 It is now time for a question period. The Leader of Rematches the Slowel Opposition. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier. I've told the legislature the story of the seven-year-old Joshua and his family from Oakville. You've heard about seven-year-old Warren from the Peterborough area, but you've taken no action to help them. The stories are countless. There is, Mr. Speaker, the four-year-old Lila from Etobicoke, the seven-year-old Wesley from Grimsby, the four-year-old Adam from Mississauga. There is the five-year-old Keith from Toronto and the four-year-old Mason from Oshawa. Mr. Speaker, this government has turned their back on all these young children. IBI is effective after the age of five. Mr. Speaker, autism does not end at five. Mr. Speaker, why can't these children receive the IBI treatment they were promised? Mr. Speaker, why can't they receive the IBI treatment they deserve? Thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And I just want to reinforce that our thoughts are with Toby Barrett in this very sad moment. Mr. Speaker, the plan that we are putting in place, the $333 million that will change the program in the province, is designed exactly to provide the kind of intense service that all of the children, the leader of the opposition, has named. Right now we have a situation where children are on a waiting list. They are not getting service. That is unacceptable to us. So what we are doing, Mr. Speaker, is investing in those children, in those families, to make sure that they come off a waiting list into service and that that service is tailored, Mr. Speaker, that the program is designed for those children and that they get exactly the level of intensity that they need, Mr. Speaker. A huge supplementary from Dr. Kelliden. Back to the Premier. A family in my riding is considering leaving the province to get the support their daughter needs. In their letter they write, there are many people discussing moving province or country and we have the option for both. We own a manufacturing business. We operate here and we can move if need be. We would have to leave our friends and family and our amazing school supports here in Duffer. Should we move now to save her? These parents only want the best for their children and will do anything for them. Premier, it's never too late to do the right thing. Will you reverse your decision and restore IVI therapy to children? Thank you. Minister of Children and Youth Services. Minister of Children and Youth Services. Thank you, Speaker. And I thank the member for the important question and again I want to acknowledge the families that are here today. And I think, I think we're in agreement I would say to the critic from the opposition that we want the best for these children. We want these children to reach their full potential and that is something I hear from parents all the time. I'm meeting with parents on a continuous basis. They've told us, many of them have told us what this new program should look like. That feedback has been incorporated but there's additional opportunity speakers for to hear parents' voice and hear children's voice too as this program transitions over the next couple of years. I've met with the Ontario Autism Coalition and the Alliance of Parents for Children with Autism. They're giving us great feedback about how this program should move forward and I look forward to that new dialogue. Thank you. Final supplement from the member for Prince Edward Hastings. Thank you, Speaker. My question is back to the Premier. I want to tell you about Sue Gemjakian and her son Gabriel who's six who joined us here in the legislature today. Gabriel's on the autism spectrum. When he was younger, he was almost totally non-verbal. He had no vocabulary. He now speaks in full sentences, takes direction and his outbursts are fewer and far between because he doesn't feel like he can't communicate. Gabriel's brother Manny is also on the autism spectrum. Manny turns five later this year. Gabriel, in his mother Sue's words, is living proof that IBI at any age can change lives. So my question to the Premier is simple. Why is she abandoning kids like Gabriel and Manny? Why does she insist that autism ends at age five? Thank you. It's important for me to say again especially with parents here today that I do not believe that autism ends at age five. Our government doesn't believe that. I don't think anybody believes that. And Speaker, the new program represents 16,000 additional spaces to be added and wait lists will be cut. The intent of the program is to ensure that children get the individual support they need with the right intensity for the right duration. It's important to note that children are not being removed immediately from treatment. There is a transition and I acknowledge that that transition is, it can be challenging absolutely and that's why it's important. I keep hearing from parents. I keep hearing from the experts. I keep hearing from the medical community and others to make sure as we move through this process that all voices are heard and we get this right. Thank you. New question. A member from Thornhill. Thank you. Again to the Premier. Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago I reminded the Premier of her recent interaction with the teenager for my riding of Thornhill. The teenager spoke eloquently to the Premier at the end of an autism rally outside her constituency office. That teenager was Cliff McIntosh who received IBI therapy after the age of five. Mr. Speaker, does the Premier agree that IBI therapy is helpful after the age of five? I did speak with Cliff and I acknowledged the families that are here. Last week I spoke with families with children with autism every day, Mr. Speaker. And I understand absolutely that we need to make sure that young people get the intensity of therapy, the intensity of service that they need. But Mr. Speaker, that is exactly why we need to do what we're doing. Because right now, right now, those kids are not getting service. They're not getting service. Some of them are not getting service at all and many of them are not getting the service. Those who are getting service are not getting the level of intensity that they need, Mr. Speaker. So that's why we are investing in this program. That's why this transition is important so that young people, whatever their age, get the therapy, can get the service that they need that's tailored to their needs, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Supplementary. A member from Diver, Weston. Thank you, Speaker. Premier, this weekend you'll celebrate Mother's Day. But little Enzo's mom, Shauna, has never heard her own son say I love you and never heard even the single word mom. Five-year-old Enzo lives in Grimsby, diagnosed with autism, and he's been waiting for life-saving IBI therapy now for two years. Enzo doesn't speak. He's aggressive. He has poor motor skills and he's in fragile health because as a result of his autism he has fear of most foods. All of this is treatable but without IBI, Enzo's mom, Shauna fears that it's too late for his son. It's a very treatable condition but he'll be stuck there potentially the rest of his life. Premier, please don't deny Enzo's mom, Shauna an opportunity to hear those four precious words. I love you, mom. That's exactly why we are making this change because we don't want Enzo to continue to wait for service while the biological window closes, Mr. Speaker where that intensity, that intensity of service can be of the most use. Part of the $333 million is being invested in early identification because early identification which we have heard from parents quite frankly, I've heard from parents for years, Mr. Speaker, from the time I was the Minister of Education that we need more early intervention and we need that to be more universal across the province. That early intervention accompanied by tailored services that are the right intensity for the child, whether that child is age four or whether that child is age 11, Mr. Speaker that they get the intensity exactly what this program is designed to provide, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Second time for the member from Hamilton Mountain. Member from Wellington Hilton Hills on the supplementary. Mr. Speaker, back to the Premier. The government's answers to our questions on IBI funding seem to display a callousness in contradiction to a government which claims to care. I have heard from Megan Graham who grew up in Elora and years ago was actually a legislative page Her son Daniel is autistic. Daniel needed, received and benefited from IBI therapy from the age of seven to nine and he's made great strides. Daniel's mum has passionately made the case to me that all autistic children need to be able to access IBI therapy. We need the Premier to stand up in this house acknowledge that autism doesn't end at five and say we're going to find a way to eliminate these wait lists and help all autistic children who are older than five to reach their full potential and then work hard to bring truth to that statement. Why won't she do that? Thank you Speaker and again thanks to the opposition for the important question. It's important to clarify that children who currently are receiving IBI are not being immediately removed from service. They will receive their clinical assessment at the regular six month interval speaker and a transition plan to provide that specific to their needs. So if they continue to need that kind of intensive services they will get intensive services. It will be more tailored and more customized for the right duration to meet that child's need and I encourage the opposition to reach out to my office I've shared information with the opposition on the facts of the new program I do welcome opposition feedback I appreciate the letters I've talked to a number of them and they all have our facts straight I worry a bit Speaker if the facts are not clear so I'm very committed to helping the opposition to get clarity on that. Thank you. Thank you very much Speaker My question is for the Premier Hundreds of parents are coming to Queen's Park today to fight for the autism services that their kids need. Many of these parents speaker have already been to Queen's Park to rally on the lawn because their children are being cut off from the waiting list. Schools speaker are not ready for this change and neither are service providers. This is a recipe for chaos Speaker implementation of this program this plan has already gone off the rails. There is no need to rush through bad policy. Will the Premier listen to these parents and cancel her plan of IBI services for children over the age of five Thank you. So Mr. Speaker and I want to just say to the leader of the third party that I completely agree with her that the implementation and the transition for parents is extremely important in this and I'm glad that she is focusing on that because it is extremely important that families know what the transition is and I will say Mr. Speaker as I said last week we are saying that to me that they weren't getting enough information the minister is working on making sure that families get the information about when the assessment will take place what the transition plan will be but we are not willing to leave children sitting on a waiting list not getting service when we know full well that getting service to those children earlier is what will help them in the long term Mr. Speaker that's what this plan is about but I agree with the leader of the third party that making sure that those transition plans are in place and that families know what is happening is paramount Thank you. Very interesting Speaker earlier this year this Premier admitted that she made a mistake when she planned to nearly double the cost of prescriptions for Ontario seniors it was the wrong decision today there are hundreds of Ontario parents the Ontario autism therapy for kids over five is wrong it is not just parents though Speaker it is not just parents it is the Ontario Public School Boards Association that is calling on the government to change its decision so are educators, labour the provincial advocate for children and youth Speaker the Ontario Autism Coalition it's not too late for this Premier to do the right thing and show these children and their parents will this Premier cancel her plan to cut autism therapy for thousands of children that are currently on the waiting list So Speaker since we are talking about what's happening today I take a moment to explain the process and what is happening for families right now so every child who is receiving or is on a wait list for IBI or ABA has been sent a letter from their service provider and next week Speaker service providers will start meeting with families who are transitioning from the wait list those are the children who are on the IBI wait list over five and within 10 days of reviewing that situation and what we call an eligibility agreement those families will immediately receive $8,000 so the children can come off the wait list and into immediate service and all families should have completed those meetings by mid-June and will be receiving very regular updates and reports from the service providers to make sure that's exactly what's happening Thank you Thank you Parents that are here today know that their children can benefit from IBI therapy and they know what life will be like for their children for them and their children without IBI therapy Last month Kristen Elson came to Queens Park and she shared her story she said realizing I may never hear mom I love you is enough to kill a mother inside that's what she said will this premier look these kids in the eye look these parents in the eye speaker and tell them how she can so callously cut their children off from this life changing therapy Christina please Christina please Thank you Minister Thank you Speaker I just have to say the premier and I are both very committed to continuing the dialogue with parents continuing the dialogue with the autism organizations to make sure that this is being implemented smoothly and in supportive ways it can and it's important for me to continue to get that feedback I'm doing that every day and I am very happy to meet with families I enjoy very much meeting with the children as well to hear about how things are going for them whether they're in school now whether they'll be going to school whether they have some combination of school and private support and I think it's very important and I'm in discussions with the Minister of Education about that children and that dialogue needs to continue and I'm open to all advice Thank you Speaker My next question is also for the premier Ontario's energy sector should have one objective making sure families and businesses have reliable, affordable and clean energy but the Liberals looked at the energy sector and said what can this do for the Liberal Party so they cancelled gas plants to save seats they cancelled wind contracts to save seats they cancelled OPG nuclear plans after getting $100,000 from private nuclear companies the premier decided to sell off Hydro One and use that sell off to help the Liberal Party fill its war chest. Enough is enough Speaker will this premier do the right thing and call a commission of inquiry When we came into office we had an unreliable electricity grid in Ontario Mr Speaker we have rebuilt and invested in 10,000 more than 10,000 kilometres of grid of line Mr Speaker we have shut down all of the coal plants in Ontario Mr Speaker there were no smog we have no smog days in Ontario now Mr Speaker by doing that we made the single most important initiative took the single most important action to reduce climate change in North America Mr Speaker we have seen renewable energy we have an industry in Ontario Mr Speaker that was jump-started because of our decisions to invest in and promote renewable energy Mr Speaker we have made a decision around building transit Mr Speaker that is leading to the broadening of the ownership of Hydro One and I know the NDP doesn't support our investments in transit Mr Speaker but back supplementary we have electricity rates that families can afford and that are driving business and industry out of this province Mr Speaker OPP anti-rackets investigation into her government when asked about cancelling this wind contract to save liberal seats the premier said they made a decision to gather evidence and look at the research actually the OPP is investigating this situation because it's alleged that the government wasn't gathering evidence Speaker it was again the premier insists that everything is just fine so will she actually prove that speaker by calling a commission of inquiry to ensure that the awarding and cancelling of energy contracts in this province isn't corrupt thank you very much Mr Speaker it's interesting the the third party talked about our economic situation Mr Speaker and companies coming to this province Ontario is one of the leaders of growth in this country Mr Speaker so the third party is talking about but we were the number one jurisdiction for foreign direct investment for two years in a row in North America Mr Speaker in Ontario Mr Speaker we made a decision on offshore wind power Mr Speaker there is decades of evidence in terms of research and evidence as I said in terms of land based wind turbines Mr Speaker that same body of research does not exist for offshore we are doing that research Mr Speaker and we await the recommendations thank you final supplementary this government has used Ontario's energy system to abuse fundraising rules and fill the liberal war chest they have cancelled energy contracts to try to win seats energy policy should be about energy speaker Mr Leader people deserve a system that works for them not just for the Ontario we have this premier called a Charbonneau type commission for Ontario a commission of inquiry on the awarding and management of public contracts in the energy industry Mr Speaker again there are a number of issues that the leader of the third party has raised she talked about fundraising Mr Speaker and of course she doesn't want to talk about the substance of fundraising changes that we're making Mr Speaker so we've asked for input on draft legislation she doesn't want to talk about that Mr Speaker the reality is that we made a decision we made a decision in terms of offshore wind turbines there is not the research that has been done on land based wind turbines offshore freshwater turbines Mr Speaker carry on please done Mr Speaker and we take our record keeping responsibilities very very seriously we have changed the rules there is training that has been done across government to make sure that records are retained in the way that they should be Mr Speaker my question is for the premier I have a constituent Stephanie from Cannington whose son Dax has been on a wait list for IBI since he was diagnosed with autism at two and a half years old Dax has received ABA at a cost of $20,000 out of his family's own pockets but after two years Dax is still considered non-verbal and needs more intensive IBI therapy in order for him to communicate with his own mother Dax was getting close to the top of the list for IBI where he could have had the therapy he needed in order to have a better future but last month Stephanie was told that her son was being removed from the wait list because he is over five years old but we all know that autism doesn't end at five Mr Speaker why does the premier think it is acceptable to shorten wait lists by kicking children off thank you for your services thank you I want to thank the member for her question it's important to know that what is driving this change speaker is not wait list reduction providing better service at the right time at the right intensity for all children with autism and this family is a good example of where yes he will be removed from that particular wait list but into immediate service speaker immediate service with the $8,000 and most of those children in that kind of situation are already on the ABA wait list so it should be a fairly quick and seamless transition to a very expanded program where it will be more customized it will be more intense and of longer duration excuse me for that child and it's important we convey how this is going to work and I expect the service providers will continue to provide that kind of information to the families as we go forward because that's not the case I want to hear about supplementary to the member thank you Mr Speaker my question is to the premier Xavier has received 30 hours of IBI therapy per week through the direct funding model as of May 1st Xavier is no longer eligible for support because Xavier turned 6 was determined to be too old for your government's new model after years of paper assessment wait list Xavier and other children like him in Sarnia Lampton will not only have access to IBI therapy if their parents can afford the full cost of 11,000 per month will you commit today premier to rethink your plan so that children in Sarnia Lampton like Xavier get the therapy that would benefit from the most not just the therapy they can afford so I thank the member from Sarnia Lampton for your question this is a good example a question of a real situation where a child is in IBI currently they are not being removed immediately from therapy as I said earlier they will have a clinical assessment at 6 months and they may or may not taper off to the new program it's going to depend on that clinical assessment and that is up to the experts to assess that child and determine what the best path is forward for that child and the principal will always be that they get the right amount of service the right intensity for the right duration and I have heard the comment about direct funding and again I have been talking to the coalitions and alliances and parents about those options going forward I am open to that as we go forward to implement the program further thank you my question is to the premier hundreds of parents of children with autism have once again come to Queens Park to protest the premier's decision to take away essential therapy from kids outside liberal MPP's office they have been blocked by liberal MPP's on twitter for simply requesting a meeting it's taking away essential therapy from kids with autism is defensible why won't the liberal members meet with parents even the liberal member I would like to deal with somebody on this side it's not helpful the member from Burlington come to order the minister of tourism culture and sport there were a few others I had in my mind but I was not allowed to do what I was going to do finish your question please if taking away essential therapy from kids with autism is defensible why won't these liberal members meet with parents even the liberal MPP finish your question please premier thank you very much Mr. Speaker I believe that this issue is essentially a nonpartisan issue I believe that this is about children who need more service and Mr. Speaker I will say that if that is the tone that the third party that this member wants to take I know for a fact that members of my caucus are meeting with the people who come to their office this is a complex issue we are putting $333 million in to solve this supplementary please because they can say whatever they want but their snap they think this decision apparently the new therapy instead of one on one support this is just plain wrong implementation has already been disastrous it's really time to slow down parents here that are here today and tell them that she will do the right thing and stop her changes autism services thank you premier chief politic yes thank you so much I'm going to talk about some of the works the member from if it continues the member from Hamilton mountain is named member from the minister of labor second time the minister of tourism culture and support second time oh I got a good memory this is from before while I was waiting I don't need to explain myself new question member from Etobicoke North thank you Mr. Speaker my question is for the attorney general and minister I'm actually looking forward to giving the answer speaker because we've actually invested $77 million in school boards specifically for programs for children with autism and our focus has been on strengthening the ABA capacity for school aged children so this has included targeted funding for ABA training at the Geneva center for autism to trains teachers assistants member from Windsor west come to order please finish this summer and since the summer of 2006 we've actually provided almost $49 million to boards to hire and train professionals with ABA expertise to support principals principals teachers and multi-disciplinary transition teams to date more than 20,000 educators have been trained to prepare them to offer ABA support services in publicly funded school boards thank you new question thank you Mr. Speaker and now my question is to the attorney general and the minister responsible for francophone affairs minister the access to justice in French is a responsibility for both your ministries we have acted in key sectors of the legal services and we have been told that we are exemplary by different stakeholders in this in this field we have a strategy to have a better access to francophone strategy and we want to improve the right of francophones in Ontario Madam minister could you share with the house solutions that are in the report and the progress that we've made for the access to legal services in French the minister thank you Mr. Speaker I'd like to thank the member for Etobicoke north for his very interesting question our government has committed to improve francophone services to the justice system in order to make sure that all Ontarians have the same access to the justice system in Ontario in the language of their choosing the right to French proceedings and in front of different tribunals that exist depends on our different acts and it is available everywhere in Ontario it is certainly the responsibility of my ministry and people can ask for French legal proceedings in the field of francophone legal proceedings we have made a lot of progress and last Friday I have been to a meeting question thank you minister I'm very happy to see that the government is doing everything possible to improve access to the justice system for all francophones in the province I understand that the ministry launched a pilot project with the chief justice in Ontario and we include the committee in order to develop strategies to improve the presence of this pilot project different member of the justice system are involved in this strategy and I would like the minister to describe this strategy to us the minister the member is right in 2015 I was very proud to launch this pilot project that brings a better access to francophone justice in Ottawa this pilot project reduced all obstacles for lawyers and the French users of the legal system in Ontario these services are offered in French and we are also offering just legal advices in French we are also offering more information on the French services that are available in the different courthouses we want to make sure that we improve French access services for the whole population last Friday we have received a report and I have participated to a meeting and there is really a will to have more francophone services in Ontario, thank you and thank you for your questions to the premier my constituent Valerie Broderick's grandson is one of the children who is treatment you are withholding because he is 5 in Valerie's words he is now being considered trash unfixable because of his age the provincial lifetime buyout to parents of 8000 when therapy can cost up to $5000 a year is this what you call equality for children in Ontario this is inherently wrong withholding IBI treatment violates the child's rights Mr. Speaker I want to know will the Premier recognize IBI as medically necessary treatment and pay for it for all intro children who need it. Mr. Chairman, can we get children use services? Mr. Chairman, can we get children use services? So I want to thank the member for the question and you know Speaker we know that wait times have increased but more importantly children who need services are not getting it and that's why we're making this investment we are investing the three hundred and thirty three million new dollars on top of the hundred and ninety million dollars we spend each and every year on this program so that families don't have to wait longer and we want to make sure they get into service and off a wait list wherever possible so that's why in this particular case this child will be transitioned and the family will have the eight thousand dollars and then they will move up the wait list for the new program and hopefully be at the top of that wait list at the end of the eight thousand dollars and that they get the intensity and the duration of the services that they need to reach their full potential that's my commitment. Thank you. I want to see the member from Oxford. Thank you Mr. Speaker my question is also to the Premier. On Monday I told this house about loss and a six year old with autism who was being cut off IBI. Today I'm rising on behalf of Xavier a five year old from Oxford with autism. He's been on the waiting list for IBI since he was three years old. In January he finally started receiving therapy. His mother says you cannot even express the emotional factor her five year old when her five year old spoke to her for essentially the first time. Then she got the devastating news Xavier. Xavier's IBI is being phased out immediately because at age five the government says he's too old. Will the Premier reconsider and give Xavier and other children like him the services they need and depend upon. The member for his question and you know my message to Xavier's family is I want to make sure he gets the right support at the right time and that he has every potential to succeed in his life. Whatever Xavier decides to do sounds like he's in therapy already. He will not be removed immediately from therapy. As I said before children who are in therapy IBI therapy over the age five will be assessed by a clinician and then the plan will go from there in terms of what's the right intensity and duration for that child. If they are transitioning off it would be a tapered process. It would not be sudden. We want to make sure this is seamless as possible that families get the support they need both directly from the autism funding program but our other programs that support these children. Speech and language, respite for the parents and so on. Those all continue speaker. Thank you. New question member from Kitchener-Walden. Very much Mr. Speaker my question is to the Premier. Last year your Minister of Energy made sexist and patronizing remarks about Ontario's auditor general. Then he doubled down calling our leader the leader of Ontario's NDP that woman. Yesterday he made comments again about our leader that were sexist, unparliamentary and don't bear repeating. Surely the Liberal Code of Conduct doesn't say that comparing women to dogs is okay. Premier, it's never okay. A code of conduct obviously doesn't go far enough. It's 2016. When is enough enough? Mr. Speaker the minister has clarified his remarks and he has. Thank you. Premier. Mr. Speaker the minister has clarified his remarks. He's clear that he understands we all understand that offensive language has no place in this legislature. As the Ottawa citizen reported Mr. Speaker Karen Fisher the managing editor of the transcription service that the legislature said based on the audio they decided that she's all over the map was the right representation of the words. One sentence wrap up please. Speaker I was in the house at the time. Sometimes people do stumble over their words. The minister has apologized for any misunderstanding. Any questions? Supplementary. Mr. Speaker a year ago the minister of energy decided to mansplain the electricity system to Ontario's auditor general. Even though she spent 10 years at Manitoba hydro then yesterday he decided to continue this pattern of degrading and disrespecting women. The minister's conduct was again an embarrassment to this assembly. No woman should have to put up with this kind of sexism. Here at Queen's Park we should be leading by example. The Premier's credibility on sexual violence and harassment is being called into question. As she says it's never okay. Not even for her own caucus members and certainly not for her cabinet members will the Premier do what she should have done a year ago and show the minister of energy the door. I uh the member from Lanark knows well what my concern is about what he just did. Premier. Mr. Speaker the minister came into the house yesterday afternoon. He made an apology. He explained what had happened Mr. Speaker. He was very clear with the people of the legislature with the legislature. I'd prefer not the arm chair decisions please. The member from Prince Edward Hastings will withdraw all withdraw and there was somebody else that said something on parliamentary and I wish that that would not happen any longer. It is entirely appropriate and it is what I would expect of one of my members Mr. Speaker that if there were a misunderstanding if something was said that was that was inappropriate that there would be that there would be an apology that there would be an explanation that is exactly what has happened Mr. Speaker. Thank you. New question the member from Halton. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker my question is for the minister of education. Minister you recently announced that Ontario's high school graduation rate is now at its highest level in the province's history. Congratulations. In 2015 the five-year graduation rate surpassed the government's goal of 85%. Now more Ontario students than ever before are graduating with the skills and knowledge they need to reach their full potential and I think that's fantastic news. Now I know students in my writing of Halton are working hard because graduation rates have also risen there to 89.9% in the district school board and 92.4% in the Catholic school board. Investing in our young people is a top priority for this government. Programs like the specialist high skills major program help students graduate and provide them with more opportunities for future careers. Speaker the minister announced recently that the specialist high skills major program has been expanded. Minister can you please tell us more about this important announcement. Yes thank you speaker and I want to thank the member for the question and for her support of specialist high skills majors. Yesterday morning I remember from Hamilton East Tony Creek please. Morocco Thomas Merton Catholic secondary school here in Toronto where we announced that Ontario is expanding two programs. First we are expanding the specialist high skills major program to accommodate an additional 2,000 students in just over 100 new programs for the 2016-17 school year. That will bring us to a total of more than 48,000 students who will be enrolled in 1,835 specialist high skills majors across the province. Second we are expanding the dual credit program where students have one credit for partly high school partly college and that will be expanded to include 400 more students next year. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Minister I am pleased to hear that the expansion of the specialist high skills major program will enable students to focus on graduating and will assist them in pursuing their post-secondary goals. This is a significant step towards securing a good future for themselves and their families. This specialized program allows students to target their learning in a specific economic sector while also meeting the requirements for the Ontario secondary school diploma. It helps students make the important transition from high school to apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace. Mr. Speaker, I've seen firsthand just how great some of these programs are. In fact I toured some of them in Halton with the minister including a fantastic aquaponics program at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Secondary School. These programs are a key part of our government's commitment to keep young people engaged. Minister please explain how the high skills specialist major program benefits students. Thank you minister. Thank you and just following up on what the members said the aquaponics program was really cool because it wasn't just horticulture it actually combined the computer tech students who were doing the control systems for the hydroponics. So it was a very cool example of things that you can do with specialist skills high skills majors. One of the things that's happening in 2016-17 is that all of the schism programs will have access to an innovation creativity and entrepreneurship module that was developed in partnership with the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Business Management. District school boards report that the specialist high skills major is particularly engaging for students considering college and workplace destinations. Students taking workplace courses achieve credits at the rate of 94% in their tourism as opposed to non- New question to the member from North Central. Thank you very much Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker my question is to the premier. Ross a constituent in my riding contacted me about his daughter Serenity. Serenity has autism as does his older son. Serenity had the opportunity to experience five weeks of ibi therapy and grew remarkably during this time. It is almost time for her six-month reassessment and by all indications she will lose this vital therapy. To make matters worse nobody not even the providers have a clear understanding of what the enhanced ABA treatment actually is. Serenity's family followed the rules but at the stroke of a pen saw their daughter's opportunities disappear. How do you explain to her father that there is fairness in a system that denies her treatment that she has been waiting for for years. Thank you Mr. Speaker and as the minister of children youth services has said the point of the changes that we're making is that Serenity needs to be able to continue the service and the intensity of the therapy that she needs Mr. Speaker that is exactly why we are doing this so that young people who are sitting on a waiting list now Serenity is already getting service so we want to make sure that she can continue with the intensity that she needs. That's why the programs need to be tailored that's why at the assessment as the minister has said there will be a look at what kind of service needs to continue and if that intensity is necessary then that's what she will get going forward. But Mr. Speaker our deep concern is that there are children sitting on a waiting list who are not getting any service. That is unacceptable Mr. Speaker it cannot go on that is why we are making this investment and I agree as I said about the comments of the leader of the third party. I agree that the implementation is extremely important parents need to understand and we are the minister and ministry is working with providers to make sure that people get the information that will help them understand what's going to happen. Supplementary to member from Nipissie. Thank you and good morning speaker my question is for the Premier. Kristen Tignanelli lives in North Bay. Her son Luca was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. Luca previously qualified for IBI therapy but when Kristen recently reapplied she would she was told he could no longer receive the important therapy he needs. You see Luca had had recently turned five and he no longer meets the arbitrary age cutoff imposed by the government. This government has a responsibility to ensure individuals with autism can realize their full potential instead after years of waste scandal and mismanagement the Premier is attempting to balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable. Will the Premier reverse the changes to IBI and help Luca stop the party? One sentence wrap up please. The Premier reverse the changes to IBI and help Luca realize his full potential. Minister of Children Youth Services. Minister of Children Youth Services. Speaker I have a responsibility as a minister of Children Youth Services to make sure we're doing absolutely everything we can to help children with autism and all children with special needs reach their full potential and that's why we're making this historic investment that's why we're cutting wait time services speaker and it is precisely this kind of situation that the member opposite is talking about where unfortunately the youngest children who would benefit the most from intensive IBA are not getting it that's why we have to change this system but for that particular child we want to make sure that transition to the new program is as smooth and successful as what is possible that that child gets the intensive support saying that you're going forward that they get a flexible program that meets their needs and for the right duration. My commitment is to all children with autism in Ontario I will not waver from my commitment to these children and we'll keep working. Thank you. Any questions for the leader of the third party? Thank you speaker my question is for the premier. No matter who you are the health of your family comes first speaker and it should come first for the government too but this premier's hospital cuts are hurting patient care across southwestern Ontario. In the past four months alone just the past four months speaker we've seen 169 nurses cut in Windsor almost 125 jobs cut from hospitals in London 68 in Kitchener another 12 healthcare workers cut in Sarnia the list goes on and on. Patients and families know exactly what that means it means less care and longer wait times for people in the emergency room for seniors who need surgery and for mums and dads with sick children. Why is this premier turning her back on the people of southwestern Ontario by cutting the hospital care that every family depends on? Thank you Mr. Speaker and the leader of the third party knows that this is that we're making important investments in our healthcare system to the tune of an additional billion dollars this year so almost 52 billion dollars spent on health care that's 25 percent of the government's budget sorry that's nearly 45 percent of the government's budget Mr. Speaker and but specifically when it comes to our hospitals the new additional $345 million investment that we have in our budget which includes a one percent increase to the base budget of hospitals which is part of the funding they receive but overall it's a 2.1 percent increase far above the rate of inflation that will allow our hospitals to invest in our front line healthcare workers it will allow our hospitals to ensure that they're providing the highest quality services for ontarians the services that Ontarians deserve and sir we're doing much more on the capital side as well supplementary Speaker the the premier and her health minister should pay less attention to their own spin and more attention to the patients in southwestern Ontario healthcare is the silent crisis of this liberal government and this premier is only making problems worse st. jose in london say they've seen a 36.5 million dollar reduction to their total budget over the past four years london health sciences said this year marks the fifth year in a row that funding will not keep up with inflationary pressures that's not me speaker that is what london health sciences is saying and across the southwest from sarnia to wallisburg to st. thomas to kitchener hospitals are cutting patient care and they are laying off dedicated front line caregivers that is the fact the very people who save lives and provide exceptional care when families need it the most are being given a pink slip when will this premier start putting the best interest of patients first first change and stop the liberal cuts to hospitals across minister thank you mr. speaker and i know yesterday i talked about the fact that the ndp when they were in government closed 24 percent of the hospital beds in the province 13 percent of the mental health budgets they cut hospital funding in the last year but i think it's fair to talk about more recent as well that in their 2014 election campaign when they committed to finding six hundred million dollars the leader of the third party refused to identify where that would come from but fortunately the candidate for kitchener waterloo was forced to admit that health care and post-secondary education centers were sectors were singled out for their deepest cuts she said that one in fact it's quoted on the cbc news that the minister would look to find efficiencies sorry the new accountability minister that they talked about would find efficiencies in the health care and post-secondary education sector and when the when the member for kitchener was pressed on it she said i would go first to health to find that six hundred million dollars in cuts mr speaker thank you any questions remember from joey thank you speaker my question is to the minister of training colleges and universities minister i understand that your ministry is making significant capital investments as part of the 2016 budget to expand and improve post-secondary learning spaces across this province this is excellent news as many of the students in durham who are now starting to think about post-secondary education the concerted effort of strengthening and modernizing osa combined with the boosting and capacity on any uneducational environments of universities and colleges is a well-coordinated commitment minister could you please inform the house of one particular capital announcement that you made recently at durham college thank you thank you thank you mr speaker i want to thank the member from durham for that question as well as for his tireless advocacy on behalf of durham college and mr speaker last month with the member from durham actually i was pleased to announce that our government is investing 22 million dollars to support a new center for collaborative education at durham college this new facility will replace the historic simcoe building it will also feature mr speaker a business incubator to connect student entrepreneurs with local experts to launch startup companies modern left of durham's health program with new courses in pharmacy and behavioral sciences and the space for the global class initiative to offer online lectures to connect students with thinkers from all over the world mr speaker and this project is a part of Ontario's plan to provide three billion dollars in capital funding to our post second institutions across the province of Ontario thank you thank you speaker and thank you to the minister for that answer by the way speaker this was one event that the member that represent the writing didn't bother showing up to that announcement now i understand that in addition to the recent durham college announcement the 2016 budget also included funding for several other capital projects including a very exciting one in downtown toronto at okad university the residents of durham will be glad to hear this as i am sure many of them are interested in pursuing a degree in the arts and design minister would you please inform the house on the importance of these capital investments with specific reference to the okad university capital investment you announced this past april shin thank you minister thank you mr speaker again i want to thank the member from durham mr speaker last april with the help of the member from the ismadina trinity ismadina mr speaker i was pleased to announce that our government will be investing 27 million dollars into okad university campus expansion project the project is called okad university creative city campus and it will lead to the expansion and the refurbishments of studio spaces and fabrication technology at 100 mccall street creation of collaborative learning spaces in the sharp center for design including new shared student spaces student comments and an indigenous visual cultural center as well as an expansion of the art and design library for the future and development of a center for experiential learning mr speaker this project will provide okad university students with vastly expanded and improved learning facilities including the modernization of its hallmark studio based learning facilities thank you mr speaker pursuant to standing order 38 a the member for kitchens or waterloo has given notice of her dissatisfaction with the answer to her question given by the premier concerning the code of conduct this matter will be debated next tuesday at 6 p.m we have a deferred vote on the amendment to the motion for allocation of time on bill 186 an act to establish the ontario retirement pension plan calling the members this will be a five minute bill all members please take your seats all members please take your seats on march 4th mr nackney moved government notice of motion number 65 then mr smith then moved that the motion be amended as follows that the section beginning that the standing committee on social policy be authorized to meet at its regular scheduled times to be struck out and replaced by that the standing committee on social policy be authorized to meet at its regularity scheduled times on monday may 16th 2016 dispense agreed we are now dealing with mr smith's amendment to the motion all those in favor please rise one at a time mr wilson mr harnam mr harnam mr harnam mr clow mr jones mr brown mr clark mr clark mr fidelli mr fidelli mr yakibusky mr hillier mr hillier mr miller perry sound miscoka mr miller perry sound miscoka mr scott miss Scott mr Thompson mesomeon rope m calibrio mr u rättitudine mr hu updat mr bailey mr bailey mr walker mr walker mr smith mr smith mr nickles mr nickles mr mark to vis marteau mr mcdonnell mr ped markedone directed though mr toke kow mr vantop mr vantop mr sing mr sing viz Hackers portable miz dinoick SCHMIH mr taxi Aaron str겠 Talking about your Mr. Miller, Hamilton, East Stony Creek, Ms. Armstrong, Ms. Angelina, Ms. Fife, Ms. Fife, Mr. Montag, Mr. Hatfield, Ms. Gretzky, Ms. Gretzky, Mr. Gates, Ms. French, Ms. French. All those opposed please rise one at a time to be recognized by the clerk. Mr. Nacky, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Shirelli, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Sousa, Ms. Wynn, Ms. Matthews, Mr. Hoskins, Ms. Sanders, Ms. McCharles, Mr. Quinter, Mr. Col, Mr. Col, Mr. Takar, Mr. Berardinetti, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Diorzetti, Mr. Cham, Mr. Moriti, Mr. Couto, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Flynn, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Zimmer, Madame Lalonde, Mr. Quadri, Ms. Albanese, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Manga, Ms. Manga, Mr. Crack, Ms. Wong, Ms. Hunter, Mr. Sergio, Mr. Moro, Ms. Jassy, Mr. Dalduca, Ms. Domela, Mr. Frazier, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baker, Mr. Baller, Mr. Baller, Mr. Don, Mr. Don, Ms. Hogarth, Ms. Hogarth, Ms. Koala, Ms. Mollie, Ms. Mollie, Ms. Martin, Ms. Martin, Ms. McGarry, Ms. McMahon, Ms. McMahon, Mr. Milchin, Ms. Nidu Harris, Mr. Quad, Mr. Rinaldi, Mr. Tebow. The ayes are 38 and the nays are 50. The ayes are 38 and the nays are 50. I declare the amendment lost. Are the members ready to vote on the main motion? Mr. Nakfi has moved Government Notice of Number 65. Is it the pleasure of the House to motion carry? I heard a no. All those in favour, 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 vote. Mr. Nakfi has moved Government Notice of Motion Number 65. All those in favour, please rise. One at a time be recognized by the court. Mr. Nakfi. Mr. Nakfi. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Shirelli. Mr. Baker. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Don. Mr. Don. Ms. Hogarth. Ms. Hogarth. Ms. Kuala. Ms. Kuala. Ms. Mollie. Ms. Mollie. Ms. Martin. Ms. McGarry. Ms. McGarry. Ms. McMahon. Ms. McMahon. Mr. Milchin. Mr. Milchin. Ms. Nidoo Harris. Ms. Nidoo Harris. Mr. Potts. Mr. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds. Mr. Teebo. Mr. Teebo. All those opposed, please rise while you're trying to recognize us. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Arna. Mr. Mack Kabusky. Mr. Hillyer. Mr. Hillyer. Mr. Miller. Parry Sound Miss Cokes. Mr. Miller. Parry Sound Miss Copes. Ms. Scots. Ms. Scots. Ms. Thompson. Ms. Thompson. Ms. Tomm Tomb Director. Ms. Monro. Ms. Monro. Mr. Euras. Mr. Heauda. Mr. Heauda. Mr. Bailey. Mr. Bailey. Mr. Walker. Mr. Walker. Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith. Mr. Nichols. Ms. Nichols. Ms. Martau. Ms. Martau. Mr. McDonnell. We have a deferred vote on the amendment of the motion of allocation of time on bill 186, an act to establish the Ontario. I have to correct my record. We have a deferred vote on the motion of third reading of bill 119, an act to amend the personal health information protection act of 2004 to make certain related amendments to the repeal and the replace the quality of care information protection act of 2004. On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, Mr. Hoskins moved third reading of bill 119, an act to amend the personal health information protection act of 2004 to make certain related amendments and to repeal and replace the quality of care information protection act of 2004. On Thursday, May 4, 2016, Mr. Hoskins moved third reading of bill 116, an act to amend the personal health information security act of 2004 to make certain related amendments to the repeal and the replenishment of the policy of care information protection act of 2004 to make certain related amendments to the repeal and the replacing of the quality of care information protection act of 2014 to make certain related amendments to the repeal and the replacement of the property. Mr. Dixon. Ms. Mangat. Mr. Crack. Mr. Crack. Ms. Wong. Ms. Hunter. Ms. Hunter. Mr. Sergio. Mr. Sergio. Mr. Morrow. Mr. Morrow. Ms. Jasek. Mr. Del Ducat. Mr. Del Ducat. Ms. Dahmerla. Ms. Dahmerla. Mr. Fraser. Mr. Fraser. Mr. Anderson. Mr. Anderson. Mr. Baker. Mr. Baker. Mr. Baller. Mr. Baller. Mr. Don. Mr. Don. Ms. Hogar. Ms. Hogar. Ms. Koala. Ms. Amjelina. Ms. Amjelina. Mr. Singh. Mr. Singh. Ms. Horvath. Ms. Horvath. Mr. Vantog. Mr. Vantog. Ms. DeNovo. Ms. DeNovo. Mr. Tabas. Mr. Tabas. Mr. Miller Hamilton East Stony Creek. Mr. Miller Hamilton East Stony Creek. Ms. Armstrong. Ms. Armstrong. Ms. Fyfe. Ms. Fyfe. Mr. Monta. Mr. Monta. Mr. Hatzio. Mr. Hatfield. Ms. Gretzky. Ms. Gretzky. Mr. Gates. Mr. Gates. Ms. French. Ms. French. Mr. Hardiman. Ms. Mcclough. Mr. Mccloud. Ms. Wilson. Ms. Jones. Ms. Jones. Mr. Brown. Ms. Brown. Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark. Mr. Fidelli. Ms. Fidelli. Ms. Yakibusky. Mr. Yakibusky. Ms. Hiliu. Mr. Hiliu. Mr. Miller Parison Muscoca. Mr. Miller Parison Muscoca. Ms. Spots. Ms. Thompson. Ms. Thompson. Ms. Monroe. Ms. Monroe. Mr. Hudak there Mrs. Bailey Mr. Bailey. Mr. Walker. Mr. Walker. Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith. The ayes being 64, and the nays being 24. I declare the motion to be carried. Third reading of the bill. We at resolve that the bill do now pass and be entitled as in the motion. There are no further deferred votes. This House stands recess until 1pm this afternoon.