 business it's therefore now time for question period the leader of Her Majesty's loyal opposition. Mr. Speaker my question is for the Premier. Parents across Ontario still don't know what to do since this government has turned their back on children with autism. Parents and Professor Janet McLaughlin has said that legal avenues are being considered in terms of filing human rights complaints. She said they are looking to challenge this government for discriminating against children with autism just because of their age. This would not be the first time the Liberals have fought parents with children with autism in the court. And Mr. Speaker I would not be surprised if the Liberals were ready to go to court again after all a member from their member from Mississauga streetsville did call the police on a parent with a child with autism. So Mr. Speaker will the Liberals be fighting parents in the courtroom instead of giving children the help they deserve? Thank you. Thank you Mr. Speaker. So on this side of the house we are focused on making sure that every child with autism gets the services that they need Mr. Speaker otherwise otherwise we would not be in we would not be investing three hundred and thirty three million dollars Mr. Speaker it is our focus to make sure that kids who are sitting on a waiting list and you know it is it really is surprising to me that the opposition both opposition parties think it's better to have children sitting on a waiting list getting no service than ever getting service Mr. Speaker. I'm asking everyone to come to order I will have to repeat from yesterday if I will I will do that quickly. Your choice. Finish please. It's nice that every family needs to have an assessment needs to be in contact with a provider Mr. Speaker that the transition needs to be clear to parents all of us have been meeting with parents Mr. Speaker the minister has been working to make sure that each family gets the information they need so their children can get the services they need. Thank you Mr. Speaker back to the Premier over the long weekend I sat at a Tim Hortons in Mississauga with Melanie Pelopon and her husband Clint and her son Xavier when they're there the husband Clint couldn't stop crying crying in in the crowded Tim Hortons he said to me he moved to Canada a decade ago thinking that this is a country where if you work hard that if something happens something happens there'll be a social safety net that you can depend upon and he said to me he said to me Minister of Tourism Culture and Sport you know and and the government can heckle as much as they want but you know what he told me that all they wanted was to talk to their government representative their Liberal MPP to explain what this means that IBI wouldn't be available for their child Xavier and and the Mississauga's National MPP apologized but only after it was exposed on the front page of the Toronto Star only once CTV's Paul Bliss exposed it so Mr. Speaker the family asked me to ask today if the Premier will apologize you see it please Premier Mr. Speaker the member has apologized it is unacceptable to me that a member would not that any member quite frankly any member in this house would not meet with parents who are concerned about their children we are all doing that Mr. Speaker a meeting has been offered to the family and as I said Mr. Speaker we are focused on making sure that every family in this province with children with autism have the information that they need that their children get the services that they need Mr. Speaker it was unacceptable and it is unacceptable to me Mr. Speaker that we would have children on a waiting list for two three four years getting no service Mr. Speaker and no support so we are putting in place a program Mr. Speaker that will allow those kids to get the service that they need and to get it in the time frame that is the best for them and the most effective in terms of treatment Mr. Speaker again to the Premier what is unacceptable is that your government callously kicked 2,200 kids off the list and my question my question was not to hear more government talking points my question was the family the family wants an apology they wanted apology from the Premier it was the Liberal Party representative then instead of meeting with the family in tears about seeing their child's life thrown away by this government because IVI won't be available despite waiting three years on the list Melanie's wish is that the Premier today in the legislature will apologize for the despicable actions for the member for Mississauga Streetsville it is never acceptable for a member to call the cops on a constituent meet with that Premier Mr. Speaker you know in this in this instance the member has apologized Mr. Speaker and you know the reality is that um we all we all have constituency offices Mr. Speaker we all know that we have to take advice from the police in particular circumstances this was not one of the Mr. Speaker the member has apologized and has offered several dates to the family for a meeting Mr. Speaker and you know I hope that the family will take the member up on that and we'll have a meeting with them Mr. Speaker we are focused on making sure that every child in this province with autism gets the service that they need and you know the member opposite the member opposite I hope is having the opportunity to talk with families and to give them the information remember from Leeds Grandville come to order wrap up please Premier we know that these are families that are in transition Mr. Speaker remember from Duffer and Caledon come to order in the minute I sit down somebody else says something I'm going to warn you listening to the families and you know one of the issues that they have raised is the issue of direct funding from Leeds Grandville is warned we're inching closer carry on one of the issues that families have raised has been direct funding Mr. Speaker we're talking right now about whether there's a possibility of of providing more direct funding the eight thousand dollars is direct funding is there a way that parents can have more choice that's the kind of listening that we're doing because we want to make sure that we get this transition right so that every child gets the services that they need new question Mr. Speaker my question is for the Premier and let me say I'm disappointed that the Premier won't apologize to the Pallippon family despite a direct ask to do so but we'll talk about something else ever since we learned about the liberal ministers the deputy host leaders warned carry on ever since we learned about liberal ministers hosting six thousand dollar dinners with those trying to do business with the government people have been asking questions people have been asking how much money would you have to donate to the liberal government to change a regulation or a law well one estimate that's just out is fifty two thousand seven hundred dollars that is exactly what ticketmaster and his parent company donated to liberals before the government made changes to ticket sale laws in favor of scalpers mr. Speaker's that the liberal continued to reveal themselves one scandal question so mr. Speaker how can this government deny the blatant pay-to-play policy that they've operated under clear that that policy is made based on the evidence based on challenges that are faced in whatever sector mr. Speaker and have nothing to do with with fund remember from Renfrew Nipissing Pembroke is warned you've asked me to go there I'm going there carry on that policies have nothing to do with the the fundraising that we do mr. Speaker and in fact the leader of the opposition knows full well that we're in the process now of getting consultations in place to go out into the the public to have a constant conversation about how we should change the fundraising rules there's draft legislation that is that is going to be out to committee mr. Speaker and I look forward to the input from people around the province on things like third-party advertising mr. Speaker answer on the rules that should be in place around donations to all of our parties mr. Speaker because we all operate under the same rules mr. Speaker back to the premier when the change was made last year john keres tomatoes from the mervis production said he believed the government caved to pressure from big ticket holder operations such as ticket master and maple leaf sports and entertainment but wait a second maple leaf sports entertainment they happen to donate thirty thousand dollars to the liberal party so that's fifty two thousand dollars and thirty thousand dollars for a total of eighty two thousand dollars from those that benefited from this change so maybe the liberals didn't cave to pressure but rather appears the government policies can be bought under this liberal government mr. Speaker if the government has nothing to hide why would they not welcome our call for a public inquiry so i'll ask again will the government accept our request for a public inquiry having fought through what i heard i will warn the uh the leader of the opposition do not go down there again premier mr. Speaker we're moving forward to reform political fundraising in this province uh with the election finances act we look forward to the conversation that will take place over the coming weeks with the public in ontario about that the changes that we're putting forward the banning of corporate union donations reducing the pre-writ spending limits mr. Speaker and limiting third party advertising we look forward to the committee discussions we look forward to suggestions on amendments that might come forward i was disappointed to hear that that the mdp actually voted against that consultation yesterday mr. Speaker that was that that was surprising but we are you know we are confident that with the intensive consultations that will happen over the summer they will have a good bill going forward and we'll be able to reform those uh those rules so they'll be in place for january 2017 thank you final supplementary mr. Speaker uh back to the premier as gore downy saying isn't it amazing what you can accomplish when you don't let the nation get in your way well isn't it amazing what the liberals can accomplish when they don't let ethics remember from visas each york is warned finish please mr. Speaker isn't it amazing what the liberals can accomplish when they don't let ethics get in the way the liberals can hang your head and whoa now that they've been caught but it looks like they still think they have done nothing wrong over 80 000 to the liberal party coffers from these companies and then with the stroke of the pen this government changes the law in their favor so mr. Speaker my question is if this government has done nothing wrong if if the premier feels they have done nothing wrong why would they not want to clear the air and support or call for a public inquiry thank you premier mr. Speaker i'll take gore downy's lyrics and his tone over the leader of the opposition to any studies or without them mr. Speaker i hope they'll take part i hope that they will take an active part in the uh the committee discussions but we're going to be in conversation with the people of this province so that we can get feedback on the kinds of changes that they think are appropriate mr. Speaker we make policy separate from political donations at the same time i have three in mind if i hear it again you will finish please having said that we know that modernizing the fundraising rules is what needs to happen we're moving ahead on that mr. Speaker we look forward to the participation of everyone in the house thank you the third party thank you very much mr. Speaker my question is for the premier the government keeps track of the repairs that schools need and that information is public if a school has an fci something called an fci a facility condition index score over 65 percent the state of repair of that school speaker is considered critical yesterday i was in scarborough where advocates told me about sir alexander mckenzie school which has a score of 80 please fci score speaker of 85 percent and sir william osler which has a score of 84 percent remember 65 percent is considered critical speaker these schools are beyond critical why has this premier let scarborough schools fall into such a state of disrepair thank you thank you very much mr. Speaker you know the importance of a of an fci or the facilities condition index is that a board can track the the needs of schools and so that there can be an orderly use of maintenance dollars as those are available mr. Speaker it's only responsible it's like a municipality having an asset management plan mr. Speaker understanding the condition of your assets so that as you make investments you can do that in an orderly way so that it's not random mr. Speaker so that it's not haphazard but it's actually done in a way that is responsible that's what an fci is about mr. Speaker and i am you know i am absolutely pleased that the tdsp still has an fci that boards across the province has to have those so that as they make investments in their school mr. Speaker they do so in an orderly and a responsible way thank you people expect the government to get the basics right speaker in our education system making sure a school is properly repaired is one of the basics for example students students in our schools should not have to be wearing winter coats during the winter time while they're in the classroom speaker but we're seeing schools falling apart not only in scarborough but across this province can the premier explain how she's getting something that is so basic so wrong thank you thank you minister of education yes thank you and as uh as the leader has has acknowledged we in fact do keep track of the facility condition indexes so that we have a common measure of the state of repair of schools around the province but and we quite recognize that there are some older schools that require funding that's why in 2014 we actually announced a specific investment of 1.25 billion dollars over three years specifically for the repair of schools with high fci indexes for this year the 2016-17 year coming up that investment will amount to 500 and sir dollars half a billion dollars which we are sending to boards and that's based on the boards with the most thank you high fci is getting thank you final supplementary speaker schools in scarborough have cracked walls missing ceiling tiles cracked foundations broken doors the minister minister of economic development is worn just to make sure you heard me as you continued you're warned finish please these schools could quite literally fall apart unless they're immediately repaired and repaired properly this is not an environment speaker that encourages learning nor it is an is it a proper work environment for educators it sends all the wrong messages speaker so can this premiere tell students and their parents and their educators why she's letting schools fall into this kind of disrepair thank you minister i would question the degree of disrepair we do not have any schools that are going to fall down but uh we have and remember from windsor west's warrant carry on in 1.25 billion you know speaker over the last several years we have invested 13 billion in school board capital and that includes replacing schools that are in need of repair but we've also directed school boards that have what are called proceeds of disposition from selling schools that are no longer needed that money must also go into school repair answer so we have made significant major investments in school repair thank you new question the leader of the third party very much mr speaker my question my next question is for the premier the liberals won't tell ontarians if their local hospital is one of the hospitals that needs hundreds of millions of dollars in maintenance in order to prevent an imminent breakdown but they provide that information of schools speaker in fact the premier just said that that's because they have to ensure that there's an orderly use of maintenance dollars in fact she just said it's only the responsible thing to do in order to make sure that the repairs are done in an orderly way not random not half hazard will the premier admit now that she will not release information about hospital repair backlogs because she's more worried about bad pr for the liberal party and she is about delivering thank you premier thank you very much mr speaker i'm so glad the leader of the third party asked this question because it really demonstrates the depth of her misunderstanding mr speaker the condition index of a school board she will notice there is no dollar mention mr speaker because the facility condition index indicates the work that needs to be done indicates where the challenges are and indicates the rating of that school but it doesn't say and these repairs will cost x number of dollars because that would prejudice the process of getting that school fixed mr speaker it's a completely different process than the hospitals and it just demonstrates that she doesn't understand how we would get those repairs done in the hospitals it's a different processor speaker and i think that if she looks at the fci she'll understand why they're written the way they are supplementary for all it really shows is the depth of the arrogance of this government school system that's something that is quite well known we know that Ontario hospitals need more than three billion dollars worth of repairs but we don't know which hospital speaker and yet the school boards publicly allow that information to be out there and yet for some reason the liberals refuse to allow the same information to be made public when it comes to hospitals we have the information about schools but the liberals will not provide it about hospitals so my question again back to the premier and perhaps you will answer it this time why won't she tell us question which hospitals need the most repair work speaker you do not have the information about how much money it would cost to fix the schools on a facility condition index the fact is mr. speaker that what the leader of the third party is asking for is she's asking for the whole negotiation process around the cost of repairs to be undermined by making that information public and then prejudicing the process so the leader of the third party is saying it doesn't matter what the negotiation is it doesn't matter what the cost is let's just bump the cost up as high as it can be by acknowledging what we think the cost is and by attaching the name of the hospital to it that would be irresponsible mr. speaker there are no dollar amounts attached to an fci from a school board and the leader of the third party does not seem to understand exactly the damage that would be done if we were to do what she's asking you share it please you share it please final supplement speaker the lack of understanding that exists in this chamber as this premier's lack of understanding of the words openness and transparency refusing to give public information to the public speaker the government is not keeping up with critical repairs and maintenance in our hospitals and what is worse in response response to our freedom of information request the government admits that they have no plan to deal with any future maintenance needs speaker that means the repair backlog is only going to grow and the situation in our hospitals is only going to get worse we see what that looks like when we see packed er's fewer nurses fewer beds people can see the crisis every patient in this province can see the crisis but the liberals are pretending that it does not exist will this premier stop defending her inaction and start dealing with the crisis in our healthcare system thank you thank you mr. Speaker i have a shingled roof on my house and it's old and aging in fact i'm getting leaks into the top floor i'm probably gonna have to replace that i'm probably gonna have to replace that that order minister i got a lot of offers actually to provide me with contractors just then mr. Speaker but but mr. Speaker mr mr. Speaker i'm just amazed at some of the comments coming from the leader of the third party mr. Speaker but the reality is i'm not gonna go out there and advertise that i prepared to pay 10 000 or 15 000 for a new roof i'm gonna seek out several companies contractors get them to bid on it choose the lowest price of the one who can do the best job mr. Speaker that's the same way we need to do it in the hospital system phone help thank you mr. Speaker my question is to the premier last month while in israel on a trade mission the premier affirmed this government's opposition to the boycott divestment and sanctions movement against israel when she said and i quote the bts position is certainly not mine nor is it that of our government i entirely oppose the bts movement at the same time back here in ontario this liberal government was quick to vote down a bill that fought against this new form of anti-semitism a bill that would prevent the province of ontario from conducting business with companies that support this movement we all know that if an institution organized a movement to marginalize demonize and physically attack lgbt communities this government would be outraged yet when a government funded institution does this to the jewish communities it's justified as a speech minister of energy is warned you have wrap-up sentence please thank you very much mr. Speaker why did this entire liberal caucus with the exception of one brave member refused to support our jewish communities a wonderful opportunity i was honored to be able to to travel to israel mr. Speaker and i did while there make a statement about our government's opposition and lack of support for the bds movement any movement or any initiative that promotes anti-semitism or racism or islamophobia or sexism or homophobia any any movement that chooses to divide or encourages those kinds of that kind of hatred mr. Speaker we're going to oppose it and we stand opposed to it and all of our policies and with our fiber we will stand against any movement that does that mr. Speaker and that remains our position mr. Speaker it was a huge opportunity for us to travel to israel and to to meet with businesses to meet with people from higher education and to form partnerships mr. Speaker best on our based on our knowledge economy but also based on our cultural ties that are decades decades deep mr. Speaker sorry member member expect the premier speaker premier you say you oppose the bds movement the problem is you oppose the bill and you opposed a solution to how combat the growing anti-semitism in our province and across campuses a young man named daniel chicar appeared at the press conference hosted by the member for eglinton lorence mr. Cole and i and she said because of the vocal opposition to bds my name was featured on a white supremacist website that has accused jews of being a member of the reptilian race i cannot wear a star of david on campus lest i be harassed i cannot identify myself as an israeli with help being called a murderer she says wherever bds motions are passed violent anti-semitism follows surely it's time to take a stand none of us would ever count in signing a contract with business that refuses to do business with somebody because it's owned by a woman or a muslim or any of your faith but now we hide behind free speech because business is owned by jews or by israelis premier let's do the right thing join president obama american legislatures prime minister camera thank you fight back against thank you premier here's my suggestion and i made the statement in uh in israel because i feel very strongly about as i said any movement or any initiative that that would support anti-semitism would support islamophobia would support uh racism mr. speaker i feel very very strongly about uh about any movement of of that sort so my suggestion is to this house is let's figure out if we can craft a motion that is not divisive that is that is actually unifying in motion in uh in nature mr. speaker that actually is not flawed and chooses to divide people let's see if we can let's see if we can work together and i made this commitment when i was on the mission mr. speaker that we would work with the opposition parties that we would try to come up with a motion that would pass this legislature that would that would reflect the inclusiveness of all of the members of this legislature mr. speaker i suggest that we try to do that within the coming weeks thank you thank you speaker to the premier the people of grassy narrows have been told since 1970 not to eat the fish that they've relied on as a central part of their life since time immemorial because of the mercury that was dumped in their river that makes them sick they've been asking the ontario government to fix it ever since a report released earlier this week says it can be fixed it can be cleaned and the fish can be made safe many community members are here with us today many of the youth who have traveled 1700 kilometers are watching today premier will you look at these youth from grassy narrows who are sitting behind you and tell them that the rivers that make them sick today won't be cleaned tomorrow and never be cleaned in their lifetime the minister of average affairs is going to want to comment on this but i want to just say to all of the the young people and the people who have traveled from grassy narrows that this is something that is of great concern to me and to to all of our caucus mr. speaker i have been to grassy narrows i have talked with the people who have been affected by by the mercury in the water and the fish mr. speaker i i want there to be science that we can use to clean up the the sediment and to clean up the water and to make sure that that that ecosystem is is clean mr. speaker and we have a report now that suggests that there may be a way of doing that but the first thing the report says is we need to look at some field studies because it's not conclusive it's not exactly clear answer exactly how to do that without disturbing the sediment and making the situation worse that's the question we have to answer i do not want to make the situation worse i want to only work to fix it up mr. speaker when asked on monday the premier said she hadn't read the report on tuesday she said she read the report but what the report calls for wasn't clear even though the government has had the final report since april on wednesday we learned that the minister of aboriginal affairs had only received the report that day or the day before when the government has had it since april the minister is called the science of the report new this is not new science in fact it's been done in another a number of communities across this province for decades so let's be clear enhance natural remediation is possible again i ask the premier will you tell the young people of grassy narrows when this government will start the remediation thank you thank you premier environment and climate change thanks mr. speaker through you to the member opposite and to our those very to our good friends in the gallery we are we are past the idea of doing more studies to look at the problem we are now looking very specifically working with grassy narrows first nation and the federal government to figure out exactly what do we have to do it's a complex range of sources there in clay lake and on the river and there are sediment and there's atmospheric issues and there's ambient levels of methyl hydrate and mercury we are going to work very closely through the working group that has been established to ensure that we have proper solutions it is the current situation is unacceptable but we have to make sure as the premier said that we're doing undertaking efficient near-term action consistent with the leadership and desires of the community and on good science that will actually solve the problem and not make it worse i find it unacceptable i would not see this continue on my watch mr. speaker mr. speaker my question is for the attorney general mr. speaker this week is victims and survivors of crime week every year this week raises awareness about issues facing victims of crime as well as the services programs and laws that can help these victims and their families stop the clock please sergeant we're not allowed to have displays in the in this place please if you are insistent on doing so we'll have to clear the gallery thank you turn them inside out if not we'll have to clear the gallery that section question please thank you mr. speaker as i mentioned it's victims and survivors of crime week we also recognize the remarkable individuals who have put themselves on the front line to help others during crisis these are often survivors of crimes themselves and have raised the profile of victims issues in ontario today we're honored to have this year's victim services award winners here at queens park including my constituent michelle barkley michelle is one of our unsung heroes and has worked tirelessly to help others mr. speaker can the attorney general tell us more about how this program improves services to victims and raises awareness about issues facing victims of crime in ontario thank you mr. speaker our government is committed to increasing the effectiveness of victim services across the province one step in achieving this goal is to help ensure that local agency know about and learn from the successes of exemplary individuals and organization i want to acknowledge the strength and courage of victims and their family members i also want to recognize the volunteers professional and organization for their tireless efforts on behalf of the victim of crime this morning i was very proud to meet with all of our award recipients thank you for being here today thank you for all you're doing on behalf of survivor in the province mr. speaker it was very moving to hear all the good work that these people are doing in our community thank you supplementary thank you mr. speaker and thank you to the attorney general it's unfortunate actually that our award winners are no longer in the gallery mr. speaker i recently learned that week used to be called national victims of crime awareness week but the name was changed to include the term survivor that's because we recognize that victims of crime are survivors they're able to overcome trauma and grow to a place of strength healing and recovery that's why halton resident michelle was honored today for 13 years her selfless acts of kindness and compassion have earned the recognition of her colleagues and the people she helps thank you michelle and thank you to all of those who assist survivors with support and healing three events like this mornings which was emotional we say no no to the injustices and indignities experienced by victims of crime and i'm proud question our government has implemented initiatives like our action plan can the minister please expand on her efforts to support victim services in this province thank you the attorney general yes a good question mr. speaker when we came into power in 2003 funding for victim services total just over 30 million dollar that number has more than doubled in my ministry to over 67 million dollars i am incredibly proud of the program like our it's never okay action plan against sexual violence and harassment as well as our effort on behalf of victim of domestic violence on behalf of rural ontarians and the generous ontarian and many others however it is the organization and individuals who work tirelessly on the front lines to help victim of crime when they needed the most i said it this morning and i say it again today the award recipient in the room today our role models and i'm sorry oh and i wish to thank them for being here today and for the work they do in their community to the minister of energy a recently published document by the ontario energy board stated that the oeb intends to intends to hide the cost of cap and trade related price increases for natural gas by concealing them as delivery charges in rate payers bills this concealment suggests that the oeb thinks ontarians do not deserve to know why their rates are going up and that the government is hiding the damage it's misguided cap and trade scheme will do to ontario families the minister likes to state in this house that the oeb is there to protect ontario's consumers how can that be if the oeb is saying that consumers should be kept in the dark regarding the effect of the government's trap and cap and trade scheme the effect that it will have on natural gas prices thank you minister mr speaker i'm not aware of the document or whatever he's reading where it comes from mr speaker i'd be happy to take a look at it but the ontario energy board has done tremendous service for the province of ontario over the last decade or so mr speaker they are 100 independent they represent the interest of consumers in this province mr speaker they hear hearings for rate increases and roll them back or even reduce them mr speaker below what they've asked for mr speaker we're very proud of their job and i don't know what he's referring to but they are not accustomed to doing the type of things that he's accusing them of i will certainly look into what he's saying but i have trouble believing that the ontario energy board would not in every instance be being 100 transparent with the public mr speaker thank you supplementary well you point the people to the ontario energy board perhaps they've been taking their lead from your government because you've talked about openness and transparency and we've yet to see it since this government was elected in 2014 while the minister may wish to stand aside and let the oeb conceal the truth but what will happen to energy rates in this province when cap and trade begins to impact our economy we believe rate pairs have the right to know the truth behind the cost of their natural gas bills we know this plan will drive up the cost for rate pairs and make home heating and commercial heating in this province less affordable the oeb and this and the government are trying to hide this from rate pairs is completely unacceptable given that cobec and california your cap and trade partners allow separate cap and trade line items to appear on their bills now minister if you want to say that the ontario energy board and you want to do an advertisement for them that's fine question you are used to giving directives i would suggest it's time for you to give one more make sure that cap and trade has a separate line item on natural gas bill thank you minister mr speaker the member would know that under this ontario uh energy board the price of natural gas has gone down by about 40 percent mr speaker it is now lower than it's been for decades index mid mr speaker the public are being very very well served mr speaker it is an independent organization it goes through minister speaker as minister i have 100 confidence in the ontario energy board to represent the interests of the consumers of this province and i don't know what document he's referring to mr speaker but they go to every end of the earth mr speaker to hear the public to have delegations come in answer and to in the appropriate cases even reduce increases that have been asked for by ldc's and gas companies mr speaker thank you new question member from charlton dantford thank you speaker speaker my question to the minister of energy earlier this week the environmental commissioner said that conservation was ontario's cheapest energy option and she's right but opg is proceeding with an expensive nuclear refurbishment plan that will add over five dollars per month to our electricity bills on top of everything else that's coming at us and that's that's if these nuclear projects come in on budget speaker we know projects nuclear projects never come in on budget when ontario already has a massive energy surplus adding billions to our electricity bills why didn't the minister hold back on costly nuclear projects so ontarians can finally be rewarded not punished for their conservation efforts mr speaker i'd like to quote from the commissioner's report to begin with quote ontario has focused on conserving electricity and natural gas by conservation programs delivered by electric and natural gas utilities and funded by their customers both gas and electricity conservation programs have consistently proven to be cost-effective on the whole ontario's investments in electric and natural gas conservation have made sense that's a quote from the environment commissioner mr speaker and the member will know that the the projections which have been validated by third parties mr speaker shows that the cost of electricity coming from our nuclear generation after the refurbishment mr speaker will be at seven point seven cents per kilowatt hour that is a bargain for the public mr speaker well speaker just to note conservation is a lot cheaper than that number conservation has worked conservation has worked in ontario we use less electricity to do more but in ontario when we use less we get to pay more this is because the government keeps signing new contracts for even more electricity that we don't need ontarians have to pay for this electricity whether we use it or not ontario now has an electricity surplus far greater than the total output of pickering instead of driving up our electricity bills even further why won't the minister allow our conservation programs to do what they're supposed to do reduce energy use and lower our hydro bills thank you minister mr speaker again a quote from the environment commissioner both gas and electricity conservation programs have consistently proven to be cost effective when measured by appropriate post implementation cost effective test mr speaker that's an independent assessment of our conservation program mr speaker and what the member will not talk about is the fact that we have 60 percent of our generation coming from nuclear projecting in the future mr speaker will be 50 percent and is 100 emissions free mr speaker we're on the right page on this file mr speaker and i don't accept the criticism of the critic thank you your question thank you speaker my question is for the minister of health and long-term care minister in december you released the patient's first a proposal to strengthen patient-centered health care in ontario and at that time i know that your ministry invited people from across ontario to provide their feedback on this proposal to strengthen and integrate ontario's health system in fact i myself hosted a consultation a patient's first consultation in ontobico center humber valley united church and we had a wonderful turnout and some excellent input from a diverse group of constituents uh thousands of ontarians i understand responded and they set a range of things including that saying that they wanted a system built around the needs of the patient that uh that represents the unique needs of all ontarians that is we're home and community care primary care and public health are streamlined and that promotes health equity and reduces disparities and i know in my writing i heard a little bit about the issue about equitable access to care as well uh minister could you please tell the house about the government's plan to put patients first good question thank you minister of long-term care well thank you speaker and thank you to the member from otobico center for this important question i want to again acknowledge the many health care leaders who have joined us in the gallery today mr speaker later today i will introduce the patients first act which would have passed put patients at the center of a truly integrated health care system and it would give ontario's 14 local health integration networks our lens and expanded role uh one that connects all parts of the health care system including for the first time primary care uh to uh home and community care to improve planning and delivery of frontline services for patients and these proposed changes would mean easier and more equitable access to care better coordination and continuity of care a greater focus on health equity and the social determinants of health and we would also honor our commitment to meaningfully engage indigenous partners through a separate a parallel process that will collaboratively identify and so we can achieve a transformational change in how care is accessed and delivered to them thank you mr thank you supplementary thank you speaker and thank you minister for that thorough thoughtful response i have i have in otobico center we have one of the largest proportions of seniors and in the province and i know that the issues you're working on touch on people of all ages and all backgrounds but certainly the seniors that i represent in the community will will appreciate hearing what you just said speak minister i know that our government has worked hard to ensure that patients are at the center of the health care system you just referred to that and i understand that the proposed changes would strengthen local health care planning and increase efficiency to allow more funding to flow to where it matters which is to patients of the patient care i also have heard and pleased to hear that the government intends to honor the commitment to meaningfully engage with our indigenous partners as well so minister could you please provide an update on the status of the patient's first act thank you minister well thank you again and mr speaker our action plan includes expanding access to home and community care and ensuring that every ontarian has access to a primary care provider and the proposed legislative changes will articulate our vision for a better more integrated system a system that improves access for patients who need to find a new uh or their first primary care health provider close to home it will facilitate local health care planning to ensure that patients receive more equitable access to care regardless of where they live it will establish a formal relationship mr speaker between linds and local boards of health to support joint health services planning and it will ensure that caregivers and families voices are at the heart of our entire system and that it's accountable to patients and connects them with the care that they need thank you thank you thank you speaker my question is to the minister of children and youth services earlier this week in responding to a question the minister stated that quote ibi and aba are essentially the same thing and yet i have minutes from the minister of education's advisory council on special education where your autism manager said and i'll quote directly from the minutes challenges with current autism services aba may not be intensive enough and regression can occur between blocks of service well the minister admits he was wrong to suggest aba and ibi are essentially the same thank you thank you i want to thank the member for the question i believe what i said speaker was the the difference is intensity intensity is a key factor in terms of making or responding to the individual needs of a child and that's exactly why many service providers have had hundreds of meetings to date with families to talk about the individual requirements of of their artistic child going forward to plan their transition plan going forward and to for families who are coming off the ibi waitlist to make sure they're fully aware of their options in terms of the eight thousand dollars of direct funding that they can use immediately so yes speaker we are developing a new program that's one autism program there'll be more individualized one point of entry one point answer and making sure we're supporting these children going forward just make sure the more meetings that you have the more confusion that there is and there are more children being kicked off service parents understand that aba and ibi are not the same board certified analysis understand aba and ibi are not the same your own children and you thought as a manager understands they're not the same when will the minister start listening to the experts and stop removing children from accessing ibi therapy i would say and i think my colleagues would say the more we meet with families the more helpful that is and that's the feedback that we've been getting and where members from all sides of the house need more information my ministry's liaison is there to help the service providers are there to help and the regional offices are there to help because speaker at the end of the day the member from dufferin callendan is warned finish please speaker the feedback we're getting is that more and more families are understanding the path forward more and more families want to just have that clear path about how the system is going to support their child and to recognize that we're moving to a system answer speaker that recognizes there's no age cut off for autism and kids who are in ibi will continue in ibi and they will have their own clinical assessments to determine thank you more question the member from sx thank you speaker my question is to the minister of transportation speaker unfortunately just prior to the holiday weekend my community was witness to yet another multi vehicle accident that resulted in a fatality this is the second such tragedy that's happened on the same stretch of road that has yet to be widened on highway three second in the span of a month this is no longer a coincidence speaker this is a pattern the government's own report from 2006 calls for the complete widening of that stretch do the volume of traffic that it supported then that volume of traffic has now increased by 30 percent so despite the data the petitions the motions and letters from all local municipalities calling on this government to fulfill its promise to our community the minister of transportation refuses to act on the third and final phase of this important link in my community we cannot wait one more day people are refusing to drive on this highway and people are losing their lives will the minister rise from his seat today fulfill his obligation to our community and immediately call for the initiation of the completion of highway three minister of transportation thanks very much speaker i want to begin by thanking the member from Essex for not only the question today but for frankly the advocacy that he's brought to this particular issue i know in his region i do understand very clearly that this is a a vitally important project or initiative that the the community is is looking at speaker and i understand the urgency i've said this many times in the legislature and frankly speaker outside the legislature anytime that there's a fatality or an injury on a road or a highway anywhere in the province of ontario my heart goes out to those involved at the families of those that are involved speaker it's one of the reasons that this government under the leadership of our premier has moved forward so aggressively with a massive transportation infrastructure buildout speaker and in this particular case in this particular part of ontario i know that the member knows that over the last number of years our government has invested 50 million dollars to widen 13 kilometers already of this speaker i know that we have more work to do i understand that and i'm happy to have a conversation with that member thank you frankly speaker meet with municipal representatives from that community thank you supplementary uh thank you speaker the voices of our community couldn't be any clearer we need that highway widen now it's a 10 year old promise that this government made to our community speaker i want to i want to quote my predecessor bruce crozier he said quote the objective of the construction of is to increase the safety of the 33 kilometer highway the region's main artery between winsor and much of the county including towns of asex kingsville and limington if safety was the priority back when bruce said it then it is most definitely the priority today speaker the name the the road is aptly named after bruce crozier it's called bruce crozier's way due to his efforts to have that that section of the highway widened over his tenure in 17 of 17 years in this place bruce crozier's way was to stick to your promise deliver on your promise and do what you're saying you're going to do if he were here today his staff member said that he would be disgusted by the actions of this government and the lack of action i call on the minister report on the minister to fulfill his comments honor bruce's legacy get the money flowing to our community finish thank you thank you minister well thanks thanks very much speaker again i i thank the member from essix for the follow-up question speaker you know i i had the opportunity many years before serving as an mpp to work here in this building with as a staff person and in fact mr crozier was someone who i knew well and respected a great deal speaker as a at that point in my case a much younger man who had the chance to work here at that time and i understand i understand profoundly the importance of the advocacy that bruce crozier brought to this particular discussion speaker the reason that we have been in position to expand the 13 kilometers so far and to invest the money to widen the highway so far speaker was because of the advocacy of that member speaker i mentioned already in my first answer that i'm happy to continue the discussion with that member and with municipal leaders from his community from his region about this this particular project as i understand the important speaker but whether we're talking about this particular region in essix or any other part of the province we are investing billions of dollars in highways in every corner of the province thank you we will continue to do so and i sincerely hope that thank you new question thank you mr speaker my question this morning is to the minister of economic development employment and infrastructure yes welcome back minister it's wonderful to see you here back in the house mr speaker recently forbs magazine reported that organizations that are looking for competitive edge have embraced diversity and that leading enterprises have managed to tap into employing people with disabilities actually earlier this morning i had the pleasure of speaking at a conference organized by the creative spirit art center for my writing of davenport that has done tremendous work to raise awareness to the barriers faced by artists with disabilities especially employment barriers the forbs report i refer to is an important reminder during national accessibility awareness week which ontarians all across the province are marking until june 6 this timing gives us great opportunity to discuss what the province is doing to improve employment prospects for people with disabilities because mr speaker despite progress we have much work left to be done on this file so speaker through you to the minister what is this government doing for improving disability accessibility thank you minister of economic development employment and infrastructure you got to get back used to that again mr speaker thank you for that and and mr speaker thank you for giving me my first warning this morning uh evidence i think that i am back and i'm back at a fighting point i know that you probably didn't like doing that and i want to thank the member for the question speak speaker the fact is ontario is a global leader in accessibility first in the world to move to a modern regulatory regime that mandates accessibility first in the world requiring staff to be trained on accessibility first in canada with legislation that sets out clear goals and time frames and ontario is currently the only jurisdiction in canada that has enforceable standards that being said mr speaker there's still much more work to do and very good reasons to do that the 2010 martin prosperity institute indicated that there's 7.9 billion dollars mr speaker out there for us to gain our economy if we were to become more successful mr speaker there's still more work to do and we're determined to do it thank you mr speaker supplementary so thank you mr speaker and uh i want to thank the minister for that answer as well and all the great work that he and his ministry have been doing on this particular file and as i said uh i'm an advocate as well for people with disabilities especially with the creative spirit art center in my writing and having been at that conference this morning uh so i want to thank the minister once again for that answer the minister while these achievements are impressive it seems clear that legal standards will be difficult to implement without full buy in from the private sector lately i was encouraged to hear that 25 percent of the largest canadian public companies indicate an interest in this market and i spoke to you earlier about the artists with disabilities facing employment challenges and what they can actually gain if they were employed to be economic value and to bring personal satisfaction to their work but it's always important to ensure that businesses do not see the standards that's too cumbersome so minister thank you are you doing to ensure business for the member for her great advocacy on this issue and she's absolutely right business buy-in is absolutely crucial if we're going to be able to drive that cultural shift that's so important for us to move this file ahead we're working with businesses and other stakeholders toward the accessibility certification program which will make it easier for people to identify accessible businesses celebrate accessible businesses and organizations we're also working with our accessibility partners toward supporting a trip advisor like application that allows anyone to rate businesses on their ability to welcome uh clients with disabilities in april we hosted the accessibility innovation showcase which highlighted technological innovation mr speaker so that we can ensure that that innovation helps to lever the playing field for disabilities in their homes and businesses mr speaker as i said there's still a lot more work to do but we're determined to make ontario accessible and continue our role as a global leader in this area thank you mr speaker we have a deferred voter in the motion of third reading of bill 186 an act to establish the ontario retirement pension plan calling the members this will be a five minute bell all members please take your seats all members please take your seats thank you on wednesday june 1st 2016 miss hunter moved third reading of bill 186 an act to establish the ontario retirement pension plan all those in favor please rise one at a time be recognized by the miss hunter, Mr napkin, Mr susan, Mr win, Ms mathy, Mr oskins, Mr sandals, Mr doogoo, Mr mccharrals, Mr quinter, Mr col, Mr kawar, Mr delen, Mr dillen, Mr delayney, Mr delen, mc dillen, Mr orzaddy, Mr grovel, Mr macmeacon, Mr murray, Mr chan, Mr murrity, Mr kato, Mr. Leal, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Zimmer, Madame LeLong, Mr. Codrie, Mrs. Albanese, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mangat, Mr. Crack, Mrs. Wong, Mr. Sergio, Mr. Del Duca, Mrs. Darmela, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballard, Mr. Don, Mrs. Hogarth, Ms. Koala, Ms. Mollie, Mrs. Martins, Mrs. McGarry, Ms. McMahon, Mr. Milchin, Mr. Milchin, Mr. Nidu Harris, Mr. Potts, Mr. Pots, Mr. Rinaldi, Mr. Rinaldi, Mr. Reneal, Mr. Teebo, Mr. Frank, Mr. Sting, Mr. Horvath, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Vantop, Mr. Tabins, Mr. Miller Hamilton, East Stony Creek, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Nattishak, Ms. Armstrong, Ms. Armstrong, Ms. Angelina, Ms. Campbell, Ms. Campbell, Mr. Montha, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Hattfield, Ms. Gretzky, Mr. Gates, Mr. Gates. All those opposed, please rise one at a time and be recognized by the audience. Mr. Brown, Mr. Brown, Mr. Clark, Mr. Pidelli, Mr. Yacobusky, Mr. Miller Perry Sound Muskoka, Mr. Scott, Ms. Thompson, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Houdak, Mr. McLaren, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Walker, Mr. Smith, Mr. Harris, Mr. Harris, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Marteau, Mr. McDonnell, Mr. Pettipi, Mr. Cove, Mr. Cove. The ayes are 70, the nays are 25. The ayes being 70, the nays being 25, we declare the motion carried. The President of the U.S. will now cast and be entitled as in the motion. We have a deferred drone and a motion for closure of the motion for third reading of bill 135 and act to amend several statutes and revoke several regulations in relation to energy conservation and long-term energy planning. Call on the members. This will be a five-minute bell. On May 5th, 2016, Mr. Shirley moved third reading of bill 135 and act to amend several statutes and revoke several regulations in relation to energy conservation, long-term energy planning. Madam LaLonde has moved that the question be now put. We have a motion and a motion for amendment. Please rise. Madam LaLonde, please rise. To опarry the motion, the ayes are 70, the nays are 25. The ayes are 200, the nays are 25. The ayes are 27, the nays are 28. The ayes are 28. The ayes are 29. The ayes are 30. The nays are 30. Mr. Murray, Mr. Chan, Mr. Mouriedi, Mr. Khato, Mr. Leo, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Zimmer, Madame Lalonde, Mr. Khadri, Mrs. Albanese, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mangat, Mr. Crack, Mr. Crack, Ms. Wong, Ms. Hunter, Mr. Sergio, Mr. Morrow, Mr. Del Duke, Ms. Daumarall, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Baker, Mr. Balor, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Dung, Ms. Hogart, Ms. Koala, Ms. Moly, Ms. Martin, Ms. McGarry, Ms. McMahon, Mr. Milchins, Ms. Nighty-Harris, Mr. Potts, Mr. Pots, Mr. Rinaldi, Ms. Reneal, Ms. Reneal, Mr. Tebow. All those opposed, please rise when our time be recognized by the court. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Arnott, Mr. Hardiman, Mr. McLeod, Ms. Jones, Mr. Brown, Mr. Clark, Mr. Fidelli, Mr. Fidella, Mr. Yacobusky, Mr. Miller-Perry Sound Muscova, Mr. Miller-Perry Sound Muscova, Ms. Scott, Ms. Thompson, Mr. Barrie, Ms. Monroe, Mr. Houda, Mr. McLaren, Mr. McLaren, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Walker, Mr. Smith, Mr. Harris, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Nichols, Ms. Marteau, Mr. McDonnell, Mr. McDonnell, Mr. Pettipies, Mr. Cove, Mr. Cove, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Singh, Ms. Horvath, Mr. Vantah, Mr. Tavins, Mr. Miller-Hamilton, East Stony Creek, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Natashek, Ms. Armstrong, Ms. Armstrong, Ms. Jelena, Ms. Fye, Ms. Campbell, Ms. Campbell, Mr. Monta, Mr. Hatfield, Ms. Gretzky, Mr. Gates, Ms. French, the ayes are 54, the nays are 42. The ayes being 54, and the nays being 42. I declare the motion carried. Mr. Shirelli has moved third reading of Bill 135, an act to amend several statutes and revoke several regulations in relation to energy conservation and long-term energy planning. Is it the pleasure of the House of Motion carried? I heard a no. All those in favor, please say aye. All those opposed, please say nay. In my opinion, the ayes have it. Calling the members, this will be a five-minute bell. Mr. Shirelli has moved third reading of Bill 135, an act to amend several statutes and revoke several regulations in relation to energy conservation and long-term energy planning. All those in favor, most please say aye. One and a tie be recognized by the clerk. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Knacken. Mr. Knacken. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Mr. Sousa. Ms. Wynn. Ms. Wynn. Ms. Matthew. Ms. Matthew. Mr. Hoss. Mr. Hoss. Ms. Sandals. Mr. Sandals. Mr. Dugas. Mr. Dugas. Ms. MacCharles. Mr. MacCharles. Mr. Quinter. Mr. Quinter. Mr. Cole. Mr. Cole. Mr. DeCar. Mr. DeCar. Mr. Delaney. Mr. Delaney. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Beller. Mr. Don. Mr. Don. Ms. Hogan. Ms. Hogan. Ms. Qawala. Ms. Qawala. Ms. Molley. Ms. Molley. Ms. Patti. Ms. Stryna demographic. Ms. Mac pollen. M rectangle. Mr. T 이야기. Mr. Mc Shen. Mr. Mc Dunl Orange. Mr Bahlers. Mr. Hprisingly. Mr. Mr. Banta. Mr. Miller Hamilton, East Stony Creek. Mr. Taylor. Mr. Natascha. Ms. Armstrong. Ms. Armstrong. Ms. Amjelena. Ms. Veidt. Ms. Campbell. Ms. Shermonta. Mr. Hatfield. Ms. Gretzky. Mr. Gates. Ms. French. As of 54, the nays are 42. The ayes being 54 and the nays being 42. I declare the motion carried. Third reading of the bill, 12th lecture, proceed to the law. Be it resolved that the bill do now pass and entitled as in the motion. There are no further deferred votes. The clerk stands recessed until 1pm this afternoon.