation for hospitals who will Have a hard time recruiting people they need in order to help the situation Thank you very much member statements the member for Perth Wellington Thank You speaker I rise today to recognize a great man who passed away on March 12th in his 99th year Arthur Boone was a skilled hockey and baseball player He was invited to the Detroit Red Wings Camp and for many years he played senior a hockey in New Hamburg He continued to play hockey every Sunday night until the age of 84 He was also a member of the Stratford Nationals Intercountry Baseball League until a broken ankle ended his career However, that did not stop him from playing slow pitch until he was 71 He was also coached minor baseball and was there to watch his sons our junior and Rick play their games and eventually his grandchildren Speaker in addition to these sports accomplishments and being a loving husband and father He was also a World War two veteran at the age of 15 Art signed up and eventually joined the 19th Canadian Army Field Regiment His first action in the war was the D-Day invasion of June 6th 1944 He would fight in many of the battles up the coast of France through Belgium and Holland and eventually Germany After returning home art proudly served with the Perth Regiment eventually retiring as chief warrant officer Art was given the award of military merit the order of St. John and the French Legion of Honor For over 75 years speaker art organized and played a major role in their members day service in Stratford Speaker, we owe a great debt to art his family and his fellow veterans. We will remember them Thank you Member statements member for Thunder Bay Attic-Holken Thank You speaker Today, I'm going to shine a light on a tremendous citizen for Minister Rickford's writing in Canara This past weekend Northwestern Ontario's very own Jeff Gustafson brought home an international Fishing championship after competing in the Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, Tennessee The first Canadian and second non-American to ever win the top prize Jeff honed his craft on Lake of the Woods winning tournament after tournament from the young age of 10 Gustafson was able to secure his win with 13 ounces over second place Catching two fish that weighed six pounds combined during Sunday's final round He described the event as one of the hardest days of his life But nevertheless Jeff showed tremendous grit and determination in his triumphant victory down south When he's not winning fishing championships Jeff spends his days as a full-time outdoors guide Guide and has written for countless outdoor publications as is even the future of his own television show Like to congratulate Jeff Gustafson on behalf of myself and minister Rickford You are an inspiration to many and we wish you we all wish you luck in your next elite series event coming up this April Thank you very much. That concludes our members statements for this morning