 It is therefore an all-time-for-question period. The Leader of Her Majesty's Royal Opposition. Thank you and good morning, Speaker. My question is for the Premier. The Finance Committee got to hear from a lot of job creators and businesses. And their message was clear. Ontario can and must do better to create jobs and support businesses. In fact, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce said that, quote, 62% of our members indicate they are not confident about the economic outlook of the province. Why, Speaker? They cited, quote, business costs. The cost of doing business continues to rise under this Liberal government. So I ask this. When 62% of the chamber members are worried, why doesn't the government answer this call for action? Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And let me thank the member for Windsor to come see for letting us know about SNCCERTY and pass along our condolences. Mr. Speaker, I have a great respect for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, and we have worked very closely with them over the years, Mr. Speaker. And in fact, in that very report that the Leader of the Opposition is quoting from, Mr. Speaker, they also report that business prosperity is at a 20-year high. So, Mr. Speaker, there are some very, very good things happening in Ontario over the past year. Cities and towns across the province have added thousands of new jobs, Mr. Speaker. A total of 800,000 new jobs since the recession, Mr. Speaker. Our unemployment is at a 17-year low, Mr. Speaker. And just to give some examples, hands were added 27,000 new jobs, Mr. Speaker. Barry added 12,000, Kingston added 4,400. So, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member opposite, but let's look at the whole. Thank you. Supplementary. Back to the Premier, Speaker. It's not just the Chamber that has no confidence. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business shared their concerns as well. They said a business barometer index that shows a growing economy with optimistic small business would be at a 70 or higher. Sadly, this index in Ontario is at 57.5. Speaker, that's not healthy. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business describes the mood in the small business community right now, quote, as one of frustration, even despair. Speaker, frustration and despair. How can our entrepreneurs grow their businesses and create much-needed jobs when the Premier has created a climate of frustration and despair? Thank you. Minister of Economic Development and Growth. Minister of Economic Development and Development. Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. In this House yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition talked about cherry-picking, Speaker. You know, I have to think from my perspective, listening to the presentation he's put forward this morning, he is in fact guilty of what he's accusing others of doing, Speaker, as the Premier has said repeatedly over the last number of years since the very depths of the recession, Ontario has created more than 800,000 jobs, Speaker. Let's take into account that of those 800,000, nearly 91% of those jobs are full-time, Speaker. 70% of those jobs that are being created are an above-average wage industry, Speaker. 73% of those jobs, approximately, are in the private sector, Speaker. This government has a very clear plan and, Speaker, a very clear record of success. 17-year load for unemployment, Speaker. 33 months below the national average in terms of unemployment. We're investing in STEM, Speaker. We're investing in infrastructure. We're investing in both employees and employers, Speaker, because our government is on the side of all Ontarians. Thanks very much. Final supplementary. Back to the Premier. Well, it's not just the Chamber. It's not just the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Just listen to what the retail council had to say. Quote, faced with these challenging circumstances and an uncertain economy, the government must focus on improving the conditions for economic development. They concluded, quote, now is the time to establish a positive environment that facilitates job creation. But the Liberals seem opposed to that idea. They don't want to create jobs. They don't want to support hardworking families. Every single thing they bring forward, Speaker, is actually harming job creators. So, Mr. Speaker, why is this government content with losing jobs and seeing businesses closing? Thanks very much, Speaker. I didn't have a chance to say in my first answer. For example, here are the other initiatives that we've undertaken as a government to help support the economy and job creation. We've eliminated the capital tax, Speaker, which corporations paid whether or not they had a profit. That's providing $2.3 billion of tax relief each year. We reduced the small business corporate income tax rate, Speaker, from 4.5 percent down to 3.5 percent. And we know, we know that here in this province, our corporate income tax rate is competitive, and on average below that of Canada's and G7 countries. All of this, Speaker, all of this and the investments in our people and the investments in our critical infrastructure are fundamentally the reason that Ontario's economy continues to lead Canada's that we have the unemployment rate that is low, Speaker, lower than it's been at any point in the last 17 years. And the list goes on of all the very positive indicators of how strong our economy is, Speaker. But fundamentally, what the leader of the Conservative Party does not want to admit is that he does not believe in investing in the people of this province, Speaker. While that party is focused on fighting inward, our government is focused on fighting for the people of this province. Thank you. I've allowed one round to go, and I'm listening carefully to the people that have decided while they're sitting, they're going to speak. New question. Leader of the opposition. Thank you, Speaker. My question is for the Premier. The Trillium Auto Dealers Association represents over 1,000 new car dealers across Ontario. They employ 77,000 people. They generate $37 billion in economic activity. But they're concerned about the high cost of doing business in Ontario. Here's what they had to say about Drive Clean. Quote, Drive Clean had its time and place. The point of Drive Clean is not there anymore. We think the time has come to scrap that. Speaker, that sounds like a good plan. So I ask, will the Liberals commit to scrapping the outdated Drive Clean program? Mr. Speaker, and I know that the minister's going to want to comment on this in the supplementary. But this question combined with the previous question, Mr. Speaker, really is about a party that, A, is not interested in the environment, is not interested in fighting climate change, Mr. Speaker, and is not interested, as the Minister of Economic Development both said, is not interested investing in the people of this province. Because, Mr. Speaker, we are supportive of business. We have seen hundreds of thousands of jobs created in this province by the private sector, Mr. Speaker. But what the Leader of the Opposition doesn't want to do is admit that with all the economic growth that's happening in this province, with all of the prosperity that's being created, there are still people who are being left behind. And some of those people are working in the businesses that he's talking about. And we're raising the minimum wage, Mr. Speaker. We're putting support in place for people, free tuition, OHIP Plus, minimum wage. He doesn't want to acknowledge that that's needed by people in this province. We're fighting for those people who need it. Thanks to a few, we're in warnings. Oh-ho-ho-ho. Oh-ho-ho-ho. Let me repeat that. We're in warnings. Supplementary. Thank you, Speaker, back to the Premier. The member from Bruce Gray Owen Sound reminds us that Wyrton-Willie provided proof that winter isn't quite over. Winter tires are a must-have for safety on our roads. But not everyone can afford them. William Otto dealers said a winter tire tax credit, quote, will basically cut the cost in half of purchasing your standard-sized tires. And that makes them more affordable. And that makes our roads safer. We know the budget is around the corner, Speaker. I ask, will the Liberals support a winter tire tax credit in the upcoming budget? Thank you, Speaker. Minister of Finance. Minister of Finance. Mr. Speaker, will the opposition support economic stimulus that this party has been putting forth for the last five years? Will the opposition... The member from the PN Carlton is warned. Carry on. Mr. Speaker, we introduced winter tires as a means to help reduce auto insurance rates. A long time ago, the members of the opposition are just catching up. The question does become this, though. In their people's guarantee, which they have now broken three times, they have about a $16 billion hole. Some say it's maybe 12. Some say it's $24 billion. All we know is they can't afford the things that they say they're going to do. Now, providing more credits is a great opportunity for us to stimulate growth. But the question then becomes, they're going to get rid of carbon tax or a cap and trade opportunity of $2 billion. What are they going to cut, Mr. Speaker? Are they going to cut those supports for businesses that they so proudly stand for? We need to know. Thank you. Stop the talk. Minister of Agriculture is warned. Final supplementary. Member from Leeds-Grenville. Thanks, Mr. Speaker. Back to the Premier. The Trillium Auto Dealers Association is also calling on this government to support My Bill 3, the Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 2016. It's a vital tool that cuts a red tape for both dealers and consumers. Bill 3 would allow a car buyer to register the vehicle and provide the permit, license plate, and validation sticker all at the dealership. Frank Notte from the Trillium Auto Dealers said, quote, if you're like me, you despise waiting in line and wasting your time knowing whatever it is you want to accomplish can be done online and in minutes. It seems like common sense to me, the auto dealers, and the members of this House who unanimously supported My Bill. Mr. Speaker, will the government Cut Red Tape, stop wasting time, and pass Bill 3? Mr. Economic Development and Growth. Mr. Economic Development and Growth. Thanks very much, Speaker. I thank the member for his question. And I also thank Frank Notte and the team from the Trillium Area Dealers Association. I've had the chance to know this organization over the last number of years and very appreciative of their work. A couple of things to keep in mind, Speaker. There's been no government in Ontario history that has been more supportive of Ontario's auto sector. All aspects, manufacturing, retail, all aspects, Speaker. The parts, the parts economy in Windsor and Brampton and right across the province of Ontario, Speaker. Our government has literally poured billions of dollars strategically into this industry when members of the Conservative Party were opposed to us supporting this crucial industry, Speaker, that accounts for hundreds of thousands of jobs of thousands of families in Ontario. Speaker, specifically on the issue of reducing red tape. Again, whether we're talking about all of the work that we've undertaken in this regard, whether we're talking about the 2017 burden reduction report showing that we've surpassed our target, the target to reduce unnecessary burdens by 50%, we surpassed that target two years ahead of schedule. And there's a long list, Speaker, of initiatives that we've undertaken in this regard that member asked specifically about his private member's bill. Our government will be happy to continue to work very closely with the association and with all who want us to work hard to make sure that we continue to support economic development growth in this province, Speaker. The results demonstrate clearly. I stand you sit. The member from Renfrew, Nipissing, Pembroke is warned. New question, the member from Nickelville. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier. On February 4th, my neighbour and good friend of mine, Leo, was admitted at Health Sciences North with a back injury. He spent 13 days being treated in a bathroom. I'm sending over a picture of the room so that the Premier can have a look as to how overcrowded the conditions are in our hospital. When the Premier, will the Premier help people like Leo stop ignoring the hospital overcrowding crisis and makes a real plan to undo the damage her government has done to our health care system? Thank you, Premier. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I know that the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care will want to speak in the supplementary. We are ignoring nothing about the health care system. The health care system in Ontario is incredibly important to every single Ontarian because at some point in all of our lives we have to rely on the health care system. And of course, Mr. Speaker, it's unacceptable if there is a patient who is relegated to an inappropriate space. But Mr. Speaker, that's why we've opened 1,200 new beds. That's why that number of beds is the equivalent of six community hospitals, Mr. Speaker. We recognise that there's more to be done. There's 500 million more dollars in our budget, Mr. Speaker, directly for hospitals. We recognise that working with hospitals and working with the communities, Mr. Speaker, because so many people want to be in the community. We want to make sure that there is care and appropriate care for them in the community. But we recognise that hospitals need more support. That's why we've opened more beds. And we will continue to work with hospitals across the province. Thank you, supplementary. Thank you, Speaker. Leo spent 13 days in a small, cramped bathroom. You can have a look at it right now. With a toilet directly behind his head. When I visited him, I couldn't believe where he was forced to receive his hospital care. Leo is in his early 70s. Dealing with his back pain was stressful enough for him to be forced into a room where I wasn't even sure if things were sanitary. That's a lot for him to have to deal with. Why is the Premier ignoring the severity of the overcrowding crisis? Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. Well, Mr. Speaker, last fall we opened up the equivalent of six new community hospitals across this province. 1,200 new acute care beds. And that investment of approximately $100 million, we've renewed that and more announcing for the coming year we are investing just under $200 million to keep those beds open in most cases, but also to work closely with the Ontario Hospital Association and to work closely with individual hospitals to meet their capacity challenges. We added 16 new beds to Health Sciences North. We increased their budget last year by $6 million. I'm not saying that they're not facing capacity challenges, partly because of the season that we're in and a very bad flu season that I think all healthcare professionals acknowledge across this province. But we're making the necessary investments to ensure that we're providing the support to hospitals that they can continue and they are providing that highest quality of care and great outcomes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, while Leo was receiving care in this bathroom, the other patients on the fourth floor were unable to use it. So that means that an entire unit of patient had no access to a shower, no access to a bathtub for the full 13 days that Leo was admitted in there. How can the Premier hear stories like Leo and still think that everything is fine in our hospitals? Mr. Speaker, we continue to work with Health Sciences North. In fact, I was up there just several weeks ago for an announcement that I would say was made possible by the strongest advocate imaginable, the member, our member of caucus, the member from Sudbury, Mr. Speaker, that resulted in an announcement for an entirely new facility called NeoKids, which is going to be a pediatric center bringing together all of the resources that are necessary for taking care of children, of babies, of youth. Under one center, NeoKids, we announced together the member from Sudbury, myself, a planning grant for. I think it was half a million dollars. We're committed to building that facility and I want to commend the member from Sudbury for his strong advocacy on that issue, on the PET scanner that Health Sciences North is going to be having very, very shortly, Mr. Speaker, and on all of the health care advocacy that that member of Sudbury continues to make it delivered. Any questions? Member from Neckledal. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My second question is also for the Premier. New internal information showing that the Scarborough hospital reached the alarming unsafe occupancy rate of 147% in January this year. This is after the Premier said that temporary beds would mean that the hospital could deal with the flu surge. Clearly, temporary beds have not solved the problem. When will this Liberal government put in place solutions that undoes the decades of damage done to our hospital with successive Conservative and Liberal governments? Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. Well, she gave me the opening, Mr. Speaker. I got to walk right into it. She talked about decades of neglect. She neglected to mention the neglect from her party, the NDP, because they closed almost 10,000 hospital beds when they were in power, Mr. Speaker. I know the Conservatives beat that. It was by about 400 beds that they closed their own 10,000. But the NDP party, in the short period of time that they were in tenure, closed 9,600 hospital beds. 13% of the mental health beds, 24%, I believe, of the acute care beds across the province. They fired nurses. They cut the health care budget. And I can only imagine if they were ever in power with the kinds of commitments that they've made. In fact, the member from Kitchener making the commitment to cut $600 million from the health and education budgets. This is a disastrous record. She omitted that when she talked about decades ago. She needs to include their own time and power. Supplementary. Thank you, Speaker. Back to the Premier. Chronic hospital overcrowding is hurting Ontario families. Olive, an elderly woman from Nickelbelt, was forced to spend weeks in a waiting room with no bathroom, no call button that she could press if she needed help. This is becoming the norm in way too many hospitals when Ontarians need hospital care. When will the Liberal government take this crisis seriously? Minister? Well, Mr. Speaker, I should correct my record given the chance. I mentioned the member from Kitchener. I meant the member from Kitchener, Waterloo, that was the individual that was committed to become, if elected, the Minister of Cuts, cutting $600 million from health care and education. Mr. Speaker. But Mr. Speaker, as a result of tremendous effort by the community in Scarborough and in Durham, last year we had a report that came out that gave us a pathway to building our acute care services in that entire, both regions. We gave a planning grant for both Scarborough and Durham so that they can plan for new hospitals. In fact, the Premier just last week, I believe, was at Centenary of Scarborough announcing their brand new emergency department. Final supplement. Thank you, Speaker. The Liberals are offering temporary funding after years of freezes and budget cuts. Sure, the Conservatives closed 28 hospital last time they were in government, but Ontario family need us to invest now. They need us to invest in quality care that they deserve. When will this government stop offering band-aid solution, temporary funding, and come up with a real plan to undo the damage that they've done to our hospital system and our healthcare system as a whole? Thank you, Minister. Well, Mr. Speaker, we have a strong record of more than a decade of investments in healthcare. In fact, we added $500 million in the most recent budget. $500 million in the budget prior to that, specifically to hospitals, Mr. Speaker. Opened 1,200 acute care beds across this province last fall, committed to even increase that investment in the coming fiscal year. The brand-new emergency department at Centenary Hospital, Mr. Speaker. Bridal Town Hub, which is with Scarborough Hospital as well, is moving facilities and services, including dialysis, closer to communities, closer to people in their neighbourhoods. And I want to thank the MPP for Scarborough Agent Court for her unrelenting advocacy to make that project a reality. Investments in Scarborough is becoming dizzying to the Scarborough members that are constantly advocating on behalf of that community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. New question. I spent the past several years travelling across the province, hearing from survivors of human sex trafficking, police officers and frontline service providers. It's the same story everywhere I go. People are asking me, where is the funding this government promised? We have well-established organisations like Farmtown Canada, who are with us today, that have a proven track record helping survivors. So much so that the survivors have worked with local police, resulting in charges being laid against traffickers. But has the government helped them? No. This government should know that they need to help organisations like Farmtown Canada, not keeping them in the dark. Instead, this government has hidden behind their bureaucratic firewall and is failing victims of human sex trafficking. So my question to the Premier is, why does Farmtown Canada have to travel all the way from Belmont, southwestern Ontario to be heard by this government? Mr. Speaker, I actually want to thank the member opposite and I want to thank the folks who are here today and the work that they have done. Of course, to all of us, human trafficking is unacceptable. It's a travesty that needs to be addressed, Mr. Speaker, which is exactly why we are making the investments that we're making. $72 million to work towards preventing this crime, Mr. Speaker. In fact, there are 44 agencies who are being funded, Mr. Speaker, to support survivors, to make sure that they have the resources that they need, and we are working with those agencies, Mr. Speaker. There was a process, and I know that there were some agencies, Mr. Speaker, that were funded, there were others that were not, but that is the nature of the process, Mr. Speaker. We will continue to work with agencies, and I have no doubt that there is more that we are going to have to do. And again, I thank all of the folks who have been on the front line and who have brought to us and to this legislature some of the solutions that we are now enacting, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. A supplementary member from making it. Back to the premier, Speaker. The crime of human sex trafficking continues to rise at an alarming rate in Ontario. This government has held many announcements boasting of new investments and fight sex trafficking, but the reality in the ground is much different. Many organizations have yet to see a penny of the promised funding and continue to have access to the resources they need. Mr. Speaker, in my writing of Elgin Middlesex London, not a single agency in Elgin County, not a single agency in Middlesex has received a dime to fight human sex trafficking. Their process is flawed, Mr. Speaker. My question to the premier. When? When will the organizations in Elgin County and Middlesex County receive some support from this government in funding to help fight human sex trafficking? Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. farm town is in fact located. Just as an aside, Mr Speaker, farm town did not actually submit a proposal during our call for applications. So some of the organizations receiving funding that will be of interest to the member opposite, of course, are the London Women Abuse Centre. They are providing crisis response outreach and prevention for exploited and at-risk women and youth and also the addiction services of Thames Valley will provide supports and programs for women who have been trafficked in the sex trade. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Last month, the Minister of Transportation said that a new arrangement exists between Carillion Canada to keep the roads plowed this winter, following the collapse of its parent company. But she refuses to close this arrangement. Early this month, local media in the North reported how this secrecy is putting the safety of our highways at risk. Carillion workers were quoted as saying our patrol yard doesn't have enough trucks to keep the highways safe. Majority are broken down and we can't get any repairs done. Since no one will work on them because they're afraid they're not going to get paid. Will the Premier provide for the public safety and the Carillion workers and disclose its new agreement with Carillion now? Thank you very much, Speaker. And thank you to the member opposite for the question. My ministry remains fully committed to ensure that our roads are safe for the traveling public during winter weather conditions. I want to be very clear that winter maintenance operations in all contract areas in Ontario have continued without any reduction in the required service levels. Ministry staff are working closely with Carillion Canada so that Ontario's roads and highways continue to be maintained and clear to our high standards. I can confirm that under this arrangement between the ministry and Carillion, we are paying some key suppliers directly for critical tools like road salt and equipment repair and leasing. We're only paying Carillion for the services they provide, not paying any of Carillion's corporate costs, and we're closely monitoring all funds paid to Carillion which are kept in a separate bank account to verify all employees are being paid. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And back to the Premier. This is no time for secrecy. Carillion workers do not know if they will be paid. The snow clouds may not roll if snowstorm hits. Our routine winter day in Ontario can quickly turn into a major crisis on our highways. If winter road maintenance was still in public hands, we wouldn't be in this mess. The ultimate solution is to restore this work to public sector. But for now, the Premier at least provide the minimum assurance to the Ontario public and Carillion workers and publicly release its new agreement. The public has the right to know. Thank you. Thank you, Minister. Thank you for the supplementary. And I want to reiterate again that we have an arrangement in place with Carillion that will make sure that our roads are safe right to the end of the winter season. But, Speaker, road safety shouldn't be a partisan issue. I'm afraid to see that both parties opposite have chosen the path of fear mongering. This is despite receiving my letter with additional information about our arrangement with Carillion and my offer to discuss this issue directly with the members who wrote to the government on this topic. This type of fear mongering does not help the situation. All it does is needlessly scare the workers, the suppliers and the travelling public. We are committed to ensure that we have the roads safe and clear for our folks that are travelling the highway. Nothing's more important to me as Minister. Nothing's more important to me as a family member. Our number one priority is to make sure that we keep our roads safe right to the end of the winter season. Thank you. A new question for the member for Tobacco Center. Thanks very much, Speaker. My question is for the President of the Treasury Board. Minister, as you know, before I was the MPP for Tobacco Center, I was a management consultant with a company called the Boston Consulting Group, where I advised global companies who operate globally and who sell their goods globally on how to resolve some of their most pressing challenges. And so I know how important free and unrestricted trade is to our economy and to the economy of the United States. Now, there is no doubt that our economic relationship with the U.S. is mutually beneficial. And while that is the belief of many, we have seen the political landscape in the U.S. change on this front. We have seen a rise of protectionist policy that threatens to exclude Ontario businesses restricting growth on both sides of the border. Now, an example of that is New York State's Buy American Act, which is scheduled to take effect on April 1st. Minister, I believe we have a responsibility to protect Ontarians against policies like this. So what is our government doing to protect Ontario's businesses and workers from discriminatory and protectionist American trade policies? We're in question. President Treasury Board. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the member for his question. Be for Ontarians. And that's why we're introducing the Fairness and Curement Act. And following through on the commitment that our Premier continues to make to safeguard Ontario workers and businesses. Our proposal legislation have passed would allow our government to respond when necessary to any unfair actions taken by the United States. These regulations would be proportional and measured and designed to mirror restrictions made by opposing U.S. jurisdictions. We believe in the value of free and fair trade across the Canada-U.S. border, Speaker, but this is why we will continue to defend Ontario businesses and jobs at every opportunity. And I'm pleased to stand in my place today, Speaker, and say that this is part of our plan to create fairness and opportunity in this province. I look forward to sharing further details about this important piece of legislation in the supplementary. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you, Minister. And I'm glad to hear that we're taking action to protect the interests of our businesses and Ontario's workers. Just I was doing some research earlier just to give members a sense of the scope of the trade. So between 2011 and 2016, New York State awarded more than 47,000 procurement contracts worth about $193 billion. And about $369 million of that has been awarded to Canadian firms. And this includes companies across Ontario, like Dominion voting systems in Toronto, Nightingale Corp. is a saga, high criteria in Richmond Hill, Orbus Partners in Ottawa, and spec furniture in Etobicoke. So protectionist policies like the Buy American Act in New York clearly impact Ontario businesses. They clearly impact our economy. Minister, I believe we need to do everything to do, I believe we need to do everything we can to support trade and to prevent protectionist provisions. But it is also very difficult to predict how the political climate in the U.S. will evolve and what other steps could be taken by U.S. governments. Are we prepared to respond should further action be taken in the United States? Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It gives us the tools to respond to unfair policies when and if we need to. We're working hard on diplomatic resolutions and we have and will continue to do that. But while I'm pleased that New York State has modified its Buy America legislation to be less harmful to Ontario than earlier versions, it's not enough. Participating in U.S. public procurement projects is important to Ontario businesses. It creates jobs and increases value for taxpayers. We know that when New York State awards a procurement bid to an Ontario business, like spec furniture in Etobicoke, it's because they represent the best value for money. The same can be said for when we award New York based firms with our business. The Fairness and Procurement Act defends Ontario workers in business against discriminatory one-side procurement practices like New York's Buy America legislation. So, Speaker, we're increasing the pressure on New York to remove their restrictive legislation and in turn we would remove our proportional response. We look forward to this, Speaker. Protecting Ontario businesses and jobs is our number one priority. New question, members from Dufford, Caledon. Thank you. My question is for the Minister of Transportation. After spending more than $14 million and a decade of delay, the government has cancelled the environmental assessment of the GTA West corridor. The proposed highway was supposed to address congestion in the GTA West region and get businesses and commuters moving. Instead, the Minister has cancelled the EA without telling Interians what her alternatives are. $14 million later, 10 years, we're back where we started. Will the Minister tell us what her plan is now that you've cancelled the GTA West corridor? Thank you very much for the question to the member opposite. And although the EA will not be completed at this time, the technical information, the data collection, the analysis done during the pilot project or the project will not be lost. The information will continue to be used for transportation and regional planning, including the proposed corridor study. So we've taken the original EA assessment, we've narrowed it to about a third of the corridor so we can maintain a corridor for future planning for infrastructure needs, whether that be transit, whether that be energy projects. We need to identify that corridor. I know that this has been well looked for to get the answer. We now have provided certainty to the municipalities on our route moving forward and we have certainly received a lot of praise from the environmental agencies that didn't feel this was the right time to be paving over prime farmland and the green belt. Thank you. We'll speak back to the Minister of Transportation. At $14 million for planning in a short-circuited EA, the Liberals GTA West corridor, failure has been a waste of time and taxpayers' money. 14 years later, the wind Liberals have left communities without direction on EA frozen lands and of course motorists stuck in gridlock. Gridlock that a minister advisory panel says can be erased through congestion pricing. Speaker, GTA motorists wanting to get home don't need government to tax their drive and of course communities with landlock for over a decade, over a decade by governments in action shouldn't need to wait any longer to move forward. So on top of her decision to cancel the corridor project and prolong congestion in the GTA West, will the minister at least commit today to release lands frozen out by this Liberal government's decade of delay? Thank you. Thank you very much for the question and we also have made sure that the planning in that area is a broader scope that also includes the greater Golden Horseshoe. The path forward for the final corridor will be determined in part by more comprehensive planning and analysis work that's taking place through that area. We have identified about a third of the original area. The rest of the two thirds has been released back to the municipality to planning. But we also know that coming from this party with a plan to cut at least 12 billion cuts that they would not identify a dollar for infrastructure in their coming plan. In fact to fill that 12 billion dollar hole that they've got in their budget it's the same PC party that has voted budget after budget against with the countless investments that we have in transit and transportation infrastructure for Windsor to Waterloo region. This is a party speaker that has voted against that. I don't know what they would be cutting for the 12 billion cuts they have in their budget. Good question. A member from Kitchener Waterloo. Thank you very much. My question is to the Minister of Health. In December I wrote to you and I asked you to reunite Patricia and Dawn Dayton who have been married for 64 years but are faced with forcing to be away from each other because they cannot find accommodations. Dawn as you know lives in a retirement home while Patricia requires long-term care. Over two months since I wrote to you Dawn and Patricia continue to be forced to live apart. My office and their family have worked with the Waterloo Wellington Lynn to try and find a switch for Pat but after two failed attempts Dawn and Pat are still waiting to live together again. Can the Minister tell Dawn today how much longer he is going to have to wait to be reunited with his wife of 64 years. Thank you. The Minister of Health Long-term Care. Well Mr. Speaker and we had the opportunity to speak in a general sense about this issue and I for privacy reasons I can't speak about the specifics of this individual case but yesterday we had the opportunity and I think we probably all appreciate the importance of this to talk about spousal reunification and that is such an important aspect of how we approach long-term care in this province it needs to be. I can't imagine the anguish the anxiety the frustration the tears of two individuals that have lived their whole lives together being unable to complete that in the last remaining years of their life. It's important and that's why we introduced legislation and I can't recall I hope I suspect I think the NDP supported that legislation which allowed us to actually create a separate category for spousal reunification where we're now requiring and I mentioned yesterday that this is just now come into place this opportunity where we require every single long-term care home in this province to set aside specific at least one specific dedicated bed for spousal reunification I'm happy to talk about it more in the supplementary. Thank you. Supplementary. Mr. Speaker the Minister said yesterday that he had introduced spousal reunification regulation but let me tell him it has not solved the problem that regulation was made on December 13th that came into effect on January 1st and now 52 days later Patricia and Don Dayton are still being forced to live without each other every day that Patricia and Don spend a part is another day where they deteriorate Mr. Speaker at the end of their lives they are losing precious time with each other and this government refuses to step up and fix the problem why is this liberal government doing nothing to actually help Patricia and Don spend the rest of their days together Mr. Speaker it's always challenging to talk about on the one hand a specific case and then having to speak for reasons of privacy in generalities and that to some extent limits my ability to speak about this individual case and I hope we can all appreciate the importance of maintaining the privacy of these two individuals but Mr. Speaker these changes that we've put into place that indeed came into force January 1st and we because of the operational aspects of it we've been working with long-term care homes and now all long-term care homes have implemented this new policy which is the result of tremendous I would say exceptional consultation across the long-term care sector including importantly most importantly with patients caregivers family members loved ones clients residents of long-term care homes themselves as well as the long-term operators to develop a program which reserves a specific bed at least one in every home if there is not a person on the list for spousal reunification we will make sure that the next person gets that bed Mr. Speaker thank you Mr. Speaker my questions for the Minister of Health and long-term care our government recognized children can grow healthy and strong when they help to alleviate the financial burden that many Ontario families face to do just that our government has made the biggest expansion to Medicare in Ontario in a generation through OHIP plus I know how important this program has been to my constituent Scarborough agent court as they no longer have to worry about how they pay for the antibiotic to treat infections asthma inhalers seizures medications all contraceptive antidepressants drug to treat arthritis epilepsy and many more Speaker to you to the Minister of Health can he please inform the House how OHIP plus is helping people in Ontario since January the first thank you Minister of Health long-term care well thank you Mr. Speaker and thank you to the member from Scarborough agent court for this very important information as both a father and a physician I strongly believe that all children in youth in Ontario deserve to receive the best patient care and experience possible and that families across this province need to be able to afford the medications that their children need to stay healthy and have that healthy start to life and I'm proud to say Mr. Speaker that since January the first over 800,000 individual young people aged 24 and under have had their prescriptions filled at absolutely no cost to them whatsoever under OHIP plus almost a million young people Mr. Speaker and more than 1.7 million prescriptions have been filled to date under OHIP plus including more than 17,000 EpiPens 29,000 asthma chambers and the numbers continue to grow OHIP plus benefits more than 4 million youth in this province Mr. Speaker and thank you to the Minister for providing this update and for continued effort to improve the healthcare for everyone in Ontario OHIP plus is a historical step taken by the Premier and a government that has not improved the health not only improved the health and the lives of young people but it also helps to lift the financial burden of many Ontario families and I'm proud Mr. Speaker that government has helped to fight Sheila as constituent of my and Scarborough Asian Court and the UTSC students recently informed me of the numerous struggles with access to prescription drugs and she claimed Mr. Speaker OHIP plus has provided her with a financial ease and confidence to be proactive with the healthcare end of quote and I know that former nurse Mr. Speaker this OHIP plus program is a potential game changer in terms of improving and protecting the health of all Ontario Speaker to the Minister can you please inform the House the impact of a historical program such as OHIP plus on the people of Ontario Mr. Speaker the impact has been outstanding I've had so many conversations with parents who are saving a mum in Ottawa for example as an insulin dependent diabetic teenager who is saving now as a result of OHIP plus thousands of dollars each year is her estimated savings because of OHIP plus and in fact a conference board of Canada report recently estimated that 1.2 million people in Ontario aged 24 years and under did not have any drug coverage before OHIP plus those 1.2 million individuals and their families now have drug coverage absolutely free of charge for everybody 24 and under and all they need to do any pharmacy in this province with their health card and the prescription no upfront fees no annual deductible no co-payment and they get that prescription absolutely free of charge nearly a million children and youth have availed themselves of that opportunity and 1.7 million prescriptions already just two months in Thank you very much Mr. Speaker my question is the Minister of Health and long term care 32,000 ailing seniors are on the wait list for a nursing bed and they are desperately waiting longer and longer to get the care they need Vitoria Tasoni is one of them Vitoria is a stroke patient in need of around the clock care yet as ailing as Vitoria is she is actually being forced out of her hospital bed and back on the wait list for a nursing bed we recently read Minister that neither you nor the Mississauga Halton Lynn knows if beds will be put in Milton to help seniors like Vitoria get the critical care they need and the seniors including Vitoria will receive an unsafe discharge from the hospital or be pushed out too soon and too fast under your watch Thank you Minister of Health well Mr. Speaker I believe it was just last week may have been this week but we have issued our call for proposals for 5,000 new long term care beds across this province and I have no doubt that in Halton we have to say the member from Halton has been an outstanding advocate for her community both on long term care but also the newly opened expansion to the Milton District Hospital where it's tripled in size and the number of beds have gone from 63 beds to 129 beds but on long term care and in fact the member from Ancaster Flamboroll etc also just half an hour ago we made the proposal for long term care in Halton Mr. Speaker we're committed to building these beds across the province in Halton in Mrs. Saga in the southwest part of the province and we're going to build Thank you Thank you Mr. Speaker back to Minister of Health Long-Train it's interesting that no money was in the budget for the first 14 years of your tenure and now it's election year and there are beds and I hope they come faster than the ones you said the money in Victoria should not have to wait five years for a nursing bed no senior should because by that time sadly they could have died that's what happened to Lernette Mitchell despite suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease congestive heart failure recurrent pneumonia and poor kidney Lernette was discharged from the hospital and wait listed for long term care with her need for around the clock care there was no way Lernette was going to survive the wait sadly she died the system you design minister will you take any responsibility for the shameful fact that this is the best level of care you can give seniors at the end of their life Mr. Speaker I work hard to support those in our long-term care sector to make sure that they're delivering the best possible care and that those beds are available and that's why we're making this unprecedented investment of 30,000 beds over the next 10 years which I remember the formerly known as the people's guarantee that they committed to long-term care beds as well but since they have axed the carbon tax and Mr. Speaker I think the deficit now projected as a result of their commitments in their platform is somewhere between 12 billion and 16 billion I think it's a little rich that the member opposite is asking me this question because there is no way possible that with the hole that they built in their platform which you could have a Mack truck through with that deficit that they're projecting Mr. Speaker they have absolutely no way to fund long-term care home care hospitals and we're going to see childcare we're going to see a replication of what they did in the 1990s when they closed 10,000 hospital beds when they cut cut Mr. Speaker that's their platform Thank you New question? The member from London West My question is to the Premier After the last Conservative Government laid off 6,000 nurses in closed 28 hospitals Liberal underfunding of healthcare has only made things worse Just since the Premier was sworn in London Health Sciences Centre has been forced to cut $141 million from its overall budget the equivalent of 488 full-time jobs In December the hospital announced its latest cut the closure of the Cardiac Fitness Institute or CFI putting the health of up to 2,000 cardiac patients at risk the hospital stated that it does not receive any public funding to support post-cardiac event therapy and counselling services Will the Premier accept responsibility for her Government's failure to properly fund hospitals as the reason for the closure of the CFI Minister of Health long-term care Well Mr. Speaker I would hope the member opposite would allow clinicians, cardiac care Ontario the best practices which are practice around this province around this country around the world to determine how cardiac rehabilitation should be provided Virtually across this province the provision of care for post-cardiac episode is 6 months Mr. Speaker that's what's being provided at St. Joseph's in fact at the Mayo Clinic they recommend 3 months the American Heart Association recommends 3 months the exact organization that published the report that was referenced yesterday recommends 3 months of post-cardiac care we provide across this province with the exception of London Health Sciences we provide 6 months of post-cardiac care we will carefully with the hospital so that they are getting the best evidence, practice world standards in post-cardiac care as is being applied already in London Mr. Speaker Thank you Mr. Speaker the closure of the Cardiac Fitness Institute means that any new cardiac patients in London will be referred to the 6 month provincially funded cardiac program at St. Joseph's Health Care a long-term CFI patients will be out of luck there is no evidence to support a 6 month cardiac rehab program and LHSC admits there is no data comparing outcomes between the long-term CFI program and the short-term program at St. Joseph's a recent British study found that cardiac patients who participated in a 3 year rehab program were 60% more likely to be alive 14 years later to participate in a 1 year program if the premier believes in evidence-based policy will she intervene to fund the CFI until a comprehensive analysis of CFI outcomes has been conducted Minister Well the publication that the member opposite cites actually is from the journal of the British Cardiovascular Society and in Britain Mr. Speaker the best practice the evidence-based approach to providing cardiac care in fact the organization which is attached to and part of this same cardiovascular association in Britain recommends 3 months and in fact that is a recent set of standards that they've promulgated so Mr. Speaker I am if I recall you ask the question every single other cardiac rehabilitation program in this province offers 6 months of care that's what we're going to offer careful transition to the program at St. Joe's and that's far in excess of what the Mayo Clinic the American Heart Association the UK and others recommend Thank you Mr. Speaker my question is to the minister of education our government inherited a public education system that was severely underfunded broken and disrepair today Ontario is now an international leader in education thanks in part to our historic investments in building new schools 3 weeks ago I had the pleasure of announcing almost $45 million in funding for 4 new schools and 1 expansion in communities across Central County these are just a few of the projects that our government recently announced investments that will bring new and improved schools to students all across Ontario Thank you Mr. Speaker through you to the minister what is our government doing to build on historic improvements and investments to ensure students are learning in new schools and facilities that can better support achievement equity and well-being Thank you Mr. Speaker and I want to thank MPP Hogarth for that important question and thank you for your great advocacy on behalf of students and parents in our region to build a powerful weapon you can use to change the world and Mr. Speaker we are doing just that we are using education to build a stronger future for our kids and we are ensuring that our education system is getting the investments that we need Mr. Speaker we are building a solid path for our young people so they can succeed today and in the future in fact here's what we are doing we recently announced we are investing $784 million to build, expand and renovate 79 schools across the province including more than 2,700 licensed child care spaces for children aged 0 to 4 Think about that Mr. Speaker when we are looking at billions of dollars being cut by other opposition members across the way when we are looking at the NDP voting against $11 billion in infrastructure Thank you supplementary Thank you Mr. Speaker these investments are part of our plan to bring fairness and opportunity to the people in Ontario Investing in our school is one of the most important infrastructure investments that we can make for our nearly 2 million students in Ontario Schools are places where students learn and grow, make new friends are developed into citizens and they develop skills for the future our commitment to invest in building new and improved schools provides students with a learning environment that encourages achievement and well-being we know that how and where students learn is very crucial to their success Minister can you please tell us more about how we are investing in student achievement by building new and improved schools Thank you Minister Thank you to the member for that important question and Mr. Speaker we are committed to providing modern 21st century learning environments for all students In fact just recently we had the pleasure of announcing new funding for the construction of four new schools and one new addition to Simcoe County and Simcoe, Miss Coca Catholic District school boards including new schools in Bradford Oramedonte and Wasega beach Mr. Speaker having an improved and modern school facility helps to lay a strong foundation for a better learning experience for our students And Mr. Speaker I want to point out these investments have been continuing since 2003 In fact we've invested nearly 18.3 billion dollars in school infrastructure including nearly 860 new schools and more than 840 additions and renovations These investments are all part of our plan to create fairness and opportunity in Ontario by raising the minimum wage and making access to affordable healthcare and childcare No question Mr. Speaker For months now my office has been inundated with calls about potholes on provincial highway 6 south of Caledonia Your office has assured me the contractor is patching the holes but the asphalt is not sticking Why have archaeological findings delayed this highway reconstruction for two years This is a hazard to safety I've been contacting your office for close to a year Why now Band-Aid repairs have only started when we're at a crisis Why the lack of action and secondly why the secrecy around your contingency plans Thank you Thank you very much Speaker and thank you to the member opposite for the question The Department is committed to maintaining among the safest roads in the North America something that I'm very proud of and we know that there are issues on our highways due to our climate in the winter time and we do continue to repair things I know also that Highway 6 is a critical connection to this community and that the residents want to see progress The archaeological assessment for Highway 6 from Hagersville to Caledonia identified six archaeological sites of varying importance One of the sites is a 19th century Euro-Canadian site with an indigenous commandant The assessment recovered 1669 items as well as a possible house foundation for a structure built in the 1860s So this site was identified as needing further assessment if any impacts from construction were planned outside the existing road platform It's an important stage process we need to respect the work However, I do understand So what matters now is that we do have a path forward These potholes on this 80 kilometer provincial highway are so bad that there are large lit up warning signs at each end and I ask you to come down and drive on this atrocity Minister, I'm told the contractor Carolinian Canada has filed for Crater Protection. This is clearly another example of botched government oversight and mismanagement Minister, I ask you Can you assure me that this safety hazard will be fixed immediately and can you assure all the drivers who are experiencing vehicle damage caused by these craters can you assure them that they will be compensated Thank you very much speaker and I know that we will continue on our path forward on the highway to provide a good range of services including the public services, the public services services, public services services, public services services. We will be looking at resurfacing construction in late April early May of this year but I do want to say, speaker, that with 12 billion cuts the platform and the PCs that that's an incredible amount that they would find to have to pull. We know that the PCs do not support infrastructure. It's not identified as a priority in their budget. We will continue to provide the infrastructure and I'm hoping that they join us and vote for the budget continue. Minister of Finance on a point of order. If you're indulgent, I just want to recognize my cousin, Eduardo Sousa-Lau, who's here today to meet with officials to help some of our most vulnerable. Dita is a long time advocate to protect women and victims of human trafficking and my family is very proud of her. Thank you, welcome. Mr. Speaker, I also wanted to recognize two young ladies from my riding, Michela Rhett and Catherine Cattigan, who are here partaking in our model parliament. So welcome to Michela and Catherine. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Hamilton Mountain. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also would like to welcome a young person from my riding for the model parliament is Laura Pashini and joining her today is her mom, Mary. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to welcome a young constituent from my riding of Tony Spadina. Mr. Reed Benzie is a student at King Edward Senior Public School and now a page, a legislative page. And please join me to welcome him and his family member, Rhonda McMichael and Eileen Benzie. Welcome. I beg to inform the House that pursuant to standing order 71B, the member from here on Bruce has notified the clerk of her intention to file a notice of reasoned amendment to the motion of second reading of bill 194, an act respecting fairness and procurement. The order for second reading of bill 194 may therefore not be called today. I also beg to inform the House that pursuant to standing order 71B, the member from Chatham Kent Essex has notified the clerk of his intention to file a notice of reasoned amendment to the motion of the second reading of bill 195, an act to enact the Ministry of Community and Safety of Correctional Services Act 2018 and the Correctional Services and Reintegration Act 2018 to make related amendments to other acts to repeal an act and to revoke a regulation. The order for second reading of bill 195, therefore, cannot be called today. We also have as a firm vote on the motion of second reading of bill 193, an act to enact Rowan's Law Concussion Safety 2017 and to amend Education Act. Calling the members, this will be a five-minute bell. All members, please take your seats. All members, please take your seats. On February 20th, 2018, Ms. Vermille moved second reading of bill 193, an act to enact Rowan's Law Concussion Safety 2017 and to amend the Education Act. All those in favor, please rise one at a time and be recognized by the clerk. Ms. Vermille, Mr. Nacky, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Del Duca, Ms. McMahon, Mr. Sousa, Ms. Wynn, Ms. Nidu Harris, Mr. Hoske, Mr. Shurelli, Mr. McCharles, Mr. McMeek, Mr. Tecar, Mr. Tecar, Mr. Duca, Ms. Sandals, Ms. Mathes, Mr. Gravel, Mr. Baller, Ms. Malone, Mr. Mariti, Ms. Hunter, Mr. Coteau, Mr. Leo, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Tebow, Ms. Albanese, Mr. Naldi, Mr. Cole, Mr. DeLaney, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Della, Ms. Darmelon, Mr. Miltje, Ms. Jassick, Mr. Zimmer, Ms. McGarry, Mr. Moral, Ms. Molle, Ms. Morali, Mrs. 2007, Ms. Mollie, Mr. AN-DeRos, Mr. cartridge, Mr. Caudry, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mangas, Mr. Crafts, Mr. Crat etwasVon, Mr. Wong, Mr. Frayson, Mr. Palace, Mr. Anders, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baker, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. donge shining Denier always, Mrs. Ogars, Ms. Cawalla, mr Mark, mr Mark potts Mr.mons Miklah, Mr. Dragon, Mr. Harvard, Mr. most into this zone Mr. Clark, Mr. Clark, Mr. Smith, Mr. Smith, Mr. You nodes, Mr. Waiters, Mr. Mr. McNaught. Ms. Scott. Ms. Scott. Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris. Ms. Marto. Ms. Marto. Mr. Jacobotlin. Mr. Uric. Mr. Uric. Mr. Crock. Mr. Walker. Mr. Bailey. Mr. Baylor. Mr. Romano. Mr. Romano. Mr. Sister Ostra. Mr. Ostra Ha. Mr. Berry Mr. Barry. Mr. Nicoll. Mr. Nicoll. Ms. Monroe. Ms. Monroe. Mr. McNally. Mr. McNally. Mr. Pettipis. Mr. Pettipis. Mr. Coe. Mr. Coe. Mr. Cho. Mr. Cho. Ms. fight. Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Gretzky, Mr. Gates, Mr. French. The ayes are 89, the nays are 0. The ayes are 89. Who is able to walk? Minister? Speaker, I would ask that the bill refer to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. We have a deferred vote on government order, numbers 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33. Call on the members, this will be a five minute vote. All members take your seats please. All members take your seats please. 20 of 2018 Mr. Shirelli moved concurrence in the supply of the Treasury Board Secretary. All those in favor please rise. Please rise. One at a time be recognized by the clerk. Mr. McMan. Mr. McMan. Mr. Nack. Mr. Nack. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Del Duke. Mr. Del Duke. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. the ayes being 51 and the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote on government order number 26th on February 20th 2018 mr. shrelly moved concurrence and supply of ministry of energy all those in favor please rise one and same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 and the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote on government order number 27 on February 20th 2018 mr. shrelly moved concurrence in the supply of ministry of health and long-term care all those in favor the motion please same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 and the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote on government order number 28 on February 20th 2018 mr. shrelly moved concurrence in the supply of ministry of indigenous relations and reconciliation all those in favor same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote on them on the government order number 29 on February 20th 2018 mr. shrelly moved concurrence in the supply of ministry of natural resources and forestry all those in favor same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 in the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote in the motion of government order number 30 on February 20th 2018 mr. shrelly moves concurrence in the supply of ministry of community safety and correctional services all those in favor same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 in the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote on the government order number 31 on February 20th 2018 mr. shrelly moved concurrence the supply of ministry of infrastructure all those in favor same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote on government order number 32 on February 20th 2018 mr shrelly moved to concurrence the supply of minister of transportation all those in favor please write same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried we have a deferred vote on the government order number 33 on February 20th 2018 mr. shrelly moved concurrence the supply of the office of francophone affairs all those in favor same vote same vote the ayes are 51 the nays are 38 the ayes being 51 in the nays being 38 I declare the motion carried there are no point there is a point of order government house leader take unanimous consent to move a motion without notice during deferred votes regarding bill 193 enact to enact roan's law concussion safety 2017 and to amend the education act the uh government house leader seeking admins and sent put forward a motion without notice do we agree agree government house leader move the standing committee on social policy be authorized to meet in tronto on monday february 26 2018 during its regularly scheduled meeting time for the purpose of public hearings on bill 193 and that the clerk of the committee in consultation with the chair post information regarding public hearings on the legislative assembly website the ontario parliamentary channel session and turtle island news if possible and that interested parties who wish to be considered to make an oral presentation contact the clerk of the committee by 2 p.m on uh friday february the 23rd 2018 and the clerk of the committee provide the subcommittee members and or their designates with a list of requests to appear received to date by 9 a.m on friday february the 23rd 2018 and a final list by 4 p.m february 23 2018 and that witnesses be scheduled to appear before the committee on a first come first served basis and that if at any time the hearings become oversubscribed the clerk of the committee notify the subcommittee members and or their designates by sending the list of requests to appear at the earliest opportunity that presentations be scheduled in 15 minute intervals and that witnesses be offered up to five minutes for their presentation followed by 10 minutes for questions from committee members divided equally among the recognized parties and that the roans law advisory committee be invited to appear before the committee to be and to be and be offered up to 15 minutes for a shared presentation followed by 15 minutes for questions from committee members divided equally among the recognized parties and that written submissions be accepted by the clerk of the committee until a deadline has been determined by the committee and that the committee meet in tronto for clause by clause consideration of the bill on thursday march the first 2018 from 9 a.m to 10 15 a.m and 2 p.m to 6 p.m. Attorney general moves that the standing committee on suspense dispense do we agree carried seeing no further votes to this host stands recess until 3 p.m. this afternoon