 Introduction to guests. It's now time for members of statements the member from Elgin middle sex Thank you much speaker speaker. April is Parkinson's awareness month Parkinson's is a neuro genetic Did you know that I really love excuse me? degenerative, thank you disease involving the malfunction and death of neurons in the brain these neurons produce dopamine Which sends messages to the brain which controls the body's movements as these cells diminish it becomes difficult for the body to control movement and coordination? individuals who experience tremors slowness stiffness impaired balance rigidity of muscles fatigue and sleep disturbances Parkinson's affects Everyone differently can take a long time to find the diagnosis and progression varies amongst persons a patient's journey Starts with a family doctor and continues on to touch many health care professionals include a neurologist a Parkinson's nurse specialist Psychiatrist psychologist physiotherapists Occupational therapists speech language pathologist dietitian social worker and of course a pharmacist, mr. Speaker Unfortunately, there's still no cure for Parkinson's, but there are new treatments coming out year to year And I'd like to just take the moment and mention dr. Jog who works at the Lawson research and health research Institute in London Dr. Jog's research is using what's called tremor tech which uses century sensory devices hooked software And what they do is they detect where the tremors are occurring on the body and then inject Botox into those muscles He's had great success. He's hoping to turn this research into practice across the province It needs a few billing number changes And I'm glad the minister of health is here because he's gonna be as office will we meet with dr. Jog in the near future And I think it's a great advancement for Parkinson's across the province mr. Speaker I want to take this time to thank Parkinson's Canada for the commitment and supporting over a hundred thousand Canadians affected by Parkinson's Thank You speaker I recently had the opportunity to attend lights out a forum on the cost of energy in Ontario Hosted by the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce the panel focused on the rising cost of hydro and the impact it has on business and industry in Ontario Speaker what I heard from the presenters was that however bad we imagine the situation to be it's so much worse They spoke about how the system has been designed to benefit political objectives rather than to support growing businesses They spoke about how this government signed contracts at high fixed rates and left tech Ratepayers and businesses on the hook. They spoke about how high rates drove away Manufacturing causing demand for energy in the province to drop leaving us all paying more for government fixed rate contracts And I also heard their assessment of the liberal hydro scheme and they saw right through it They know that it's short-term thinking that will just cost us more in the end and speaker It was interesting to hear that while the government defends time of use pricing Which the NDP plan would eliminate local industry has realized that time of use pricing doesn't work For example one local high power using industry switched to nights to reduce costs Turned out that with all the transportation labor and other night shift costs It was more cost-effective to run smack in the middle of the day so much for incentive Speaker it was an excellent event and it provided some valuable insight into how this government's mismanagement is hurting all of us Their energy policies have heard our businesses and they've heard our potential. It's time that we turn things around. Thank you Thank you speaker speaker for some time the Toronto District School Board hasn't been considering the sale of Silver Creek Public School in my community in Etobicoke Center My constituents and I were very concerned by this as Silver Creek has leased to two organizations The Etobicoke Children's Center and Silver Creek Preschool both of whom provide essential services to children with special needs The property also includes green space that is very important to our community The sale of the property would have displaced the programs and it was unacceptable to me that we would endanger services for some of the most Vulnerable children in our community And it's for that reason that I have worked with members of my community including the friends of Silver Creek Etobicoke Children's Center Silver Creek Preschool members of this government and the TDSB over the past year to protect these critical services for our most vulnerable children In our efforts have paid off this week's speaker Minister of Education Mitzi Hunter and Sophie koala Who is the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Children and Youth Services came to Silver Creek Public School in Etobicoke Where minister hunter made a very important announcement to the kids to the parents to the teachers the staff and attendants That the government will be submitting an offer to purchase Silver Creek property from the TDSB I rise today to thank all those who have helped save Silver Creek and these essential services ministers Hunter and Cato Staff and multiple ministries who worked so hard on this the trustees at the TDSB But most importantly, I would like to thank members of my community the Etobicoke Children's Center and the Silver Creek Preschool That have dedicated countless hours to this cause Thank you for your time your passion and your commitment to our community together We will protect the invaluable services Thank you children with special The member from Lampton Kent Middlesex Thank you very much, mr. Speaker I rise today to congratulate the new officer triple a girls hockey champions medway high school on March 24th The medway team handling from Aravah in the great riding of Lampton Kent Middlesex Knocked out the top-seated team Lawrence Park from Toronto in the gold medal game The final was especially exciting because last year the medway girls settled for bronze After being defeated by Lawrence Park in the semi-final Which just goes to show the determination and hard work of these young women who not only won the gold But went undefeated at offset this year with a perfect six-game run Including a dramatic win which came with the goal scored only 22 seconds before the end of overtime in their quarter final So mr. Speaker I want to congratulate the team their coaches and supporters on this outstanding achievement Thank you for bringing home the gold Lampton Kent Middlesex is very proud But really I want to congratulate and commend all the athletes who competed at offset and pork credit this year It takes dedication and perseverance to reach that level of competition and every one of you should be proud of what you have accomplished Thank you Thank you very much in 2015 liberal advisor Ed Clark stated having hydro one broadly held will have favorable impact on electricity rates Over time private sector discipline should improve hydro ones business performance after two years These favorable impacts have not been seen instead of reducing rates as promise hydro one requested a 6.5% distribution rate increase next year and a total increase of 20% by 2022 the people of interior continuing to struggle with high hydro rates yet in this context hydro one executives receive bloated Bonuses the CEO of hydro one received 4.5 million executive compensation in 2016 in fact the top five executives at hydro one shared 11 million an executive compensation on top of their salaries private ace privatization was sold to us by Ed Clark as a means for hydro one to undergo private sector discipline All in the name of lower rates. We now know private sector discipline does not mean lower hydro rates Private sector discipline means that cost will continue to rise while we lose out on valuable revenues private sector discipline means that five Hydro one executives receive 11 million dollars in compensation The privatization of hydro one is a complete Betrayal of the people of this province this government should not put executive interests above those of everyday Ontarians Thank You mr. Speaker this past weekend I had the pleasure of attending Sanjapan job radio and TVs 10th anniversary celebration this evening of song dance and cultural Entertainment attracted more than 400 guests from throughout the GTA Including my great writing of miss Saga Brampton The celebration offered a taste of excellent programming and display of diversity over the past ten years Mr. Speaker the Sanjapan job radio and TV is an excellent example of Ontario's thriving multiculturalism in fact Multicultural media allows to share diverse cultural experiences with other communities and enriches our province Such media also helps to build stronger communities that are informed Engaged and empowered. I was impressed by the Sanjapan job radio and TV's mission to bring communities together So that we can live together in peace and harmony Is the Ote my Bob the Saatch the onadi team Sanjapan job radio the TV new what what what I did in the eye I congratulate Bob the Saatch and his team of Sanjapan job radio and TV. I wish them success going forward. Thank you, mr. Speaker Thank you further members. Same as member from Prince Edward Hastings. Thank you You know awards were handed out Sunday in Ottawa marking Canadian excellence in music And I've got a great new story to tell you about Prince Edward Hastings It comes from the music program at North Hastings high school Where miss Diane windmill was named the music counts teacher of the year for all of Canada now music counts is a division of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which is the group that hands out the Juno's so getting named teacher of the year by them is a very Significant accomplishment not just for miss windmill But for all of the students who've been lucky enough to work with her and for the whole community and the school as well Which she devotes her talents to so you know music is a special sort of subject mr. Speaker Maybe unlike some other subjects It's the one where the person teaching really really is just as important as the material and maybe even more important So when someone comes along who can do it as well as miss Diane windmill It's a right to recognize her and a good on the Juno's for doing just that the other great news for Bancroft is that the school's music program will get a $10,000 grant with the award which she says will go toward fixing up and buying new instruments So again, congratulations miss Diane windmill of north Hastings high school. She's a very very talented teacher She's a very talented musician and she can sing too. So keep on rockin with windmill and congratulations I'm being named the music teacher of the year Thank you It's the member from Kingston in the islands mr. Speaker I'm thrilled to rise today to recognize the important work in valuable service Ontario's dentists offer to our society dentists often experience significant challenges in their career long hours excessive back pain and continuous stress and I've heard that they're a magnet for bad teeth stories at parties But our dentists are among the finest in the world and despite their challenges many continue to offer their patients invaluable support patients and Education to keep our pearly whites strong and healthy in my riding We're so fortunate to have a number of incredible dentists who are champions for oral health and general well-being and strong champions and advocates for their Community Dr. Wajikon is a dear friend who has been practicing dentistry for nearly 20 years And while he's known throughout Kingston for the wonderful services he and his team at Caterock way woods dental offers It is also his work in the community that makes him stand out as a recipient of the 15 year Volunteerism Award from the Ministry of Citizenship and the Queens golden jubilee medal his voluntary Contributions reflect that high level of passion all dentists have for their communities and for the well-being of society It is important to formally recognize the work in contributions of all dentists in Ontario And this is why I intend to table a motion that seeks to proclaim April 26 as the Ontario dentist day Later as recognition for the vital role Ontario doctors play in maintaining overall health I'm proud to offer my support, and I hope that everyone here will acknowledge our dentists in Ontario Point of order the member from Wellington Houlton Hills I'm the unanimous consent of the house to allow me to display this white pine seedling that was given to me by the Minister of Natural Resources last week on my desk while I do my statement agreed member from Wellington Houlton Hills seeking unanimous consent to use a prop Do we agree I did not hear a no Members statements the member from Wellington Houlton Hills Mr. Speaker last week the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry announced the launch of Ontario's green leaf challenge With the goal of planting millions of additional trees in 2017 to mark Ontario's 150th anniversary within Confederation This initiative is inspired by the County of Wellington's green legacy program Which is the largest municipal tree planting program in North America Working with community partners over two million trees have been planted in the county since 2004 This year they plan to to plant an additional 163,000 trees which will help make our air cleaner and help to fight climate change I want to commend the County of Wellington staff and in particular Gary cousins Mark Van Patter and Rob Johnson for their stewardship with green legacy I also want to thank past warden George Bridge and current warden Dennis Lever for their leadership We should also acknowledge the County's CAO Scott Wilson and former warden the late Brad Whitcomb who together initiated the County's green legacy program in May 2015 I attended a meeting in Georgetown to discuss how we might celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary It struck me that a great way to do this would be to take the County of Wellington's green legacy program province-wide With the goal of massively expanding our tree planting efforts as a community building exercise As well as getting people involved to help address the challenge represented by climate change Since then working with our municipal partners We have been pushing the government to establish an Ontario green legacy program on October 22nd 2015 this house debated my resolution calling on the government to establish an Ontario green legacy program It passed unanimously with support from all parties Since then I have been repeatedly and persistently following up with the government to urge them to implement our idea I urge the government to actively promote Ontario's green leaf challenge We can do this creatively and cost effectively through social media by reaching out directly to possible partners by Advertising in community newspapers and on their websites and by MPPs holding events Let's work together to build the promise of the future in Ontario. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker You can take your prop down now To make sure that it doesn't spring roots into your desk, so I thank you very much I thank all members for their statements even with the props and I would like to call for reports by committees where it's by