 It's time now for Members' Statements, the Member for Oshawa. Thank you, Speaker. As a teacher, it was my privilege to educate, mentor and support children, and now it's my responsibility to defend their education and advocate for their right to be supported in their schools. An up-to-date and necessary sexual health and health curriculum should be taught. Speaker, this government has rashly decreed that, come September, students will no longer be taught an up-to-date health and physical education curriculum. They've decided that LGBTQ families, consent and gender identity do not have a place in our schools. I staunchly believe that children deserve to be informed and protected, and given the words and the tools to navigate a very different world, both online and offline. I've been working with those who are fighting human trafficking. I have learned from our frontline HT officers and from social workers and trauma experts who are trying to combat this scourge as well as support victims and survivors. And now, here we are defending teaching kids about consent. And is protection from many harms, including something as extreme as human trafficking. What is consent? Online we give consent to apps and strangers. We let our phones geotag us so we are findable. We allow apps to listen and record without our knowledge. Unknowingly we give permission every day. Our children must understand how to live safely online. Teaching kids about consent is a protective factor in all things. This isn't just about sex. We should teach our young children about personal space, about using their words to say, please don't be in my personal bubble. We should be reinforcing that you don't have to hug people you don't want to. That surprises can be good, but secrets aren't always safe, and that every child should know the words to be able to talk about their bodies and about hurt and abuse. This province has invested resources and energy into fighting human trafficking. You'd think they'd make the connection to education. Thank you very much. Member statements? Member for Oakfield? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm very pleased today to rise in the House and recognize a very committed member of the Oakfield community. On Friday I had the honour of presenting a certificate of congratulations on behalf of the government, recognizing Pravin Latashurma for her receipt of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers by the Governor General of Canada. Ms. Sharma is a dedicated volunteer with the Interfaith Council of Holton, the Oakfield Hospital Foundation since 2003, among other community organisations. Her various roles at the hospital include being a patient visitor, convener and most recently working one-on-one with the patients who are at risk of cognitive and functional decline. In addition to her personal support of patients, her leadership as a member of the Oakfield Hospital Foundation's Development Committee helped oversee a $46,000 grant from the Lions Club International Foundation as well as an additional $46,000 in donations from the community. Together these funded a new Ophthalmology ultrasound unit for the Oakfield Hospital. Volunteers provide a crucial level of support to communities across Ontario, efforts which often go unrecognized. It has been said that volunteers are unpaid not because they are worthless but because they are priceless. Pravin's selfless dedication to her community has had such a profound impact on the citizens of Oakfield. I am very glad that she is part of our community and I wanted to recognize her here today in the chamber. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Member Statements. Member for Nickel Belt. Thank you, Speaker. Today I rise to remind the Premier of the promise he made to Ontarians. The Doug Ford government will find efficiencies without cutting any job, he said. He stated, no one will lose their job due to PC cuts. He made that promise on May 7th on the election's first leaders debate, on May 27th during the last leader debate and he made that same statement at most campaign stop during the spring election campaign. Well, I would like to hold him to those promises. Health Sciences North and Sudbury is the regional hospital. It provides care for all of the patients in the northeast. This is the hospital my constituents depend on in their times of need. The hospital is cutting 113 positions to meet their budget constraints for 2018 and 2019. Our healthcare workers are stressed to the health, not sure if they are the next in line to lose their job. Those cuts are hurting families, those are family-sustaining jobs being cut. Citizen in Sudbury and Nickel Belt need your help, Premier. This is a continuation of the death by 1,000 cuts that the Liberal government brought to our provinces hospital. Mr Ford said and repeated, they will find efficiencies without cutting any job. When he said that, did that apply only to Southern Ontario? As in Northern Ontario, things are going from bad to worse. Thank you very much. Member Statements, the Member for Haldeman, Norfolk. This weekend, as people enjoy, was known as Simcoe Day in the City of Toronto. Anyway, it's important to pay tribute to Ontario's first Lieutenant Governor. John Gray Simcoe was born February 25, 1752 in England. He's also a member of the British Parliament and fought George Washington's Army. At age 24, Simcoe went to war to fight the American Revolutionaries. His regiment arrived from Britain in June 1775 to take part in the siege of Boston. In October 1777, Simcoe assumed command of the elite Queens Rangers, largely composed of loyalists and American deserters, as a 400-man elite, fighting for a strain in woodcraft, scouting, guerrilla warfare, instead of the protocol of the time of strict and rigid maneuvers. They wore green uniforms as camouflage. Simcoe and his Rangers fought alongside Benedict Arnold in the winter of 1779, spared the life of George Washington himself, allowing him to escape. Simcoe was held as a prisoner of war and was paroled by Benjamin Franklin. On September 12, 1791, Simcoe was appointed Lieutenant Governor, the first Lieutenant Governor of the newly created Upper Canada. And for those of interest, there is a statue of John Gray Simcoe on the, it would be the southeast grounds of the precinct. Thank you, Speaker. Member's statements. The member for Spadina-Fortyark. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my pleasure to rise today. My name is Chris Glover, and I'm the member of the provincial parliament for Spadina-Fortyark, and I'm still getting used to saying that. I want to thank the members, the people and voters in my writing for bestowing me with this position, and I also want to thank my family and the volunteers who put in thousands of hours to get me here. Before this position, I was a school board trustee, and I ran for school board trustee in order to protect our public education system from the privatization wave that was hitting Ontario under the previous Conservative government and has hit the United States and Britain. I'm also, as a trustee, I was working very hard on bicycle safety, on employment opportunities for students with disabilities, and on the issue of gun violence. I have been hosting meetings for the last six years on gun violence, and I've done my own academic research on it. In last March I brought a motion to the Toronto Board of Health and asked the Board of Health to take a public health approach to gun violence, and what this means is that we need to deal with the trauma that comes out of gun violence, because every shooting, including the ones that happened yesterday in this city, every shooting leads to trauma, leads to anger, anger, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and if we don't deal with that trauma, then we will just feed back into that. That will feed back into the cycle of violence. And I have a lot more to say about gun violence, and I look forward to future opportunities to talk about that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Member for Orleans, thank you, Mr. President. Three things with this house. First and foremost, I want to sincerely thank the people of Orleans for trusting me in continuing to work for a great community. We have important projects to work on, and I'm delighted to be their voice for the next four years. We have a number of great projects that we're working on, and I'm very proud to represent my constituents. I said my fifth senior strawberry social event to celebrate our senior community and their families. It was a great success. This was a great success where 150 people came to this event and took advantage of this event during the summer. It was a very warm day, and they had the opportunity also to taste local strawberries and also to highlight the importance of the month, to celebrate the month for seniors. I would like to invite actually the community of Orleans to join me and my team on our fifth annual community, Corn Rose and Barbecue, that will take place at Petrie Island, one of Orleans' jewels, on Thursday, August 16 from 5 until 8 p.m. I cannot wait to see you all. Merci, and again, à la communauté d'Orléans, merci de votre attention. Thank you very much, and thank you once again for trusting me. The member for Niagara West. Thank you, Speaker. This past week and the beautiful town of Pelham celebrated once again their Pelham Summerfest, an annual tradition dearly beloved by local families who flocked to the closed off streets of downtown Pelham and Font Hill. Recognized as an Ontario top 100 festival, almost 50,000 people come out to celebrate this event every year, enjoying local headliners, delicious Niagara cuisine and beverages, and the talented arts and crafts on full display. This past weekend we welcomed a very special surprise visitor to Niagara, when Premier Ford himself came down to experience the Pelham Summerfest. The Premier was warmly welcomed, and many families and individuals came over to take photos with the Premier, thanking him for the relief his plan for the people is bringing them. We had the opportunity also to thank local firefighters and first responders, as well as the volunteer organisers of this important local event, for their commitment to the community. We were joined by Niagara Chair Al-Khazlan and the Mayor of Pelham Dave Augustine. The fact that the Premier came down to Niagara again shows this government's commitment to rural and small town Ontario, and I am proud to be part of a party that recognizes the rich heritage and culture across this wonderful province we call home. Thank you to all the organisers and volunteers who made this amazing event so successful, and I invite all members and their families to come out next year to enjoy the Pelham Summerfest for themselves. Thank you, Members Statements, Member for Ottawa Centre. Thank you Speaker. Today I rise to speak about a matter that is pertinent in light of what happened last night in Toronto, Danforth. It concerns the rights and well-being of Ontario's first responders. As we heard in news reports from last night and as we have seen in previous strategies like it, the first responders rushed to the scene with little thought for their own physical and mental health, crisis workers, paramedics, police and firefighters, they do such selfless acts all the time. But Mr Speaker, after the media coverage ends, as it will, as it has in these tragedies that have happened in the past, first responders are left to deal with injuries that happened in the line of duty. Visible injuries are easier to treat. Mental health injuries are a lot more complicated, and we are not doing enough right now in Ontario to help first responders who fall prey to serious mental illness. And that leads me to the story of Norm Traversey, who's story I know you're familiar with. A firefighter who previously served in Mississauga, Norm now lives in Ottawa Centre, and he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder that he contracted in the line of duty. To date, the Worker's Safety and Insurance Board has denied Norm's claim for benefits coverage given as PTSD, which has been documented by several medical professionals. Meanwhile, the WSIB sits on an accumulated surplus, Speaker, of over 35 billion dollars, and it rewards its executives with massive salaries. Speaker, according to the 2017 Sunshine List, nine WSIB executives earn over $300,000 every year. I'm making the assumption in this House that we all value first responders, Speaker, but it's time for us, in this sitting of the Legislature, to stand up for their mental health needs. Thank you. Members, say it's the number for Carlton. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's with a heavy heart that I rise today in the House. Like many, I am shocked and saddened by the tragic, horrific, and senseless shooting on the Danforth last night. The Danforth is one of Toronto's most vibrant and diverse communities, and it happens to be North America's largest Greek neighbourhood. The families and people dining at Cristina's and Dimitri's last night, and the pedestrians walking along Logan Avenue were doing what any of us would have been doing last night, and that's why it hit so close to home. Epictetus, a famous Greek philosopher, once said, It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. And so, Mr. Speaker, in the face of last night's horrific action, I wish to react to the senseless act of violence by taking some time to celebrate this beautiful and vibrant community that holds a special place in all of our hearts. I'd like to take a few moments to share a few quick memories. My best friend, Marie Konstantino, who now lives in Greece, first introduced me to the Danforth years ago as a university student. She worked at Athens Pastries, and they have the best Spana Copita and Lucumatis in the area. With her, I learned to eat sushi on Katsu Sushi, which is located on Danforth near Logan. And she introduced me to Massini's, which has the best euros. And just a few weeks ago, I celebrated with my family at Massini's. Mr. Speaker, I also want to take the time to thank the men and women of Toronto's paramedic services and Toronto firefighters, the nurses, the doctors, and our Toronto police force for everything that they've done. And I wish to remind everyone that in the face of tragedy, we should always respond with love, and we should respond by celebrating the diversity of our community. Thank you very much. Member Statements and Member for Milton. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to be part of a government that stands up for small businesses, and Milton businesses are excited, Mr. Speaker. This past weekend, the downtown Milton BIA hosted a Milton downtown classic car show that saw over 150 classic unique and beautiful cars, Mr. Speaker, where hundreds of families came out. They enjoyed good food, entertainment, and walked the street to see many of vibrant businesses along Main Street in Milton, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I also had the opportunity to meet with our local chamber president and CEO, Scott McMahon, who is an amazing individual and had a very, very productive meeting with him, Mr. Speaker. The Milton Chamber has been advocating for local businesses since 1988. There are currently over 700 members, small and medium-sized businesses. There's lots of excitement in Milton knowing there is finally a government in Ontario that will help small businesses create jobs and make life more affordable for all Ontarians. Mr. Speaker, under the previous Liberal government, 15 years, small businesses and medium businesses were burdened with red tape, hydro prices sky-high, Mr. Speaker. High taxes and the businesses were being driven out of the provinces. Under the Ontario PC government, businesses across Ontario are excited that Ontario is open for business again and help is here. Not just for businesses, but for all Ontarians, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. That concludes the time we have this afternoon for members' statements.