 It is now time for Member Stavins, the Member from Huronvors. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. It is my pleasure to speak to Endangered Species Day, which takes place tomorrow, May 15. It is a day that we can celebrate the vast wildlife that we have in our province. It is also a day to take note the serious problems facing over 217 species at risk here in Ontario. When the Endangered Species Act took effect in 2008, the Blanding Turtle was added to the list. In fact, the UN has designated the Blanding Turtle as a globally endangered animal. Just last month, when the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled, the nine industrial wind turbine project planned in Prince Edward County would cause serious and irreversible harm to the Blanding Turtle. It was gratifying to see someone finally standing up to this Liberal government. An article in the Globe and Mail from April 21st this year revealed that three years ago, believe it or not, the Minister of Natural Resources granted this particular wind farm in Prince Edward's Hastings County an overall benefit permit which would allow the company to kill, harm, harass, and destroy habitat for those species because it intended to make up for the harm. Speaker, the Green Energy Scheme has failed Ontarians, and I can only say in respect of tomorrow, we can never put the needs of industrial wind turbine companies before our habitat, endangered species, or Ontarians. Endangered Species Day and the Blanding Turtle should remind us of that each and every day all year. Thank you. Thank you. Member Savings, Member from Toronto, Danforth. Thank you, Speaker. Speaker, I'm very pleased to rise today, May 14th, to mark Appraxia Awareness Day. Want to bring awareness to the community about the speech problem in children because it is still little known, very misunderstood, and has a huge impact on kids and families. Childhood Appraxia of Speech, CAS, is a speech disorder that seriously interferes with the child's ability to develop clear speech. CAS makes it difficult or impossible for an affected child to plan the movements of the lips, tongue, jaw, etc., that are needed for speech. Children with CAS generally have a good understanding of language, and I know what they want to say, but have difficulty learning or carrying out the complex movements that underlie speech. Appraxia is one of the most severe of childhood speech and communications disorders. Speech and communication are critical skills for young children to develop. We need to find ways of supporting children with Appraxia and their families because speech therapy, the only proven treatment for Appraxia, is quite costly and will extend over many years for these children. These children must work and struggle so very hard just to learn a skill speaking that comes effortlessly to other children. I want to acknowledge my constituent, Catherine Rupert Desai, for her tireless efforts to improve the lives of Ontario's children struggling with Appraxia. Lastly, I want to let Rowan and other children suffering from Appraxia know that we care and we support you through your difficult journey. Learn more about Appraxia at appraxia-kids.org. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you, Member Staters, the Member for the Republic of North. Thank you, Speaker. As-Salaam-Alaikum and Yaali Madat, Speaker, I offer you these greetings. First of all, not only on behalf of the Premier and indeed all caucus members of our government, but indeed all members of Provincial Parliament. To the Ismaili community of Canada, unfortunately, Speaker, we learned the tragic news that there was a major attack affecting dozens and dozens of individuals who were murdered in cold blood in Karachi, Pakistan. Just gotten off the phone with Mr. Mohammad Dinani, who is the CEO of the Aga Khan Council of Canada, to express on our collective behalf our shock, our outrage, but more perhaps importantly our sympathy and our prayers and our pledge to stand firm with the Ismaili community. I have to say, Speaker, that I have personally benefited very recently from attending a lecture series on pluralism and harmony and global inclusiveness, which are being held at the jewel of the crown in Don Valley East, this architectural masterpiece of the Aga Khan Museum and Centre, and it is deeply tragic and ironic and unsettling that while the lectures themselves are about the kind of trying to bring out the very best in us, we still have to confront these types of issues. My prayers go to the family of the people who died. My prayers go to the family of the people who died. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to do something a little different today. I want to mention a few words about the page program here at Queen's Park. I think it's one thing we really do right here at Queen's Park. We run a phenomenal page program bringing these young men and women, young boys and girls, men and women, grade seven and eight here to become part of the legislative process here in our great province. I'm very honoured in 2012 to speak to my granddaughter Rachel. She came and she fell in love with the page program. She still talks to us about this today and I'm really pleased that for the last five weeks I've had my granddaughter Madison with us. She's a jewel in our family. We love her to death and she's done a phenomenal job. These young men and women are potentially community leaders tomorrow. I know right in the building get involved in political parties, political activism because at the age of 14 you can get into a membership at a political party. I hope it's a Tory party for you folks. I also want to say that I want to thank the legislative staff here because there's a beautiful picture downstairs, Mr. Speaker, on the wall of the page program from about 1907, 1908. I got a copy of it right here. I asked the staff here if they take a picture. Very similar with this page program. I'm going to sneak a quick picture of it, everyone. There's the 1905 and this is the 2015 one. It's available to the pages as well. I just think it's a wonderful program. I'm so pleased you're here. I'm so proud of having my granddaughter here. I think it's a real asset to the province of Ontario that we have the page program. Thank you. Member statements. Member from Hamilton Mountain. This is National Nursing Week, a week that we honour and celebrate the incredible work done by our nurses. The date was chosen by no accident for this week. It is built around the birthday of Florence Nightingale, a remarkable woman famous for her services during the Crimean War. But renowned for her social activism and research into social detriments of health, I had intended to use my time to speak about the nurses but the outcry I have heard from the people of Hamilton Mountain about this government's plan to sell Hydra One demands that I bring their message to this house. Their message is very clear. Do not sell this public vital asset. They know the Hydra One provides income that helps pay for health care. They know that more privatisation into our energy sector means even higher energy bills for many less food on the table. They know who owns Hydra One the people of Ontario. They know they have never been asked if they want to sell it and considering this deep concern for social welfare, I feel confident that Florence Nightingale were she here today that she would agree. Do not sell Hydra One. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you, Speaker and I'm rising today to recognise a tremendous milestone in Davenport. On April 18th, St. Mary of the Angels Catholic School celebrated their centennial anniversary. With Cardinal Thomas Collins on hand, a fantastic celebration was hosted at St. Mary of the Angels Church to commemorate this tremendous milestone. At the event, St. Mary's presented a wonderful video of the school's history throughout the years and also encouraged all attendees to contribute to their time capsule. St. Mary's of the Angels is a wonderful school located on the road on Dufferin Street. St. Mary of the Angels was constructed for the Davenport community in 1915 and since then, St. Mary of the Angels has been at the forefront of guiding and educating Davenport's young people. This makes St. Mary's one of the oldest Catholic schools in the entire city of Toronto. Reflective of my writing of Davenport, students at St. Mary's of the Angels are from diverse cultural backgrounds. In fact, students from St. Mary's come from around the world, 14% of students were born outside of Canada and over 63% speak a language other than English at home. Mr. Speaker, I am so proud to represent this fantastic school here at Queen's Park. I would like to recognize all the past and present principals, teachers and staff for their commitment to students in education. In particular, I would like to thank her leadership in our community. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to recognize a very impressive, young and very bright constituent from my writing of Bruce Gray-Olen Sound. Kaelin Perry, who you've all gotten to know while she has served so dutifully as a legislative page in the assembly, received recognition on May 2nd during the Gray and Simkel Foresters Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps' 117th Annual Review Although I won't have enough time to recognize all of Kaelin's accomplishments as there are so many, I'd like to mention a few of them. Kaelin has been with the Olensound Junior Naturalist since she was 7 years old and twice awarded with Camp Corritha Environmental Leadership. As a girl guide, Kaelin achieved all badges possible in Sparks, Brownies and Guides and received the Lady Baden Powell Award. No doubt there will be more awards for young Kaelin when she returns to Pathlinders next year. Kaelin is also a founding member of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps in Olensound and earned awards in Best Dress, Best Department, Perfect Attendance for all four years, a Spree to Corps overall top cadet. She also achieved top rank of Chief Petty Officer First Class and Company Coxson. Furthermore, Kaelin holds Lance Corporal Rank with the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps and was recognized as top first-year cadet. Academically, Kaelin has a top notch too and makes honor roll every year. She was speech finalist in grades 4 to 6 and she achieved gold at both school and Blue Water Regional Science Fairs. In her spare time, Kaelin is a member of the School Band, Enquirer and Regional Track as well as by serving on the Environmental Club and volunteering as a kindergarten helper, lunch monitor, office helper and bus monitor. Kaelin is also a budding ballerina and aspires to study engineering. Mr. Speaker, I invite members to congratulate the spectacular young lady from Chatsworth and Tiro and to join me in wishing her continued success in the future and asking her to keep her eyes and heart on her dreams. Thank you. Member Stamis, the member from Cambridge. Thank you, Speaker. It's a great pleasure as a nurse to rise today in acknowledgement of National Nursing Week. National Nursing Week is from May 11th to 17th and occurs not only alongside the International Nurses Day but also Florence Nightingale's birthday on May 12th. This year's Canadian Nurses Association theme, Nurses with you every step of the way emphasizes how important nurses are in all of our lives at every age in all health situations for all Canadians. My nursing colleagues in Cambridge Memorial Hospital and indeed across Ontario walk alongside their patients each and every day providing a supportive hand to those just learning to walk again after a stroke, supporting those trying to adopt healthier lifestyles and encouraging others who have mental health or addictions issues. Nurses and community CCAC, nurse practitioner-led clinics help to teach new parents how to care for their babies demonstrate how to use crutches or wheelchairs and care for patients nearing the end of their life sometimes in my community at Lesard House. Nurses dedicate themselves to their profession in a tangible way touching the lives of patients young and old and from all walks of life. This past April, the Two Rivers family health team in my writing of Cambridge was designated as a best practice spotlight organization by the RNAO that was a very proud designation Two Rivers is the first family health team to achieve this designation and speaker has implemented various nursing best practice guidelines ensuring that nurses stand with their patients at each and every stage our nurses help and they heal. Thank a nurse today Thank you Thank you Thank you very much Mr. Speaker celebrating the second anniversary of Ontario's Children and Youth in Care Day I had the pleasure of attending the first ever 514 talks this morning hosted by the Children's Aid Foundation and the Provincial Child and Youth Advocate Children and Youth in Care Day provides a yearly opportunity to recognize issues facing current and former Children and Youth in Care reduce stigma and celebrate their contributions to the province the creation of this day was based on the recommendations from the 2011 youth leaving care hearings and was realized through private members bill performed by former MPP Minister Teresa Pruitsa in 2012 and myself in 2013 in 2014 the Children and Youth in Care Day Act was passed as the Provincial Child and Youth Advocate said this day will help take Children and Youth in Care out of the shadow it will confirm their importance to us and in doing so allow us to celebrate them and recommit to their well-being Thank you to all the former and current Children and Youth in Care for sharing your experiences and encouraging us to do better Thank you to all the organization and individual who advocate for Children and Youth on a daily basis and support these young people Mr. Speaker today is one more way to value our young people and acknowledge the unique experiences they face but also access a reminder of our commitment to help to reach their full potential Thank you Mr. Speaker Thank you Thank all members for their statements the member from