 But after 10 15 it's time for member statements and the first statement this morning Those two the member for London Center Thank you speaker Everyone in this house can agree that the state makes a terrible parent Children rise to a challenge when expectations are high, but for kids in care crown wards. The bar is incredibly low For every 1,000 kids who age out of care 400 graduate high school 80 enroll in university and eight complete those studies That's not even 1% Jane Kovarikova founder of the child welfare political action committee met with me in 2018 after I was first elected I was immediately inspired by her story of determination and success Jane is out of care, but never gave up on her dream of a post-secondary education Today I rise to celebrate an enormous achievement in my writing after many fantastic discussions with the child welfare pack Huron, Russia kings in university in Western University Will offer 35 individuals who age out of care the opportunity of a lifetime financial resources they need for a university degree Education opens doors inspires and brightens futures I'm incredibly thankful to Huron, Russia Kings and Western University for their commitment to our community This historic leadership illustrates how Londoners care about one another and promote a kinder more just and brighter community To all crown wards who age out of care regardless of your age Huron, Russia Kings and Western University believe in you We believe in your bright future Speaker this is life-changing work. It has been an incredible honor to be a part of it Thank you and to all members in the house I know as you're entering now there's conversation going on and we do have important state statements to make So please if you could keep the noise down and we'll continue with the member from flamborough glamour Thank You mr. Speaker mr. Speaker I rise today to express how proud I am of the measures our government has taken to ease the pressures on the health care system in My hometown of Hamilton Days ago our health minister announced that 60 transitional care beds will be added to st. Joseph's villa in Dundas And I can't emphasize enough how significant this announcement is for health care in Hamilton and surrounding areas 60 additional beds will alleviate the stress on acute care capacity at the two major hospital systems in our city St. Joseph's health care and Hamilton health sciences The additional transitional beds will help reduce wait times by transferring Patients out of acute care and into home or long-term care settings much faster Building capacity is critical to reducing wait times at hospitals in Hamilton This new reactivation center will create more care spaces in Hamilton So patients can heal and return home sooner the 60 additional transitional beds will be moved into a renovated tower at St. Joseph's villa the community is overjoyed by this announcement They've been working on this project for more than a decade and our government is going a step further We are working with st. Joseph's villa in an effort to fast-track this project St. Joe's villa is just one piece of a larger plan to create more than 230 transitional beds across Ontario I'm so proud to be part of a government that is taking action to ease pressures on acute care hospitals and Supporting ongoing efforts to end hallway health care in Ontario. Thank you The next statement the member for Windsor West. Thank you speaker last week Developmental services agencies and families were shocked to learn with merely one day's notice that the Conservative government was seeking applications for individuals and stakeholders to take part in consultations about reforming the developmental services sector Last year around this time a leaked contract showed the Ford government was looking to pay an external Organization up to one million dollars to help find a way to make cuts cuts that directly affect people with developmental or intellectual Disabilities, we know that people-minded business has been retained by the Ford government to carry this out Families and stakeholders were given virtually no warning about the upcoming sessions and many scrambled to submit applications by the deadline With just hours notice major organizations like community living Ontario received no direct communication from the ministry about these Consultations and I received numerous emails from individuals who were extremely upset by the secrecy of these consultations Mr. Speaker agencies in the developmental services sector have not received a base funding increase in Well over a decade families continue to struggle with wait lists lack of housing options Poverty level ODSP and scarce support services available to them There are many issues that desperately need to be addressed But secret hand-picked behind closed doors consultations for the purpose of making cuts are wrong and disrespectful Paying consultants one million dollars to reduce Expenditures also known as make cuts while those people while people struggling during a pandemic is disgraceful I'm urging the government to scrap this farce of a consultation and truly engage with the sector and individuals without trying to save money at their expense Member statements the member for Sarnia Lampdick. Thank you speaker I'm pleased to rise today and announce an important investment by the government of Ontario in Lampden County in Sarnia As part of the government's ongoing efforts to respond to COVID-19 pandemic the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Will be providing immediate assistance to Lampden County with over one point two million dollars in social service relief funding This money will go towards rep release the expansion of short-term rental supplements Emergency shelter solutions and much needed Renovations to the Haven use shelter in Sarnia. This relief funding is in addition to over 2.8 million funding that was directed to Lampden County by the provincial government at the outside of the pandemic to support critically important social services Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to say that our government is making these investments to help protect the health and safety of the most Vulnerable people in Lampden County as a government We are working hard or working hand-in-hand with our municipal partners to make sure they have the tools and flexibility They need to keep people safe on behalf of the residents of Lampden County I would like to say thank you to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for his continued support. Thank you Thank you very much member statements to member for Nicolette. Thank you, Speaker I met with members of the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network yesterday They wanted to share their new patient survey with me The report shows that the delay in cancellation of cancer care due to COVID-19 has triggered another Public health crisis cancer patient their caregiver and those awaiting confirmation of a cancer diagnosis are facing postpone and cancelled appointment test and treatments causing heightened fears and anxiety Even as the pandemic restrictions are lifted We need to get our health care system moving again in the interest of people's health Safe and timely access to cancer care including diagnosis testing and treatment must remain a top priority Even during the second wave of COVID the report says that to save lives Cancer care and diagnosis must continue during any public health crisis Speaker Ontario pandemic plan must explicitly include essential cancer care Cancer can't be cancelled or postponed cancer survivors want a system that never Cancelled treatment test or diagnosis procedures for cancer patient I believe we can get there speaker But I have some serious doubts in this government's ability to get us there when they seem to prioritize pinching pennies and back room deals for their friends Speaker cancer can't wait Member statements the member for Scarborough Guildwood. Thank you, Speaker It's an honor to rise in the house today to speak to an important issue facing our municipalities and the people of Ontario Last week the government introduced bill 218 which would revoke the right of all municipalities in Ontario to hold Their local elections under a ranked ballot system the government opted to revoke this right Unilaterally without consultation by doing so the government is taking choice away from local governments like Kingston, Cambridge and Toronto and Reversing an election process that the City of London has already adopted and invested in Taking choice away from citizens who already chose to opt in to this system and to Participate in it to elect their local government. I urge the Ford government not to rush this process It's clear that the stakeholders didn't ask for this legislation Many grassroots groups have been pushing for ranked ballots for years. Can the government Demonstrate which local municipality which mayor which councillor has asked for this to be done just last night I attended a panel organized by Dave meslin founder of the ranked ballot Initiative of Toronto and hundreds of others. I can speak firsthand to the strong opposition to schedule two of bill 218 what is the government so afraid of that they are rushing the bill through? No one wants to revert back to 1867 first past the post I will be voting against bill 218 and the Ford government is urged to not jam through this legislation But instead listen to ordinary people Thank You member statements the member for Barry in his film This month in Canada we recognize women's history month October 18th mark the anniversary of the legal ruling that under the Canadian Constitution women were able to be included as qualified persons and can sit in the Senate Emily Murphy one of the famous five who fought for this recognition was born in Cookstown Which is part of Innisfil today? Innisfil has a proud legacy of female achievement Lynn Dolan the mayor of Innisfil was the recipient of the 2020 woman of influence and local government award from municipal world and Former South Simcoe police service deputy chief Robin McLeary Downer Has served as out de camp for various left tenant governors since 2002 McLeary Downers started her career in policing with the OPP in 1981 in 1992 she broke a glass ceiling and became the first woman to serve as a detachment commander and the rank of staff Sergeant in 1999 she was named officer of the year by the International Association of Women Police After serving as chief adjudicator for the OPP She joined the South Simcoe service as deputy chief and the first woman to hold that rank Earlier this month deputy chief Robin McLeary Downer became chief out-de camp for left-tenant governor Dowswell, I'm very happy for her. I congratulate her and I'm very proud to represent a riding that has so much history of women progressing forward I'm a statements number for Thunder Bay at a coconut. Thank you speaker for Ontario's northern communities air Transportation is essential a lifeline for many reasons in Thunder Bay our airport is a hub for most of northern Ontario Plans flying in and out of that airport provide essential services bringing goods and people to communities and They ensure that our residents have access to health care medivacs low-comes Health professionals police officers trades people business people and minors are all on those planes and deserve to be safe Many of our COVID tests need to be flown to Toronto because we don't have sufficient resources to complete them But airports across northern Ontario are in trouble since the pandemic airport traffic and passenger Numbers have decreased substantially and now nearly eight months later that drop in revenue have them facing large physical deficits As a second wave continues to spread through the province and as we move closer to winter Northern airports are looking towards making hard choices about hours of operation and services Frankly, it's not a pretty picture Well, there has been some help from the federal government with wage subsidies to the airport in Thunder Bay It was not enough at the provincial level. We need to do something for airports and ensure that vital link to health care Now is the time for all of us at Queen's Park to step up and secure the future of airports in the north the people of Thunder Bay and all the people who live across northern Ontario Deserve nothing less Next we have the member for Peterborough, Coortha. Thank you, Mr. Speaker I want to acknowledge three outstanding young men from the city of Peterborough just over two weeks ago on October 13th Jesse Davis the oldest son of a friend of mine John Davis Jacked his car up to crawl underneath it to address an exhaust leak and the jack failed The car came crushing down on Jesse his mother-in-law did everything she could to help But Jesse was in a dire situation on the side of the road Thankfully Tim Cody and Chase Nadeau happened to be driving by and realized something was wrong They stopped got out of their car and immediately upon seeing the situation Jesse was in Lifted the car up enough that he was able to crawl out. I Can't thank the Nadeau's enough for their selfless and heroic act that day It would have been so easy for them to have just driven by Had they not stopped I could be giving a eulogy this morning for Jesse, but instead we're celebrating their actions Jesse's father John has told me that he now considers the Nadeau's to be part of his family. I Know the last few months have been incredibly challenging for all of us Thankfully though, we still have selfless people like Cody Tim and Chase Willing to stop and help a complete stranger Angels do walk among us Thank you member statements member for Carlton Thank You mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to take a moment to highlight a fantastic Organization in Mike riding of Carlton the Osgood Youth Center is a nonprofit association that provides services to rural youth In Osgood and surrounding areas Normally mr. Speaker students would be able to drop into their after-school programs or attend summer camps when school is out But with the pandemic they just like every other Organization and association in Carlton and across this province have had to change how they provide their services Mr. Speaker the one thing I can say about the Osgood Youth Association and in fact all Associations in Carlton is how resilient they are and how willing they are to adapt to meet the needs of youth and students and people in the riding who need it the most and in fact, mr. Speaker the Osgood Youth Association Actually started doing online programs and one of the things they did mr. Speaker was a virtual community cooking class I was pleased to join that virtual community cooking class On a Wednesday evening a few weeks ago and share with the youth of Osgood my secret chicken wing recipe and homemade coleslaw which the minister of Infrastructure or sorry minister of labor my apologies Minister mcnawn is still asking for that recipe But I just wanted to thank the Osgood Youth Association for everything they're doing and I look forward to joining them in December for my sugar cookie recipe Thank you, that concludes our member statements for this morning the member for timmans has informed me he has a point of order He wishes mr. Speaker. I Mr. Speaker I Order Number for timmans, I would ask that we have unanimous consent to stand down her leads as a weight or weight the premier I take it he's coming today We're not going to make reference to the absence of any member But member for timmans has sought the names consent of the house to stand down the leads of the official opposition Agreed no