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I know you were quite prepared to take questions in response, but we do not have time for that It is now time for member statements, and I recognize the member for Scarborough Southwest Speaker it is a true honor to rise on behalf of the amazing people of Scarborough Southwest as we enter the holiday season I would like to share a heartwarming story about the kindness and spirit of Scarborough Southwest over the past few weeks Mr. Adams a senior veteran and Janet Stokes a local support worker personal support worker with the care company have been working with community members From the neighborhood to secure supplies to help local organizations that help that help those in need across Scarborough Speaker while the holiday festivities And you know bring festive bring festivities and precious time with loved ones It can also be very challenging That very very and it can also be very challenging time for many families especially given the year We have had Mr. Adams is a world war two veteran who served as an Air Force pilot What and wanted to find ways to bring joy and support to those who needed the most He has set up a Christmas tree and some decorations on the front of his porch where neighborhoods and community members have been donating toys and food They have partnered with the wonderful folks at our local bluffs food bank and the care company to distribute these items Towards the end of the month So if you're hoping to donate some please go to mr. Adams Christmas tree so far Mr. Adams effort has yielded over 300 items speaker this past year has been extremely difficult for our community members in Scarborough Southwest and across people people across this province from community members losing loved ones to COVID-19 to many losing their livelihoods because of the pandemic's impact Despite these challenges our community constantly came together to uplift one another speaker Sometimes one person's kindness and determination have become have been Have had huge impact on our communities and that is why I'd like to dedicate my statement and time to the legislature to mr. Adams and thank all the incredible leaders and community members who have been doing amazing work across our Scarborough Southwest neighborhoods. Thank you very much speaker. Thank you Recognize the member for with me Thank you speaker. I'm proud that our government is investing an additional three million dollars in the David C. Only initiative to build a capacity of post-secondary institutions like Durham College in my writing to prepare local students with disabilities to transition into the workforce Now speaker this disinvestment will help extend supports to more learners through the creation of an online toolkit Providing a comprehensive roadmap that more institutions can use to help students with disabilities Through the initiative we're leveraging key talent to help overcome critical labor shortages and strengthening our economy Speaker is vital to empower students with disabilities as they prepare to enter the workforce transitioning from post-secondary Education into employment is a major milestone Speaker institutions and employers throughout the region of Durham and government will continue to work together To remove barriers as students with disabilities plan their path to the workforce and to help position them for career success This investment speaker will allow these academic institutions like Terrell Tech University Trent Durham and Durham College to continue to help graduates with disabilities enter and Importantly speaker succeed in the working world. 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It's a speaker I rise this morning to talk about the importance of preserving Residential school records in October the Prime Minister stated that all residential school records had been released We knew that this was false that there were more Now more information will soon be released by the federal government This is a very significant moment for survivors in a major step towards accountability and truth about the legacy of Indian residential schools It is also very important that we keep these records as they have proof of what happened The United Nations Has principles which set out the standards for the treatment of survivors of human rights Violations the most important is being a community that has experienced collective Trauma has the right to remember and the right to justice Ontario says that it has found 1800 death registrations of school-aged Children and business children that have that it will release to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Identifying students and business students who died away who died away from home Can be so complex requiring a paper chase across many jurisdictions and institutions Students who became gravely ill for example could have been sent to a Variety of healthcare settings such as local clinics provincial hospitals or federal Indian hospitals from The time has come for all of us a government in this institution to know turn over the records We must support survivors and do everything we can to recover and remember our lost children and ancestors Thank you Thank You speaker last week I was thrilled to join the premier and the minister of health in Mississauga Lakeshore for a very special announcement. This government is making a historic Multi-billion-dollar investment to build a new state-of-the-art Mississauga Hospital in Mississauga Lakeshore when it's completed This will be the largest hospital in Canada with almost a thousand hospital beds one of the largest emergency Departments in Canada 23 operation rooms an advanced Diagnostic facility a new pharmacy a new clinical lab and a new parking structure speaker This will be the largest investment in hospital Infrastructure in the history of Canada a very significant part of our 30.2 billion dollar plan to build expand and upgrade hospitals across Ontario The current Mississauga Hospital first opened in 1958. I was born there My sons were born there But as Mayor Bonnie Cromby said this pandemic brought a light on some real limit limitations of our current hospital The truth is speaker this investment should have been done 15 years ago by the former liberal government keeping keeps saying no I can't tell you how proud I am this premier and this government said yes to this historic project We're also building 632 long-term care beds in partnership with the Trillium health partners at a in a total of 1,152 new long-term care beds in Mississauga Lakeshore more than any other riding in the province of Ontario This projects are game-changers They will help put an end to hallway health care for the people of Mississauga Lakeshore and across peel and Across the Tobacco as well. Thank you. Thank you. I recognize a member from Hamilton Mountain Thank you speaker this morning I'm excited to stand and share the news of my second annual food drive parade that will be happening on Sunday, December the 19th the Santa food drive will begin at 11 a.m. And we'll be starting at Dave Andrew Chuck Arena and heading south Donations will be happily collected from your porch or street site last year We raised over a thousand pounds of food for our local food banks and we had such a great turnout from our community The donations raised from this year's food drive will be going to our local food banks such as neighbor to neighbor Good Shepherd and the Kingsway Outreach Center feed Ontario reported that 592 308 adults and children access food banks in Ontario between April 1st 2020 and March 31st 2021 an increase of over 10% in the last year and the largest single increase since 2009 Our neighbors need us they need various non perishable food items such as cereal oatmeal Can fruit granola bars as well as toiletries diapers and feminine hygiene project products just to name a few so please Donate generously this holiday season We'll be joined by our local firefighters and our pal stripes from the tiger cats as and of course our dear friend Santa Who always graciously joins us in Hamilton Mountain? Volunteers are welcome to attend so if you're interested in joining us Please reach out to my office and we will make sure that you get all the information that you need Next Sunday's food drive is going to be a fantastic event and we look forward to coming to your community So don't miss out speaker finally I just want to wish all members of the legislative assembly a very happy holiday Merry Christmas to all people across Ontario and particularly in my riding of Hamilton Mountain. Thank you very much Member statements the member for Ottawa, Vanny. Thank you. Mr. Speaker the holiday season is upon us And I want to recognize a great initiative in my community that brings the community together every year around this time To raise funds for the partage venue food bank It was a pleasure again this year to take part to the snowflakes breakfast with my team The generosity of the people of Ottawa Vanny once again made this event another great success Raising for the eight thousand dollars for the food bank Our community partners that organized the second edition Gifted breakfast boxes that could be collected and that was featuring products of Local partners. It's a pillar in our community the The chair of this community Spent 30 years of leadership and dedication towards this community. I would like to thank him and honor him And wish him a very long retirement And I know that all of us Here are hoping that every Ontarians find a safe place to sleep and nutritious meals Although raising money for food banks is incredibly important as legislators We need to work constructively together to find long lasting solutions As we all head back to our homes in constituencies I want to wish everyone a great holiday quality time with your loved ones and a start of the new years with renewed motivation To work in collaboration for the best interest of all Ontarians. Happy holidays everyone joyous fight Thank you Member statements the member from arkham thornhill Thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker Tomorrow december 9th is an international day of Commemoration and the dignity of the victims of the crime of genocide and the prevention of this crime Mr. Speaker Today, I rise to honor the victims and the survivors of genocide living in ontario in canada and across the world From the armenian genocide to the holocaust To the bosnian Rwandan and indigenous genocide and more recently The genocide in da'afur in shillanka against the town speaking people and of the rohenia people and bigger muslims Time and time again the world said never again But the world and the united nation failed Over and over again Mr. Speaker The horror of genocide ethnic cleansing have flagged history and cruelly taken away the life of so many innocent human beings Marginalized group have been and continue to be targeted of the identity The heinous crime is the bone out of hate discrimination And fundamental violation of human rights Mr. Speaker We have a moral application to protect and uphold the principle of quality Equality and human dignity Our words and action is matter As ellie weisel once said What hurt the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor But the silence of the bystander Let us say never again and commit fully to preventing another genocide from ever happening Again, thank you, mr. Speaker Thank you Member statements and member for sudbury. Thank you very much speaker speaker I recently went to visit subri secondaries value vault was invited by janine herbert hebert Uh, janine is an educational assistant and she's part of the team running subri secondaries life skills program When I arrived janine introduced me to dave burtrum the school's principal When lori lege who janine described as the driving force behind the value vault initiative And if lori is the driving force and you have to acknowledge the students and subri secondaries life skills ASD program speaker because those students are the heart and soul of the value vault Without them it simply wouldn't be as well organized and as available as it is And you might be wondering what is the value vault speaker It's it's like a food bank, but it's so much more they have perishable and non perishable foods But they also have clothing hygiene products and household items And they also offer students the use of washing machines and a dryer And obviously it's designed for students in need, but it's also in use by all students It's every secondary during my tour there were students stopping by to grab snacks before their practice others looking for a Toak or warm gloves Still others who want a reusable water bottle or some food to bring home And the whole place was warm and welcoming without even a hint of stigma It truly is a model to be proud of and copied Except and let's be honest speaker Students from lower income families wouldn't have the need for food banks like the value vault The successful Successive liberal and conservative governments would stop pretending that it's a single mom with two children can survive on a thousand bucks a month from o w We're going to copy models like the value vault and I think that we should Let's ensure they're a place to get extra snacks and not a place that our children must depend on because their bellies are empty Thank you speaker The member for mississauga center Thank you very much speaker as a nurse I always appreciate hearing from the members of my profession on how our government can support nursing across ontario Two weeks ago I was pleased to join several of my caucus colleagues for a virtual round table with the registered practical nurses association of ontario Or we are pn for short Over 95 percent of registered practical nurses provide direct care to patients in our province And we were much appreciate hearing their perspective directly The topic of the round table was facing the nursing and retention challenge head on A crucial subject as we seek to both attract and retain talented nurses in ontario Earlier this year our government announced the new two million dollar recruitment and retention initiative program as part of our 2021 budget to be delivered directly by we rpn The program will provide financial incentives for eligible nurses and psw's to work in ontario retirement homes for six months to one year Above all speaker We enjoyed a productive discussion and the rich input and perspectives from the we rpn members will inform our government's next steps In addressing this challenge Thank you to the we rpn CEO diane martin the board and front line members who hosted and spoke at the event Our government remains committed to meaningful and constructive dialogue with ontario's nurses as we work towards our shared goal Of providing the best possible care for patients in ontario. Thank you very much speaker Thank you very much. That concludes our member statements for this morning I'm very pleased to inform the house that page Rishi Bar gava from the riding of etopico north is one of today's page captains And we have with us today at queens park her mother camille bar gava Welcome to the legislative assembly of ontario