 It is now time for question period. The leader of Her Majesty's Royal Opposition. My question is for the Premier. Premier, you're back to work legislation. Isn't going to fix the chaos you've created in Ontario's classrooms. Yesterday, your Minister of Education said she thought a sense of urgency is really important. She said you had a sense of urgency when you asked the Education Relations Committee for ruling. I'm not sure, and we're not sure, but I'm waiting 10 days for the ERC to tell you the school year was in jeopardy with showing a sense of urgency, especially since the official opposition gave you the same ruling weeks ago. Premier, will you finally show a sense of urgency? Get a deal done so grade 8 students can receive the proper transition they deserve. Thank you. Well, Mr. Speaker, and I know the Minister of Education will want to comment on the specifics, but Mr. Speaker, our primary objective has been to get kids back into the classroom. That's why we have been working at the table. There are negotiations going on right now, Mr. Speaker. As we speak, there are conversations at various tables to try to get deals. We will continue to work to get that central deal, Mr. Speaker. The Education Relations Commission is the body that has been in place for decades that rules on jeopardy in school year, Mr. Speaker. And so I know that the party opposite doesn't necessarily like to follow due process, doesn't necessarily believe in the process, whether it's around collective bargaining or otherwise, Mr. Speaker, but we do. We think it's important when there is a process in place that we follow that process. That's what we've done. The kids are back in school, and that's where they need to stay, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, the government has already damaged one school year, and we've been told just a little while ago, but it won't be business as usual in Ontario Catholic schools in September. Along with the 800,000 elementary school students, Catholic school students will be without any activities outside of regular class this fall. We know there will be a full blown strike by the end of September. That isn't a leap. That isn't speculation. That is what the four unions have said. Creamer, will you get a deal done before the end of this school year, or will you leave the parents and children wondering if the classroom doors will be locked next fall? Thank you. Minister of Education. Yes, thank you. And you spoke about the English Catholic teachers. And Speaker, I'm here to report that we're actually negotiating with the English Catholic teachers. We have a number of dates working with them over this week and the next couple of weeks. So my intent is to be at the table and bargaining. And, you know, there's lots of rhetoric out there, but there are three months before the school year starts. And I intend to be at the table bargaining just as we will be with the English Catholic teachers in the next couple of weeks. So memos go out and statements get made in the media, but the important thing is absolutely what happens at the table. It's the only place we can get out of there. Thank you. Thank you. Excuse me. Final supplementary. The Premier, you've had three of 72 school boards go on strike this past month. Now you have all four unions threatening to strike in the fall. Parents need to prepare and children don't need this uncertainty. Come September, we will have over two million students not receiving the education they deserve. The right things are going. Your minister hasn't been able to do the job and you've shown no sense of urgency. So may I suggest, Premier, as an incentive that you say today that you will fire your minister of education if there are any strikes this fall and put a minister in place that will get the job done. Thank you. Minister? Yes, sir. Can you see that, please? Can you see that, please? Thank you. Minister? Actually, what I'd like to do is get a little bit of clarity on their plan for the rest of the day because what I heard Tuesday night from the official opposition was that they didn't actually Remember from Redford, come to order. past the Protecting the School Year Act that it was an irrelevant bill and it'll be coming up for second and third reading I expect this afternoon and I'd actually like to know what their position is going to be when that act comes up because that act is standing between 72,000 students member from Kitchener and Waterloo that will start on June 10th if we don't pass the act so I actually want to know if they still think that act is irrelevant. Thank you. Question to the member from Synconor? Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Education and Minister, we will be supporting bill 103 and second and third readings, okay? Minister, today with the passage of bill 103 we will only put a finger in the dam. It's simply a band-aid and you know that since last September the two-tiered disaster bill 122 has seen virtually no bargaining take place with any results. It's been simply a process of finger-pointing with no leadership taking place at your ministry. September the 8th is only 102 days away and that's when the kids go back to school. Turmoil is about to break out. Since September 1st of 2014 268 days have passed and all we can say is that back to work legislation will pass to work today. So, Minister, do you believe bill 122 is good legislation for the education sector in our province? Bill 122. Thank you. Yes, I do. It's interesting. The party opposite was against bill 122 in the first place. The Labor Relations Board actually said that the interpretation that the government had of the legislation was the corrector interpretation all along. But what I find really surprising is this government or this party is the campaign on getting rid of 10,000 education workers, 22,000 actually if you did the math terribly. They thought they'd just get rid of people. Is that their solution for how you handle the issues quickly? Because I actually think the way is to use those 102 days and make sure that we get agreement in place before we go back to the school year. Well, thank you and back to the minister. Patrick Brown and the PC Caucus believe that bill 122 is nothing more than a tool for you to avoid transparent bargaining. We're going to do this in two days before turmoil breaks out in all 72 boards in Ontario. Come to order. Please finish. Thank you, speaker. We simply cannot see almost 2 million students being faced with education disruptions this September. With all the teacher federations and school boards unanimous in the fact that no bargaining will you fix bill 122 now so that our students, parents, teachers and boards can do it as best for education and not as simply teach. You know, I find it quite fascinating. I follow their leadership campaign pretty closely and I don't remember Patrick Brown ever having a single thing to say about what education policy would be in Ontario if he happened to be the premier, other of course on sex ed. We know what he thinks about that. Nothing else. But what I really want to say, speaker, is that the Good thought. Finish, please. What's happened in the schools this week. The party opposite wants to talk about it. Which they presume will break out in the fall. I presume we're going to But I want to talk a little bit more about what went on in the schools this week. Thank you. Final supplementary. Thank you very much, minister. The education turmoil is growing. There are many very disgusted people with the fact that bill 122 has been a disaster. Here's an email I got this morning. All the teachers, janitors, secretaries and even the rats and mice from the verge of walking out in September of this year if this continues to go on. You think you think a summer of bargaining under the current legislation will result in all boards and federations coming to agreements. Patrick Brown and the PC caucus believe that the next fall will be spent with one back to work legislation being introduced after another. Minister, will you show Stop the clock. Thank you, minister. Minister, will you show leadership? Admit the two tiered system is a complete failure and bring in new legislation that will allow the education system to bargain in good faith and not disrupt the education of 2 million students next fall. Thank you, minister. Thank you. I don't believe we have a central table for rats and mice so we won't be bargaining with them. Everybody else, yes. But I want to talk about what happened in the schools yesterday. What happened in the schools yesterday was that the teachers came back to work. I've heard, I've had a chair a conversation with the all three school boards this morning speaker and what each and every one of them reported is that our professional teachers were happy to be back in the classroom. Our students were happy to be back in the classroom and that the teachers were delighted to be able to get back to learning and teaching students and there is a lot there is a lot of commitment in each and every classroom in making this school year a success and passing the legislation this afternoon we'll ensure that happens. New question, the leader of the third party. Thank you, speaker. My question is for the premier. Does the premier believe that Ontarians deserve a right to have a say on whether their Hydro One is sold off? Well, Mr. Speaker I do and in fact it's why we were very very clear in our platform and in our budget what our plan was Mr. Speaker, we were very Let me just go through some of the public statements Mr. Speaker in April 11th news released before the 2014 election Mr. Speaker Hydro One was in the headline and the quote was the Ontario government has appointed a council to recommend ways to improve the efficiency and optimize the full value of Hydro One the 2014 platform our platform Mr. Speaker our moving Ontario forward plan includes a balance the funds will be from dedicated sources of revenue asset optimization Mr. Speaker Hydro One has made three times in our budget Mr. Speaker in reference to asset modernization it was fully public that we were going to be looking at our assets a single Ontarian voted to sell off Hydro One last week they denied that it was even their plan they stood in this house in fact that Premier stood in this house and promised that she wasn't going to sell off and privatize Hydro One but here we are Speaker the Premier is selling off Hydro One will she stop this sell off and give Ontarians a chance to have their say through a referendum maximizing and unlocking value from assets it currently holds including real estate holdings as well as crown corporations such as Ontario power generation Hydro One and the liquor control board of Ontario Mr. Speaker page 164 of the budget the provinces valuable assets large and complex government business enterprises such as the LCBO Hydro One and OPG to identify opportunities to optimize the full value and performance of these core assets the government will launch an in-depth review Mr. Speaker page 257 exploring options to unlock the full value of a wide range of valuable provincial assets including those of large and complex government business enterprises specifically the LCBO and Ontario power generation Mr. Speaker we made it very clear that we were looking at our assets and that we were going to be able to minimize their value Mr. Speaker final supplementary Hydro One and they deserve a say the premier just six months ago said that she was not selling off Hydro One she said this in this very chamber it is on the answer it is in black and white that's what she said in this chamber yet lo and behold six months later seven months later Hydro One will this premier do the right thing and take this question to the people of Ontario thank you premier thank you very much Mr. Speaker and I just you know I'm going to read a quote from Hansard from the leader of the third party but Mr. Speaker just remember that what we are talking about here what the leader of the third party is talking about is she is talking about not having the funds to pay for the transportation infrastructure around the province that she knows is critical Mr. Speaker she knows the Hamilton LRT the minister of transportation and the member from Hamilton East Tony Creek come to order second time for the member from Hamilton East Tony Creek thank you those investments are critical Mr. Speaker but she does not have a plan to pay for them here's what the NDP leader said just days after the last election it was so clear Mr. Speaker that we were optimizing we were looking at our assets Mr. Speaker that all options were on the table the budget says in black and white that the government is looking at the sale of assets including crown corporations such as Ontario Power Generation, Hydro One and the liquor control board of Ontario NDP leader July 9th thank you your question here my next question is from the premier you know what that's because I was saying to the people of Ontario your premier is about to sell off all of your assets bill's will skyrocket we will lose control of an asset that supports education that puts money into healthcare that helps support our investments in infrastructure each and every single year does she really really think does she really really think that she has the right to sell off Hydro One without ever asking the permission of Ontarians who own it will she do the right thing by the people will she actually take a step back and give them their say and hold a referendum on this sell off Mr. Speaker the leader of the third we will retain ownership 40% ownership the people of Ontario will retain 40% ownership of Hydro One and control of the board Mr. Speaker she knows that she knows full well that the protections the regulatory protections that are in place now Mr. Speaker will continue to be in place in terms of where assets will be built around the province and the price controls Mr. Speaker she knows that she knows all of that she also knows that in a role of responsibility and leadership there are difficult decisions we made a decision that we were going to invest in infrastructure in this province Mr. Speaker the leader of the third party does not which in my opinion Mr. Speaker is irresponsible for an order for this province to grow we must invest in infrastructure in roads and bridges and transit she doesn't want to do that Mr. Speaker she has no plan to do that Mr. Speaker we do we ran on it and that's the plan supplementary nobody believes this is rhetoric the bottom line is I own all meetings across this province to what Ontarians have to say and I can inform the premier that Ontarians across the province have been saying that they don't want their Hydro One to be sold off the premier and every one of her back ventures knows that Ontarians cannot afford to pay the price of the sell off of Hydro One because they have been getting thousands upon thousands of emails from Ontarians if the premier was so sure of Ontarians support for her sell off then she has no reason whatsoever to not have a referendum will this premier agree to ask Ontarians whether they can leave in public control of Hydro One or a scheme to sell it off to energy speculators to foreign owners and your liberal friends Mr. Speaker I do believe in public control and Mr. Speaker that's why we're retaining 40% ownership and a year ago the NDP asked us to take our plan to the people of Ontario we did that a year ago and this is why we are here implementing our plan so here's the rhetoric that the leader of the third party is pointing to the rhetoric of a barry line the goal line Mr. Speaker electrified weekly trips that will move from 70 to 200 the rhetoric of a Kitchener line weekly trips of 80 to 250 the rhetoric of a Hamilton LRT Mr. Speaker the rhetoric for connecting links being built around the province Mr. Speaker the rhetoric of building bridges in communities across the province that's what she's calling rhetoric the conversation between members on one side and the other is going to stop well the question is being put in the answer wrap up please it's not rhetoric Mr. Speaker to invest $230 million in rural and northern gas expansion it's not rhetoric to invest $15 million the member from Renfrew Nipissing Pembroke is warned $15 million a year in connecting links that's not rhetoric Mr. Speaker that's action and that's what we're doing $8.2 billion the AG criticizes government for wasting orange air ambulance the gas plants this is the most wasteful government in the history of Ontario that money should have brought into these tax loopholes and other giveaways to the corporate sector that are going to cost us a billion of Hydro 1 it does not belong to the premier in terms of a decision it does not belong to the cabinet it does not belong to the Liberal Party it belongs to Ontarians it's their decision to make Ontario who own it is completely undemocratic will she do the right thing will this premier ask the people of Ontario their opinion to a referendum thank you Mr. Finance Mr. Speaker we've been very clear in April 2014 we produced and delivered a budget that talked very clearly about the need to reinvest in our economy to grow our economy and protect the interests of the public we chose not to even show up to the lock up Mr. Speaker and face and deliberate over this budget instead they copy parts of that budget most of it in fact and use it in their platform talking about optimizing assets Mr. Speaker talking about how to cut we didn't cut Mr. Speaker we're doing everything possible to reinvest in our economy in fact in July I got a chance to reintroduce that same budget and then in October of 2014 we introduced a fall economic statement again reaffirming what we were doing and then in April of 2015 we put forward a tremendous budget which talks about investing our economy growing the economy reinvesting and improving our returns for the people of Ontario Mr. President thank you Mr. Speaker my question is to the Minister of Energy Minister we've asked you questions about the ombudsman report into the shameful billing practices in October of 2001 so far you've owned this disaster has caused hundreds of thousands of Ontarians as the energy critic for the PC caucus my office was frequently copied on emails to you from Ontarians in crisis because of hydro ones disastrous billing practices this went on for months and months and months yet it was the ombudsman who had to step in because you didn't care Minister is the reason why your response to this crisis has been so unsympathetic and I should say pathetic is that the people who have suffered are largely from rural Ontario and not represented by your Liberal caucus listen to them Mr. Speaker the response to the problems with the IT billing system have been dealt with over a course of time Mr. Speaker there were serious issues that created serious inconvenience with customers across the province Mr. Speaker the reality is the ombudsman did an investigation at the request I think of the of the critic and he received 10,000 complaints Mr. Speaker which is a lot 3500 of them were referred to hydro one those 3500 referred to hydro one Mr. Speaker 98% of them have been resolved and Mr. Speaker yes there was inconvenience which the hydro one has apologized for the government has apologized for but there has been no financial loss to any of the customers affected they have been reinstated and the money has been refunded to them they have been given time to pay if they didn't receive their bills thank you supplementary thank you as a member from Frontenac Lenox and the Lanter Frontenac Lenox certainly didn't come from you the request to the ombudsman minister no one believes for a second that of over 10,000 complaints that have been made to the ombudsman about auto hydro or Toronto hydro that your ministry wouldn't have responded with lightning speed to the crisis with all the resources you have at your disposal now the situation for hydro one customers in rural Ontario is about to get even worse when your budget bill passes no officer of this legislature will serve the interests of hydro one customers because you are removing oversight minister hydro one customers deserve a whole lot better than what you have been giving them it brings your whole plan for selling hydro one into question will you commit today to this legislature to remove the sale of hydro one from your budget bill what we are committing to today is to lead in the legislation the provision that we put there that requires hydro one to have an ombudsman not only do we require hydro one to have an ombudsman but we have retained the services of former general of Canada Danny Dozotel to oversee the implementation of an ombudsman in hydro one to ensure accountability and transparency that is more than any other Toronto stock exchange company will have Mr. Speaker and it will be meaningful and it will be accountable and it will be a responsible response thank you thank you speaker my question to the premier premier might not know this but I spend many evenings and weekends going door to door talking to my constituents and whether they follow politics whether they are liberals or PCs or NDP they are telling me they didn't get a say on the premier's plan to sell hydro one they don't want the premier to sell hydro one will the premier agree to a referendum on her scheme to sell our hydro one the member opposite when he is walking around Toronto Danforth and he's talking about our plan to broaden the ownership of hydro one I hope he mentions that we are retaining 40% ownership I hope he mentions that no entity or individual can own more than 10% that the government will continue to own 40% I hope he mentions that the protections the regulatory protections that are in place now will remain in place I hope he also mentions because Toronto Danforth is a very urban riding I hope he also mentions that this was a difficult decision because there is a need to invest in transit and transportation infrastructure Mr. Speaker without that decision we wouldn't be able to make those investors I hope he mentions all that as he walks around Toronto Danforth supplementary I do let them know that bankers in Tokyo New York, Frankfurt will get an opportunity to own their hydro system absolutely that belongs to the people of Ontario and selling it will affect every single one of them they deserve a say will the Premier agree to listen to the people and hold a referendum before the Premier sells off hydro one Mr. Vanity Mr. Vanity I think it's important that we actually look at the record here is what the NDP leader said just days after the last election what she said the budget says in black and white that the government is looking at the sale of assets including Crown corporations such as Ontario power generation hydro one and the liquor control board of Ontario that July 9th 2014 that was a budget that we introduced before the election and one that we campaigned on Mr. Speaker that budget was introduced before the election and afterwards so the people of Ontario and the leader of the third party knew exactly what we were looking at Mr. Speaker exactly what we were contemplating and it's disingenuous for her to stand up and make the accusations that we're making here today I I would ask the minister to withdraw Minister withdraw New question to the member from Durham My question is to the minister of community and social services Minister you have made it clear that your ministry is pursuing a mandate of transformation of services it offers people living with disabilities and with these efforts last week you are in my riding of Durham at Voss Independent Grocers announcing more resources for people with disabilities to achieve their employment goals Voss is known for their community stewardship and opportunities they provide for persons with developmental disabilities during your visit you announced that your ministry is contributing $800,000 to help create a new centre of excellence for employment services which will provide local community employers across the province with training and resources to find best practices share information and create environments where individuals with disabilities can fully participate in the workforce Minister I was glad to hear it but could you please provide the house with more details and how this new centre will assist individuals employers Thank you very much Mr Speaker and I want to thank the member for Durham for his question I think all members know that he is a very strong advocate for people with special needs the centre of excellence for employment service is an example of the work that we are doing to create an inclusive society which allows for meaningful employment for those with developmental disabilities the centre of excellence will become a hub of knowledge and expertise in this province on the best ways to match the abilities of individuals to different types of employment and this is a critical factor for success the centre of excellence for employment services is one of 38 projects receiving funding from the employment and modernisation fund this fund is set to deliver $15 million over three years in its part $110 million investment in developmental services Thank you Minister this new employment and modernisation fund is a strong example of the way our government is using the innovative leaders in developmental service sector to make a tangible difference for people with developmental disabilities and their families however this was not your only announcement last week on your travels you made a very significant investment in the violence against women sector our government is helping create a new women's shelter to serve Elgin County your ministry is investing more money to replace the existing shelter to better meet the needs for services their current location is a 98 year old single family home which has reaches capacity and has minimal outdoor streets for people who are into play Minister can you please explain to the house how this investment is supporting the government's commitment towards the reduction of violence against women Minister Thank you very much Mr Speaker and our investment of $1.93 million is something that I'm very proud to speak about I want to acknowledge the amazing contribution of individuals from Elgin County who raised over a million dollars towards this project the new women's place emergency shelter will provide a range of services to women and children who have experienced abuse the new shelter will be almost 5 times the size of the existing shelter with bedrooms for families and a large secured yard where children can play safely protecting women and children from domestic violence is part of our government's plan to provide more security protection and equal opportunity for all Ontarians currently my ministry funds 2,000 beds annually dedicated for use by women who experience abuse and their children this particular investment will help ensure that more women experiencing violence can live in safety free from threat, fear or experiencing violence and harassment Thank you My question is for the premier the select committee on sexual violence and harassment has heard from a number of witnesses on the devastating impacts of human trafficking there is a very clear consensus from witnesses who consistently said there is a severe lack of resources and support for women who want to lead the sex trade one witness from Rising Angels stated that there needs to be a plan in place to offer these women a way out premier it is clear that human trafficking is a serious problem in Ontario this is why I tabled a motion on May 14th which was unanimously signed by the creation of a provincial task force that would offer a coordinated team of officers crown attorneys and support services for victims premier will you immediately strike the task force minister responsible for women's issues the minister responsible for women's issues thank you speaker for the question I want to thank the member for the question as well as her work on the select committee on sexual violence and we are asking all the members we all agree that human trafficking is a deplorable deplorable activity and it's one I take extremely seriously as the minister responsible for women's issues and as I talked about in the house last week we've already taken action on this issue along with my colleague the minister community safety and correctional services we invested over nine million over the next three years in our language interpreter service so we can span service to victims of sexual violence including human trafficking and last year we provided $225,000 in funding to the white ribbon campaign to help develop and promote resources to help end human trafficking we know there's more work for you and I look forward to the supplementary supplementary minister it's about coordination which I said in the motion these young women are moved from one community to another particularly along highway 401 where they are prostituted through online ads and social media the efforts of law enforcement are hindered by multiple investigations into the same perpetrator for crimes in multiple areas based on debate of my resolution in the chamber two weeks ago we need a task force and it was passed unanimously I'm asking you today will you take the necessary action by creating a provincial task force to combat human trafficking here in Ontario thank you minister thank you speaker and I couldn't agree more that addressing this very serious issue of human trafficking indeed requires a coordination across government the government approach the minister of the attorney general the minister of safety and corrections the tarot women's director are working together to help eliminate human trafficking and I congratulate you on receiving unanimous consent on your motion on human trafficking issues so I'm looking forward to working with all parties on this and as you know we have a permanent round table on sexual violence and harassment and that involves representation from the entire sector around sexual violence and I'm sure we'll be addressed there as it is in your select committee so I'm looking forward to more work on this new question our schools have been thrown into chaos because of this liberal government's chronic underfunding of our children's education and the chaos is only growing as the premier hand-picked minister of education fails to do her job and negotiate a deal with teachers instead of protecting our schools by getting a deal done the minister's more focused on cutting funding for our kids she cut $250 million last year she's cutting 36 million from textbooks and supplies this year she's planning even deeper cuts to come and now the minister is repeating her mistakes by dragging her feet on talks with education support workers who have wanted to negotiate since last June that's almost a year premier asked the minister of education to resign and appoint a minister who knows how to do the job thank you thank you very much I just say to the member opposite you know there has been negotiating going on I understand that there are some discussions that haven't taken place yet but they will and as I said we are engaged in negotiating right now and it's important that we have that collective bargaining process that we find those deals at the table with the education workers whether they're teachers whether they're support workers they are all critical to the education of our children and the minister of education is actively engaged in those negotiations right now Mr. Speaker what I would say to the party officer there's a piece of legislation in front of us Mr. Speaker that will make sure that kids stay in school it's very clear that that piece of legislation needs to pass in order for kids to be in school I hope that they will be lending their support to that legislation Mr. Speaker thank you Mr. Speaker back to the premier it was your mess that created where we are now so you guys can fix it up the minister of education is creating more chaos in our children's schools by failing to do her job rather than negotiating a deal with teachers she's cutting what matters most 250 million dollars cut last year 88 schools closed since 2011 and millions cut from special education in schools right across this province now we know that this liberal government has put class size caps on the table and families know that means one thing it means even bigger class sizes and even less support for the students who need it most the minister of education is creating chaos for students and she needs to be fired today when will the premier do the right thing and fire the minister of education minister of education minister of education you know we had 72,000 students that were out of school and I agree that was chaotic but it was this party that didn't want to pass the legislation to end that strike fortunately the Ontario labour relation the finish please currently the Ontario labour relations board ruled that it was an on-law the member from Essex to report that yesterday we had 72,000 students back in schools they're very professional teachers they're professional teachers were back there in the cancer doing their job teaching my question is are we going to allow that strike to resume on June 10th or are we going to pass the legislation and keep the kids thank you very much my question is for the minister of transportation in November 2013 not only was I proud but I was delighted to represent rural Ontario and I introduced a motion that sought to update Ontario's regulatory framework for off-road vehicles specifically regulation 3603 I want to thank all members of this house for the unanimous support that they gave me on this particular initiative but as it stands only single rider ATVs may travel along certain roads in Ontario as determined by the province and our municipal partners this outdated regulation speaker does not consider models of off-road vehicles such as two ups and side-by-sides which are used by many of my constituents and across the province and I understand the minister has conducted consultations and I'm asking the minister this morning could he please thank you minister of transportation well thank you very much Mr. Speaker I want to begin by thanking the member from Glengarry Prescott Russell for his question but also speaker I want to say that that member is an exceptionally strong advocate for his community that's why he was the first person to introduce a motion on this very important issue speaker that member understood that those living in northern and rural municipalities depend on ATVs and ORVs for tourism and for local travel when I became minister I committed to a collaborative approach to develop developing solutions for this issue that's why MTO is being consulting with both the public and stakeholders on updates to the regulatory framework for ORVs in-person consultations were held on January 15th and 16th and over 30 different stakeholder groups took part and in addition speaker proposals were posted to both the regulatory and environmental registries until April 13th 2015 I want to assure the member that the stakeholder feedback has been incredibly positive and I appreciate the members continued advocacy on this issue thank you very much again speaker and I want to thank the minister for his solid and unwavering support moving bill 31 through this house I'm very happy speaker to hear that we've received a lot of positive feedback throughout the consultation process but speaker as I indicated earlier many of my constituents in Glengarry Prescott Russell rely on ATVs and ORVs for tourism travel and recreation and speaker I'd like to take this opportunity to officially invite the minister to my riding of Glengarry Prescott Russell to come and see exactly how useful these vehicles are to those in my riding and across Ontario well it's important that we update the existing regulations minister bill 31 making Ontario's road safer act also contains provisions relating to off road vehicles speaker through you could the minister please tell the members of this house about more of the off road vehicle provisions within our government and our road safety regulations thank you very much Mr. Speaker once again I want to thank that member not only for his advocacy but also for his eloquence in the house here today speaker many members of this house speaker have already contributed to debate on bill 31 this bill speaker not only serves to protect drivers on our roads it also introduces a number of provisions that will help keep pedestrians and cyclists safe in Ontario bill 31 speaker if passed will also eliminate the prescriptive definition of low pressure bearing of off road vehicles by law authorities and municipalities as I've said many times in the house speaker my number one priority is road safety the provisions in bill 31 are a key step forward on this issue however I hope to be able to provide further updates on off road vehicles soon speaker and I should add that members on this side including those from Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Northumberland, Quincy West, Sudbury and others have long been champions with that member for this important thank you speaker my question is to the minister of health minister last month I spoke to you about one of my constituents who was looking for help regarding her son's vaccination for meningitis PO Public Health told Ms May that her son would have to get a second shot because he was vaccinated one day before his first birthday one day minister there comes a point when common sense trumps memos and directives will you intervene with the PO Public Health to ensure that Ms May's health doesn't have to get a second shot thank you Mr. Speaker I appreciate this question it's it's unfortunate that an error was made by the practicing primary care provider in this case where that vaccination I understand I think there were two that were delivered prematurely the law requires certain vaccinations prior to school entry Mr. Speaker and I know the member opposite agrees it's important and it's about the safety of our children and as they grow into adults and it's because the evidence is there that vaccinations protect lives it's very effective now with regards to this specific vaccination I know the PO Public Health and the Ministry of Public Health Ontario reviewed the guidelines that are available and there's a reason I'll get into the supplementary of why it's important that we wait until that first year that first birthday before we vaccinate against MMR measles mumps and rubella as well as to the vaccines in question here Minister I'm not trying to assign blame I'm trying to solve a problem so I have a second family Cheryl Fulcher has been warned that her son will be suspended from school because he got his shot two days before his first birthday as Cheryl says they keep saying it's less effective if it's before the first birthday and I'm thinking it's two days I'm not a physician but I have a hard time believing that the efficacy of these vaccinations decreases so dramatically in a day or two that it would warrant the additional cost of the healthcare system and the inconvenience to these families please intervene on behalf of these two families and stop the madness for one or two days thank you well Mr. Speaker again this isn't about threatening suspension this is about the safety of the child it's an interesting coincidence actually that my PhD in public health at Oxford University was granted based on a thesis that I did on immunization of children in their first year of life and the timing of that administration of the vaccine and the science is obvious and present it's a federal legislation Ontario legislation and guidelines it's the science because children when they're born have maternal antibodies that protect them against getting these diseases those antibodies wane over time science around the world it's the world health organization the federal health agency Ontario agree that it is premature to put that child at risk if you're vaccinating them prior to one year of age that is the policy across this country Mr. Speaker it's there for a reason it's to protect the safety of the child answer thank you new question my question is to the premier Toronto 2015 budget for revenues marketing and ceremonies has gone up from 106 million in 2013 to 139 million last year to 157 million last friday that's a 48% increase in two years in the budget to attract people to the games why is it that and are they having trouble it's one question speaker with all honesty if they sold out every seat the total ticket revenue from the entire games wouldn't cover those extra marketing costs premier how much extra revenue is the 51 million dollars in new spending expected to bring in in fact less than the 51 million they've spent have you even checked to see thank you premier minister responsible for pan am games minister responsible for the pan am pair of pan games thank you Mr. Speaker I'm happy to take this question I was happy also to join the member opposite as we officially opened the Hamilton Stadium last week it was an incredible event and Mr. Speaker I have to speak it's kind of odd that I have to ask the government side to quiet while the answer is being put thank you thank you Mr. Speaker the member opposite knows that these games are about selling tickets they're about supporting our athletes but they're also about supporting our infrastructure for the future and going out to a place like Hamilton knowing that there's a game being played in Hamilton this weekend England versus Canada supplemental thank you Speaker the operating budget is what we're all worried about minister and we don't know what the final bill will be until after the games here we have seen consistent increases in six of the eight lines in the operating budget 25 percent 27 percent and 32 percent but all these cost overruns have been magically offset by two tricks Speaker two tricks first they have half the budget the member from Eglinton Lords second time and stop please finish Speaker first they have half the budget for the essential services such as security which is quite a trick since security costs have doubled in the last two years and second they've practically wiped out their contingency funds either because they've blown through it or because they need it to make the overall numbers look good if these games go 200 million dollars over budget will you still be paying those executive bonuses so thank you Mr. Speaker what the member opposite won't tell you is when it comes to infrastructure with 57 and a half million dollars under budget so those are the things they won't tell you about in addition to that Mr. Speaker we've held and I spoke about this yesterday we've held very detailed technical briefings for the member opposite for both critics and I don't think I've seen the member show up once so the member from Hamilton Estonia Creek while I'm speaking is Warren finish please we put forward these technical briefings to update our members in this House the critics opposite to provide those detailed information on one side saying that we're not doing enough to sell tickets and on the other side now he's saying we're spending too much to advertise so I don't know where the NDP sit when it comes to the pan-ampare but on this side we believe in our thank you new question Mr. Speaker my question is to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services yesterday our government introduced legislation that will add fairness and accountability to the condo sector and as a person who does live in a condo I've heard extensively from my neighbours and also from constituents in Kitchener Centre of the need for better oversight of their relationship with condo boards modernizing our condo law will be a source of relief to 1.3 million people in Ontario who do live in condos Speaker it's astounding that 50% of the new houses being built in Ontario today are condos and our government is committed to improving this robust sector of the housing market which already is valued at $43 billion and employs over 300,000 Ontarians every year Mr. Speaker can the Minister of Government and Consumer Services please inform us of the proposed Protection of Condo Owners Act Thank you Minister of Government and Consumer Services I want to thank the member from Kitchener Centre for her question and for her advocacy for condo owners this is in fact great news for Ontarians buying a condo is a significant investment in fact maybe the largest purchase in an individual's lifetime but the many changes in the condo sector over the last 17 years it's critical that we modernize and address current concerns through a comprehensive public outreach process and an expert panel we received over 2200 submissions from condo owners developers, lawyers, property managers agents and members of the public the act incorporates key recommendations protecting the investments of condo owners and ensuring they're treated fairly with consistent standards administered by licensed and qualified condo managers by giving owners better information responsibilities as well as creating new governance requirements we are making significant changes to improve this sector's legislation Thank you Thank you Mr. Speaker and I'd like to thank the Minister of Government and Consumer Services for the informative response and to his ministry for the work that they're doing on this very important issue I understand that the act is going to allow for the creation of what's called Delegated Administrative Authorities one is going to license condo managers making sure that they have the training and the qualifications to effectively manage these organizations and the second proposed Delegated Administrative Authority is going to provide a modern, cost-affected dispute resolution system that's going to see that issues are resolved faster and doing this also let a much lower cost saving condo owners tens of thousands of dollars when compared to the current legal process Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please speak to the creation of Delegated Administrative Authorities and how they're going to add accountability and fairness for condo owners in Ontario Minister Thank you Speaker and again to the member from Kitchener's Centre and thank you for the question the creation of the new Delegated Administrative Authorities is a critical step in adding accountability and oversight to the sector Delegated Authorities have a strong track record of overseeing consumer protection to new Delegated Authorities will include specific measures like salary disclosure a process for freedom of information request they will be reporting to the Auditor General through oversight and the Ministry will be selecting the Chair of the Board as well as 49% of the members that make up this Board the condo authority in addition to providing faster, cost-effective dispute resolution will provide training for condo board directors creating standards, forms and stronger rules for record retention to prevent some of these disputes before they even happen this legislation is a game changer for the condo owners in this province and I look forward to working with members of this House to see this legislation move forward Thank you Thank you very much Mr Speaker My question is to the Minister of Community and Social Services Earning an income doesn't come easily to a person with a disability a person who is deaf or using a wheelchair in the workplace and beyond as such I think it's fair Ontario recognizes this challenge and supports them in their work efforts with a monthly $100 work-related benefit the work-related benefit helps many gain employment, retain employment and equally important to feel good about being able to contribute to their community and to be included in our society clearly you disagree Minister which is why you're moving ahead with plans to cut the ODSP work-related benefit Minister can you please explain what you think of this legislation for people with disabilities Thank you Minister of Community and Social Services Thank you so much Mr Speaker and thank you to the member for Bruce Gray and sound for the question and certainly our government does agree that we need to ensure that those with disabilities have every opportunity to participate in the workplace so obviously along with my colleague the Minister of Employment Economic Development we are working very hard in terms of accessibility opportunities and there are many different initiatives that our government in fact is taking in relation to the employment-related benefit and the idea that our government did propose to fold all seven existing employment-related benefits into one including the work-related benefit I'm sure the member is aware that we have developed implementation of that particular benefit at this time Thank you Back to the Minister of Community and Social Services and I'm glad that you are actually delaying it but what we need you to do is to ensure that you're not going to cut that out people in my office came and said this will be the difference between me keeping a job or not keeping a job so we need to look at that you've used the word streamlining and flexibility as code words during your messy SAMs implementation which means cutting job opportunities for people with disabilities then you should back down now and not implement that cut by cutting their work-related benefit you're forcing people with disabilities to face a very difficult choice be trapped at home and not work meaning they'll need much more in the way of support from your government or risk injury or even death by working without adequate supports to address their health related needs Minister your actions are unjustifiable Thank you Thank you very much Mr. Speaker and I'm sure that my critic is well aware that one of the mandates given to me by our Premier is social assistance reform and we will be embarking on that very shortly in terms of consultations this is a very complex process and it will represent changes for clients Member from Hamilton Mountain employment related benefit in conjunction with social assistance reform at this point in time we are not implementing the change that was previously proposed and we remain committed to minimising any negative impacts on any changes that we make especially as it relates to employment we have introduced a number of measures to improve employment outcomes for those on social assistance so that individuals receiving social assistance can now earn up to $200 per month without having their monthly benefits impacted and beyond $200 for every dollar their monthly benefits will be reduced Thank you Member from London West Thank you Speaker My question is to the Premier Two weeks ago the Ontario Self Employment Benefits Program or OSEB was arbitrarily cancelled with no warning, no notice and no consultation The OSEB program has launched hundreds of successful small businesses creating jobs for many more Londoners and pumping millions into the local economy The OSEB program filled a unique role by supporting people on EI to become successful entrepreneurs. Premier how can your government justify cancelling a program that has helped hundreds of unemployed Londoners to start small businesses and create jobs and has already rigorously evaluated as successful Thank you Thank you Mr. Speaker I want to thank the member for that question Mr. Speaker, Ontario's skilled workers they are our greatest assets as Premier often refers to our people of Ontario saying that people of Ontario are our greatest assets and that's what our government has been investing in our people Mr. Speaker the employment of Ontario every year costs about 1.2 billion dollars through employment of Ontario's various programs and services to about 1 million Ontario's who benefit from the services we offer in the government Mr. Speaker, this program Ontario self employment benefit program has been a very costly program that's what we have been reviewing it and we have decided to stop that program and divert the funds to another program so I will speak more on the specifics of this in the supplementary Thank you The member from Northumberland and Quinty West on a point of order Speaker, they got here late and allowed me to introduce my fellow Rotarians from the Bright Rotary Club in the very back row in the West Gallery Welcome Thank you Mr. Speaker I would like to welcome they arrived a little bit late to the legislator here today delegates from the sporting club with us here today Board Member and Head of Sporting Clubhouse Mr. Bruny Dimashkaranich Youth Technical Director Mr. Vigilio Lopes the Head of Grassroots Mr. Luis Dias Technical Director of Sporting Academies Mr. Nuno Figueiredo as well as Technical Director of Sporting Football Club of Toronto Mr. Pedro Dias and also Mr. Speaker with us here today members from the Stop Community Food Centre one of our organization MyRiding Thank you Thank you I would also like to introduce in the members East Gallery Mr. Manraj Furma our summer student in our constituency office in Mississauga Streetsville We have a deferred vote on the motion of third reading of Bill 80 an act to amend the Ontario Society to Animals Act and the Animals for Research Act with respect to the possession and breeding of orcas and administrative requirements for animal care calling the members this will be a 5 minute bell members please take their seats members please take their seats on May 27th 2015 Mr. Nackley Mood third reading of Bill 80 all those in favour please rise one at a time if you're recognized by the clerk Mr. Nackley Mr. Bradley Mr. Shirelli Mr. McCharles Mr. Quinter Mr. Cole Mr. Bardinetti Mr. Dillon Mr. Quadri Mr. Grovel Mr. McMeekin Mr. Murray Mr. Chan Mr. Mooridi Mr. Coteau Mr. Leel Mr. Flynn Mr. Crack Mr. Hunter Mr. Sergio Mr. Morrow Mr. Dalduca Mr. Frasier Mr. Anderson Mr. Baker Mr. Valor Mr. Don Mr. Hogarth Mr. Kuala Mr. Amlalon Mr. Mollie Mr. Rinaldo Mr. Tebow Mr. French Mr. Saint Mr. Horvath Mr. Vantog Mr. De Nouveau Mr. Tabas Mr. Miller Hamilton Estoni Cree Mr. Taylor Mr. Nadeshaw Mr. Armstrong Mr. Monta Mr. Hatfield Mr. Gretzky All those opposed, please rise one at a time and be recognized by the clerk. Mr. Hardiman Mr. Wilson Mr. Fidelis Mr. Clarke Mr. Miller-Parisown, Miss Coteau Mr. Dunlop Mr. Jones Mr. Thompson Mr. Monroe Mr. Scott Mr. Bailey Mr. Patapice Mr. Patapice Mr. 74, the nays are 18 The ayes being 74, and the nays being 18 I declare the motion carried. Bill to Asiom Nakhchub Be it resolved that the bill do now pass and be entitled as in the motion we have another deferred vote on the motion of third reading of bill 49 enact with respect to immigration to Ontario and the related amendment to the Regulated Health Professions Act 1991 calling the members of the NIP bill on May 12, 2015 Mr. Chan moved third reading of bill 49 All those in favour, please rise one at a time and be recognized by the clerk. Mr. Charelli Mr. Sousa Mr. Matthews Mr. Hoskins Mr. Dugas Mr. McCharles Mr. Quinter Mr. Cole Mr. Bardinetti Mr. Murray Mr. Chann Mr. Cotello Mr. Cleen Mr. Zimmer Mr. Delaney Mr. Dixon Mr. Crack Mr. Hunter Mr. Sergio Mr. Del Duca Mr. Frasier Mr. Anderson Mr. Baker Mr. Hogarth Mr. Cuala Mr. Mollie Mr. McGarry Mr. Miltjen Mr. Nidoo Harris Mr. Paws Mr. Rinaldi Mr. Teebo Mr. Hardiman Mr. Wilson Mr. Fidelli Mr. Parr Mr. Miller-Parisan-Miscoca Mr. Johnson Mr. Monroe Mr. Scott Mr. Bailey Mr. Walker Mr. Marteau Mr. McDonnell Mr. Pettipiece Mr. Armstrong Mr. Singh Mr. Horvath Mr. Vantop Mr. DeNovo Mr. Tabin Mr. Angelina Mr. Forester Mr. Monta Mr. Hathfield Mr. Gretzky Mr. French Mr. French Mr. Gretzky Mr. French Mr. Gretzky Mr. French Mr. French Mr. French Mr. French