 yes therefore it's time for members statements the member from here on Bruce thank you very much mr. Speaker today I'm pleased to stand and share with you the significant economic contributions of Bruce Powers multi-year life extension program that will provide low-cost electricity to Ontario families of businesses to 2064 Bruce Powers investment program supports 160 supply chain companies throughout our province and secures 22,000 jobs annually from operations in communities throughout Ontario the refurbishment of Ontario's nuclear fleet and all the units at Bruce power are critical to the provinces energy future Bruce power generates 30% of Ontario's electricity at 30% below the average price and unlike other sources of generations procured the refurbished nuclear output from Bruce power is cost-competitive and clean I want to commend Bruce power for using a model that works refurbishing their units to secure our energy future and generating low-cost power that is clean for our families and businesses to count on both today and decades to come into the future and I'm also pleased speaker to share with you that Bruce power and the counties of Bruce Gray and Huron have teamed up to establish the regional economic development and innovation initiative to leverage economic opportunities for local communities the program will assist suppliers in locating to the area and access a range of resources to ensure even greater economic contributions to the region and speaker I stand here today committed to supporting the important role Bruce power plays in Ontario in Ontario's energy sector and I look forward to their continued success thank you for the member statements the member from canora rainy River while northern families were encouraged by the government announcement to create 100,000 additional childcare spaces they're concerned about the lack of firm commitments in the north having safe affordable and flexible spaces means being able to recruit and retain professionals in our small communities it means the ability to hold on to doctors nurses and other professionals and to enjoy robust tourism and service industries the reality is that with cost continually rising on everyday essentials such as housing hydro bills and food to incomes and affordable childcare are required to keep families afloat for families working in the forestry mining and tourism industries as well as those working in the health and service sectors flexible childcare that is care that is available where and when families need it is imperative on a personal note I can attest to the need for affordable flexible childcare as one of the fortunate families who can afford the high cost of full-time childcare I still found the $231 a day cost for flexible childcare in Toronto to be totally out of reach in fact I can confidently say that access to affordable and flexible childcare has been the single biggest barrier I have faced as a woman in politics I know that my struggle is not unique but it is one that is shared by countless women and men all across this province if this government is truly committed to creating a fairer and more prosperous society it will work to immediately create more affordable full and flexible childcare spaces thank you speaker thank you brother members Davis member from Kingston in the islands thank you mr. Speaker on April the second I joined 427 participants for the 21st annual kids inclusive run at Queens University as one of 21 children treatment centers in Ontario hotel do hospitals kids inclusive program offers important services to children and youth with physical neurological or developmental disabilities such as cerebral pause palsy or autism kids inclusive offers clients regular home visits by an infant and child development consultant develop developmental screening and assessment play-based developmental activities that meet the child's needs and provide invaluable information and support the money raised helps families purchase specialized equipment lifting devices and home renovations or van adoptions I'd like to extend a very warm acknowledgement for all those who came out to show their support for this great cause I'd also like to give a special thank you to director Margaret Van Beers and her team for all of their hard work in organizing this wonderful event the kids inclusive run is a fun and healthy way to raise money for children with special needs and their families I invite you all to learn about the incredible stories the youth and their families who have benefited from this first-class program and the services provided at kids inclusive thank you so much merci beaucoup thank you remember savings the member from nipissing thank you and good afternoon speaker I rise today to offer congratulations for the accomplishments made by nipissing University of North Bay a recently released report looking at key performance indicator placed our own nipissing university among the top schools in Ontario the university had the highest percentage of graduates securing employment two years after graduation at 95.7% that's more than 2 percent higher than the provincial average as well 90.8% of graduates secure employment six months after graduation more than 3% above the provincial average the university continues to be respected for its high quality education and overall student experience speaker an impressive 93.6% of nipissing students were either satisfied or very satisfied with their time at the university that puts the school 6% above the provincial average of 87.7% and speaker I'm also delighted to share that the Mike Harris learning library at nipissing University and Canada or college just had their one millionth visitor and I would like to again congratulate nipissing unity university for their outstanding performance statements further member statements the member from Windsor West thank you speaker it's my pleasure to rise this afternoon to raise a large concern for the constituents and my writing of Windsor West the concern is directly related to a company Sterling fuels who was issued several health and safety orders regarding the storage and the use of hazardous materials on their property now the interesting thing about this issue is that Sterling fuels is located on federal land but there have been work refusals the workers and as anybody in this house should know it's very difficult for workers to come forward when they feel that there are health and safety issues when they feel like their work environment is unsafe when they feel like they are personally at risk they don't want to come forward and raise issues because they're afraid of repercussions and in some cases they're afraid that they are going to be fired but the workers at Sterling fuels have raised these issues time and time again and Sterling fuels continues to not meet the expectations of regulations and laws and it's putting not only the workers at risk it is putting the people in my community at risk so those that work within the facility have actually said that if the storage tanks that they're using to store these hazardous materials so they deal with marine fuel and they deal with curing agents for asphalt if they're not labeled correctly and they're not and there was an issue where there was an explosion or fire even our fire department is at risk because they wouldn't know what it was that they were trying to be putting out and saving our community from so I'd like to bring that to the attention of the provincial side to work with their federal members to address the safety issues thank you thank you their members statements the member from Eglinton Lawrence thank you mr. Speaker as you know food line Ontario is going to be celebrating 40 years this Thursday and with this celebration of the wonderful foods that are grown in Ontario it's important for us to connect our hard-working farmers with our green grocers in our neighborhoods in our constituency I know people sometimes don't think this is important but you know food is critically important safe tasty fresh Ontario products and at great prices mr. Speaker like my colleagues here don't appreciate the fact sometimes that you can buy a 10 pound bag of potatoes I did on Saturday at Lady York Foods 10 pound bag of potatoes from Bradford from the Willam Dale farms 2.99 for 10 pound bag I bought a 10 pound bag of beets locally grown up there in the Holland Marsh at Bradford again 2.59 10 pounds worth of people love the safe high quality of Ontario products grown locally so you create local jobs not only in the farms but also in the green grocers like I have fantastic green grocers like Zito's Marketplace family run Lady York Foods on Dufferin family run fresh Ontario products you don't have to buy the expense of the American cauliflower for 10 bucks a cauliflower buy local potatoes local beets local squash enjoy local live local and the pages have got to know ask your parents to cook local thank you further members statements the member from Halliburton Court the lakes Brock thank you mr. Speaker 100 years ago on April the 9th 1917 the Canadian Expeditionary Force stormed Vimy Ridge over a hundred thousand Canadians from coast to coast and all segments of society took part in the three-day long battle that would leave a lasting imprint on our history the storming of Vimy was a truly Canadian endeavor planned and executed entirely by Canadians it was an operation to demonstrate the dominion of Canada was a full fledged member of the Allied Forces we pulled our weight on that day and earned Canadians long-standing reputation as courageous warriors and reliable friends many members of the CEF came from the counties of Victoria and Halliburton and from my village of Kinmount my grandfather Wallace Scott was one of them he was among the proud Canadian soldiers who went over the top at Vimy on April the 9th and was severely wounded but like many other wounded soldiers he recovered and returned to service fighting right up until the end of the war Vimy Ridge turned out to be a major turning point in Canadian history it ignited a new found sense of national pride soldiers from all over our vast country pulled together put aside their regional differences and put duty to their country first and the CEF earned a reputation as shock troops the finest units in the entire Allied Army on April 9th let us all salute the soldiers who served our Canadians at Vimy Ridge and beyond and mark this important moment in our country's history lest we forget whether members the member from Etobicoke Lakeshore thank you Mr. Speaker yesterday was an exciting day in my riding of Etobicoke Lakeshore not just from my community but for the entirety of the former city of Etobicoke and indeed for the West End of Toronto and even Mississauga Mr. Speaker as much development as we see in the city of Toronto and the GTA it's hard to believe that at the western terminus of the Bloor Danforth subway there's 14 acres of vacant land and what we heard yesterday was the city's plans to finally redevelop the old Westwood Theatre grounds reconfigure the six points interchange that's called spaghetti junction into a normal pattern of local streets that will attract people to walk and ride their bikes there and that was also coupled with great news at Kipling subway station Mr. Speaker about the Kipling mobility hub finally moving forward integrating TTC go transit and Mississauga's my way system together an example of all the levels of government different municipalities working together in partnership with good planning to ensure that we have vibrant communities that we can live work and play in Mr. Speaker the spaghetti junction there is a place that people love driving through it will now become a place where people go to and in those places will be having restaurants where you can eat that wonderful locally grown produce that my colleague just spoke of Mr. Speaker it was a great day in Etobicoke Lakeshore and the best is yet to come thank you further member status the member from Elgin mill sex London speaker April each year is be a donor month and is recognized during the month of April its purpose is to highlight the importance of organ and tissue donation currently there over 1600 Ontarians waiting for a life-saving organ transplant every three days one of these patients will die from not receiving the transplant in time many of us realize the importance and significance of donating our organs and tissues but only 31% of us are registered donors registrations is easy and begin done by anyone over the ages 16 one organ donor can save up to eight lives and enhance the life of 75 with tissue donation organic donation has helped over 13,000 people speaker if you're unsure of signing up please note that it's possible to change or withdraw your donor registration at any time organ and donation tissue donation in Ontario is possible thanks to the Trillium gift of life network a not-for-profit agency who works tirelessly to improve the life of patients to registered organ donation signing up is easy and only takes two minutes consider registering Mr. Speaker yourself online today at www dot be a donor dot ca and help spread the word thank you very much in case you needed to know I already am I thank all members for their statements it's there for now time for reports by committees