 It is now time for oral questions. I recognize the member for to miss coming talk My questions to the Premier Yesterday the Solicitor General agreed the political campaigning by the former Peterborough police services board chair was wrong The man is the MPP's friend vice president of his riding association and is the MPP so-called wingman The Solicitor General said and I quote The police services board member in question did do something inappropriate and tendered his resignation Which of course we have we have accepted end of quote Does the Premier agree? It's inappropriate for a chair of a police service board to campaign for the PCs Mr. Speaker I guess you know you're coming towards the end of a session when the NDP start to sink even lower mr. Speaker look Speaker I understand this is where the NDP have they they don't want to talk about the economy because We are seeing changes that are really unleashing the power of the Ontario economy They don't want to talk about health care because we're making so many important investments in health care They don't want to talk about long-term care because they know that we've made Enormous investments in long-term care mr. Speaker look the reality is that Ontarians elected a strong stable progressive conservative majority governor Get the job done And they also know that in order to continue on the progress that we have made over the last Four years the only way to do that is to continue to elect a strong stable progressive conservative majority government on June the second Thank You Speaker by judging by that answer It's obvious that didn't want to answer the actual question Speaker in 2018 the Premier appointed longtime PC donor Donor Ron Chatham to the Peel Regional Services Board Regional Police Service Board. He is now the board's chair and the Premier just to reappointed him in December for another three-year term But on April 3rd the Premier had mr. Chatham with him at a campaign event in Brampton Speaker if it was wrong for Peterborough's Police Services Board the champ to campaign for the PCs Just as wrong for the Premier to campaign with the Peel Services Board chair Does the Solicitor General a member from the Peel Region agree that this is also inappropriate and what action is she going to take to address the matter? Thank You Speaker I think for the purposes of clarity we should review exactly what the process is for Individuals who want to serve on the many agencies boards and commissions that are in the province of Ontario So of course they must first submit their interest by serving then there is an interview process Then there is a police record check then there is an order in council then and most importantly for the members opposite There is a standing committee on government agencies. You may be familiar with it It does have the opportunity to review the attended appointments of persons to agencies boards and commissions That opportunity was provided twice with the member involved, you know, I Find it frustrating that people who want to serve their public are Automatically suggesting by the member opposite that respond for a Premier Ford if they support our government They should automatically disqualify. Well, guess what? There are a lot of people who support Premier Ford in the province of Ontario We couldn't hear the Solicitor General Order start the clock Final supplementary. Thank You Speaker and I appreciate that answer from the Solicitor General Because in 2018 we did call for Mr. Chathatou to appear before the government agencies committee board and the PCs Didn't allow it to happen now the premier is campaigning with him after giving a three-year contract renewal at the appeals police services board and Police services is a bit different. There is should be a definite a definite separation between politics and civilian oversight of the police and If it was wrong For the member from Peterborough Then I don't see why the government doesn't have a policy on it and why why do we have to find out in pictures that this is being done? Why because police oversight civilian oversight of police is a different matter than many other Appointments, thank you Maybe it's just me speaker I find it kind of creepy that the NDP are searching through pictures to see who they can find at different events Mr. Speaker, how about they spend their time worrying about how to build a strong economy for the people of the province of Ontario? I guess that is why they are so disappointed when they hear that the jobs are coming back to the province of Ontario And we've done it mr. Speaker since 2018 look at we were elected on a promise to reignite the Ontario economy That had suffered because of the policies of the Liberals and the NDP an economy that was overregulated red tape We had more red tape in the province of Ontario in any other jurisdiction not just by a little bit But by twice as much we started to eliminate that we made we put in place The policies that would bring jobs back to the province of Ontario now The job is not done mr. Speaker and the people of the province of Ontario know that they know that and they know that the Only way to continue what we have started in 2018 to ensure that our economy continues to grow is to elect a strong stable Conservative majority government on June the 2nd, and I'm very confident that they will do just that Thank You speaker my question is to the Minister of Health Yesterday the Minister of Health admitted that the conservative government doesn't care about Brampton's health care system She said herself that she doesn't believe that Brampton order over 700,000 people the 9th largest city in Canada one of the fastest growing doesn't deserve three hospitals Let's be clear Brampton deserved a second hospital 10 years ago and Brampton deserves a third hospital to date So will the Minister of Health admit that she was wrong and that Brampton does require three hospitals and more importantly Will she commit to the funding today to make it happen? Before Eglinton Lawrence Thank you very much mr. Speaker and thank you the member opposite for the question I'm delighted to talk about Brampton because this government is getting it done for Brampton as part of our plan to build a Stronger more resilient health care system that is better prepared to respond to crisis on terror government is investing 21 million dollars to expand William Osler health system The funding will help transform Piel Memorial into a new inpatient hospital with 24-7 emergency apartment and expand cancer care at Brampton Civic Hospital These projects will improve access to much-needed services in Brampton so that local families Continue to receive the high quality care that they need and deserve close to home for decades previous governments Supported by the NDP and the members of the opposition The coalition previous governments supported aided and abetted by your members Didn't do anything for Brampton, but this government is getting it done for Brampton To the minister let's look at how badly Brampton is being left behind Windsor is a city of over 200,000 people and they have two hospitals Hamilton is a city of around 600,000 people or they have three hospitals Mississauga is a city of over 800,000 people and they have three hospitals I want to ask the conservative minister of health order to name me another city in Canada That has over 700,000 people and only one hospital Brampton is the only city in the entire country That is being left behind in such a terrible way and the concern of government is allowing it to happen And now on top of it. They're denying that our city and our residents want better Well, Bramptonians do deserve better and we in the NDP are gonna fight to make it happen So will the conservative minister of her admit that she was wrong that Bramptonians do deserve three hospitals and more importantly Commit to the funding today to make sure that our city has three hospitals with three emergency rooms Thank you very much mr. Speaker and thank you again to the member opposite It is great to be able to talk about all the great things that we're doing in Brampton as part of our 2021 budget the government announced 18 million dollars to expand Peel Memorial Urgent Care Centre to 24 seven Operations while awaiting plans for the new inpatient hospital today. The government is building on that investment We've got another 18 million dollars with the new 24 seven emergency department new inpatient hospital services enhance seniors care mental health and addictions Rehabilitation complex continuing care for patients and their families in Brampton Which is what we all want to see making sure Brampton has the care that they deserve. Let let me just quote the Order of William order Osler health system The announcement is a momentous step forward for Osler and the future of health care in our community as Brampton and surrounding regions continue to grow Sponsor is committed to building a strong vibrant hospital system that will bring Innovative life-saving care to patients for years to come. I know the people of Brampton are happy that this government is getting it done Thank you back to the minister the conservative minister of health Have yet dastid to say that Bramptonians don't deserve three hospitals Does that mean that the conservative MPP's from Brampton are not advocating for the people of Brampton who clearly want three hospitals? Does that mean order the conservative MPP's themselves are not advocating for three hospitals in Brampton? Because if the conservative government spoke to the people of Brampton, they would hear how people are struggling the government side Room that is chronically overcrowded the fact that people in Brampton are struggling being treated in the hallways in the Thousands because there's not enough space the fact that for some surgeries like hip replacements way times are twice as long in Brampton Despite all of this does the minister of health the conservative minister of health still believe that Brampton doesn't deserve three hospitals Thank you very much speaker and thank you again to the member opposite for this question The minister of health has done an incredible job focusing on the places Where we need to enhance hospital care and that is why we're doing so much in Brampton We have already delivered a lot of the mayor of Brampton was quoted as saying that what we're doing is a huge step In the right direction actually six times larger than the original project that was planned only a few years before that This government is enhancing all of the work that we can offer to Brampton to make and deliver the best health care Possible for the people of Brampton thanks to the excellent advocacy by the member of Brampton South and the member of Brampton West Who have done a great job to make sure this government delivers for Brampton? Come to the side come to order Minister of heritage sport tourism and culture industries will come to order Sorry Member for London West. Thank you very much speaker. My question is to the government house leader Speaker six weeks ago bill 88 our London Family Act was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice policy without having been debated in this Legislature the bill is named to honour for beloved members of London's Afsel family Who were murdered in a horrific Islamophobic attack on June 6 2021? It was developed by the official opposition in partnership with the National Council of Canadian Muslims to channel the collective grief Trauma and anger of the Muslim community and all Ontarians into real action against Islamophobic hate Speaker there are mere days left before this legislature must dissolved My question is when will our London Family Act be called before this assembly so it can be passed into law before the election? Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker look as I've mentioned to the member opposite It is our belief that the bill needs more work in order to strengthen it. Mr. Speaker. It is too important what we saw happen in London I think we all agree it was Was a tragedy and that there is a tremendous amount of work that we have to do as legislators to ensure that that we honor that that we respect that and that we work to not only Islamophobic But all forms of racism so as I have mentioned again to the member opposite on numerous occasions We think that the bill needs to be strengthened in the current format. It does not do what What I think we all collectively want wanted to do so the Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism has been working directly with Stakeholders to ensure that the bill gets strengthened look it doesn't end just because an election is called Mr. Speaker There will be new people sitting in this legislature There will be new people sitting in this legislature After June the second and they will ensure that the proper bill a strengthened bill and a bill that meets the needs of the community And the spirit of what the community wants is brought forward and passed The government house leader just said that bill 86 is not coming back before this legislature This is a bill that sets out a detailed concrete plan to tackle Islamophobia White supremacy and organized hate in our province thousands of emails have been sent urging the government to support the plan We need to move beyond words to meaningful action We need to learn from the lessons of our tragedies and work together to do everything possible to prevent more deaths Muslims in Ontario and around the world are observing and celebrating the holy month of Ramadan MPPs have the opportunity to make systemic Lasting changes to address Islamophobia hate and racism in our province Will this government commit to this assembly with a specific date for our London Family Act to be called and Debated so it can become law in Ontario Mr. Speaker it may be good enough for the opposition to pass a bill that does not meet the needs of the communities that is not strong enough It is simply not good enough for the government of Ontario We want a bill order we want to pass a bill that meets the needs of the community that respects what happened in London And makes real progress and takes action the Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism has been working directly With stakeholders, Mr. Speaker now, I don't know why it is that the opposition assumes that on June the 2nd We just stopped talking about Racism in this place about improving the province of Ontario I know on our side of the house it doesn't stop on June the 2nd Mr. Speaker, but I simply will not allow a bill to pass that does not meet the needs of the community that does not live Up to what the community wanted To come out of it opposition come to ensure We will ensure that we continue to work with the stakeholders and that when a bill comes back It does exactly what the community wanted it to do mr. Speaker Respects the tragedy that happened in London and a bill that we can all be proud of The next question remember from Mississauga Aaron miller. Thank you, mr. Speaker My question is for the associate minister of transportation for years residents in Mississauga have Hoped to be bit to to be better connected to transit that will get them where they need to go That's why I was excited when our government announced its support for the Eglinton cross-town west extension This rabbit transit line would connect the Mississauga transit way to Toronto rabbit transit system Speaker Steven del Ducca spent four years as a transportation minister and the people of the GTA did not see any transformational transit project While the del Ducca Wayne liberal sat on their hands and didn't make it easy for people to get from point A to point B This government is finally getting it done Speaker can the associate minister of transportation? Please tell the house about the government's progress on building the Eglinton cross-town West extension The associate minister for transportation Thank you very much speaker and thank you to the great member for Mississauga Aaron. I know he was tail-off for us in Stitulia Speaker I'm glad to let that member know that earlier this week. We did something huge We officially started the tunneling at Eglinton cross-town west extension a Huge milestone for the seven stop extension will bring reliable modern rapid transit to the communities of Etobicoke and Mississauga the extension is estimated to support as many as 4700 jobs during construction annually and within 20 years attract 37,000 daily boardings speaker when the extension is complete there will be a continuous rapid transit line along Eglinton Avenue from Scarborough to Etobicoke that's part of our 28 and a half billion dollar GTA transit plan the largest transit expansion in Canadian history Speaker for 15 years the liberal and NDP coalition said no to delivering any sort of transit for the people of Toronto and Mississauga to get around Our government is doing that coalition failed to do because after decades of inaction from the opposition We're getting it done Thank you for the associate minister for your response and for this terrific news for the people of Etobicoke and Mississauga Speaker the Eglinton cross-town west extension will make it easier for people to get across the city of Toronto By helping moving people faster Families can spend more times on what matters most time with their loved ones Despite this speaker the liberals and the NDP has have again and again and again voted against our government's Historic plans for transit in fact I do not believe Steven Deluca or the leader of the opposition have committed to any of our transit projects in their Baratee platforms How can Ontarians believe the liberals or NDP are serious about building transit? Can the associate minister explain how this government's historic transit plans will benefit the people of Ontario and The danger of what would happen if we moved backward on transit So that's a very fair question because the liberals and NDP voted against our governments getting Ontario moving out and building transit faster In other words, they said no to building the Eglinton cross-town west extension No to reducing gridlocking Emissions no to community benefits no to construction jobs and no to transit for the people of Etobicoke and Mississauga Speaker they also voted against all four of our subway projects and with an election coming We still don't hear a peep from the liberals or the NDP on their transit plans Maybe they're not committed to the Scarborough subway extension as well Maybe they'd cancel both the Ontario line and the young north subway extension to Richmond Hill Speaker with Steven Deluca building upside down bridges and the NDP saying no to home going transit jobs or subway projects They clearly can't build transit speaker. Well, our government is building transit We're doing it the right way because yes to community benefits. Yes to jobs. Yes to transit oriented communities Yes to reducing emissions. Yes to cutting gridlock all while helping people get from point A to point B Why speaker because we're getting things done for the people of this province Me good speaker It's a good morning my question is to the premier a So look at many our health center Operates a 20-bed long-term care facility if you live in Kuwait new the wait for a bed is between three and five years The long-term care bed shortage is forcing elders to go hundreds of kilometers away Thunder Bay and Fort Francis are still very far from home For people in Toronto, this would be like sending your parent to Sudbury or Ottawa This is very far from their homes in an isolated step from their family language and their way of life Speaker many our has been asking for Years for these desperately needed long-term care beds. I Know this government listens but When is this government going to hear us? Thank you, mr. Good. Appreciate the question from the honorable member I've actually already approved an allocation of 76 new beds Kuwait and again the mini-owen Speaker the long-term care ratio Between in Kuwait no gets like one bed for every 1500 people I Know the the ministers just announced said that they approved of the beds But you know, I know words are good But we need action Because if we get those beds, it'll be one bed for every 300 people I Know that Keeps reaffirming The election promise of that six 76 bed facility in Sulakot Again, it's been four years Again, there's no movement on the file It seems that the government even the Mini-owen has even heard about this announcement When is this government going to make this good on this promise to the people of Kuwait to expand the facility? Again, mr. Speaker we've we have made the allocation for there, but he but he's right the Long-term care in northern Ontario was something that was greatly ignored by the previous government. In fact In indeed by the NDP as well when they had held the balance of power So in order to fix that mr. Speaker, we knew that we had to make some serious changes and bring some beds To the north so it to miscoming cockering. I've allocated 46 new beds 82 upgraded beds and I'll go my man of Tulan An indigenous allocation of 96 new beds Another allocation of 37 beds and 59 upgraded beds in Kenora rainy River a new allocation of 64 beds As well as in Kenora 64 new beds 96 upgraded beds who at non 76 beds in Muskegawak James Bay 32 new beds. I allocated in Thunder Bay. I allocated 96 new beds and because he mentioned Sudbury of allocated 92 new beds and 644 upgraded beds for Sudbury and a nickel belt We're upgrading 256 beds to brand new brand new facilities Speaker my questions to the solicitor general in last four years We've seen this government consistently attack our democratic rights. It forced businesses to post political slogans It made it difficult to hold itself accountable in court with the crown liabilities proceedings act It invoked and passed section 33 the notwithstanding clause to overturn a court that was worried that the government's elections reform May benefit the government bill 100 which currently awaits royal assent is a further assault on Ontario's democracy Section 9 empowers the register of motor vehicles to make orders and suspend permits without a hearing bill 100 denies Basic due process and the presumption of innocence will the solicitor general respect our charter and not send bill 100 for royal assent The solicitor general Thank you speaker No, when the member has an opportunity to review the debates that participated in bill 100 He will see that in fact bill 100 is very scoped and it is all about protecting international borders so that Ontario Continue to be a leader in our economic powerhouse, you know We have made investments that are frankly unprecedented in the history of Ontario with salantis in Windsor with our car manufacturers in in Windsor in Oshawa in Oakville in Woodstock that the amount of work that we are doing to Signal to the international community that Ontario is open for business and wants people to invest in the province of Ontario is exactly why we needed bill 100 because we want to send a message We're open for business come to Ontario invest in Ontario and you will have a government that has your back Do you supplement your question? Speaker the right to liberty is enshrined by section 7 of the charter the presumption of innocence one of our democracy's most Sacred rights arises out of section 7 and our right to liberty Despite what the solicitor general says the explanatory note to bill 100 as drafted by the legislative lawyer States that section 9 or the registrator to make orders suspending plates licenses and permits without a hearing Speaker bill 100 expressly denies due process and the presumption of innocence It allows the government to convict and punish Ontarians without a trial This is another assault by this government on our democratic rights. I asked the solicitor general again Will she respect our democracy and not submit bill 100 for royal ascent? This is your general Q speaker I think everyone in this house understands and appreciates that Ontario has a very strong history of Allowing and ensuring the right for people to protest and share their opinion Publicly in a public forum what we are protecting in bill 100 with a very scoped piece of legislation is to ensure international borders trade bear trade pathways are Allowed to remain open, you know in a very short period of time six days in Windsor We were impacting literally hundreds of workers hundreds of businesses that had to either ramp back their production or In fact stop it bill 100 in a scoped way is going to ensure that that never happens again in the province of Ontario. Thank you Next we have the member for Don Valley Norris. Thank you, mr. Speaker my question Thank you, mr. Speaker. My question is for the minister of long-term care Speaker when our government formed we saw the state that the previous Governments have left long-term care in Speaker from 2011 to 2018 where the De Duca Liberals propped up by NDP only managed to build 611 net new beds across the entire province That is an increase of only 0.8% while the population of Ontarians is 75 and over grew by 20% Speaker that is 611 beds for over 176,000 people I know my constituents in Don Valley North and all Ontarians Accounting on our governments to fix long-term care in Ontario and I know our government has committed to building 30,000 new long-term care beds in the province and we're developing thousands more So speaker through you could the minister please tell us some locations where these beds are being built. Thank you Thank you speaker and thank you for that excellent question from the member from Don Valley North The member is right the previous government's legacy in long-term care is one of neglect and massive Waitlist for seniors waiting for long-term care beds Our government wasted no time fixing the gaps in the sector that the previous government left behind Earlier this month our government announced projects in Etobicoke and North York that will see new and redeveloped beds For communities that desperately need them Dom Lupa will see 22 upgraded beds for the Slovenian community through renovations in the existing building Resulting in a modernized 58-bed home Eatonville care center will add another 320 upgraded long-term care beds and the project at North York General Hospital will see another 384 seniors with a new place to call home Speaker these projects bring our running total to 27,148 new and 23,504 upgraded beds in our development pipeline Thank you speaker, and thank you for PR tender for our last response speaker This this new beds will certainly help us seniors live in and it's in comfort in their communities But speaker we have heard from Ontarians across the province that Meeting the culture's need of our seniors is vital to ensuring their well-being Speaker back in March I was pleased to join the minister when he announced 256 upgrade beds in the whole crumb seniors homes project This home provides culturally Appropriate care to the Armenian community in my riding up down valley north and across Toronto Speaker could the minister please tell us what earth our government is doing To ensure that the cultural needs of our seniors in long-term care are meet. Thank you speaker And to apply the member for Northville North Burlington speaker and thank you once again to the member for the question Thanks to the advocacy of our PC caucus members our government has made it a priority to provide Culturally appropriate long-term care in Ontario We have the Monchon homes in Markham and Stovel that will provide care for the Chinese communities Thanks to my colleagues from Markham Unionville and Markham Thorn Hill We have the Guru Nanak long-term care center and the Indus community project For the South Asian communities and that's thanks to our members in Brampton As well as the two new long-term care homes with 640 new beds approved for Oakville North Burlington Which will also provide culturally appropriate care for the South Asian community We have the project at Vila Colombo, which will see 256 Upgraded beds for seniors in the Italian community. Thanks to the member for Eglinton Lawrence And of course the hundreds of beds we have allocated for our francophone communities across Ontario Thanks to our minister of francophone affairs and the members from mississauga centre speaker our government understands and values Meeting the cultural needs of seniors in long-term care, and we are getting it done Thank you very much speaker speaker You'll remember that a year ago the wrench declared insolvency and subrede the terminate more than 190 employees And that created countless other job losses. They eliminated 36 of the programs. They cut 72 program speakers Including vint newt course de français They affected the academic career plans of 932 students and there was a terrible blow to my community Yesterday speaker the other general table to report on the wrench university The other road i'm quoting here for its part the ministry the ministry colleges universities Which is the primary government ministry responsible for monitoring the financial health of post-secondary institutions Did not proactively intervene in a timely manner to provide guidance to help the wrench and slow or ultimately respond to its worsening financial deterioration Speaker will the premier agree with the other general that the ministry did not proactively intervene to protect my community from Sudbury from all this hardship Thank you The minister colleges and universities to reply. Thank you, mr. Speaker And I thank you for that question And I want to thank the auditor general for this preliminary report And I know ontarians are looking forward to seeing her final report My top priority has and will always be ensuring post-secondary education And students across the province are able to receive the world-class education institutions have to offer in this province When la wrenchin university made the decision to file for cc AA We provided direct financial supports for students who needed to enroll at a new institution to continue their studies Our government also stepped up to replace the former debtor in possession Loan lender and appointed five new members to the board to provide a stable pathway for la wrenchin to reach a plan of arrangement With its creditors and assure that students that their education year would not be in jeopardy Every action our government has taken and will continue to take will be in the best interest of students Thank you, speaker. My question is to the minister of college and university Speaker my community has endured 14 months of hardship because of the cc AA process at la wrenchin university Will the minister agree to act proactively as recommended by the auditor's general to make sure that la wrenchin university Does not continue with the cc AA process the auditor's report says and i quote There are certain principle held high in the public sector including Transparency accountability and the primacy of public interest that makes the cc AA process the court ordered protection A detrimental choice for public entities la wrenchin university should not have used the cc AA process This process has gone on too long It must end now The government can and must get la wrenchin university out of the cc AA process because before the court ordered date of may 31st The ministry knows that cc AA is wrong. Will the minister put an end to it right now Thank you, mr. Speaker and thank you to the member for the question And i'd like to take the opportunity now as minister of college and universities as the academic year is wrapping out for post secondary education students The province to wish them the best of luck on their exams. I know i have three daughters who are Reaching exam time and feeling the stress right now You know as the auditor general stated in her report la wrenchin is an autonomous institution that has sole responsibility over its academic and administrative affairs While my ministry has been working with la wrenchin throughout this period The decisions that they have made in regards to program offerings Staffing and navigating the cc AA process have been at the sole discretion of the institution and its advisers advisors And as the cc AA process is still underway, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time But again, I want to thank the auditor general for tabling her preliminary report And we will continue to cooperate with her office throughout this process Thank you members next question member for Ottawa Vanie My question is for the minister of education speaker for the past 25 years Ontario francophones Have built an education system with very high levels of success And high levels of admission which continue to grow and yet the government has not kept up and there is a chronic shortage Of teachers and this threatens the very viability of the system moreover There's contempt regarding the governance of school boards by bypassing the autonomy of of french language school boards online or on by delaying urgent measures identified by the working group On the shortage of french language teachers This government has jettisoned french language education. Will the minister listen to her own working group? And will she Commit to implementing all the recommendations on the shortage of teachers in the french language system Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member opposite for the question We would agree that there's been an explosion of interest An enrollment within the french language program in ontario, which is a brilliant outcome And it's something we support through investment speaker It's why we've increased investment french language education by 37 million dollars this year alone is the highest it has ever been in ontario history And speaker to specifically address the question cited the member opposite will know that this has been a national issue that has existed For well over 15 years and it is regretful that the former liberal government did not have the foresight to bring together labour school boards faculties of education and government To devise a plan which our government announced a 12.5 million dollar program to To incentivize more educators to enter to retain them and to recruit them internationally from the francophonie I'm actually very proud speaker that for the first time this working group and this initiative has produced Educators from around the world who are now working within ontario schools We're going to continue to make this a priority to meet the needs of french language students today and welcome to the future The supplementary question Speaker the liberal party did not undermine french language education in the same way As the conservative government has done during its time in power A number of recommendations recommendations have come forward from the working group Why does the minister refuse to work with french language universities in ontario to create more spaces for teacher training? We have to underline that the government Has any allowed for the second largest faculty of education to cut in its Cut its programs on the basis of an insolvability problem that the auditor general has described as an Unnecessary you have to reform the system To better serve the program you've reduced the representation of french language teachers and french language educators In our language boards will the minister show greater respect to the province's french language education boards by ensuring By ensuring proper representation within the college of teachers of french language educators The conviction of the member opposite that we have to continue to recruit french language educators It is a challenge that proceeds our time in office But we are resolved to get the job done and to fix it and mr. Speaker I'm very proud that under the leadership of the minister of francophone affairs We now have uof and Hearst as two independent governed francophone universities for the french community by the french community That is important progress and of course in our high schools and elementary schools We've increased investment increased resources and of course hired more french language teachers so much so that We are now literally recruiting from the francophonie. We have educators for the first time from france Part of this agreement working within ontario schools. There is clearly more work to do Together with the minister and our premier We will all continue enterprise-wide in this government to ensure french language students the preservation and the linguistic Preservation of their history their language and their culture remains true in the hearts and the curriculum of our schools of our curriculum Response our province. Thank you speaker The next question the member for flamborough glamborg Thank you and good morning speaker. My question is for the minister of municipal affairs and housing Speaker we all know that ontario is facing a housing crisis driven by a severe shortage of homes The housing supply shortage impacts all ontarians regardless of where they live or their budget But speaker our government has made significant progress to build more housing for ontarians Who simply need a little bit of help? But unfortunately, mr. Speaker. It seems that members opposite have trouble understanding the concept of supply and demand So through you speaker could the minister tell us how creating more housing will help ontarians who are Simply trying to realize the dream of home ownership Thanks speaker and i want to thank the uh the member from flamborough glamborg for her incredible advocacy on the housing file Speaker our government is using every resource at our disposal to build more housing of all types of all shapes and all sizes Recently i i made an announcement with the mayor of on that our government is providing surplus lands there To a nonprofit housing provider At a location that is really speaker. It's a beautiful spot It's ideal because it's close to amenities to public transit It really is going to be a wonderful development We're also uh speaker not going to sit on our hands when it comes to surplus properties We're making better use of them to be able to advance the priorities of ontarians Which was just exactly what that announcement in vaughan was was all about we're also providing nearly 1.2 billion dollars To our community and our indigenous partners To build thousands of supportive housing units and deliver on services in all corners of the province I'm very excited speaker to hear the supplemental because i've got lots more that our government's doing Thank you speaker and of course we're all anxious to hear it Speaker our government continues to make historic investments in housing and homelessness We are also making these programs more sustainable and efficient over the long term We are ensuring that every single taxpayer dollar counts And is being put to its best use Unlike the wasteful previous liberal government One pillar of addressing housing is dealing with homelessness. So through you back to the minister How is that ministry and our government working to improve housing and homelessness programming? Great question Thanks speaker Unlike the previous government that ignored the housing file for 15 years Our government is actually trying to improve the opportunities for housing supply in itario And and you know speaker i'm going to be very interested to see How the members opposite vote on bill 109 in a few moments, you know continually our government has brought forward Very pragmatic forward-thinking policies to get shovels in the ground faster We realize speaker unlike the opposition that that dealing with the housing supply crisis Is a long-term strategy. It needs long-term Collaboration and cooperation from all three levels of government and i'll tell you something speaker the official opposition And the liberal party are going to get their chance. They're going to get their chance to stand with us to stand for that couple That wants to realize the dream of a morning shift that's senior that wants to apologize We've got a plan more homes for everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing the vote in a few minutes Yeah Thank you speaker my question is to the premier I have often stood in this house and asked for provincial government support towards the ongoing Devastating flooding situations in york southwestern home owners continue to be frustrated with inaction from the province as they yet again Deal with flooded basements and emotional It's distressed that occurs. I have reached out to all three levels of government for support and back in march I outlined my concerns in a letter to the minister of the environment brookly ravine Flat mitigation project is seemingly quick fix solution that does nothing to address the ongoing building And land user development along world documented flat planes When will this government join their municipal and federal partners in investing both the time and money for proper flooding mitigation the residents so dearly need Minister the environment conservation in parks Thank you speaker and I think I thank that member opposite for the question a very important one a speaker We understand the impact that climate change is having extreme weather events and flooding I hail from a community along lake ontario Like that member and I know how important this is So I would say that's why this government was the first government in ontario's history to launch a comprehensive climate change impact assessment Working with municipalities upper and lower tier to build climate change resiliency furthermore speaker I was joined mayor tory in toronto To make strategic investments long term because you see there's a fundamental difference between The members opposite in this government. We understand that we need to plan for growth We need to make the necessary investments to build resiliency to plan for growth long term And we're doing that and I'll have more to say in the supplementary Thank you. Thank you speaker through you. My question is back to the premier I have yet to receive a response from the Environmental ministry regarding my letter on flooding and in fact Residents that did receive a response on an ongoing environmental air quality issues was extremely Disappointed with the reply they received Residents have made it very clear that the flooding mitigation efforts seem not well planned and short on provincial investment The toronto regional conservation authority has identified the flooding plane in york southwestern has one of the highest risk Flat planes in the jurisdictions yet the province has not spent Any of their own money when I see nearby communities receiving financial support and rightfully so I'm left wondering why residents who have suffered ongoing flooding damage in york southwestern are neglected and not treated Equally by this government who would like an answer here today when they can expect the assistance and attention They require from this government There's the environment Thank you again and thank you to that member opposite and perhaps we could speak after and and discuss the specific issue there I will say Climate change and climate change related events don't treat all ontarians equally That's why we launched the climate change impact assessment The member opposite also mentioned air and we've got some members on our team at mecp here today who work diligently Diligently on the most comprehensive Sulphur related You know regulations in ontario's history after years where liberal members stood by idly and saw nothing We worked with industry with the tremendous leadership of mpp bob bailey to get it done with amshadang first nation We've launched a climate change impact assessment working with meritori to provide much needed supports. He appreciated that We were joined by councillor mckelvey and a number of others who appreciated the work that the province taking to look long term Because that's the difference between the liberal mp coalition and the strong stable conservative government We're planning for growth making record transit investments launching the first and most comprehensive climate change impact assessment And we're not going to stop. Thank you. Thank you. Next question number 15 Thank you speaker. Good morning. My question is for the government house leader this week The government didn't give much of a legislative agenda or schedule as per Standing order 59 to all of the mpp's of this house It goes without saying that notice of when bills will be debated and voted on is a fundamental aspect of the parliamentary process and the democratic process Last night bill 100 was called for debate after hours without notice to all mpp's On that note, I would like to congratulate the member for chattom kent leamington for maintaining a very friendly relationship With the same government that he claims his party is challenging as he received both notice of last night's debate And had the house leader defend him during question period yesterday My question for the house leader is will the house be resuming for legislative matters after next week's constituency week? And does he plan on holding further evening sittings of that notice? House leader Well speaker, I mean look I I could have been clearer. I think it was three weeks ago that I tabled a motion that said that we would be having night sittings Going forward in order to deal with government legislation There were members on all sides of the house who were here There were some great speeches from the members of the ndp the member for chattom kent leamington had a great speech I didn't really agree with it. And I think he under he appreciates that It can't be the government house leaders job to also do the scheduling for the new blue party It can't possibly be Now if if new blue can't even can't even Scheduled their time how in god's name do they expect to to run a province, mr. Speaker? Like I am sorry I will do my best from now on if you want to send your schedule to me I'll see if we can't help you schedule your time But when we say that the house is sitting we expect that members will want to be here to debate What is before the house everybody else can do it? I'm not sure why the member can't remind members We don't make reference to the absence of other members Uh member for cambridge supplementary Thank you speaker in february the government rewrote the law to delay tabling their 2022 budget for two months After it was required by the law the budget is a fundamental fundamental part of responsible and good government mr. Speaker It is important that ontarians know how their hard-earned tax dollars are being spent We haven't had a budget from this government in over a year as it continues its reckless spending and greater deficits than anything seen by the prior liberal government I don't see any other legislative matters on the docket for this session speaker So I would like to know how the house from the house leader does this government plan on still tabling a budget prior to the next election Yes, or no And to reply the minister of finance Thank you to the member opposite through you mr. Speaker and to the house leader who you should look right sometimes I know I know that's your tendency Now before I answer that question I do want to say it's been an honor and a privilege to uh to stand in this house All 124 of us it's been the privilege of my life. So thank you very much But I will add that I plan to be here For more years That is the plan we have a plan Uh, mr. Speaker, uh, we've worked hard for four years You know, obviously we inherited a health care system that needed to be fixed a long-term care system that needed to be fixed We needed to invest in broadband. We needed to invest in housing. We needed to invest in public transit We need to invest in highways. So mr. Speaker Um, sponsor stay tuned. That's the alakut the budget will be stay tuned Thank you Thank you. Speaker. My question is to the premier The chief medical officer of health confirmed that ontario is in a sixth wave of covet 19 infections Cases are on the rise in the communities and hospitalization due to covet are increasing in many parts of the province At the same time, we have seen the premier abandon public health measures that will slow down transmission of the virus in communities Speaker allowing covet to run rampant through ontario Will be detrimental to the most vulnerable people in our society As the situation changes in ontario It is quick That the government's job to ensure they react quickly to protect the public health Will the premier reassess the rolling back of public health protections in the face of the new wave We remember for england lorence And much mr. Speaker and thank you to member opposite for the question in ontario We have taken a cautious and faced approach to removing public health measures And we expected when we started to remove them indicators such as cases and hospitalizations to increase As ontarians interact more with each other however Thanks to our very high vaccination rates the amount of natural immunity out there As well as the arrival of the antiviral medications ontario has the tools necessary to manage the impact of the virus And dr. Moore said just a few weeks ago. We have the tools We didn't have just a few years ago just two years ago including highly effective vaccines That have changed the course of the pandemic the high vaccination rates that continued to improve as more and more ontarians see the value of getting boosted and the antiviral drugs that i meant Those are remdesivir and pax lovin. So those Medications are there. We think we're managing the the impact of the virus and we will continue to do so Dr. That's your question Again to the premier. We know that one of the best protections out there against covet is wearing a properly fitted mask We also know that n95 rest Paraders offer people the best protection against catching and spreading covet 19 for months This government has been mandating that hospitals and long-term care facilities and other high risk Settings require visitors to put on a three-ply medical mask when entering these premises The cdc recently changed its masking policy to require hospitals to allow individuals to use Respirators with higher levels of protection if they chose It makes no sense to disarm people and lower their level of protection against infections Will the premier revise an update ontario's policy For eglinton morris Thank you very much mr. Speaker and thank you again to the member opposite As always this government is listening to the chief medical officer of health who continues to Review all of the data at all times along with the minister and other people within the ministry of health To make sure that we're doing everything we can to ensure the safety and well-being of the people of ontario And we will continue to do that We have as I said tools that we've never had before to protect people And one of the great stories of this pandemic is that this government Under the leadership of the premier Decided right at the beginning that we would never let ourselves not have enough PPE And this government did something about it Currently 46 percent of ontario's PPE needs are met domestically and within 18 months 93 percent of ontario's PPE needs will be met domestically and that is a great success story Thanks to the leadership of this government and getting it done Thank you speaker my question is to the premier in 2018 the ontario liberal government budgeted 1.1 billion dollars for investments in scarborough hospital It's now grown to 1.5 billion dollars as it has sat in the treasury for four years under this conservative government After so much silence and delay from this government the scarborough health network submitted a revised plan last year To invest 1.9 billion dollars in birch mount and centenary hospitals This will result in a 30 percent increase in beds capacity in scarborough Ontario liberals said yes and committed to shn's revised plan to the people of scarborough as we always have Speaker why has it taken this government and their scarborough members four years to commit to scarborough health care? Why is it that now mere days away from an election? There is still not a single shovel in the ground The government house leader Speaker Let's let's let's let's hear what the member just said Basically what the member said is had they had a fifth mandate They would have got around to taking care of scarborough So they didn't have time to do it from 2003 and they didn't have time in 2004 by 2013 They still hadn't had time to concentrate on scarborough 2017 they didn't have time to concentrate on scarborough But in a couple of days before an election unbudgeted with nothing in it all of a sudden they thought oh We better pay attention to scarborough, but i'll tell you what we started paying attention from day one day one We brought them a new medical school to scarborough We got them a three a three stop subway to scarborough Of course over four mandates they couldn't get that done and today We made an enormous announcement for the people of scarborough, mr. Speaker an enormous announcement for the people of scarborough It didn't take us five mandates. It didn't take us 15 years It's taking us one mandate mr. Speaker because we're getting it done for scarborough Speaker um I believe you said back to me. I didn't hear that but uh our hospitals like shn Do their best each and every day and I want to thank our health care workers They do their best for instance to help victims of gun violence I've talked to emergency room doctors and they have said to me that they are tired of stitching people out Up and sending them back into the same environment I find it extremely disappointing that this government does not take the health impacts of gun violence seriously Just moments ago this house had an opportunity to provide leadership by moving bill 60 A bill that would address the health gap that communities are coping with due to the effects of gun violence Through to third reading. We could have passed this bill today. However, the uc was denied by the government side of the house Speaker people are suffering like saffi uli cost rawi Parents who I have met How can we stand here and just be indifferent in the face of such suffering? How can you say no government house leader to passing bill 60? Member for like linton lorenz. Thank you very much. Uh, Mr. Speaker and thank you the member opposite for the question Honestly, the people of scarborough deserve better. I've always said that and I'm so delighted to see that this government is making significant investments in scarborough As the government house leader just indicated This government has started the subway in scarborough, which they waited forever for this government got it done As the as the government house leader just mentioned we we've started a medical school in scarborough at u of t This government got that done And as the as the government house leader just mentioned there is an announcement an important announcement today in scarborough This government is getting it done for health care in scarborough This government has made all kinds of investments. Unfortunately for 15 years the opposition aided and abetted by the n dp The liberal opposition did nothing. They did nothing to get it done This government is getting it done for the residents of scarborough because we care Thank you. That concludes our question period for this morning. The member for sudbury has a point of order Thank you. Speaker resident of poor order just to correct my record. Uh, yesterday I was speaking about uh, the recent passing of paul falkowski during the member from uh, timon's motion I inadvertently Said that the member from timon's worked with paul falkowski and elliott lake They worked together as steelworkers the member from timon's worked at elliott lake the member of paul falkowski worked at I apologize the member of timon's worked in the timon's union minds the member paul falkowski worked at elliott lake union mine I'll write it for hansard Thank you member for london west has a point of order Yes, thank you speaker the government house leader mentioned the debate last night And I want to acknowledge our colleague the member for hamilton mountain who spoke on uh, the act to proclaim the month of june as myisthenia gravus month And she shared her very powerful Moving and emotional words about her own experience with that With that condition and uh, it was really an extraordinary moment in this legislature And I encourage all members to uh, if you have the opportunity to watch the video Of that debate. It was uh, we were very proud of our member for hamilton mountain I beg to inform the house that Pursuant to standing order nine g the clerk received written notice from the government house leader indicating that a temporary change in the weekly Meeting schedule of the house is required and therefore the afternoon routine on wednesday april 27th 2022 shall commence at 1 p.m Next we have a deferred vote On a motion for closure on the motion for third reading of bill 106 an act to enact two acts And amend various other acts call in the members. This is a five minute bill