 It is now time for a member's statements, the member from Forne Hill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Howard Rothman. Last week, when terrorists stormed Jerusalem's Kahilat-Bene Tora synagogue, Toronto native Howard Rothman was deep in prayer. The horrific attack Tuesday morning left five people dead and at least another five injured. Howard is currently in a medical-induced coma after receiving multiple blows to his neck, skull and arms. He has already undergone three surgeries and lost one eye. Howard did not deserve this fate. I want to echo the sentiments of Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister when he said, attacks on innocent worshippers in what is supposed to be a place of peace and tranquility are cowardly and must not be tolerated. The Jewish community across the GTA and across the province has once again come together in solidarity in response to this most vicious attack. The UJA federation of Greater Toronto has generously agreed to set up a fund for Howard, his wife, Risa and their family. Last night I had the privilege of attending the Jewish National Fund negative dinner. Proceeds from the 2014 negative campaign will go directly towards building a new facility for the Herzog Hospital in Israel to treat post-traumatic stress disorders and mental health issues. These issues are all too prevalent in Israel as a result of living under constant threats of terrorism and barbarism as displayed in attacks such as last Tuesdays. I offer my deepest heartfelt condolences to the families of all of the victims and my prayers are with Howard and his family during this most difficult time. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Member from London West. Thank you Speaker. On Friday I was pleased to attend the launch of an exciting new smart phone app, Smart Appetite. The app was designed in London to encourage people to buy local, eat smart and get healthy, improving community well-being and boosting Southwestern Ontario's local food economy. The app was developed under the leadership of Western University Professor and London West constituent Dr. Jason Gilliland working in collaboration with students, researchers and community partners. This is just the latest in an amazing lineup of community university research projects that Dr. Gilliland has led over the years in the process providing paid employment for approximately 300 students, many of whom are undergrads. Not only do Dr. Gilliland's students gain hands-on experience in data collection, data analysis and report writing, but they also develop enduring relationships with vital community organizations, giving these talented young people a direct stake in the well-being of our community and the connections that will hopefully keep them in London when they graduate. These are exactly the kind of opportunities that would be expanded by my private member's bill, the Learning through Workplace Experience Act. I congratulate Dr. Gilliland on his commitment to enhancing his students' learning experience by providing valuable opportunities for paid employment on projects that address community needs. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, from Brampton, Mississauga Brampton South. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to share with this House that recently I had the opportunity to attend Phase 2 groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of Hazel Macalion Sheridan Campus in Mississauga. Mr. Speaker, it was only in May of 2009 that I had the privilege on behalf of our government to announce that there will be a new Sheridan Campus in Mississauga. In September 2011, the campus became a reality. During the summer of 2011 again, I had the privilege to announce that our government would invest an additional 67.7 million for Phase 2 expansion of the campus to be completed in the summer of 2016. This expansion of Sheridan Campus will mean greater success to poor secondary education, investment in our youth and enormous benefit to our community. Our government is making progress on the promises it made by investing in people's skills and talents. We stood by our commitment, promise made, promise kept. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Thank you. And over from there, let's go over. Thank you, Speaker. You know, Winston Churchill once said that we make a living by what we get, but we make a life out of what we give. Calvin Nye, teacher, football coach in his short, far too short, 48 years, gave a lot, Mr. Speaker, and what a life he lived. I grew up with Calvin. We were a one-year age difference, played basketball against him. A guy you didn't mess with in the paint, grabbed every rebound that was out there, but he was a great football player. A linebacker you didn't mess with. He went on to be a defensive end and an all-star at the University of Guelph. The funny thing was he went to Ridgway High School, but he played for the Fortary Falcons because Ridgway hadn't a team for about 30 years since the mid-1970s. After he graduated and came back to Ridgway High School, Calvin decided to bring football back to Ridgway, and he was at same defensive end tenacity to raise $33,000 from donors and bring a team back to Ridgway-Crisby High School. The night he died, he actually had the team in for a bit of a pep rally. It was a big game. He came up against the Beamsville Bucks. Sadly, passed away, but a hard attack at 48. His team rallied the next day, beat the Beamsville Bucks, and then went on to terror. Knocked off the South Lincoln Bears in the semifinal, and then won the championship over the tough, thralled Golden Eagles to win that title. Speaker, the first title for Ridgway since 1970. I'm proud of Calvin. I'm proud of the Blue Devils and what they did. The coach, by the way, in 1970, an undefeated Ridgway Blue Devils team, Pat Hudak, my dad. Oh, cool. I'm proud of that, too. Calvin Nye, a man who lived a great life, gave back to his community. Sadly, missed. Tragic story, but a Hollywood ending, we're real proud of him. Thank you, Speaker. Members, same as a member from our Golden Mall, too. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome and recognize the many people who have traveled to Queen's Park today to raise the plight of injured workers. New Democrats continue to raise alarm bells over the internal changes to WSAB benefits under this liberal government. This is an all-out assault under the liberal government on injured workers, and quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, it's alarming. There are some of our province's most vulnerable citizens, and we need them, and we need to support them. People are outraged to see continuous governments, mismanagement and scandals, and money flowing into the pockets of corporate CEOs while injured workers continue to suffer. I have met several times with members of the Manitoulin North Shore Injured Workers Group, many times, Mr. Speaker, and they wish to be here today, but unfortunately, due to financial constraint, it's very difficult for some of them to get here. New Democrats continue to raise concerns, sadly, our efforts continue to fall on deaf ears. Since 2009, when David Marshall became the head of WSAB, we have seen drastic reduction of benefits for injured workers. While Marshall receives a 20% bonus on his $400,000 salary, WSAB claims rates have shot up by 50%. This government needs to ensure that injured workers are not harmed further by these reckless policy changes, and new Democrats will continue to stand up for the rights of injured workers. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Member statements? Member from Burlington. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm honoured to stand here today to recognise a significant milestone for the Burlington branch of the Canadian Red Cross. This past weekend, my colleague, the member for Houghton and I, were able to celebrate 75 years of service with this outstanding organisation. Not only do they provide a range of services to our local community of Burlington, but they also look outwards in international efforts for emergency relief operations. Now, if we lived in a perfect world, we wouldn't need the support of an organisation like the Red Cross. If we lived in a perfect world, families would not be without homes from floods or fires, and seniors would not be isolated and confined to their homes. But the truth is we live in the real world where it is inevitable that natural disasters, accidents and conflicts do happen. This is a world where a CPR course or an abuse prevention program can help save lives. A world where transportation to a medical appointment or the delivery of a hot meal can change the day of a local senior for the better. After witnessing the devastating impacts of the flood in Burlington this past August, it gives me great pride to reflect on the impactful work of the Burlington branch of the Canadian Red Cross. Mr. Speaker, as a result of the flood, people's lives were suddenly on their front lawns and the Red Cross was there, going door to door, talking to victims of the flood, helping them with their concerns and measuring the flood's impact. So it gives me great pleasure to thank and congratulate for 75 years of service in making Burlington a wonderful place, all of the volunteers and staff. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Member of statements. Member from REN from Nipissing Pembroke. Very much, Speaker. And my statement today is a request to the Minister of Transportation to assume my private member's bill, a bill I introduced last week that would amend the Highway Traffic Act to prohibit driving a motor vehicle on a highway with a dangerous accumulation of snow or ice. I introduced this bill last in the last parliament, and as the parliament expired and died, the bill died on the order paper as well. But as winter approaches, and I want to remind people, if anybody who drove on the highways last winter, it would be rare if you didn't see at some point ice or snow flying off the roof of another vehicle on the highway. It was that kind of winter. We have no idea what kind of winter we're going to have ahead of us this year, but the same thing could happen. But what happened to a constituent in my riding, Mr. Gord Stickles, was alarming. A 53-foot-long sheet of ice, up to 5 inches thick, came off in one motion off the roof of the tractor trailer. He escaped injury and possibly death, but his vehicle was completely demolished. And we find out then that Ontario has no provision to provide for this in legislation, so we're asking for that. It'll bring it in line with other jurisdictions such as Quebec, New Brunswick, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. All jurisdictions that, like us, have winter. So I'd ask the Minister of Transportation to take a look at this, bring this forth as a government bill. I'm sure that every member in this House would support it. Thank you very much. Thank you. Members statements? Members from Eglinton, Lawrence. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Jeff Dorfman. Jeff Dorfman was the proprietor of Katz's corned beef, deli and emporium. Jeff was an incredible volunteer who served in the Canadian militia with the Governor General's Horse Guard. He served there for 51 years. He was an honorary left-handed colonel. He helped guide the Canadian Military Institute just down the street. In fact, the Canadian Military Institute, because of Jeff's work, is going to be made into a legacy project ensuring the Institute stays for another 100 years. Jeff was an incredible businessman. He was a generous community volunteer. He loved Canada, and that's why he served for 51 years with the militia and was always there to help everybody in the community. He will be missed by all. He was a real, as they say in Yiddish, a real mensch, as a real man's man who was a man of his word and really typified what's great about a young Canadian who worked his whole life, never took anything from the government, always gave back. So we pay tribute to Jeff Dorfman, left-handed colonel, Jeff Dorfman. And we're all going to miss Jeff and so will his wife Faye, his daughters Ruth and Kate, and his son Aubrey. So to Jeff Dorfman, we're going to miss you, Jeff. You were a real friend and mensch for all of us. Thank you. Member Famous, the member from Kingston in the Isles. Mr. Speaker, recently I was blessed to attend an inspirational event in my community, namely the Afro-Carib Foundation of Kingston's Annual Awards and Dinner Dance. Each year the board, headed up by the irrepressible Judy Brown, raises funds to support two scholarships to Queen's University and to provide yearly awards to high school students who have shown academic excellence and who are also in financial need. The outstanding student awards went to the Maverick Blair of Frontenac Secondary School and Anthony Donay and Everald Watts of QECVI, three wonderful young men that I had the pleasure of chatting with over dinner. The scholarships are worthy of further note. The Robert Sutherland Bursary commemorates Queen's University's first student of colour who came to Queen's from Jamaica in 1849. His extraordinary academic achievements deserve more time, but amongst other things, he is celebrated as Canada's first lawyer. He left his entire estate to Queen's, the largest donation they had ever received at a time when Queen's was in poverty and about to be annexed by the University of Toronto. Organisations such as this, of which there are many in my riding, Mr. Speaker, take considerable pride in contributing to the multicultural vibrancy and quality of life in our community. I never cease to draw inspiration from their hard work of organisations and volunteers. Thank you. Well done. Thank you. The member from Davenport on a point of order. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And as previously mentioned earlier, it gives me great pleasure to introduce and welcome Ms. Morton's great five students from Fairbank Memorial Public School in my riding at Davenport. Where's Ms. Morton? Well, that's not a point of order. It's always nice to see the people that you actually introduce. So we're glad that they're here. Well, I'm going to take that advantage as well before we move to the next routine proceedings. And that is two more members of former parliamentarians have showed up in the speakers gallery. Mr. David Warner, who was also a speaker. And Mr. Steve Gilchrist, we're glad you're here with us this afternoon.