 Now time for members and statements from here on Bruce. Thank you very much mr. Speaker I rise today to to draw your awareness to a very serious situation and I think all of you in this house would agree that There's nothing more honorable than being elected by constituents to represent them here at the Ontario Legislative Assembly We cannot take that responsibility for granted nor should we be playing games with it But unfortunately, there are a number of people from Godridge From my rotting of here in Bruce that are furious with the with a particular member who had chose to play games With a devastating event that wreaked havoc on their community August 2011 last last week in Response to a sincere question speaker the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Chose to possibly mock me by saying do if you do not support this cap and trade Would you like to expose your constituents to another tornado? I'm paraphrasing a notch speaker, but that was the gist of it The people in Godridge are furious and they say how dare can an elected official Make fun of a devastating event that absolutely tore of town and families apart Speaker I expect better of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and I do ask sincerely for an apology for the town of Godridge. Thank you Well, good afternoon speaker and welcome to this local newscast Let's start off with a good news story for the eighth time in the past 10 years the town of Tecumseh Has ranked within the top 10 of Canada's safest communities Statistics Canada does the ranking and for safe communities with more than 10,000 residents Tecumseh is rated number six in the country Essex County warden Tom Bain is recovering from a nasty spill while jogging one of his race horses Warden Bain suffered four broken ribs a crush collar bone and a broken bone in his back Tom we need you get well soon, and we're thinking of you up here at Queens Park And while we're thinking of the mayor and councillors in Leamington as well speaker Condolences go out to the family of Leamington councillor Rick Atkin Rick died suddenly of natural causes last week And we will miss them in our region Tomorrow as you know is the national day of mourning Too many workers continue to be killed on the job We must do more to make workplace safety a priority in this province Ceremonies highlighting this will be held across Ontario tomorrow. I'll be here and this the one in Windsor, but Later this year. I hope to introduce a private members bill It'll call for the lowering of flags at all schools hospitals municipal buildings colleges and universities on the day of mourning And that speaker is the latest news from Windsor to come to back to you in the anchor desk Thank you members statements. I'm kind of liking this members team member from Cambridge Thank you speaker today. I rise to discuss a constituent of mine who faces a daily battle to breathe Dean Sellers is a resident of Cambridge who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD Which inhibits his ability to live a normal life COPD is a disease causing chronically poor airflow to the lungs making it extremely difficult to breathe COPD tends to worsen over time The Ontario Lung Association states at over 850,000 ontarians aged 35 or older suffer from COPD and that includes my son Rory now age 35 They struggle with each breath they take the Ontario Lung Association is raising awareness about COPD And encouraging ontarians to have a spirometer test, which is effective in early diagnosis key to treatment later on Dean's COPD has deteriorated and now he has just 14% lung capacity He requires an oxygen tank to breathe, but even then it's difficult Dean's family organized a fundraiser on april 18th at the Cambridge Newfoundland Club To raise money to help him and his wife Sue to cope with its disease Dean is currently awaiting a double lung transplant And he is looking forward as he told me that evening to spending time with his children and grandchildren for many years to come Dean's story reminds us of the importance of organ donation Only 25 of Ontarians are registered as organ donors And I want to encourage all Ontarians to sign up today at bea donor dot ca One organ donor can save eight lives. Thank you. Thank you member statements to member from Thank you, mr. Speaker this weekend I had the privilege of attending the soldiers of songs performance at the list of allegiance Their performance was a tribute to the dumbbells the pioneers of sketch comedy In 1917 around bimmy ridge a group of soldiers came together to form a comedy and musical troupe called the dumbbells They they entertained Canadian troops during the first world war with humorous songs and sketches about life in the trenches After the war the dumbbells toured canada as professional entertainers They became the first ever canadian production to score a hit on broadway The dumbbells journey is now being celebrated in dr. Jason wilson's musical play soldiers of song Soldiers of song is a canadian theater show that travels around the world Celebrating the dumbbells The show was a wonderful tribute to the soldiers who entertained their comrades and boosted morale through the first world war I would like to thank the elizal legion and the north perth arts council for bringing the show to perth wellington I would also like to recognize listful native andro nullton who performs in this show I would encourage everyone to go and see the soldiers of song and learn more about these canadian entertainers. Thank you speaker Thank you members davids members davids Name a chicken going on here member from sudbury Thank you, mr. Speaker and I rise today on behalf of the people of sudbury to recognize senator marie charrette-poulin Who stepped down as senator for the northern ontario region on april 17th due to health reasons senator charrette-poulin was born in Raised in sudbury and of course in hailbury as well But before being appointed to the senate in 1995 she had an exemplary career as a public servant She founded the cbc's northern ontario french services as well as the radio station cbon She later went on to serve among other rules as the vice president of the cbc And the deputy clerk of the privy council In the senate She was always an advocate for northern ontario and in particular our francophone community in the north and in 2006 Mr. Speaker she became the first francophone woman to be president of the liberal party of canada Now see us in a today's charrette-poulin. Thank you to senator shenet for Speaking for francophones in ontario the people of sudbury in ontario. Thank you For your years of service That I could speak to about senator poulin attending But the one that was think most important was the one last year In which all of us attended at the cooperative funeral hall the renaming of a new memorial for all of our fallen soldiers That were killed in afghanistan and that was something that senator poulin was very proud to attend And we all thank her for her years of public service. Thank you, mr. Speaker Do Other members statements the member from leeds granville. Thanks, speaker. I rise to celebrate a Great initiative that has truly captured the hearts of leaders of leeds granville on may the 8th Hundreds of people from my riding and beyond will gather at centennial road church to take part in leader cast 2015 I've had the privilege of attending the brothel leader cast in the past. It is truly an inspiring day last Speaker That remarkable turnout that we've had the 400 people is a real tribute to the hard work of local organizers But it also says something about our community Leeds granville is renowned as a place where people roll at their sleeves to support a good cause The reason is we're blessed with so many people ready to accept the responsibility of leadership They come from all walks of life and contribute in many ways But they share a common trait the desire and courage to be a champion for positive change I'm a great supporter of leader cast because the message from the incredible lineup of speakers is all about empowering people To be even more effective leaders this year's theme the brave ones has speakers that include patent manning Malala you sub say and rudy juliani Unfortunately a previous commitment has caused me not to be able to attend this year's leader cast But to those that are attending I want to thank you for taking time to be involved And i'm so excited to see what great things leader cast 2015 inspires you to do. Thank you speaker Thank you members statements from members from nickleville. Thank you speaker I'm happy to rise again today to draw attention to my constituents in the in go gamma Who are trying to work through the aftermath of the beautum in spill that occur in their community on march 7 For people down here go gamma is easy to forget But for the people of go gamma as the ice starts to melt and the waters in the bay show signs of oil floating on top The worries are constant Local citizens have questions about their community's future as a community on the shore of the macamee river and the beautiful lake Minnesota walkie their future lies in that water's health and its ability to continue to support surrounding wildlife And their environment the people of go gamma are asking For support from their provincial government. They want help with the environmental assessment and all this data and the interpretation of it They want help putting a dollar figure on their loss They want their provincial governments to pay attention to them It acknowledged that they exist that they're struggling right now and that they need help Right now go gamma all by themselves are trying to hold cn2 account The community of 200 strong holding a multi million dollar corporation to account. This is a david and goliath battle The provincial government needs to step in it is the responsibility of the provincial government to hold cn2 account Thank you speaker. Thank you Member statements the member from kingston in the islands Mr. Speaker i rise today to tell you about a wonderful initiative in my community called kingston gets active months Sponsored by the canadian sport for life kingston and funded by the ministry of tourism culture and sport The program challenges us in four simple ways to eat healthier connect more be more mindful and get more active Being healthy could mean using more local fresh fruits and vegetable for their nutrients and drinking more water Connecting more might mean volunteering with an organization or a charity or joining a ymca or sports club If you work behind a desk being mindful might involve getting up and changing positions every few minutes Being more active could mean leaving the car at home or walking or using a bike instead Or it could mean squeezing a walk into your work day Mr. Speaker this month I encouraged members of the public to join me on an hour pre-lunchtime walk and chat and I hosted two public hikes at a local conservation area I feel wonderful having done it and i'm proud to say that i've done almost 7 000 steps today I'm determined to try and continue I'm happy that so many local businesses and agencies joined in to offer free activities for people of all ages during kingston Then it gets active month. I want to congratulate the wonderful canadian sport for life team laura peterson Mary jane gordon denita arthur's chris evley Ashley johnson christin cotay linden woodfield and jennifer ashbury who have worked so hard to foster lifelong health and wellness by increasing the opportunities for play and physical activity in our great community Thank you Thank you speaker I rise on behalf of All members of the legislature on all three parties to extend our heartfelt prayers condolences and pledge of support to the people of nipal As you will know speaker Very recently they suffered a once in a century level earthquake Currently 7.8 on the rictor scale The imagery and the videos and the testimonials are simply heartbreaking So far we understand that the death toll exceeds 5 000 and the damage to The cultural artifacts to the buildings to the already modest infrastructure of the country in its capital catmandu and as well surrounding areas is really Perhaps of epic proportions Canada has stepped up to the plate speaker Government of canada we thank them for the five million dollar commitment and they've discharged the the dart team the disaster Relief team. I can also tell you that right from itobico This we house the global medic, which is perhaps an echo of the dart disaster relief team They have also dispatched food and aid and people on the ground and personnel and water purification, etc Uh, I would simply say on behalf once again of the people of ontario To the people of nipal we stand with you in your time of need. Thank you I thank all members for their statements and before