Therefore, it is time for question period. The leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier, and I want to start off by apologizing. As yesterday, I assumed the Premier had air conditioning in all her offices. I want to again offer my apologies for the huge inconvenience. It must have been for the Premier to move her meeting to another air-conditioned room. Unfortunately, when it's 30 degrees out and schools are sweltering and children can't learn, they don't have the opportunity just to move to another room. There are not rooms at the end of the hall that are blasting AC like the option the Premier has. Many of these classes don't have air conditioning or even working windows. So Mr. Speaker, does the Premier really think that moving to another room is an option for these schools without air conditioning and without operational windows? Well, thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. Look, I know that when a classroom is too hot that it is a problem for staff and for students that can be very uncomfortable. It is unseasonably hot right now, Mr. Speaker. And the reality is we are seeing more and hotter days at times of the year that we wouldn't expect, Mr. Speaker. I understand that. You know, it is exactly why we have made such a huge investment in schools in the province. It's why $1.4 billion has been allocated to school boards. School boards need to make these decisions, Mr. Speaker. And many of those dollars are being invested in renovations, Mr. Speaker, where air conditioning is part of that, Mr. Speaker. So we will continue to work with school boards. I think it's perfectly reasonable, Mr. Speaker, to expect that boards and individual schools would have a plan for days that are very, very hot just as they would have a plan for days that are very, very cold, Mr. Speaker. So we will continue to work with school boards, continue to make investments to make sure that classrooms are appropriate for staff and for students. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, again to the Premier. Yesterday I mentioned how most of schools in Toronto don't have air conditioning. And I just want to say it's not just a Toronto problem. In my riding at Simcoe North, I heard a story just yesterday. Really, a secondary school has been impacted fairly significantly. Temperatures inside the school exceeded 27 degrees. Principal Jim Salmon said, I quote, 12 classrooms that are experiencing tremendous amount of heat. It's a little frustrating, but we're working on it. A grade 12 student said, there are students who don't want to go to class because of the heat. These people can't find another room. They don't have that option like the Premier does. So Mr. Speaker, a very straightforward question. Will the Premier mandate a maximum temperature for our schools? Yes or no? Mr. Speaker, again, I absolutely understand that with a hot weather event like we've had for the last number of days, that there are schools in the province, there are classrooms in the province that get very, very warm. Mr. Speaker, I understand that. I also know that the investment that we have made, $1.4 billion, which is on top of the $2.7 billion which has been provided over the last two years. School boards need the flexibility, Mr. Speaker, to make decisions based on the region that they are in the province because the leader of the opposition is right. This is not just a challenge for Toronto. This is a challenge in different parts of the province, but there are different challenges in different regions. So Mr. Speaker, we are committed to working with school boards. I have a lot of faith in educators and directors of education of the 72 school boards to work with us, Mr. Speaker, to accommodate and to adapt to the new reality that we are having unusual weather for the times of year. Mr. Speaker, back to the Premier. The government is bragging about their $1.4 billion investment, but let's put that into context. The repair backlog is $15 billion. We are talking about 9%. They are proud, they are bragging about attending to 9% of the repairs. We have leaking roofs, broken windows, broken boilers, schools with asbestos, and this government is bragging about attending to 9% of the problems. For 14 years they promised us they are going to invest in our schools and they have not. It seems at winter time we hear about conditions where it's too cold to learn, when it's warmer temperatures it's too hot to learn. So rather than bragging about the 9%, my question to the Premier is, when are we going to get to all the repairs? When are we going to make sure that children in this province have schools that they can learn in? Thank you. Mr. Speaker, please. Mr. Speaker, thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. You know, Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity just last week to meet with the President of Ukraine and President of Ukraine with a delegation. And they were here, Mr. Speaker, to meet with businesses and to take part in festivities with the Ukrainian community. But a particular interest of the President of Ukraine is the way in which we have integrated special needs students into our classrooms, Mr. Speaker. So when the Leader of the Opposition proposes that I am bragging about something in education, here's what is critical, Mr. Speaker. We have built an education system that is the pride of this province and is looked at by people around the world. Every young child in this province who in the year that they turned four has access to full-day kindergarten, Mr. Speaker. We have built an education system that ministers, children and youth services come to order. New question. Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier. I want to share with you the concerns of the co-owner of First Choice Supermarket in Markham. They've been open since 1995. They employ 30 staffers. They have over 100 spotlights in their store. They now have dimmer lights and they've switched from 60 watts to 80 watts and 100 watts. They also have a large number of refrigerators and water tanks for seafood. In their last year's hydro bill, the increase went up another 15%. Mr. Speaker, this means that their bills are over $30,000 a month. They thought they were going to get relief from this government based on the promises this spring, yet their bills continue to skyrocket. What message do you have for that small business in Markham? When is their relief coming? When they have hydro bills that they can afford. Minister of Energy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Leader of the Opposition raising the question because our government has brought forward new supports for many small businesses, but we continue to work, Mr. Speaker, to additionally find more programs to help small businesses. When it comes to grocery stores, Mr. Speaker, while I don't know all of the details of that particular store, there are other grocery stores, Mr. Speaker, that have been working with their local utilities to find out which programs that they can qualify for through the Save On Energy Program. One grocer in my riding, Mr. Speaker, is able to save 22% by actually utilizing the Save On Energy Program, Mr. Speaker, implementing many of those programs and then seeing those reductions. We also, Mr. Speaker, have seen a modest decrease for all businesses as well by taking some of the social programs that we had in on the rate base before, Mr. Speaker, on the tax base because those are social programs and that's where they should be and I'll have more to add in the supplementary, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again to the Premier, a lot of businesses expected after all the hyperbole in the spring, there's going to be a relief. All these TV ads saying there's going to be a relief. It's not just the one restaurant in Markham. I have a letter here from another restaurant, Rule G Seafood Restaurant in Toronto in Chinatown. They're saying where's their hydro-relief? In four years, their hydro-bill has doubled. This is despite the fact they've actually reduced hours in recent years. They're reducing their consumption and their bill is skyrocketing. The Premier promised relief. They did not get it this summer. So my question, Mr. Speaker, is this, when can Rule G Seafood in Toronto expect the relief that you promised in the spring? Again, Mr. Speaker, very happy to rise and talk about the Fair Hydro Plan. That's a 25% reduction for 500,000 small businesses and farms right across the province. And we know, Mr. Speaker, we recognize, this government recognizes through the Fair Hydro Plan, which is our plan, Mr. Speaker, something that I know the opposition is still trying to search for. But, you know, on this side of the house, we've made sure that the Save On Energy program actually will provide relief to many of these small businesses. We encourage these small businesses to actually reach out to their local utility to find out which programs they can qualify for. That's why we continue to talk about these programs and encourage them to apply, Mr. Speaker. Because when I go to community to community to community and we talk about these programs, many of the small businesses that I talked are saying they didn't know that these programs exist and when I'm doing that, Mr. Speaker, I'm usually in an opposition writing which just shows the fact, Mr. Speaker, that they're not talking to their constituents to reduce their rates. That's something we'll continue to do on this side of the house, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again to the Premier, the two restaurants, the two businesses I just mentioned were in liberal MPP riding. The reality is businesses are struggling with hydro. And let me say the co-owner of the first choice supermarket in Markham isn't confused. The owner of Roll G Seafood Restaurant isn't confused about what they see at skyrocketing. But yesterday, two days ago actually, the President of the Treasury Board said people find their hydro bills quite confusing. What people find confusing is this government has allowed hydro bills to skyrocket by 300%. What people find confusing is the Liberals can charge you $100 for using no power. What people find confusing is the fact that government shut off thousands and thousands of Ontarians from power to future. So maybe the Premier can answer this. Who really is confused? Is it our hardworking small businesses or is it the Liberal Minister? Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There's no confusion when a 25% reduction is coming on everyone's bill, Mr. Speaker, and 500,000 small businesses and farms right across the province. But let's talk about what's confusing, Mr. Speaker.  Mr. Speaker, because we've seen lots of notes about that, we have no idea. Are they confused about what to do with energy or not what to do with energy, Mr. Speaker? Because you know what? We're over 200 days now and we're waiting for a plan. And IOTA, something that they can do to actually help people. But you know what, Mr. Speaker? All they can do is vote against a plan. Let's come to order. Mr. Speaker, they voted against a plan that even the Ontario Chamber of Commerce has highlighted that they have the importance for small business and challenges that they face that regional chambers are getting the support from the Ontario Chamber to work with small businesses specifically, Mr. Speaker. They continue to vote against helping the people of Ontario, will continue to work and benefit the people of Ontario. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question to the Premier. This morning we learned from news reports that the government is scrambling in the face of an overcrowding crisis in hospitals and seniors care. Now it's considering reopening the Finch Avenue site of Humber River Regional Hospital to warehouse seniors waiting for long-term care. This hospital has been shuttered four years, a year ago. Will the Premier explain how a facility that wasn't good enough for patients two years ago will be good enough for vulnerable seniors now? Minister of health and long-term care. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is true that the ministry is actively considering a plan to reopen the Finch site of the Humber River Hospital, the former Humber River Hospital in order to reduce the number of people in the city. It is a tremendous opportunity in the city where we are facing a growing population and we have capacity challenges and perhaps the member opposite missed it in the budget where we allocated $24 million specifically for interventions and activities such as this where individuals who are occupying ALC beds in hospital but can be better served and prefer to be inclusive to their improvement in Mr. Speaker and it may be that this is an important transitional step for them to return home so I can't understand how the member opposite could possibly be against the supplementary. Again to the Premier. The last Conservative government fired 6,000 nurses, closed 28 hospitals and slashed over 7,000 hospital beds and for 14 years, the Conservative government has either underfunded or frozen hospital budgets creating the crisis in care that we are facing now. The Premier has refused to even admit that there was a problem in hospitals. Now she is scrambling. Warehousing some of the most vulnerable people waiting for long-term care in our hospitals that won't have any specialized service for years won't fix the real problem. I hope this is a five-part question because I can't believe and I'm happy to answer all morning I can't believe that the member opposite is suggesting this is anything but a positive development in our healthcare system it's supported by the hospitals many hospitals Mr. Speaker it's supported by the community this is a former hospital that was so this is a former hospital that was that provides this opportunity because we just recently opened a four billion dollar brand new Humber River hospital Mr. Speaker but this gives us an opportunity to actually treat these individuals in hospital and ALC beds that can be better cared for in a better transitional environment with high quality care in an environment in a hospital that was a hospital up until a year ago Mr. Speaker and I can't for the life of me understand why the one- Everybody. Thank you Mr. Speaker I get to the premier hospitals are desperately over crowded patients are being left in hall ways for days people are waiting in emergency rooms for 12 hours or more wait for long term care are now of making the problem worse. Even the Ontario Hospital Association has said that without immediate action from the Premier and her Liberal government, our hospitals will face a dangerous capacity crisis as soon as this winter. Will the Premier finally admit what people all over Ontario already know that without drastic immediate action from her government, our hospitals will no longer be able to deliver the health care that Ontario families need and deserve? Mr. Speaker, would the member finally admit that he should have chosen a different opening question, Mr. Speaker, because it was the NDP, by the way, that closed 9,000 hospital beds, 13% of mental health beds in this province. That's their record. And we're doing precisely what the OHA, what hospitals, what Torontonians, what the community, what the seniors themselves that would be better cared for. These are non-acute patients that are better cared for in this environment. And this, to be honest, Mr. Speaker, absolutely mystifies me. It was a colossal mistake for them to specifically oppose this development. My questions to the Premier. Families today are worried and asking themselves what will it come to for their dad, their mom, and their grandparents. Will the plan from the Premier be to force their loved ones into a shuttered building just to get them out of the way? Yeah, they're asking. They're asking the overcrowding crisis stretches around this province. From London, and just last week, we learned that the CEO of London Health Sciences begged the government for emergency funding to open 24 additional beds. He said that their hospitals were seeing unprecedented ER levels and they needed extra funding just to keep up. Can the Premier tell us what she plans to do in London to begin undoing the mess she and her government has created in health care? Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. Well, Mr. Speaker, only the NDP would demand more capacity and then complain about us creating capacity. And only the NDP would see utilizing resources, consultation with the community, consultation with the hospitals, creating that capacity that they've been asking for, and helping patients. Only the NDP would see that as a problem, Mr. Speaker. This will create, Mr. Speaker, 150 beds for non-acute patients currently residing in hospitals in an environment which will be even more supportive and appropriate with appropriate staffing to their specific needs. Mr. Speaker, hospitals are over capacity, overcrowded, in Windsor, Sudbury, Grant, Kitchener Waterloo, and all over the province. The Premier's desperate stopgap measures will force vulnerable people, mostly seniors, into mothball facilities to try and relieve the pressure on Toronto hospitals. That's what's happening. I know she's scrambling to save Toronto votes, and that's true. But the Premier has a responsibility to every single Ontario. Will the Premier finally listen to hospital CEOs, hospital associations, and thousands of Ontario families demanding better healthcare in Ontario and do something about the overcrowding and hallway hospital medicine crisis that they've created? Mr. Speaker, I remain shocked at the NDP position with regards to what we're looking at for the Finch site of the former Humber River Hospital. To describe it as warehousing, to describe it as mothballing as an insult to the hard-working hospital efficiency, that really since day one of that new hospital opening, we've been looking at this as a positive opportunity to free up capacity in a number of hospitals, not just Humber River. There are a number of hospitals in Toronto and the GTA that are contributing to this plan. In fact, the idea came from them themselves as an appropriate and a high-level and a high-quality decision that will provide the best possible care for individuals who do not require the acute care in hospitals. They are not acute, and this is a highly preferable environment. And I know both members have not even visited the site, have not talked to hospital officials, have not talked to the OHA about this, Mr. Speaker. Speaker, the Ontario Hospital Association has said that one of the main causes for this crisis is that frail elderly patients are being forced to stay in hospitals because there aren't enough long-term care beds. The wait list right now, 30,000 names on it. Yet this government stubbornly refuses to even look at our long-term care system, at the long-term care system to identify why so many six seniors are being forced to wait in hospital for months and some cases years. Will the Premier expand the scope of the wet-law for inquiry and finally commit to fixing long-term care system that helps? A member from London Fanshawe come to order, please. Minister? Mr. Speaker, I am well aware of the NDP plan. Their plan, we've seen it before. They closed more than 9,000 hospitals, 24% of all of the acute care beds in this province, 13% of the mental health acute beds in this province, Mr. Speaker. And I know they promised to cut $500 million from the health and education budgets in the last election, Mr. Speaker. That's not a path we're prepared to go on. And it's an absolute insult to the hard-working frontline healthcare professionals, the CEOs of the many hospitals involved in this proposal, the Toronto Central Lynn, the OHA, all of the partners, the communities, all of the myriad of partners that we're working together with on this solution, which will be a solution that addresses the very need they're asking us to address, Mr. Speaker. Good. New question? A member from Wellington Houghton Hills. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier. Early Monday night, an email was sent by Air Quality Ontario, which is a branch of the Ministry of the Environment to some Hamilton residents just south of my riding, advising them that hot and humid weather conditions were creating elevated pollution levels. It said that a special air quality statement was in place due to the high levels of air pollution at that time and that people needed to know that, quote, exposure to air pollution is particularly a concern for children, the elderly, and those who have underlying medical conditions such as lung or heart disease, end quote. Mr. Speaker, we know that the government has set aside millions of dollars for their self-promoting, self-serving pre-election ads. In contrast, will the Premier inform this House how much money was spent by Air Quality Ontario to inform Hamilton residents of this vitally urgent and potentially lifesaving information? You're here. Thank you very much. Premier. The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. Well, thank you for that important question, which allows me, Speaker, to highlight some of the important work that our government and specifically my ministry has been doing for a number of years. Least, Speaker, which is among the least, which is closing of the coal-burning plants, electrical-generating coal-burning plants across Ontario. You know, Speaker, that alone has saved the Ontario healthcare system an estimated $4 billion, Mr. Speaker. So I can tell you, Speaker, that ongoing monitoring in Hamilton has shown that air quality has improved significantly since the mid-1990s, with a large reductions of pollutants in the air. And I'll tell you as well, Speaker, that Hamilton remains on the cutting edge of air pollution control research and practical applications with regards to collaborative approaches to continuing to improve air quality there. Mr. Speaker, again to the Premier, because that response in no way answered my question. And the minister neglected to point out that it was our environment minister, the Honourable Elizabeth Whitmer, who first announced the closure of the Lakeview-generating station in Mississauga. Again, the email from Air Quality Ontario said, and I quote, children, seniors, and those with cardiovascular or lung disease, such as asthma, are especially at risk. When the government does very little other than sending out an email blast. Come to order. You carry on and you'll find yourself leaving. When I get things quiet, I don't need you to add. Please finish. When the government does very little other than sending out an email blast to inform residents of this kind of potentially life-threatening situation, yet they budget millions of dollars on pre-election ads, people rightly question their priorities. It appears the government is more concerned about its own reelection than public health. How many people sit at home looking at government websites? And there will be many thousands of seniors in Hamilton that don't use email and are not on a government email list. Will the Premier explain why the government failed to get this important information out to a broader audience? Minister. President of the Treasury Board. Talk a little bit about advertising because I really don't think that what you're talking about is advertising. You're talking about the process for having a formal ad, a formal ad on television, or a formal ad on digital media, something that there's some production value for, which goes through a very extensive approval process, which would never allow you to respond to anything of an urgent nature in an urgent manner. So that the processes that are talking about here have nothing to do with government advertising. You're conflating two topics that are totally unrelated. And the issue that we have here through the Ministry of Environment is how in the modern world do you effectively instantly notify people? And one of the ways is with your email distribution list. Thank you. Thank you. New question from the member from Timistomy Coughlin. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Yesterday, the Premier stated that the $5.5 million hydro ad campaign, which was designed to boost liberal polling numbers, was important because people in the province needed to know the details about government programs that are on place. Minister of Economic Development. Can the Premier tell us, do these ads inform Ontarians that under the Liberal Hydro Plan, a government program, their hydro bills will begin going up shortly after the next election? Thank you. Because it's important to state, Mr. Speaker, that Ontario remains the only jurisdiction in Canada to enact legislation that bans government-paid partisan advertising. And we passed this historic legislation because we are against government using taxpayer dollars for partisan advertising, Mr. Speaker. I had the honour of sitting in the House of Commons for six years when the Leader of the Opposition stood up and supported his government's action plan at the time, and he would defend that, Mr. Speaker. And that's why, Mr. Speaker, that said, Mr. Speaker, the Ontario government has a responsibility to raise awareness and communicate information about programs and services that affect the people of Ontario. And this includes informing Ontarians of changes to their electricity bills so that they can use this information to plan for the future. And all our ads direct Ontarians to a dedicated website where they can learn more about these changes, Mr. Speaker, and lower their bills even more. Once again to the Premier, perhaps the government should think about informing Ontarians so they can plan for the future about all the details of the programs. Because can the Premier tell us why the ads fail to mention that Ontarians will spend nearly two decades, a total of over $21 billion more than they would without the Ontario hydro plan? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, when it comes to all of the programs that are being offered, the Ontario Electricity Support Program is one of those programs, Mr. Speaker. There are many that you can find on this website. And this offers significant support to low-income households across the province. And we've been doing everything we can to get enrollment even higher on this, Mr. Speaker. We've put inserts in people's bills. We've created these advertisements and more. But you know, Mr. Speaker, the NDP's support for this program is less clear, Mr. Speaker. And you know, when you're talking about advertisement, and we said it's a government responsibility to communicate information about programs and services that people need, let's go through some of the largest advertising spends of 2015-2016, Mr. Speaker, our sexual violence and harassment campaign. Will you help? Who will you help challenge existing attitudes and spark international discussion? We've communicated to Ontario, Ontarians about vaccines for children in Ontario. We do many, many things, Mr. Speaker, to make sure that we let Ontarians know about the programs and services available to them. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, to the Minister of Health and Long-term Care. We know approximately 175,000 people in Ontario live with dementia, and a number is expected to grow with the ageing population. My own father lived with dementia for over seven years, and I know firsthand how much it affected him and my mother and our entire family. With the 2017 budget, the government announced an additional investment of $101 million over three years for a dementia strategy. This will improve coordination of care that is critical to help people with dementia. I think it will also continue to invest in health care providers' education, in-home support, better trained PSW and patient navigation for people with dementia, and certainly will strengthen Alzheimer's Society chapters across the period. Can the minister expand on what this investment will do? Thank you, Minister of Health and Long-term Care. Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the question. Let me once again welcome and acknowledge the courageous and hard-working and passionate, compassionate individuals that are here today from Alzheimer's Society of Ontario and the associated branches. Mr. Speaker, our investments in dementia will ensure that everyone living with dementia in Ontario, their families and their care partners, have the right supports, the right funding and the right tools in place to make those important and informed decisions about their care and that they continue particularly to be treated with the dignity and respect that they deserve. And these investments include a 10 million additional investment in behavioral supports Ontario, and it's a key component of our $100 million dementia strategy. It goes to specialized services for residents with cognitive impairments who are exhibiting challenging and complex behaviors. These are the sorts of investments that are necessary and I'm proud to announce them. Thank you, supplementary. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Minister for his answer and for his vision of healthcare and also for his support for this very important issue. Dementia touches the lives of so many on Ontario and it affects the person who lives with the disease, but also his or her family. With a growing aging population, the burden is rising on people that provide care for people with a physical or cognitive condition, injury or chronic illness. Can the minister please tell this house about some of the other important investment that this government is making to support families and caregivers that of those who live with dementia. Thank you, minister. Thank you once again. It is absolutely critical that we do respond effectively to the needs of both patient but also care partners, Mr. Speaker, and that's why we're making sure that we're providing more care for people living with dementia, but while also looking after their care partners. So we're increasing access to adult day programs for people with dementia. We're adding additional hours of care and transportation to help people travel to the local program location. We're enhancing care partner respite services both in home and overnight. We're investing an additional 20 million dollars this year alone for respite care for care partners of people receiving care at home, bringing the three year commitment for respite alone to 120 million dollars, Mr. Speaker. And by increasing funding for approximately 1.2 million more hours of respite services for care partners, caregivers and their and care partners can break for rest, family commitments or other priorities, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. New question from Carlton, Mississippi Mills. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Minister, over 600 homes in Constance Bay suffered flood damage in May when the Ottawa River level rose to its highest level in over 100 years. Many people had to move out of their homes. The damage was extreme. The stress levels were extreme. People have applied to the Ontario Disaster Recovery Program for badly needed financial help to repair their homes. They are waiting and they are waiting and they are waiting. Minister, could you encourage the people administering the Ontario Disaster Recovery Program to please speed up the approval process? Thank you. Minister of Municipal Affairs. Speaker, thank you very much to the member from Carlton, Mississippi Mills for the question and I congratulate him as a member of the Trillium Party. It's my understanding this is your first question since you've joined the party and welcome your leadership to the galleries today. As the member has mentioned, this is an incredibly difficult situation for people when they experience these very significant flooding events. That's why, Speaker, we've had actually 35 municipalities in Ontario this year in which we have had to activate our disaster recovery assistance for Ontario's program. I would tell the member to be insured that he is letting his constituents know that they have until Friday, October 27th to apply. The deadline is open until then. If they have not applied yet, ensure please that they do and ensure that they're working as closely as they can with the adjuster. If people are not receiving the assistance they need, if they're in the geographic boundary and if they are eligible, sometimes it may mean that their applications into the adjuster are not complete. So I'd encourage them to work with the adjuster, stay connected with your municipal services office if necessary. Thank you. Supplementary. Mr. Speaker, to the Minister of Municipal Affairs again, thank you for your answer, Minister. Minister, four homes in Constance Bay have been condemned as unfit to live in because of severe flooding damage. Jeff and Christine Smith, Karasha, and Diane Flood don't have homes they can live in. They all need to build a new home, but they don't have flood insurance or the cash. They have applied for funding from the Ontario Disaster Recovery Program. These people are desperate and they are stressed out. They have been told that they will probably qualify for funding. Minister, could you put a special rush on processing their application forms? Minister. Let me, in terms of the timing of the program, just say to the member and to the House. I want to congratulate, if I can, our member from Ancaster, Dundas, Flambeiro, and Westdale, Ted McMeek, and our former Minister who, when he had carriage of the file, brought in two very significant changes to the program about two years ago. There used to be the requirement that local communities would have to fundraise a significant amount of money even before the program could begin. And there also was a requirement at that time for some local administration in terms of administering the claims. The former Minister, when he had the helm and carriage of this file, changed this program in a very significant way. It has enabled the assistance from the Disaster Recovery Assistance Program to get to the people who need the help if they're in the geographically defined boundary and if they're eligible to receive the assistance much faster than would have been the case. I understand that's very serious. I understand how distressed people can be. I can only tell you that we have already changed the program to get the money out the door as quickly as we can to those people in the neurology. Thank you. Any questions? A member from the member from Chattom Kent Essex. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Everyone in this legislature knows that it's illegal to pass a school bus when it is stopped, lights flashing, and stop arm extended. Last February, my bill short formed the school bus systems bill or act of 2017 passed unanimously as second reading. But unfortunately, your government continues to dismiss this bill as what, insignificant? But we tried to move it forward before the sessions and by asking the government to include it as part of the Safe Schools Act. Sadly, this request was denied. Premier, it's been 216 days. All this government proposes to do about blow-byes is to call for more and more consultation with municipalities. We all know that consultation is code for doing nothing. Question? Government claptrap won't solve the problem. So Premier, will you see to it that my bill be sent to committee? And thank you. Thanks very much, Speaker. I thank the member from Chattom Kent Essex for his question. He and I have had not only in the course of debate here in the legislature, but also conversations here in this building. I do acknowledge and I have acknowledged to him directly that I recognize the importance. Our government recognizes the importance of making sure that we are in the strongest position possible to make sure that our most vulnerable road users, including students, including those that are near school buses, are protected at all times, Speaker. So when the member talks about the consultation process that we have committed to undertake, and in fact, in my conversations with that member, I've offered him the opportunity to participate in these consultations, Speaker. It's not simply about delaying. It's not at all about delaying, in fact, Speaker. It's about making sure that we get it right. There is what I'll say is an evidentiary burden that's required in order in order for the technology to work appropriately and in order for us to be able to make sure that whatever is drawn from those cameras can be entered into evidence without the need for a standalone independent witness. We need to make sure that we're getting it right. That's why we're going to do the consultation, Speaker. Happy to include that number in the consultation process, Speaker, and happy to have a conversation about it as well. Come back to the premiere. Last May, we missed a golden opportunity to get my nonpartisan Bill 94 passed into law before the summer recess. People are outraged that this didn't happen. I have letters from municipalities throughout the province supporting this bill in hundreds of signatures on petitions calling the government to action. Recently, a blow by occurred in Tecumseh. It was captured on a home security system. It recorded a mother's horror as she went out to meet her children and saw a car passing on the shoulder of the road just as her children were about to get off the bus. Luckily, no children were hurt, but it could have ended in tragedy. Premier, Minister, the longer your government dismisses Bill 94, the greater the chances are of tragedy. Will you take action today and expedite Bill 94 before it is too late? Thanks very much, Speaker. I thank the member for the follow-up question. I will say, and I didn't say this in the opening answer. I will say it very clearly. There is nobody in this House, frankly, Speaker. I can't believe there's anyone in the province who would in any way, shape or form, not want to move forward aggressively to make sure that we stop the blowbys from happening, as that member has said, and as members of all sides of the House of said Speaker. But a couple of things I do want to point out. Number one, there is nothing that currently stops video cameras from being used on school buses. In fact, there are some places in the province that have gone forward looking at some of the pilot opportunities that exist with respect to the technology. What we're consulting on, not just with municipalities, not just with the member opposite, if he chooses to participate in the consultation, but also with our road safety partners, is making sure that whatever is produced by way of the camera itself can be entered into evidence in a way that does not necessarily require a third party being there to verify that the offense in question, as has been pointed out like red light cameras, Speaker, are not quite there yet. Speaker, I hope to be there soon, and I can assure that member and all members, as soon as we're there and can satisfy the rest of the elements of what's required, will be the first ones to make sure that it happens. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Ontario is in the midst of an opioid overdose emergency, and it's only getting worse. Last year, at least 865 people lost their lives to overdoses. In my writing, people are overdosing every single day. Frontline harm reduction workers are doing heroic work to save lives, but they're still not getting the resources they need on the front lines. Toronto's Board of Health is calling on the Liberal government to officially declare this an emergency. When will the Premier recognize the urgency of this epidemic and declare a public emergency? Because that's actually what it is. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and the member opposite is absolutely correct. This is a public health crisis, and we can never forget the 865 individuals. Sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters lost their lives to overdose last year, and the crisis is getting worse. That's why we have a very substantial, almost $300 million response to this crisis at every possible level. That includes here in Toronto. We are providing 100% of the funding for the three safe injection sites. We're providing naloxone free of charge around the province to more than 200 different localities, 1,600 pharmacies, where we're providing test strips to test for fentanyl, including at the safe injection sites and the pop-up sites across the province. We're making those investments at every touch point of this crisis so that we can be confident that we'll turn the tide. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. People in Toronto know there's an emergency. Toronto Board of Health is asking the Liberal government to call it an emergency. It's claiming more lives every day. Toronto's medical officer of health says a declaration of emergency could trigger, quote, a smoother flow of dollars, unquote, to the front lines. And frontline harm reduction workers say we need a declaration of emergency so we can start to see an end in sight to this epidemic. When will the Premier listen to Toronto declare an emergency and get the resources that frontline workers need right now to save more lives? Well, Mr. Speaker, our mechanism to declare a provincial emergency is for events that are expected to be of a time-limited nature. In fact, we are able to do it for a 14-day period, which is then renewable. And, Mr. Speaker, it's important to know that, and for individuals, I think we all realize that this is not a finite crisis. This is a crisis that has been going on for some time. Regrettably, it will be going on for some time into the future. That's why we're making multimillion-dollar investments. And I know that individuals are looking to B.C. where they had to declare such an emergency in order to compel hospitals to provide ER data, in order to compel officials, including the police, to coordinate with the government and with the Minister of Health. We have that ability without having to declare such a crisis. So I'm actually confident in saying that the declaration of a provincial emergency would not give me any additional tools to do other than... Is the Minister finished? Is the Minister finished? Is the Minister finished? Thank you. New question. Member from Beaches, East York. Well, thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. And I can't stress enough, Speaker, how excited I am that Ontario is hosting the Invictus Games this month. We are hosting such a talented group of athletes and service people, both from Canada and around the globe. And this has showcased a level of cooperation that inspires and motivates all of us. And just last week, I had the pleasure of participating in the kicking off of the Games with the raising of the Invictus flag at Nathan Philips Square. And also, tomorrow, I'll be attending the Invictus Barrett Gold career fair. Now, I've had the opportunity to meet some of the inspirational athletes, the coaches and their families. And I have been so moved by this experience and by the presence of all of these different athletes from 17 nations. And I feel lucky to be part of these Games, and I will continue to watch closely. But, Speaker, can you, through you, to the Minister, can she tell all the members of this House what we can expect from these Invictus Games? Thank you, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I want to thank the member from Beaches East York for his question and for participating in the Invictus Games here in Toronto. Speaker, thanks to all the hard work of our volunteers and everyone involved, we can now say that Ontario has hosted the largest Invictus Games held to date. And they are to a standard that athletes from around the world are noticing. Just yesterday, I had the honour of presenting medals to competitors at the Women's Handbite competition in beautiful Hyde Park. While there, I spoke to athletes from Italy, France, the United States and Great Britain. And they were highly complimentary of the games of the volunteers and of the welcome they received. Indeed, at that event, Speaker, I had the pleasure of meeting his Royal Highness, Prince Harry. And he was kind enough to thank me and our government for our support of the Games. And he had nothing but praise for them. But, more importantly, Speaker, he talked... Really? Really? Thank you, member from Renfrew and Epising Pembroke. Really, during the Invictus Questions, Finnish Minister, please? Thank you, Speaker. Speaks to the dignity of the games and the athletes they are helping, Mr. Speaker. And we are delighted to support them in honour to host them here in Ontario. Thank you. New question. Oh, sorry, supplementary. Sorry. Well, thank you, Speaker, for that supplementary. And thank you to the Minister, who I often affectionately refer to as the Minister of Fun and Fitness, for her response. The reality, Speaker, is this Minister has done incredible work to promote sport and tourism and culture in our province, and we're absolutely delighted for her work in that regard. And it's amazing, Speaker, to see how wide-reaching and how impactful our government's investment in the games has been. $10 million from the people of Ontario. The contribution to these games will have enormous payoffs to the athletes, to the volunteers, the spectators, and to the economic, overall economic benefit of our province. The games truly represent the power of sport to challenge, inspire, and overcome limitations. So, Speaker, through you again to the Minister, can she explain, speak to, how we can all now get involved in these games? Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have BGC York for that question. You know, Speaker, while attending the games and visiting the athletes village, I've had the pleasure and honour of meeting team Canada members and witnessing firsthand the camaraderie they share, the care and attention they're receiving from their loved ones and their physician and caregivers, and their friends and colleagues, and hear countless stories of personal courage and determination. While there, I've also met dedicated volunteers, many of whom volunteered at the Pan Am, Par Pan Am Games, just one of the many legacies of those games, Speaker. I want to share with the members of this House and all Ontarians that admission to many of the competitions has and continues to be free and open to the public, including the archery event held today at the Fort York National Historic Site. Finally, I'd like to thank the coaches, Speaker. It's National Coaches Week, and we all know what a valuable role that they play, and I'd like the members of this House to know and thank all of them for the wonderful role that they play in coaching our athletes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. The question to the member for Whitby Austin. Thank you, Speaker, and to the Minister of Education. The Liberal government continues to be out of touch, Speaker, with the needs of parents and students in communities across this great province. In East Aurora, for example, the population is growing by 30 percent, and the community needs a new public high school. Because the minister has ignored the needs of this local community, Speaker, parents in East Aurora are forced to pay to bust their children to a school over 30 minutes away. Minister, how long will families in East Aurora have to wait before you accept their request to approve the construction of a new public high school? Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I'm very pleased to rise in this House and to talk about the investments that we're making in Ontario's publicly funded education system. Because, Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday, we have made unprecedented investments in education in Ontario when you look at our new schools that have been built in this province since 2003. 820 new schools have been built and over 800 extensive additions and renovations have been made. Mr. Speaker, we have invested in the capital needs of our schools since 2003, $17.5 billion. And that has gone into communities and is providing excellent learning environments for our students with these new facilities. Just on the first week of school just before I visited a school in Brampton, state-of-the-art 21st century learning facilities for our students so that they can get the best education possible. Thank you, supplementary. Mr. Speaker, back to the Minister of Education. East Aurora parents have repeatedly raised this issue with the Minister of Education and this government has not responded and done absolutely nothing about the proposed construction of a public high school. Mr. Speaker, not only that but this minister has closed schools and communities elsewhere in Ontario that desperately need them to stay open. When will the Liberal government finally take action and listen to the community needs of parents and students in East Aurora? Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear. We are very committed to our public education system and since 2003 we've increased education funding in this province by 66 percent. It would be very good for the member opposite given that he is the education critic to really recognize the growth in schools even in his own riding of Whitby where we have built or improved significantly 11 schools. Mr. Speaker, 11 schools since 2003. We're making these investments because we know that Ontario students deserve the best education possible. Our Premier this morning has talked about that, has talked about how these investments are providing a return to our students. Our graduation rates are now at 86.5 percent. That is an increase of 17 percentage points since 2003. My question is to the Premier. Last week the City of Windsor was dealt a devastating blow. Our community support services found out that they will not receive one cent of the 200 million in funding that the province allocated for tackling homelessness this year. Ministry officials said our proposal was very good. Speaker, there was no excuse to deny Windsor a portion of this funding. We just found out from Statistics Canada that among all cities in Canada Windsor has the highest rate of children living in low income households almost one in four. That's over 16,000 children in Windsor. I recently visited our downtown mission Victoria Manor and the Welcome Centre shelter for women and families in Windsor. It's clear that they along with other community organisations are stretched thin and in desperate need of resources. Speaker, will the Premier please explain to this House why her government does not think Windsor's homelessness and domestic violence services deserve their support? Minister of Housing. Thank you Mr. Speaker and I want to thank the member for the question. Our government is committed to investing in affordable housing across this province and housing to support people in transition to escape a chronic cycle of homelessness by putting them on a road to having a long term home and a dignified life with the supports they need to sustain themselves. Our government has invested 200 million dollars through the Homes for Good program across the province to assist communities to develop the kind of housing that will help break the cycle of chronic homelessness. This program was very well received by housing providers and municipalities and I'm happy to give more information in the supplementary. Thank you. Back to the Premier. I understand that many cities in Ontario applied for this funding because just like in Windsor families across this province are struggling too. Under this Liberal government hydro bills have gone up 300% and important public services like healthcare continue to be cut and what is this government done to respond to families in crisis? We recently found out that one in 10 shelters in Ontario closed between 2011 and 2016 because of funding cuts. Municipalities like Windsor have fewer and fewer resources for homelessness prevention even though the number of people whose primary residence is a shelter has increased by 10%. Windsor's community supports for our most vulnerable are operating well over capacity and yet this Liberal government denied them the funding they desperately need. This while spending 5.5 million on advertising to repair the damaged Liberal image. Speaker, when will the Premier get her priority straight and support Windsor families? Thank you Mr. Speaker and on this side of the house our priority is to break the chronic cycle of homelessness and to help people get into longer housing. Since 2013 we've helped over 103,000 people who suffer from homelessness to break that cycle and since 2003 the City of Windsor has received over 106 million dollars in funding for affordable housing. We've created 305 affordable units. We've repaired 5,944 affordable units. We've provided 305 Windsor households with down payment assistance and we've prevented 1,235 evictions. We've invested 57.4 million dollars in the City of Windsor as part of our community homelessness prevention initiative on top of the other investments. We're committed to breaking homelessness in this province. Thank you Mr. Speaker. My question this morning is for the Minister of Education. Schools in my riding of Davenport and across Ontario are incredibly diverse places to learn. A member from Windsor-DeCompci is warned. The Minister of Children and Youth Service is second time. Please put your question. So thank you Mr. Speaker. My question this morning is for the Minister of Education. Schools in my riding of Davenport and across Ontario are incredibly diverse places to learn. In fact the nearly 2 million students in our province come from many culturally diverse communities. We know that children and youth deserve a school system that listens to their voices and responds with programs that mirror their needs. I know our government is working hard to address systemic barriers to student achievements, equity and well-being in schools but there is always more that can be done. Mr. Speaker through you to the Minister what is the Ontario government doing to make schools fair and more inclusive for students in Davenport and across the province. Thank you Mr. Speaker and I want to thank the member from Davenport for her question Mr. Speaker. I have repeatedly gone out into her community and I see how dedicated she is to the students and to the families in her community. An absolute real leader Mr. Speaker and equity is a central part of Ontario's renewed vision for education. We have to move beyond the status quo. Just this month our government announced plans for making our public education system fair for all students by identifying and eliminating systemic barriers discriminatory practices and biases to support student success. We know that existing structures policies programs practices may unintentionally disadvantage some student populations and that is why Mr. Speaker I announced our government's roadmap to equity in Ontario's education equity action plan. Our plan will help fulfill Ontario's vision for an education system that is welcoming and inclusive for all students regardless of their background. The member from Brampton's Cringdale on a point of order. I want to take this opportunity to to welcome the seniors from the North American Sick League in Brampton Charitable Foundation here today. They wanted to come see how Queen's Park works so welcome to Queen's Park. For so understanding Order 3088 the member from Whitby Oshawa has given notice of his dissatisfaction with the answer of his question given by the Minister of Education concerning the public high school in East Aurora. The matter will be debated today at 6 p.m. We have a deferred vote on the motion for closure of the motion of second reading of Bill 139 an act to enact a local planning appeal tribunal act 2017 and local planning appeal support center act 2017 and to amend the planning act the conservation authorities act and various other acts. Calling the members this will be a five-minute bell. Members please take your seats. On September 11 2017 Mr. Moore moved second reading of Bill 139 an act to enact a local planning appeal tribunal act of 2017 and the local planning appeal support center act 2017 and to amend the planning act and conservation authorities act and various other acts. Ms. Nadu Harris has moved that the question be now put. All those in favor of Ms. Nadu's Harris's motion please rise one at a time to be recognized by the clerk. Mr. Nackley. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Bradley. Mr. Del Duca. Mr. Sandals. Mr. Wind. Mr. Scharelli. Mr. Duget. Mr. Kohl. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Ballard. Mr. Morini. Mr. Mourini. Mr. Kotto. Mr. Hunter. Mr. Leo. Mr. Flynn. Mr. Tebow. Mr. Tebow. Mr. Cauden. Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon. Mr. Manga. Mr. Craft. Mr. Crabbe. Ms. Domenál. Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark. Mr. Fidele. Mr. Yakubuci. Mr. Miller. Perry Salmosgoka. Perry Salmosgoka. Mr. Scott. Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson. Mr. Barry. Mr. Monroe. Mr. Monroe. Mr. Harris. Mr. Bailey. Mr. Smith. Mr. Bailey. Mr. Romano. Mr. Ostra. Mr. Ostracha. Mr. Ostraha. Mr. osterhoek. Mr. Nickel. Mr. Nickner. Mr. McDonnell. Mr. McDonnell. Mr. Pettapies. Mr. Pettapies. Mr. Koe. Mr. Koe. Mr. Choe. The eyes are 50 the nays are 37 the eyes being 15 the nays being 37 I declare the motion carried Mr. Morrill has moved second reading of bill 139 an act to enact the local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act in 2017 and the local Planning Appeal Support Center Act of 2017 and to amend the Planning Act the Conservation Authorities Act and various other acts is the pleasure the house the motion carry I heard a no all those in favor please say aye all those opposed please say nay in my opinion the eyes have it calling the members this will be a five minute bill. Mr. Morrill has moved second reading of bill 139 an act to enact a local Planning and Tribunal Act of 2017 and local Planning Appeal Support Center Act 2017 and to amend the Planning Act the Conservation Authorities Act and various other acts all those in favor please rise what a time you recognize by the park. Mr. Morrill. Mr. Navigate Mr. Bradley. Mr. Leduca. Mr. Douduka. Mr. Sandles. Ms. Wind. Ms. Wind. Ms Matthews. Mr. Hoss. Mr. H causus. Mr. Shurela. Mr. Shurella. Mr. Dugas. Mr. Dugas. Mr. McCharles. Mr. McMeachan. Mr. McMeachan. Mr. Dakar. Mr. Dakar. Mr. Cole. Mr. Cole. Mr. Brardinetti. Mr. Brardinetti. Mr. D'Laney. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Dillon. Mr. Mr. Hatfield. Mr. Hatfield. Mr. Bissau. Mr. Bissau. Mr. Vantau. Mr. Vantau. Mr. Ginovo. Mr. Miller Hamilton Estonie Creek. Mr. Miller Hamilton Estonie Creek. Ms. Taylor. Ms. Taylor. Mr. Natashat. Ms. Natashat. Ms. Armstrong. Ms. Armstrong. Ms. Forrester. Ms. Forrester. Ms. Shimonta. Ms. Shimonta. Ms. Gretzky. Mr. Gates. Ms. Gates. Ms. French. Ms. French. Ms. Hose, please rise one at a time and be recognized by the clerk. Mr. McLaren. Mr. McLaren. The ayes being 86, and the nays being 180, declare the motion carried. The而 wrapped the bill in 302 previous airport. The bill will be ordered for third reading. Minister of Municipal Affairs? I would ask that the bill be referred to the standing committee on Social Policy. Sortored. No further deferred votes, the House stands recess until 3pm this afternoon.


Welcome students, in this module I will talk about some very interesting things which consist of what and how to connect to an ISP, what is a database service provider, direct connection, indirect connection, what is in a domain server, what is in a domain name, how pages are generated, what is a web server, what is an application server, what is a database server. So, all of this will be explained using a diagram also and I hope you will take home many interesting things as per the today's module. So, let us deep go into the module and start with the module. So, you can see the list on your screen, how do we connect to the internet and connecting to an internet address, what is inside a domain and you can see all of this is interesting things, what is a web page, something very interesting, what is a session, what is a transaction, what is stateless, you may have heard these words a number of times. So, in this module I will explain what these terms are and what is the significance of these terms and how they are related and finally, what is a domain server, what is a web site, what is an internet site and where does the ISP comes in this whole picture. So, let us go into more detail. So, as you can see on your screen over here that we have indirect access and we have direct access. So, in the indirect access this is you and you are going through this router and this router is physically connected to the internet and that physical connection is using over a copper wire pair, over a fiber or over a cable TV depending upon what is available in your area. So, this is the indirect access. So, this is the direct access, you have your smart phone over here and this is directly connected to the internet or you are in your office or you are outside your office and this is a public Wi-Fi, maybe in a bus you are traveling in a bus as a public Wi-Fi and it connects to you to the internet. So, of course, these connection techniques have their own pros and cons, they have their own benefits. One of the biggest benefits of indirect access is it is shareable, it is sharing. So, because number of people are using it and you connected to it, it has high bandwidth also. This is another big advantage of indirect access. Direct access is on the go. So, it has its own advantages. So, you can see that we cannot say whether direct access is useful or indirect access is useful. It depends upon the application, it depends upon your requirements, it depends upon what you want to do, where you want to do it and how you want to do it. So, let us go into the more details over here. So, inside a domain name server. So, if you look at it, we have this routing tables, we have the central registry, we have the IP addresses and we have the mirror sites. So, what are all those things? Our domain name server is like a telephone book. So, it has in a telephone book or a telephone directory, we have the names of the people and we have their phone numbers and we have such electronic directory in our smartphones also or in our button oriented phones also. Because it is difficult for people to remember the names of other people with reference to the phone numbers. So, we remember the people by their names not by their phone numbers. So, in the routing tables what they do is they translate the domain name or the text that I type on it v u dot e d u dot p k into a string of numbers which the routing table translates. And of course, there are many routing tables depending on different ISPs and there is a central registry where all of this is compiled together. So, whenever anywhere in the world people are typing the text, the URL of the site where they want to go and corresponding to that site is an IP address which we had discussed in the prior module internet protocol address. So, these registries translate convert that text into an IP address. Now, what are mirror sites? Now, depending upon how much traffic is coming to a website, there may be duplicate sites mirror sites with duplicate data. Now, of course, it has its own issues of coherence reading and writing, but we are not going into it right now. It is not in the domain of this module. So, this is how it works. So, I have these multiple sites and these are mirror sites. So, what is a web page? Now, web page is something which comes before you. Now, contents of web page usually consist of text and within the text there can be images, it can be audio and there can be applets also. And it is the responsibility of the browser to interpret those web pages to convert those web pages into something interesting or something which was desired to be shown on your screen. It also contains a formatting information. Now, these web pages are generated by your client which is the browser and also by the application server which dynamically generates the web pages depending upon the query. It generates a page and it sends the page to you which is displayed on your screen. So, what is a session? What is a transaction? Now, when we connect, when my machine connects to the internet through a Wi-Fi connection, then I am the person who is being built for that Wi-Fi connection and that connection between my machine, my phone and the internet is called as a session. That is a session and a transaction is what happens between my web browser and ISP and to the other ISP and to the web server or to the application server. So, that is a transaction. That transaction contains all the information which is required to get the information, the formatting and everything to generate the web page before me. So, what is a database connection? Now, if you know what this is, we know this is. Now, what is this? In a database connection, maybe we need to login. When we login, we give the password, the connection is made and back and forth things are being sent and that is not a session, that is a transaction. And stateless means that the relationship between the transactions is not stored anywhere, the transactions are considered independent of each other. That is what means that web is stateless. That is all I have for this module. Thank you very much.


We're going to get another look at that goal. Yes, right here. Watch it one more time. Feeling Christensen, no angle, no problem. Tucks it right inside the post. There you go. Four nothing game.


A film in three minutes, Ascension. In 2018, Chinese-American filmmaker Jessica Kingdon set out to make a documentary that explored the paradoxical hyper-capitalist contradictions of China's communist economic miracle. For two years on and off, the director shot footage across 51 locations in the country, exploring every aspect of the monetary production cycle this ravenous system demands. And the end result, 2021's Ascension, will leave you stunned and in awe of its beauty and style, whilst equally terrifying you with its vision of a future not so far away. It's hard to know where to begin when comprehending the overwhelming power Kingdon's film possesses, from her stunning mess en scène and perfectly timed ironic editing approach to the use of numerous fantastical locations that convey deeper sociopolitical truths. This cinematic interpretation of a dystopian techno future that places no value on individual worth will leave you, and I'm not over exaggerating when I say this, quite possibly depressed after your first viewing.  Almost every aspect of the human experience within this system is shown here as something that can be monetized, from things as simple as how to hug one another or how to smile, becoming the subject of a corporate training seminar. Kingdon and Nathan Trousdale's compositions verge on the sublime, framing this startlingly voracious landscape with a beautiful and ironic juxtaposition that presents the soulless methods by which workers are hired, trained, and assigned job roles as if they were almost art installations. We get a glimpse of the demands put upon such people who are merely trying to survive in this vast omnipresent machine. We are also shown with an almost grotesque comedic delivery just how all-consuming and total this exhausting and dehumanizing way of life is. The world depicted here is one of relentless change, a world of monstrous technology, of colors and light, of smiling faces and signs, of messages about the importance of conformity, about being an enlightened citizen, about the worship of money, about fashions and food, about noise and waste, about progress and the future. But this happy Chinese dream belies something else, buried deep beneath all the wondrous marvels our species has produced. What I sense hiding in the shadows of Kingdon's lens is a devastating condemnation of the human race, a warning about the nature of mankind and the path we are inching towards with our children.


Have the confidence and faith in yourself to know that if you're doing what you love and you really truly believe in it, that it's going to work. Yo. Yo, dude. Yo. Send a nation. It's Tuesday. This December challenge, guys, has been freaking amazing. Thank you so much for being a part of it. It's actually, it's ending soon. So at the end of this week, Brandon and I are going to San Andres, which is a little, it's like a beach island off the coast of Nicaragua. It's a Colombian island. We went there last year, but I don't think we shot any videos there though. So anyway, we're going to be off the grid for a good five days. And I think that is exactly what we need just because of all the just work and stuff that's, that's, we've been doing every single day up into this point. So it's going to be good to go there. And not only do we get to go there and chill for a couple of days, but we're going to shoot an awesome video for you guys. So stay tuned for that. Regular water. Regular water. I hope, I hope Brandon's ready for me because I have a lot of energy. Energy. Yeah. You like that? You like to eat fresh, do you?  We have so much stuff going on on the back end of Zendu Fitness. We're right now creating and we're bundling our packages together. Basically, we're doing a bunch of stuff to our website to make it easier for people to purchase jump ropes and our courses and get discounts on bundles of them. It just, it involves a lot of work on the back end. Obviously, I'm coding the whole thing because I'm a pretty smart computer programmer. I've never written a line of code in my life. What's that, bitch? Do you drink enough water? Seriously. Like, the reason that I keep yelling fruit water and regular water and athletic green juice water is because you guys need to drink water. Okay. Your body must be hydrated in order for it to function optimally. Brandon's in his room doing a voiceover right now. I want fruit water, fruit water, fruit water, fruit water. I think those lines are old. It's funny, fruit water. Yeah, it's really funny. Today, we have to record a podcast because we've been slacking on that Zendu Fitness. So be sure to check out the Zendu Fitness podcast. It's, it comes in our Tuesday TIP email. I'll also link it up for you in the description. I cannot have a complete day unless I dance. I don't dance every day, but I try.  We were checking into our Google Analytics and we wanted to make full-length workouts because some people were asking for them. But our YouTube data tells us actually, y'all ain't watching them. People don't want to watch full-length workouts. You know, it's an experiment. We obviously are going to continue to make, continue to make workouts, but they're probably going to be like 10-minute workouts. So we're probably going to do the first two circuits with you guys and coach you. And then you'll do the ones right after that. Again, I apologize to those people who wanted the full-length workouts, but guys, it seems that a majority of our community is asking us for 10-minute workouts. Data don't lie, folks. I've had regular water. Then I had fruit water. Now I'm having green juice, bro. What time is it? It's MotherF***** Jones time. What does that mean? It's time to go eat. Oh, Jones time. Yeah. Hello there. It's Jones time. Hello. Hello, chicken. A lot of chicken. A lot of chicken you got there, Brandon. Okay. I'm just going to tell you right now. We decided to do it. We're getting a drone. We're going right now to get a drone to take to San Andres. Here's the deal. The drone that we wanted to buy is like twice as expensive as it is in the U.S. So we're going to wait and we're just going to get a new GoPro to film some stuff in San Andres. Still going to be an epic video, but just wait till we get the drone. Wait. Just wait. Didn't get the drone. Disappointed. But it makes me even more motivated to make an epic video without the drone and just get other parts of my editing, Brandon and I's editing better so that when we have the drone, we can be even better if that makes sense rather than get the drone prematurely and not really know how to use those kinds of shots in our videos. So anyway, that's whatever. Secondly, I wanted to talk about something really quick because I am going to get dinner and eat at the same place that you guys have seen. It's Botanica. I go there because they have this salad that has a ton of protein and it's super healthy with a ton of greens. There's like apples, lentils, spinach, spring mix, all kinds of good stuff. Cheese like Parmesan cheese and then big blocks of chicken. Really good season chicken too. So I always go there because it's an easy place for me to get my greens and hit my macros. I think it's important to note that like some days are just not fun days. Like when I see people vlogging on YouTube, it's typically a lot of like, it's not always that they're doing something awesome, but it's like that's what, if they're a pretty famous YouTuber, they're typically at the point where they have enough money to just go and do awesome things and they get paid through their ad revenue or they have another business that they started a long time ago. And that's really the point that Brandon and I want to be at. Right now, a great place. We've grown our business from zero dollars to over a six-figure business in a year. So that's awesome. However, at the same time, we're not going to be vlogging us like jumping off cliffs every day. This past year was the best year of my entire life and has taught me so many things, but I say that because it's important to note, we weren't just goofing off. I have, oh my God, I have never, ever, ever, ever worked this hard in my life. Even though last year was the best year, and even though, yes, I do wake up every day, like, I'll just be straight with you. I wake up every day and I am like, yeah, like even when things stress me out, I'm like, well, listen, man, you could be like at your old job or whatever. So I am extremely grateful and extremely happy for this opportunity. Having said that, it's not all like we're just laughing and like going on trips and traveling and we're not there yet in terms of our business. Like we still have a long ways to go, and that I think is a great metaphor for you guys who might be trying to get fit and they're like, you know, nothing's happening. I've been working out. I've been being consistent with what's going on. The answer is continue to be consistent. For every day that you see on our vlog that's like super fun and crazy, there are five other days where like this where literally we're working from the moment we wake up to the moment that we go to sleep and we're just showing you guys everything in between. So same with fitness.  What do you do for like, where do you go to the gym? No, you're going to have a lot of really mundane days where you just have to be consistent and you want to go to the internet and find out like, well, what's the newest food or what's the newest? No, just hit your macros and be consistent and work out every day and do that until you freaking have your body like until you have the body that you want. Don't give up until that point. Don't put a timeline on it. So what I'm trying to say is guys, sometimes in this vlog right now, you're not going to see all this craziness and that's just part of the process. That's part of building a business.  We have a lot of fun and we love doing it. We love making these videos. But right, like we work all the time. Like there is no Saturday and Sunday for anyone, let alone like if you start your own business, there is no Saturday and Sunday just like for us. Like we wake up and we do the same thing every day. There's no breaks. So guys in saying all this, do the work that's required in the trenches, put the work in so that and enjoy it. A lot of people just put the work in and then, you know, delay their happiness to a later point in time. What I'm saying is do the work, enjoy the work, love the entire process, have fun with the entire process and just believe in yourself and know like because know that in the future, it's going to work out. Have the confidence and faith in yourself to know that if you're doing what you love and you really truly believe in it, that it's going to work. I think what it ultimately come down to is that it's like God and transformers and then people. And I'm like, I was like a transformer and then I moved up to God and now I'm like, I don't even know what they're calling it because it's too advanced. Yeah. I thought it was a Zengar. No, it's a Duga. It's a Duga. It's a Duga. Yeah, it's a Duga. Damn.