 It is now time for question period the member from the peon car My question is is for the Premier Premier the members for Perry Sound, Muskoka North Bay and Kenora Rainey River Have all demanded action to save the pulp mill in Fort Francis Even the Minister of Natural Resources Agriculture Admitted quote timelines are tight and we need to ensure the building is heated 200 direct northern jobs are at stake and another 800 indirect yet the government remains complacent Unable or unwilling to secure employment and opportunity for for Francis Given the government floundered on the sale of the mill to expel will the Premier commit today that she will instruct her Minister to find a way to heat the mill this winter And I know that the Minister of Natural Resources in forestry will want to comment on the supplementary But I will just say to the member opposite I think it is laudable that she is taking an interest in a northern issue Because you know as we have always said this is one Ontario and it's very important that everyone in this house Understand that and we have been engaged as the minister has said repeatedly in question period We have been engaged on this file from the beginning We are in conversation the minister has been in conversation with the the owner of the mill and We are doing everything in our power mr. Speaker if there is a deal to be had But these are private sector entities who have to deal with market realities and deal with each other But we are doing everything in our power mr. Speaker to stay engaged and if there is a resolution to help to facilitate that I Heard their speaker is that she and her minister do not understand the importance of 200 local well-paying jobs in remote and rural Ontario But I can assure her of one thing the progressive conservative caucus does understand that Understand that in for Francis to create this government must out today Not grandstand with blustery bravado as the minister has done in the assembly We know that heating the mill this winter would extend the timeline for resolute forest Products to sell the mill well the premier and her caucus put as much time into for Francis's crisis as they've just done On her recent trip to China Mr. Speaker this is a very serious issue and the economy in the north is a very serious issue It's why mr. Speaker I have made it my business to travel repeatedly to the north to meet with companies and and municipal leaders in the north Mr. Speaker It's extremely important to me that I was part of the northern debate and that I gave people in the north the Opportunity to interact interact with me and that was not the first time I had been in the north mr. Speaker So the fact is that we have taken this issue very seriously And it's why mr. Speaker in our platform We made it clear and we have made it clear that partnering with business working with business is a fundamental part of the Trajectory for economic success in this problem Again, I heard no response to the people of Fort Francis that you're taking their concerns seriously Premier I grew up in a small town in the Glasgow Nova Scotia where the pulp and paper mill was one of a handful of Steady employers so I understand more than anybody that an industry like this could be the bread and butter of the local economy It can mean prosperity in good times and paucity in bed I am asking the premier to think of Fort Francis the mothers and fathers who want to work They're kids who want to go to post-secondary education and the municipality who is right now worried what a negative spin-off effect This is going to have if this mill is closed for good think of them and act now I finally ask you one more time will the premier waste no more time and move today to save for Francis's pulp and paper mill So that's a good job set go with that Listen to the member I mean maybe if during the election You or your leader or your party had gone north of Barry somebody would be taking you seriously Speaker if I wanted to speculate today as to why this particular member is asking this particular question We could all have a little fun here this afternoon or this morning, but it is a very serious issue You know just a month ago the member from Perry Sound was in Thunder Bay Complaining about money that we had contributed to private sector businesses calling it picking winners and losers Calling it corporate welfare Maybe the next time the member stands up today in the legislature and ask the question about this particular enterprise and this Business relationship she can explain why this one isn't picking winners and losers, and she can explain why this one I dare say the minister should stop talking about losers But my question goes back to the premier on September 16th US Steel officially filed for bankruptcy The plant permanently shut down back in the surveyor culture come to order ending more than a century of steel production at the Hamilton plant for years on Ontario steel was the staple of building modern cities and Supporting a number of key Ontario industries including the automotive energy Construction and mining sectors, but under 10 years of liberal mismanagement in the energy sector and uncompetitive tax regimes Giants of industry have fled and been driven out of Ontario as a result of the loss of thousands of direct and indirect Industry job steel industry jobs can the premier explain how her government can claim Economic growth on the one hand while in fact the evidence on the other is clear that her policies are driving jobs and prosperity Out of Ontario So Mr. Speaker, I know that the Minister of Economic Development and Employment and Infrastructure is going to want to speak to this on the Supplementary, but let me just let me just put a couple of numbers on the table the unemployment rate in Ontario was 6.5% That is the lowest rate since 2008 That's one number the other number I want to put on the table is more than 500,000 net new jobs, Mr. Speaker since the economic downturn So the reality is that the economic plan that we have been acting on and that we have put in place the investment in infrastructure the partnering with businesses, Mr. Speaker the Understanding that our economy is changing that industry is changing So the investment in the talent and skills that our young people are going to need for the future Mr. Speaker the Recognition that supporting our education sector and helping it to link better with the labour market Those are the pillars of our economic plan, Mr. Speaker, and they are working as we go through this transition in Ontario Look, I understand that the Liberals are supposedly excited about bringing 80 new steel manufacturing jobs from China But this is a liberal government that has missed crucial Opportunities not only in Ontario, but in the rest of Canada to remote hundreds of jobs right here Let's take for example the Alberta oil Sands. They need a considerable amount of steel products companies working in the oil Sands in Port-A-Rout. Excuse me stop the clock Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs is warned. The member from Haliburton, Cortholex Crop Has been told now No, no just let me do mine Please finish Companies working in the oil sands import around five point six billion dollars annually in Manufacturing goods, but illegally dumped and subsidized imports from countries like China are being used instead of Ontario steel Which has hurt key regions in Ontario including Hamilton and including the north so my question is why does the government continue to stifle? Ontario manufacturing and import jobs overseas rather than working to stimulate our economy right here in Ontario Thank you Mr. Speaker the Ontario steel industry's GDP is up 38% since the recession in a low in 2009 But this is a sector mr. Speaker that globally is having some serious challenges in Ontario can't remove itself from the global Challenges with regard to the steel industry what we can do mr. Speaker is keep investing in the things that are important to Help the steel sector for instance mr. Speaker the auto sector Investments that you call corporate welfare mr. Speaker we call strong investments to build a supply chain in this province We're seeing record sales right now an auto mr. Speaker if they had their way We would have abandoned the auto sector and those opportunities wouldn't be there Let me give you another example mr. Speaker the wind turbine production that's taken place across this province a huge Steel sector in this province those are the kind of investments are supporting the steel sector Those are the kind of investments at the party opposite as we're doing Typical of that minister is rhetoric over reality every single time We are continuing to lose good and well-paying manufacturing jobs and Canadian jobs in the steel production industry because of the illegally dumped imports and an uncompetitive Business climate there are major opportunities out there. We are the fourth largest market in the world We should be in we should be embracing that there are opportunities for Ontario steel from Northern Ontario Hamilton and elsewhere to contribute to projects in our province in Alberta and in the rest of Canada But you're making it more difficult Can you explain to me why you would rather import steel from China then you look at local opportunities here and production in Ontario? Thank you Well the protectionist party over the opposite side has kind of changed their tune They're federal their federal part cousins talk about free trade. They're talking about protectionism We're a trading we're a trading nation We're a trading province and we need to be open to trade and we can't we can't get away from that But mr. Speaker when she talks about an uncompetitive environment environment for investment. She's dead wrong We're number one in North America Mr. Speaker we're up over half a million net new jobs since the global recession That's almost 200 percent in job recovery when you compare that to the u.s. There about a hundred and fifteen percent I call that progress mr. Speaker. There still are more people out of work But we're going to keep investing in our people we're going to keep investing in building a strong economy And we're going to keep putting on terrains back. Thank you new question the leader of the third party Thank you speaker my questions for the premier the fall economic statement says that the annual auto insurance transparency and accountability expert report has been given to the minister of finance Why is the premier keeping this hidden from a terry and speaker? Minister finance mr. Finance. I'm a speaker. It's not hidden In fact we would have received the report much sooner had we not been forced into the election had it not been delayed As a result the report is now is before us. We're having a review. It'll be released very shortly. Thank you, mr. Speaker Speaker when the premier was worried about her political future She promised to lead the most transparent government in Canada She even named the auto insurance expert report the transparency and accountability report I'm sure George out or well. We'll be having a chuckle about that speaker, but now she's keeping transparency reports hidden In fact when I asked the question the premier and the minister of finance I wouldn't even admit that the transparent transparency report even existed now as a premier going to deny the existence of the auto insurance transparency report Mr. Speaker obviously the member opposite Doesn't seem to understand the response that I just gave a moment ago The fact of the matter is the report was commissioned. We issued it. We initiated it We anticipated it a long ago but it didn't come because of the delays that were caused by the opposition by the Unfortunate resolve of an election which for us and for the people of Ontario was a welcome relief mr. Speaker because now Majority enabling us to act quickly on the issue of reducing auto insurance rates The report will be released momentarily is before us. It's being reviewed. Thank you, mr. Speaker Apparently the secret transparency report on auto insurance shows that the Liberals claim that they cut auto insurance rates by 8% and now the Liberals are keeping the report hidden from the public What other embarrassing details speaker rearing the report that the government is so interested in keeping hidden So mr. Speaker maybe the member opposite can revise your questioning as opposed to looking at the script and maybe Listening to the answer the report is before us is being reviewed. It'll be released momentarily in time Let's get it done But we need it is time to review it had it been not for the delays made by the opposition and frankly They have and they have actually voted down the very measures necessary to reduce auto insurance rates So it looks like we're gonna have to do this without their help as a speaker It'll be released shortly and nobody before the house Thank you speaker, let's hope the reports original and not cleansed by the Liberal party My next question is My next question to the premier speaker people are wondering how they can actually trust this premier on April 20th 2014 the premier said and I quote we won't cut education, but education Consultation documents say that the premier's plan is to cut a 500 million dollars from education Why is the premier breaking the promise she made to Ontarians just seven months ago? Besides the election being over speaker. What else has changed? I know that the Minister of Education will will want to speak to the specifics, but The fact is that education funding continues to go up under this government. Mr. Speaker The reality is that we have a very strong record in terms of increasing education But also supporting the publicly funded education of our students, Mr. Speaker, and we will continue to do that The nine-page page platform that the NDP put out actually had a six hundred million dollar a year cut Mr. Speaker that would have had to take more funding out of education than Then the the member opposite has frankly admitted So the reality is we continue to put more money in education We continue to support the publicly funded education system. Mr. Speaker. That is that is part of the DNA of this government We will continue to do that work Mr. Speaker Well speaker the premier went on the campaign trail saying she wouldn't cut education But here she is cutting education leaving students behind the premier seems to be a denial speaker I call cutting five hundred million dollars out of education and education cut. What does the premier call it? Yes, thank you very much speaker and I think what we do need to recognize is That this is a province where we have less children when we used to have and we need to have Savings in the education system to account for the fact that we have less kids than we used to but that doesn't change the fact That we continue to increase the funding for education We have invested this year twenty two point five billion dollars in education That's a fifty six point five percent increase since 2003 the funding for each and every child in Ontario's education system has gone up over $4,000 per child speaker since we took time. So yes, we do have the Demographic reality answer that not even the opposition can change that the average family today has one point one children They use Thank you Speaker pre-election the premier said she wouldn't cut education Post-election the Liberal government slashing five hundred million dollars from education pre-election She said auto rates had come down by eight percent post-election We see that they haven't speaker pre-election. She said she wouldn't sell off assets post-election She's planning to sell off local hydro utility speaker pre-election She said Ontarians would get answers on the gas plants post-election She's protecting key witnesses pre-election. She promised that child poverty would be reduced by 25 percent Post-election speaker the government hasn't even come close It's been five months since the election speaker and that's five broken promises by this premier So I asked her again. What has changed except that the election is over question. Thank you Yes, thank you and unlike the party office that we understand that this is about finding say We actually think that what we want to do is fund the children who are in our school system Not fund empty seats speaker Do you know that we are currently spending about one billion dollars on empty seats? Order, please I think that there's some efficiencies and savings there and in fact our school board partners agree They have done things like amalgamate back office to get savings from joint back office. They've amalgamated Transportation they're sharing school space We think that that's a great use of school space is to have two boards come and share one school That's the sort of efficiency that we believe our school system can have and still have a Wonderful education system, which is fully funded for students not seats As you know when a person is released on bail there are conditions imposed on them such as house arrest or limiting when they where they can go But if they break their bail conditions, they must return to court for further restrictions or go back to jail There are disturbing examples like Christopher husbands who's facing charges in connection with the Eaton Center shooting While he was under house arrest clearly no one was monitoring monitoring him Minister how many individuals in Ontario are currently released on bail and what happens when their bail conditions are broken Thank you very much It's a it's a very important question and it's a very unfortunate situation we When someone is released on bail There is some condition attached or there's no condition attached to To a person when there is a condition attached You know this person need to respect the condition that are attached to their their release on bail And if they're they they fail to to comply with the condition then They they will be Back into jail. So It's but I know that there is some concern about the the bail system and we're told that there's too many That have many condition attached to their bail So there is a committee that was put together by my ministry to review the system. Thank you Minister I'm looking for numbers I want a quantitative idea of how many people in Ontario are out on bail with the condition You know, you say you want to crack down on underground economy, but you can't even track the criminals that are already out there Ministry is not tracking this information. This is a matter of public safety You have an obligation to follow through and make sure those who break their bail conditions are punished Given that you've already admitted in an order paper question that you do not track this critical information What steps will you take to ensure the people following their conditions are following their bail conditions and that the people of Ontario are safe So the member is right We do not collect statistic Provincially on the number of people released on bail because I can give a number today and the number is different tomorrow. So Copy of bail order are provided to the appropriate police service Individual police service established their own system and practices to monitor those who are out on bail So the police know which accused person have been released on bail and they pay special attention Renfrew come to order. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Thank you My question is to the minister for Pan Am Parapan games speaker We know that despite the government's mantra that everything is on budget on time that many of the construction projects for the Pan Parapan games Are behind schedule how far behind well that information is going to cost you Speaker I suppose when you're the government and you stage the most expensive multi sports game in Canadian history and the cost Keep going up. We shouldn't be surprised when they demand over $4,000 from Canada's most widely read newspaper to release documents about just how far behind they Really are on these venues speaker will this government dispense with the outrageous fee requests and tell Ontarians the real status of the 10 new sports facilities under construction Information asked for by the Toronto Star and any delays that are involved Thank You mr. Speaker I'd like to thank the member for the the important question today These are the most open and transparent games in the history of this country In fact if you look at multi sporting games internationally These are the most open and transparent transparent games that have ever come forward and we know that 2015 is working with the request to refine the scope of the FOI To reduce the cost, but I think it's important to understand mr. Speaker that this process is an independent process It's impartial and it's conducted by the public service In fact mr. Speaker it's consistent with all other provinces and it's the same process that was in place when the conservatives were in power And it's the same process that's been in place when the NDP was in power. Thank you Thank You speaker speaker the government has not released this information to the members of this house and Not to the Toronto Star and to all Ontarians without a price game organizers in this electronic era say they cannot provide the Requested information on a disk something routinely done by other ministries and agencies at all levels of this government these games Organizations ultimately report to the minister and his ministry on how to provide electronic information So speaker will this minister and the government either require pan-pan games Organizers to release the information right now or have the ministry obtain them immediately to release those requested information to the Ontario public Thank You mr. Speaker Again these games are the most open and transparent games ever brought forward in the history of this this province in the history of this country and We made sure that teal 2015 was brought under the FOI Legislation and it's the first time that any any of the games have been brought under this legislation The teal 2015 is fully complied with the FOI regulations and again It's consistent with all other jurisdictions across this country. There's 6,000 pages that have been requested We're working teal 2015 is working with the Requestor to ensure that information can be brought forward that is cost-effective and they'll continue to work with them Thank You mr. Speaker Thank You mr. Speaker my question is for the minister of transportation as a proud member of Tunis but I know how much my Constituents care about public transit It was in fact the most concerning issue in my writing during the last provincial election The constituents use Transit to get to work to school in the morning and then to home to their family and friends at the end of the day And they want me to make sure that our government is doing everything we can to help Keep public transit both safe and efficient. I'm proud to have one of the Canada's busiest transport transportation hubs union station In in my writing as many people in my Constituency use this hub to move around the city and the region mr. Speaker through you to the minister I hear a few weeks ago. There were some improvements to be made to question signal signaling system at Union station Could the minister provide the house with some more information on those two improvements sir transportation Thank you very much mr. Speaker, and I want to thank the member from Trinity Spadina for that Not only for the question speaker But also for his continued advocacy on behalf of those that he represents so well in this legislature That member is correct speaker two weeks ago I was very happy to announce that our government is working to make transit more efficient for commuters in and around the greater Toronto and Hamilton area we will be making improvements to the entire signaling system within the union station rail corridor these improvements will Ultimately enhance service reliability eliminate track bottlenecks increase train speeds and reduce operating costs work on this project will begin in 2015 and is expected to be completed by 2019 Mr. Speaker decisive actions like this help ensure that we are making it easier for transit riders to make seamless connections when traveling And it also ensures that we're prepared ahead of time for a certain anticipated doubling of transit ridership over the next 20 years Thank you. I want to thank the minister for his response I know my constituents will be very happy to hear about these great improvements. Mr. Speaker I recently heard Announcement by our government alongside with Metrolinx and an Ivan cold Cambridge to further the redevelopment of Union station by connecting it to a new downtown Gold bus terminal. This is very exciting announcement as this development will provide more travel options To my constituents of throughout and the throughout GTA Mr. Speaker, can the minister tell the house what implications these new bus terminals will have for commuters both in my writing and around GTA? Okay minister, thanks very much speaker and again I want to thank the member from Trinity Spadina for that question I am very proud to be a member of a government that actually invests in public transit speaker And I can say that there are so many tangible examples to prove this fact The member is right speaker this September I was pleased to announce that Metrolinx will be partnering with Ivanhoe Cambridge to build a new downtown go bus terminal at 45 Bay Street This new terminal speaker will provide commuters with better convenience and choice by having intercity bus carriers Go via rail TTC and the up Express all at one central location This terminal will also welcome go-transits fleet of environmentally friendly double-decker buses to downtown Toronto Construction of the terminal is expected to start in the spring of 2015 and we'll take approximately three years to complete Speaker projects like these are an excellent example of what can happen Sir when we work together with our private and public sector partners to invest in our communities and thanks to the advocacy of that member and Others on the house. We're getting the job done. Thanks very much Thanks very much speaker my question is to the minister of health and long-term care a month ago I introduced my private members bill to bring more transparency and accountability to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Since then I've heard from people across our province Their stories of running into the wall of silence as CPSO close ranks Foyling attempts to get answers after the death of a loved one are heartbreaking But they've convinced me something needs to change But the reality is three percent of private members bills introduced here Have received royal assent since 1975 Minister do you agree that the current complaints reporting system is broken? And will you work with me on my reasonable reforms in my bill to make some changes at CPSO? Thank You mr. Speaker of course, I'm always happy to work with my esteemed colleague from across the other side and But I want to point out mr. Speaker that we've already made and are making important changes in terms of Transparency and accountability and oversight for all of our regulatory bodies Including the CPSO in fact mr. Speaker just several weeks ago I wrote to all of the regulatory bodies that have a role to play and oversight in the healthcare sector asking them to Incorporate additional transparency measures in their business plans mr. Speaker to report back to me to the ministry by December 1st with regards to the specific Activities that they will undertake on a go-forward basis with regards to Transparency and accountability. I believe it's good for the colleges It's certainly good for our health sector, and it's good for Ontario mr. Speaker Thanks very much speaker back to the minister up minister. I know you're a doctor But I think we have to acknowledge that the system is broken and you have the authority to fix it media reports indicate that just 2% of the 2294 complaints Investigated by CPSO last year were publicly available. What about the other 98%? Shouldn't the veil of secrecy be lifted from those investigations only you have the power to give Ontarians the Information that CPSO won't do voluntarily the buck stops with you My question is are you going to stand up with patients and transparency? Are you going to close ranks with fellow doctors and the CPSO? Well mr. Speaker, I'm not sure if the member opposite actually was listening to the first Response that I made to the question that we are taking action mr. Speaker and and you know I think it goes without saying that My top priority and the priority of this government is the health and safety and well-being of all Ontarians mr. Speaker The mandate of the CPSO of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario as with all regulatory bodies in the health sector is That same objective the health safety protection of Ontarians And I know that the CPSO and the other bodies are working diligently towards that object mr. Speaker But we are not standing still on this issue whatsoever that we have taken a number of measures that I articulated in the first part of my answer Transparency is of utmost importance. It makes for a better health care system an informed patient Ontarian is important in terms of strengthening the quality of care that they receive And it's certainly something that we continue to work diligently on mr. Speaker question the member from Nicobelt Thank You mr. Speaker my question is for the Minister of Health and long-term care my private members bills to prevent the sale of flavor Cigarillo past you know about this very well we co-sponsored this but took a tobacco company worked over time to find loopholes in the law The tobacco companies in willingness to cooperate motivated the big tobacco lies campaign from the youth group of the cancer society and they are here with us today Last year your government said they wanted to ban flavored tobacco I've reintroduced the bill to ban flavored tobacco products. My question is simple. Will you support the bill? To the associate ministry of health and long-term care Associate minister of health and long-term care. Thank you speaker And I want to thank the member opposite for the question and I also want to thank her for coming out today She was there all out with me and a number of other MPPs and we had a great tug-of-war Organized by the Canadian Cancer Society on one side We had flavored tobacco and on the other side was the good side And I'm happy to say that the good side one and the flavored tobacco lost the tug-of-war But because important that we win the real war Against tobacco the real war against flavored tobacco and the way they're trying to make inroads into our youth So this government and I am committed to doing everything that we need to do to ensure that we make, Ontario the lowest smoking jurisdiction Thank you very much Thank You speaker Speaker did you know that today? 57,000 youth are going to use flavored tobacco right here in Ontario We know that the packaging the price the distribution the marketing of flavored tobacco targets young people Flavor tobacco is most of the time the first products products that the youth consume other products such as smokeless Imitations tobacco follow the exact same business model They are meant to seem harmless But they encourage experimentation and they make sure that the next generation of smoker gets addicted The youths are in attendance today, and they want to know how much longer will we have to wait? Before we protect our youth and before the government acts and ban flavored tobacco in Ontario Thank you, mr. Speaker, you know I really appreciate the question from the member opposite But I do want to point out that before the election this government introduced legislation that would have banned flavored tobacco And if that side had supported us and not brought forward and unwarranted election by now Speaker we walk the talk we actually do things to reduce smoking and that is why you probably heard my announcement last week where we And we recommitted we recommitted to bringing back legislation to ban flavored tobacco Legislation that would have Thank you Thank you, mr. Speaker my question is for the Minister of Education Safety of our children is something we and I take very seriously Since 2003 this government has prioritized child care and early child care education We know it's important to families that they have access to safe and modern child care in order to make sure our kids Get the best possible start This is why we've introduced bill 10 the child care modernizing act I know that when you hear about the four deaths in Unlicensed care and the call from the ombudsman to take urgent action that it is imperative We move fast in getting this legislation passed That is why Minister I was so pleased to welcome you to Ottawa to meet with several members of the CICPO in Ottawa Question Minister. Can you please tell us about these discussions? Minister of Education. Yes. Thank you speaker, and I'd like to thank the member from Ottawa early on for the question Last Friday. I was very pleased to with my Ottawa colleagues to meet with a number of representatives from the CICPO That's the association representing the independent child care providers in the Ottawa area And we had a very good discussion with them I do take their concerns very seriously, and we had a good discussion of the issues There will be some areas where we disagree speaker But passing this bill bill 10, which is what we were talking about We do need to remember that it's about the safety of our children in care and that we can't afford to delay it Any further by playing games the opposition is delaying Implementing safety measures for our children answer the recently released ombudsman report is crystal clear That if we don't make some of these fundamental legislative changes to the childcare. Thank you. We are putting children Thank you supplementary Thank you, Mr. Speaker minister on behalf of my colleague in Ottawa I want to say thank you. Merci for coming to meet with members of the CICPO The open and transparent conversation was appreciated by those in attendance There were some constructive idea that emerged and I look forward to working with the those in my own writing to make sure Further progress on those ideas. However minister we keep hearing a responsible comments coming from the party opposite They themselves are creating confusion that they say exists in the sector But minister my understanding from my colleagues on the committee is that there are many stakeholders Who have expressed their support for bill 10 minister? Can you please elaborate? Thank you And I do want to acknowledge that after the discussions in Ottawa We were able to get back to the Ottawa members with some updated Information for their constituents, but with respect to the public hearings on bill 10 I think it's interesting to note what some of the presenters have said for example the home child care association of Ontario said Bill 10 represents a very important step forward to increasing the basic safety for these children and laws from the Montessori quality assurance said the government of Ontario has strived to ensure the safety and well-being of young children by introducing bill 10 and Carolyn ferns from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care said there is broad support for the many protective measures Provided for in bill 10. It is an excellent bill and we have support The Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development concluded a modernization of child care legislation is long overdue Thank you, my questions to the premier premier Will you commit to fund and implement John Torrey's 15 billion dollar smart track plan? Yes or no? He's a PC Thanks very much mr. Speaker what an interesting fascinating in fact question from this particular member and I say fascinating speaker because Repeatedly week after week this member stands up and does his very best to throw cold water And to suggest there are all kinds of reasons that we shouldn't move forward with building Ontario up speaker I know that over the last number of weeks and certainly going forward this premier our government on transit and on Transportation infrastructure projects that are so crucial to communities like Toronto like Kitchener Waterloo and so many others will work Of course speaker closely with all of our municipal partners that is speaker the best way to move the province forward and also The best way to make sure that as we invest the 29 billion dollars over the next 10 years That member and his party opposed in our budget speaker that will get the job done right Such a simple question. Yes, simple question. Where's the money John Torrey? Want to mandate for a seven-year smart track plan last month? In fact the clock is already ticking and it's your responsibility to ensure that concurrent plans Using our tracks and tax dollars make sense now that Minister has admitted to a member from Trinity's vagina come order dollar pool in your tax and spend barrel Major financial commitments like the 15 billion you will use for GTA transit plans must have stable funding in fact to move forward We already know you plan to tax us with hotlings and gas tax for transit But can you commit today that the 15 billion dollars announced for GTA transit? Will not mean other new and increased taxes for Ontarians Thanks very much speaker and I want to thank the member for that supplementary question that kind of went all over the place I think what's really important to remember speaker for that member in particular given that he represents the wonderful community of Kitchener Waterloo is that we actually have a plan speaker to move his community forward to build the province up We plan and will in fact speaker deliver over the next ten years on two-way all-day Go-service regional express rail speaker which will provide the people of his community with the extraordinary Opportunity to take the go transit the go train service speaker that is part of our $29 billion plan over the next ten-year speaker to build the province up We will work closely with Mayor Tory mayor elect Tory will work closely with mayors from his community mayors right across the province of Ontario the member from Kitchener Waterloo I certainly hope speaker that that member answer he will belatedly get on board with our plan to move the Never too late speaker for that member and his party to do the right thing. Thanks very much Question the member from welling thank you speaker my question is to the premier When the premier ran for the leadership She promised 1.8 million Ontarians with disabilities that she would make Ontario fully accessible by 2025 during the election the premier promised to instruct all ministers on their duties to meet that promise But the accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities alliance reviewed her mandate letters And they were shocked by the silence on full accessibility Why did the premier say one thing during the election and break her promise to persons with disabilities now I? Know that the Minister of Economic Development and Employment and Infrastructure is going to want to speak to this because the the issues around Helping people with disabilities to get into the workforce and making sure that we have an accessible society is very much a part of Of his mandate and mr. Speaker You know I just want to be very clear that our commitment to making Ontario accessible is firm the reason that the Accountability it rests with the Minister of Economic Development and Employment is that we know that one of the fundamental challenges for people with disabilities is Accessing the labour market becoming part of the economy being able to use their skills and their talents And so it's a fundamental part of the work that the Minister of Economic Development and Employment and Infrastructure is doing and I know that he Will want to speak to the specifics and I understand that the standards that have been put in place are Being Enacted and and being enforced and that we have more standards that we're going to be working on Thank You Speaker the premier's mandate letters give ministers their marching orders But the letter to the Minister to do nothing but explore new standards Even the former minister admitted that compliance was Unacceptably low that 70% of the private sector companies with 20-plus employees are in violation of the act Speaker Accessibility enforcement must be a real priority for this government with a premier now issue an order to the Minister of Economic Development Employment and Infrastructure to effectively enforce the AODA act That order was issued loud and clear when the premier gave me this file This is not a side file for for my ministry at all. In fact, it's it's a an absolute Necessity a priority. That's why we just recently appointed David Onley as a special advisor on access Because we're determined to continue to make progress we're talking about billions of dollars of economic opportunity Mr. Speaker that will be there for our private sector will be there for our taxpayers We'll be there for our economy if we're able to achieve these very ambitious goals that we've set out to achieve We're the first jurisdiction in the world mr. Speaker to set out in a legislative way to move forward in this way We still have plenty of work to do with the help of David Onley the accessibility community and others were determined to make Thank You mr. Speaker my question is for the premier in her capacity as the minister of Intergovernmental relations. I think this is an important question, and I know I certainly want to hear the answer to this Premier I understand that you have written to the Prime Minister on a number of occasions Wanting to meet with him to talk about shared goals for instance talking about economic growth developing safe and prosperous Communities and building a strong Ontario within Canada There are other things to talk about including working collaboratively with Ottawa on public infrastructure and given the number of severe Projects we have in Canada need attending to it would be a good idea to get together to talk about This how about talking about the auto sector international trade and the reduction of trade barriers? Premier has the federal government been willing to meet with you to talk about these important questions Do thank you premier and minister of intergovernmental affairs. Thank you And I want to thank the member for the question and as many in this house No, it's been more than 11 months since I've had the opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper face-to-face So on September 16th, Mr. Speaker I wrote to the Prime Minister requesting a meeting to discuss a variety of issues relating to economic growth Developing safe and prosperous communities and building a strong Ontario within a strong Canada because I think those things are connected As the member mentioned there are several areas where I think we can have a more collaborative Relationship Mr. Speaker working together to create opportunities to build more security throughout people's lives So just yesterday Prime Minister Harper replied, but he made no mention of my meeting request, Mr. Speaker So that's why I've written again this morning requesting a meeting before the end of 2014 I believe that it's a much better situation when the Prime Minister of Canada and Our country's biggest province are able to work together clock collaboratively, Mr. Speaker So I look forward to hearing the Prime Minister's answer. Thank you Thank you for that answer premier I think that there are other things that we need to talk about too for instance federal transfers How about talking about our employment insurance system that really does not seem to meet the realities of our modern labor market We are also moving on in Ontario with a provincial public pension plan That's aimed at securing better retirement for our future and for our citizens But could we be talking the thought about about making sure that all Canadians coast-to-coast have the same and Finally this house is called on the federal government to take action to address violence against Aboriginal women and girls Premier, how can we work collaboratively with Ottawa? How do you do this job? Thank you Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker And you know Mr. Speaker. I'm listening to some of the heckling on the other side. This is not a partisan issue This is about the Prime Minister of Canada Meeting with the Premier of the largest province in Canada Mr. Speaker, and I think that It needs to happen creating jobs and growth in the economy Work together to reduce congestion so that we spend less time commuting Mr. Speaker and more time with our families Building and renovating Mr. Speaker the schools and hospitals and roads that allow Ontarians to function, Mr. Speaker My concern is that the current system of federal provincial fiscal arrangements is working Against not for the people of Ontario Mr. Speaker and that is the discussion that needs to happen My fear is that as the federal government has been missing in action in terms of working with the problem That that would continue and I don't think that's acceptable. So we have asked for that meeting, Mr. Speaker I hope that we'll be able to talk about investment in the Ring of Fire, Mr. Speaker Infrastructure and the ways that we can collaborate Thank you very much speaker my question to the Premier Premier Chatham Kent constituent of mine found an 18 inch section of a wind turbine blade on his farm While farming this spring he found a blade on his property some 400 feet from the base of the turbine in question I have documented proof, and I will be sending these pictures over to you for review Fortunately, there was no damage to his property or personal injury to anyone, but this raises a very serious safety issue Picture a 2.3 megawatt turbine with a blade length of 135 feet Standing some 400 feet tall, and it should also be noted Premier that the blade tip Speed rates rotated 164 miles miles per hour I along with many of my writing are rightly concerned for the safety of residents. So Premier my question to you is simply this Will your government do the right thing? Question put a moratorium on turbine developments until there is a thorough review of safety standards pertaining to industrial wind turbines Minister of Energy First of all, I want to thank the member for bringing that particular issue to our attention It's not something that I had been advised of previously But certainly we will take that under advisement. We look at the circumstances around this particular issue We do have a very robust Environmental assessment process moving forward, but I think we have to understand ever from red fruit from door That when something like this happens we need to look at it very very carefully in terms of public safety the same as Piece of metal falling off an airplane which occasionally occurs you try to avoid those things happening as much as possible So I take your question seriously. We look into the circumstances I will consult with my colleague the minister of the environment and climate change With respect environmental assessments, and we will check with our Thank you. I shouldn't have to say thank you twice Supplementary speaker well the message from the government could very well be the public safety isn't a problem But premier recently the transport Canada ordered gdf Suez in my writing to take down eight industrial wind turbines That have violated airport zoning regulations at the Chattano municipal airport Premier have spoken with many pilots, and they all say it's too dangerous to fly in and out of that airport Especially when there are adverse weather conditions these turbines Pose a huge safety issue around any airport whether it be in Chatham or even calling it Literally translated premier and encounter the one of these imposing turbines or pieces of shrapnel will result in body bags None of us want that Premier safety Trump's all and I know you know that I'm not an aerospace engineer But I do know that shrapnel traveling at close to 200 miles per hour poses significant question risk for aircraft in humans So my question premier is this will your government take the initiative since you were paying huge subsidies and Reviewed turbine placement and provincial safety standards for turbine erection in all of Ontario. Thank you Thank you, mr. Speaker first I want to say that we take these things very seriously and safety standards have to be second to none So I want to assure the member that both myself and my colleagues on this side will take it seriously I do want to make sure we have perspective on this because I know you live about two blocks from here And I know the building next door to you had several large pieces fall off it and glass fell to the street That was one of about seven buildings in central Toronto, which that happened. That is also an equally serious Equally serious problem. No one the opposite suggested We put a moratorium on condominium construction in Toronto because you know what the reaction would be So we have to make sure that we're taking all of these these problems seriously We we take this very seriously when we see glass falling out of a condo tower or what we see a piece Yes, sir turbine, but wouldn't turbines cannot be held to a higher standard of safety than any other similar situation And I hope that we'll get as many questions on condo towers as we'll get on wind turbines Mr. Speaker your question Thank You speaker. My question is to the Premier Speaker statistics Canada job numbers released earlier this month were bad news for London at 7.5% London's unemployment rate is now a full percentage point higher than the Ontario average Not only has the unemployment gapped widened between London and the rest of the province But the stats also show fewer people are working in London and fewer people are looking for work Will the Premier admit that her jobs plan is failing to address London's economic challenges? Mr. Speaker no, I won't do that and I will ask the Minister of Economic Development Employment and Infrastructure to speak to the supplementary But what I will say mr. Speaker is that we recognize that the economic recovery has looked different in different parts of the province We absolutely understand that and I know that there are people in this province who are still not able to get the jobs that they are capable of that That businesses still need support mr. Speaker, and that's why we have different strategies in different parts of the province That's why we have regional development funds. So the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund mr. Speaker, that's why we have taken the initiative to make sure that we understand the economy of Different regions in the province. We know our work is not done mr. Speaker But we also know that the direction that we're going in is exactly the one that we need to be mr. Speaker that The economic recovery is taking hold, but not evenly in all parts of the province Speaker the numbers speak for themselves last month We saw 1100 people leave the London area labour force followed by another 200 people this month In fact since 2008 London has lost over 30,000 positions Many of those leaving our young people Depleting our labour pool of the young talent needed to move our city forward I'm glad the Premier talked about different job creation strategies We want to know when will this government introduce strategies that actually work for London Minister of economic development and infrastructure. Well, thank you, mr. Speaker I mean strategies that work a member should have been paying attention when the when the finance minister made his economic statement this week And he talked about our youth employment strategy, mr. Speaker There are thousands of young people in London that are getting job experiences through that 23,000 young people across this province that are the members should pay attention to some of their programs that are going on in Our community the Southwest Ontario Development Fund for instance this fund provided over 2.6 million dollars Leveraging 30 million dollars and creating sustaining 806 jobs in the London area mr. Speaker. There are others as well. We're working very hard We recognize some of the challenges London has had the the unemployment rate in London has gone down But there's still too many people out of work in that part of the province and mr. Speaker We're going to continue to work really hard to bring down that unemployment rate It's now at a record low since This province and mr. Speaker I'd love to continue to talk to the member about other initiatives going on in London, but my time is running out. It sure has Member from Scarborough Legion Court. Thank you, mr. Speaker my questions for the associate minister of health and long-term care I want to acknowledge and thank the young people in Canadian Cancer Society for Organizing this morning's tug of war to raise awareness of flavor and candy tobacco products In my writing of Scarborough agent will have many young people who are champion for smoke-free Ontario We have come a long way when we come to about smoke-free Ontario The use of tobacco remains a leading cause of preventable disease and death in Ontario more than two million Ontarians continue to smoke and thousands young people taking up smoking every year Recently a whole set of ten thousand coffee event in my writing of Scarborough agent court and many young people Continue to complain to me about the flooded market of candy and flavored tobaccos appealed into young people Miss speaker through you to the minister. Can she please explain to us what she's doing to protect young people in Ontario? Thank you Thank you, Speaker, and I'd like to begin by thanking the Member from agent court for her question and also thanking her for joining us at the tug of war this morning Against flavored tobacco and I completely agree with the member that Here we here in Ontario need to do everything we can to make sure that Ontario is the lowest smoking jurisdiction And that is why speaker on last week I really I was pleased to announce new regulations to prohibit smoking on restaurant and bar patios Sport fields and around playground starting January 1st. Also as this house will recall Last year we brought forward legislation that if passed would have banned flavored tobacco products It also would have made increased penalties for selling tobacco to kids making them the highest in Canada and Strengthened tobacco enforcement. I have been very clear that I intend to introduce this proposed legislation I look forward to handling it soon and receiving the support of this house. Thank you We have a deferred vote on the motion to second reading of bill 8 an act to promote public sector and MPP Accountability and transparency by enacting the broader public sector executive compensation act 2014 and amending various acts calling the members This will be a five-minute belt With the members, please take their seats So over the 29th this Matthews move second reading of bill 8 all those in favor, please rise one at a time to be recognized By the clerk is Matthew Mr.. Bradley mr.. Shirella Shirella Mr.. Susie is when is when mr.. Hoskins mr.. Hoskins and sandles mr.. Dugan mr.. Dugan Mr.. McCharles mr.. Quinter mr.. Quinter mr.. Cole mr.. Cole mr.. Taka mr.. Taka mr.. Burr-Neddy Burr-Neddy mr.. Dylan Mr.. Dylan mr.. Quadri quadri storzetti storzetti mr.. Gravel mr.. Mcmeek and mr.. Murray mr.. Murray mr.. Chan mr.. Chan mr.. Moree de mr.. Cotel Lill mr.. Lill mr.. Zimmer mr.. Zimmer mr.. Delaney mr.. Delaney mr.. Balkas Balkas is manga is manga mr.. Crack mr.. 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Pettipies to Pettipies all those opposed please rise one at a time will be recognized by the clerk is fight is fight should be some should be some is hard out is hard out Mr.. Vanta, Mr.. Vanta, but I'm jelly now, but I'm jelly now, Mr.. Tabin, Mr.. Tabin Mr.. Miller Hamilton East only free Miller Hamilton East only free sat is sat is Taylor is Taylor Mr.. Natascha, Natascha, his arms draw his arms to say Mr.. Singh's force is forster mr.. Mantha Mr.. Mantha, Mr.. Hatfield is Campbell is Campbell is to Gates to Gates is Gretzky is Gretzky French is French the nays are 19 I was being 76 in the nays being nineteen I declare the motion carried and reading of the bill museum lecture position what pursuant to the order of the house dated November the 18th the bill is ordered ordered referred to the standing committee on general government there are no further deferred votes this house stands recess until 3 p.m. this afternoon