 We will move on to Member's Statement. Member's Statement? The Member from Mississauga, Erin Mills. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Speaker. This past few weeks have been a time of much deliberations in my writing of Mississauga, Erin Mills. I was delighted to join my connoisseur on a number of occasions to observe Passover, Ramadan, Easter, Orthodox Easter, Vasaki and Eid al-Filtr celebrations. We have a diverse community in Mississauga with a variety of cultures and traditions. It is always a pleasure to join together for these wonderful occasions. Madam Speaker, something else to celebrate is our government investment in homelessness prevention. The government has announced an additional 202 million annually beginning in 2023-2024 under the Homelessness Prevention Program and the Indigenous Supportive Housing Program. On Friday, the MPP of Peel Region announced that Peel will be receiving 42.3 million for this initiative. This money will help those affected by homelessness and support communities, partners delivering supportive housing. We know that this is a serious, there is a serious housing affordability crisis in Mississauga and throughout Ontario right now. This investment will help solve some of these problems but while we continue to work hard of tackling the housing crisis, these investments will have a tangible, short-term impact helping some of our neighbourhood get back on their feet. Thank you. For that, we have a reason to celebrate. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Member Stateman, the member from Timoskin and Cochran. Thank you, Speaker. Engelhar is a small town, it's my hometown actually in the District of Mississauga and Cochran. It's on Highway 11. The Associate Minister of Transportation knows exactly where it is because he was there for an announcement a couple weeks ago. On April 11th, on a beautiful, clear day on a straight stretch of highway, there was a head-on collision between two transport trucks. Our thoughts go out with the families but it was obvious two transport trucks, no one else involved. On April 18th, a tractor trailer in Engelhardt forced a school bus with students on it off the road into the ditch. The school bus had the right-of-way, the tractor trailer driver fled the scene. On April 22nd, just south of Engelhardt on the Earlton Overpass, a tractor trailer driver passed another tractor trailer on the Overpass and the person coming with their dash cam was forced off the road. That's three tractor trailer, one tragic accident, two near misses in 11 days. Just outside one little town and that's happening all over on 11 and 17. The government needs to step in with proper, make sure all drivers are properly trained, properly licensed and that the laws are enforced now. Thank you. Thank you. Member Statement, the member from Simcoe Grade. Thank you, Madam Speaker. Speaker, my riding of Simcoe Grade has a very diverse and dynamic economy and is home to many businesses that have made their mark on the national and international stage. Companies such as Honda, Ignora, Reinhardt Foods, McLean Engineering, Blue Mountain Resort, Meditech and DCAST, just to name a few. Today I would like to highlight two impressive companies in Simcoe Grade that are using innovation, science and technology to the benefit of the people of Ontario. The first company is Baxter Canada in Alliston, whose mission is to save and sustain lives. Operating since 1957, Baxter produces life-saving intravenous and dialysis solutions found throughout our hospitals and clinics in Ontario and around the world. Operating out of a state-of-the-art, 180,000 square foot manufacturing facility, Baxter Canada employs 430 people. The second company I would like to highlight is Impossible Metals from Collingwood, Ontario. This is an exciting new start-up company that is led by Dunn True native Jason Gillum and his team of talented scientists and engineers. Impossible Metals builds underwater robotic vehicles to collect much needed rare earth EV battery materials from the seabed without harming the environment. The metals they harvest are from the depths of inaccess of 5,000 meters are essential to help accelerate and enable Ontario's and the world's transition to more sustainable energy. Speaker, these are just two examples of companies that are working in Simcoe Grade to move us forward in a sustainable way. Thank you. Thank you. Member Statements. The Member for Thunder Bay, Superior North. Thank you, Speaker. This Friday is the day of mourning for workers who have lost their lives through workplace accidents and workplace exposure to deadly chemicals. Unfortunately, this government, by distorting the function of the WSIB, has shown that it is not there for workers. Claim suppression, refusing doctors' assessments, bribery to deny that accidents have taken place, illegal cuts to the cost of living allowance, support payments on the basis of fictitious jobs, and the return of billions of dollars to business that should have been available to support the far too many workers forced to live on ODSP because WSIB has denied their claims. Recently, this government failed to reduce allowable levels of diesel exposure to what scientists have long recommended. Parents, beware. Young people are vulnerable to permanent brain damage due to currently allowed rates of diesel exposure. And once harmed, they will have to fight tooth and nail for compensation. It doesn't have to be this way. This Friday, attend a day of mourning ceremony in your community, pay tribute to those who have died because of their jobs, and demand that the Ford government put the health and well-being of workers first. Nothing less is acceptable. Thank you very much. Member Statements, the Member for Oakville North, Burlington. Thank you, Speaker. Each of us in this House and at every level of government must work to better protect women and girls escaping abusive relationships of intimate partner violence and coercive control. This is why I was so pleased that last fall this House unanimously passed my motion for Ontario to consult about passing Kira's law in our province. This would require continuing education seminars for judges and other legal professionals in our family courts so that they have the knowledge they need about IPV and course of control. Last week, our federal counterparts moved forward as the Senate passed Kira's law for federal judges. However, for women in Ontario, this is not enough. We need to act in Ontario as well as family courts reside in our hands provincially, not federally. Intimate partner violence and coercive control are insidious forms of abuse that have devastating effects on victims and their families. From November 26, 2021 to November 25, 2022, 52 women in Ontario died as a result of femicide. We must do everything in our power to end this kind of violence that perpetrated or held accountable by law. Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of women and girls in Ontario. Thank you. Thank you very much. Member Statements. Member for Sudbury. Thank you very much, Speaker. This Friday, April 28 is the International Day of Morning. It's a point of pride for my community, Speaker, because the day of morning was started in Sudbury in 1983. It was still workers and CUPY members who noticed there was a procession for a firefighter who had died and wanted that recognition for every worker, for every job who has been killed or suffering from occupational disease. They chose April 28 because that was the day in 1914 that Worker's Compensation Act received third reading. And good ideas can't be contained, Speaker. 1983 in Sudbury, 1984 the Kennedy Labor Congress, 1989 the AFL-CIO, and in 1991 Kennedy recognized the International Day of Morning for the first time. A great idea that started in Sudbury, Speaker. The day of morning, a workers' memorial day is now celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world. We simply stopped counting after 100. You recognize the Day of Morning, Speaker, by wearing armbands or pins with a carry and a coal mine or holding flags and half masks. But most people remember the Day of Morning, Speaker, because of the moment of silence. The moment of silence is reflective of the slogan of the Day of Morning, have remembered the dead and fight for the living. I challenge all members of the House, Speaker, when the moment of silence is finished to never be silent again when it comes to health and safety for workers in the workplace. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you very much. Member Statements, the Member for Whitby. Speaker, I'm pleased to share that 10 organizations within the region of Durham recently received approximately $908,000 from the Resilient Communities Fund through the Ontario Trillion Foundation. In Whitby, the Charles H. Best Diabetes Center received a substantive grant to help them continue to deliver their outstanding programs and services to hardworking families across the region and outlying areas. Nearby in Oshawa, Catholic Family Services of Durham received $141,000 to continue to provide help, hope and healing to individuals, couples and families. Speaker, the Ontario Trillion Foundation has invested $200 million through the Resilient Communities Fund to support the delivery of community-based initiatives throughout the region of Durham. What's clear, Speaker, is that countenance residents within the town of Whitby and other parts of the region of Durham rely on their services and programs every day. Our government, Speaker, is lifting Durham residents up, providing them with a hand up through these investments while building healthy and vibrant communities. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you very much. Member's statements. The Member for Brampton East. Thank you, Speaker. This month has been one of celebration, remembrance and prayer in my writing of Brampton East and for Ontarians across the province. Over the last 30 days, members of the Hindu community celebrated Hanuman Jianti to commemorate the birth of the Hindu deity Hanuman. The Christian community celebrated Easter to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ through prayer and gatherings with their loved ones. The Jewish community observed Passover and remembrance and recognition of the community's strength, bravery and resilience. The Tamil communities celebrated Puttandu, the Harvest Festival, which marks the beginning of the new year as per the Tamil and Thai calendars. The Sikh community celebrating Visaki marking the beginning of the harvest season in Punjab and the day the order of the Khalsa was created. And members of the Muslim community just celebrated Eid al-Fathir to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Speaker, Ontario is home to many individuals from diverse and ethnic and cultural backgrounds and I'm proud to celebrate our province as multiculturalism and diversity. We're lucky to live in such a cultural mosaic that brings people together in such a joyful and united manner. I look forward to continuing to celebrate and honour the diversity of our province and cultural events take place throughout the coming months and year. Thank you, Speaker. Speaker, last week was National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Volunteers are the most important resource this province has and our communities would grind to a halt without them. I want to give a huge shout out to the Hagersville Lions Club who recently wrapped up a fundraiser called Chase the Ace. Chase the Ace is a progressive raffle which participants purchase a ticket for a chance to win in the weekly jackpot but also a progressive jackpot. Every Thursday people lined up at the Hagersville Legion to purchase tickets. Each week the number of tickets sold grew along with the jackpot. Speaker, 45 weeks of Catch the Ace in Hagersville. 45 weeks of a few dozen Lions Club members along with the Legion, members of the Chamber of Commerce and Hagersville Rocks gave of their time not only on Thursdays but even ahead of time as well. Jackpot hopefuls came from as far as the United States, Nova Scotia, Alberta and British Columbia. In week 45 an astounding 152,000 tickets were sold. In the end it was 83-year-old Richard Marshall who caught the Ace, a commercial fisherman his whole life who reeled in over $2 million. The West Haldeman Hospital and Health Care Foundation gets an infusion of 1.4 million, the local food bank about $1 million and the Lions about $550,000. Lion Dan Matten said the 45 weeks was simply extraordinary and an entire community effort. For those missing the excitement of Catch the Ace no worries, the Community Support Center of Haldeman, Norfolk has already started a new round each Thursday at the Caledonia Legion. Best of luck to all. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you very much. Member Statements. The Member for Perth Wellington. Thank you, Speaker. It's my pleasure to rise today to highlight some important healthcare investments our government is making in my riding of Perth Wellington. Recently I announced on behalf of Minister Jones that our government is supporting our doctors working after hours in our hospitals through the hospital on-call coverage program. Strapper General Hospital will be receiving more than $2.3 million. Groves Memorial Hospital will be receiving more than $1.2 million under the program. In December I was pleased to announce the Palmerston and District Hospital was approved for a new MRI operating funding which totals over $1 million, Speaker. Many of my rural communities currently travel to large urban centres for critical MRI services. This funding will ensure my constituents can access care closer to home in a more timely fashion. There's more, Speaker. The Minister of Health has provided Perth County paramedic services with over 187,000 to help provide wraparound supports through its mobile integrated health team. This funding is during people in my riding getting the right care in the right place. There's still more, Speaker. Last spring our government launched the Learn to Stay program. As members will know, this program covers the cost of tuition books and other educational expenses for nurses in exchange for them practicing in rural and northern communities. Speaker, I'm pleased to share this program has helped the here on Perth Health Care Alliance recruit and retain 16 new nurses, Speaker. Speaker, this is great news. Our work will be done, but I am proud to be part of a government that is building a strong rural health care system. Thank you very much. That concludes our member's statements for this morning.