It is now time for oral questions. I recognize the Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Thank you, Speaker. Good morning. This question is for the Premier, Speaker. The closer you look at the government's Ontario play scheme, the worse it gets. Yesterday, we revealed a previously unknown phase two of the project that even involves a plan to fill in parts of Lake Ontario to build a, quote, large-scale entertainment centre. While the Minister tried to brush this off, she didn't directly deny it. So I want to hear from the Premier. Does he plan to fill in parts of Lake Ontario for this vanity project? Yes or no? The Minister of Infrastructure. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I'm so sorry. I'm just trying to catch my breath here. Speak close. We announced $3 billion for infrastructure today with the Premier. 24 budget. Very happy to see that happen. Mr Speaker, let me be very clear. There is no phase two. There is no paving of the brick and tin cove. What we decided to do, Mr Speaker, was instead to expand the public realm space to 50 acres. We're building a brand new stage, wellness facility, park, and as well a new science centre, marina and food and beverage on the site. That is what we showed to the public in April. That is what we are constructing today. Very good. Supplementary question. Speaker, I've got to tell you that's not going to be good enough for a lot of Ontarians because this government has hidden these plans. They've refused to answer the questions and be straightforward with people. And you have to really wonder why they decided to hide these details. Yesterday the Minister said over and over and over again that the government only plans to move the science centre to Ontario Place. They only came up with that plan in 2023. Today the official opposition is sharing more documents that show the plans to relocate the science centre were already in motion in January of 2020. That's three full years before the plans were announced to the public. We need some transparency from the Premier today. When exactly did the government decide to move the science centre and why did they hide it from the public? Mr Speaker, years ago, and I remember a member from Ottawa was with us where we clearly said that we wanted science related programming on the site. And that's when we started exploring the idea of bringing the science centre to Ontario Place. Mr Speaker, the AG justified everything that we have said that it would be less expensive for government to build a brand new facility with 10,000 more square feet of exhibition space. Mr Speaker, what's most exciting is that Ontarians will finally have an Ontario Place that they can enjoy for years to come. Through the Minister's timeline keeps changing. And that's what happens when you make major infrastructure decisions in the shadows and the back rooms. The government had already decided on this plan more than a year and a half before they announced that Therma won the contract. The documents we uncovered appear to show the undisclosed attraction plan for Ontario Place has the exact same footprint as Therma's proposal. Quite a coincidence. So Speaker, did the government give preferential treatment to Therma for its luxury spa proposal? Minister of infrastructure. Mr Speaker, I'm happy to repeat myself again. 2019, we did a call for development where we encouraged people to participate in the process. In 2021, we picked our partners, which is Therma and Live Nation. And in April of 2023, Mr Speaker, we presented the whole vision of Ontario Place, which included a brand new stage, 50 acres of public realm space, wellness and water park provided by Therma, and a brand new science center, Mr. Speaker. We have been fully transparent with the public throughout this entire process. We have consulted with close to 10,000 people throughout this process. But again, what is most important is that a site that was forgotten about by the Liberal government will now come to life and be a site that families and Ontarians can enjoy for generations. Thank you. The next question. Once again, the leader of the opposition. Speaker, this project involves vital public land on Toronto's waterfront and hundreds of millions of dollars of public money. People deserve to know how that money is being spent and who's going to benefit. So I am going to keep asking. Last year, the Premier confirmed that his family friend, Carmen Negro, was negotiating a mysterious soul source agreement with Ontario Live. Ontario Live happens to be run by another family friend, Zlatko Starkovsky. What is the relationship between the secret Ontario Live agreement and the secret Phase 2 plan for Ontario Place? Minister of Infrastructure. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Well, part of what she said was right. Mr. Speaker, this is vital lands, which is why we as a government decided to finally build something on these lands that families can enjoy. Of course, there's Trillium Park, but the rest of the site is deteriorating. It is flooding to the degree that Live Nation actually had to close down their shows in 2017. That's a shame. And that is acceptable to the NDP, Mr. Speaker. It is not acceptable to us. We have a vital asset on the waterfront that is not being used. We are building attractions on the site so that families can enjoy the site once again. Beautiful. Supplementary question. Public land, public money for family friends. That's how it all connects. Speaker, people shouldn't have to make freedom of information requests to find out about a major infrastructure project happening with their money. People shouldn't need a chart of the Premier's friends and family to find out who is securing sole-source contracts. Right? Who we need this Premier and this Minister to come clean about this project. So to what extent were these deals made to benefit the Premier and his personal friends? Mr. Speaker, the State's Minister of Infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, in 2019 when the government announced that we wanted to bring Ontario Police back to life, what did we do? We had a public procurement process, a competitive process where parties participated. And the outcome of that process in 2020 was the selection of two partners, Live Nation and Therma to build the wellness facility and the water park. Mr. Speaker, we have kept the public apprised of this project the whole way. We have spoken about this project almost on a daily basis in the legislature, Mr. Speaker. And we will continue to keep the public apprised of our progress. In fact, we just wrapped up a consultation with Marina operators. We are planning on rebuilding and revitalizing the marina. Make it a more accessible marina. We have food and beverage on the site because we know families with children, they need to have a drink and they need to have food for their children and have ice cream on the site. And that is how we are proceeding, Mr. Speaker. Final supplementary. So let me get this straight. The secret sole-source deal for Ontario Police was negotiated by two Ford family friends. Order. A private luxury spa company got a taxpayer-funded parking lot that was not offered to other bidders. The government had to change the laws so they could force this government and force this project through without being taken to court. How can this shady deal proceed, Speaker, considering this government is already under investigation by the RCMP? I'm going to caution the Leader of the Opposition on her choice of words to reply to the Minister of Infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, with the vision that we shared in April of 2023, the announcement which her colleagues attended, the public attended, the whole press gallery attended, Mr. Speaker, we anticipate to have approximately or up to 6 million visitors a year. Amazing. We want to make the site as accessible to the public as possible, whether they're cycling, walking, taking public transit, because of our subway expansion plan, the Ontario Line will connect to Ontario Place, but we also need to have a parking option for families. Order. We know that seniors and families, women with children, will likely drive to the site, and we want it to be as accessible for families to enjoy. Opposition, come to order. Mr. Speaker, as part of the new deal with the City of Toronto, we will continue to work with the City on the parking option to make sure that parking is available on site for Ontario Place and for Exhibition Place. Thank you. Thank you. The next question, the member for Kiwetnaw. Miigwech. I'm a Niggazibaya. Speaker, Nisqandega First Nation is coming on its 30th year with the Boil Water Advisory. Speaker, that is 10,641 days. Once again, tomorrow is World Water Day. In the writing of Kiwetnaw, I have 14 First Nations that have Boil Water Advisories. Speaker, it is racism to do nothing. Next week's budget is an opportunity for change. Mr. Speaker, I ask, will there be any allocations for money to lifting Boil Water Advisories on reserves? Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the question from the member opposite. Look, I can't confirm anything that will be in the budget. The member will have to wait until next Tuesday for the details of the budget. At the same time, I know that the Minister has continued to work very closely with our federal partners. As you know, Mr. Speaker, the federal government made a commitment to First Nations back in 2015 that they would provide the necessary funding to remove all Boil Water Advisories across the country. That is a promise that has still not been kept by the federal government. We will continue to hold their feet to the fire to make sure that we can get this promise not only for First Nations, frankly, across the province of Ontario, but for all First Nations across the country who are relying on the federal government to live up to this promise back in 2015. A supplementary question from the member for Hamilton West, Ann Koster Dundas. Speaker, tomorrow is World Water Day, March 22nd, and we have many people here in the gallery who have traveled from the Lake Simcoe area. They, along with the Chippewas of Georgina Island, are very concerned with the health of this beloved lake. We have a majority government. There are five Lake Simcoe area conservative MPPs, including the Minister of the Environment in this area. There is existing legislation dating back to 2008, and yet we have seen no action in cleaning up the phosphorus issues in Lake Simcoe. This budget, the conservative budget, is coming next week. Will the Premier finally, adequately, adequately fund the Lake Simcoe protection plan? Yes or no? Please take their seats. To reply, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Thank you, Speaker. I really welcome the members' interest in this file. This government has been interested in protecting Lake Simcoe from day one. For instance, there was this historic project to take five tons of phosphorus per year out of the hall in March, which thanks to the actions of this Premier and this government, a project that was on the books for decades that wasn't getting done, this government is getting done. Work is already underway, Speaker. This is a great project for the watershed, a great project for the jewel of Lake Simcoe. This builds on the millions of dollars of investments in the lake to date. We're working with partners like the Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority, the St. Lawrence River Institute, amongst many other partners in terms of reducing chloride levels, reducing phosphorus, and making sure that we have a great center of the art lake for generations to come. You're here. The next question, the member for Essex. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Energy. Constituents in my writing are telling me that they can't afford the liberal carbon tax. And the last thing they need is another liberal carbon tax. Order. Mr. Speaker. The liberal members of this legislature under the leader of the Queen of the Carbon Tax won't stand with us when we try to fight the carbon tax. They won't stand with us. And they're happy to raise your taxes every year under the liberal leader, the Queen of the Carbon Tax. Only the PC government is trying to make life more affordable for the people in the province of Ontario. And only the PC government is fighting the liberal carbon tax. Question. Can the Minister please tell this House why it's time to scrap the carbon tax? Let us go. The Minister of Energy. Thanks to the member from Essex who's doing an outstanding job representing his residents in southwestern Ontario where we're actually seeing growth happen at a record pace, Mr. Speaker. And that's in spite of the regressive carbon tax that's being imposed on the people of Ontario and the people of Canada by the federal liberal government. Now the member of the Liberal Party is saying, well you opened the door for this by getting rid of the cap and trade. We campaigned in 2018, Mr. Speaker, to cap taxes and to trade Kathleen Nguyen. And we were very, very successful in doing that, Mr. Speaker, with a massive majority government and then won another one four years later. And as a result, we went from being the most uncompetitive jurisdiction in North America in the eyes of the global auto sector to a jurisdiction that is now seeing multi-billion-dollar investments like one's in Essex and in Windsor, one's in St. Thomas, in Loyalist Township and right across Ontario. In spite of this regressive tax, we've been able to return Ontario to its rightful places. Thank you very much. Supplementary question. I thank the minister for that excellent response and for his continuing fight against the carbon tax. While our government has remained laser focused on trying to keep costs down, the Liberals and the NDP continue working against us. Under the leadership of the Queen of the Carbon Tax, the Liberals in this House continue to try to block us in our fight against the carbon tax. Order. They vote against us every time. And as the federal Liberals continue reaching into the pockets of taxpayers with more and more tax hikes, we need the opposition parties, the Liberals and the NDP, to help us fight the carbon tax. Speaker, can the minister please explain why Ontario families simply cannot afford this unfair carbon tax imposed upon us by the Queen of the Carbon Tax? Minister of energy. Well, absolutely I can, Mr. Speaker. You know, it's unbelievable at a time when people are worried about the cost of living in our province and we're in the midst of an affordability crisis across the country. Order. Mr. Speaker, that a government at the federal level would decide in about 10 days time to increase taxes again. This carbon tax is about to go up by a staggering 23% on April 1st. And again, that's no joke. And the Queen of the Carbon Tax, the leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario, is hand in hand with Justin Trudeau championing this increase when the people of Ontario and the people of Canada are hurting, Mr. Speaker. We disagree. We disagree wholeheartedly with this approach by the federal government. We have cap taxes. We've reduced taxes. We've eliminated fees. We brought in things like one fare in our transit system across the greater Toronto area. That's going to save people $1,600 a year. This is what a responsible government should be doing, working for the people, not against... Thank you. The next question, the member for Niagara Falls. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Speaker, we recently learned that nearly 300 seniors in Ontario have been moved from hospitals to long-term care homes that they didn't choose. Under Bill 7, patients can be sent to a long-term care facility up to 150 kilometres away from their homes without their consent or be charged $400 a day if they refuse. These are our mums, our dads, our grandparents, our aunts, our uncles, the people who built this great province. Speaker, why is this government choosing to force almost 300 vulnerable seniors to be moved without their consent away from their homes and their families? Minister of Long-Term Care. Thank you, Speaker. So by the same number, Speaker, what the member is saying is 17,337 seniors went from being ALC patients in hospital to being residents in long-term care homes. Speaker, that's 17,000 more beds in hospitals for more acute care. That's 17,000 seniors who get to call a home a home because it is this government that is investing into these homes, not just by building more capacity but making sure that they have a level of comfort that they deserve, Speaker. Now, the members are chirping, and maybe their chirping is because they're angry that for the better part of two decades, while they supported the Liberals, they built nothing. They built 611 new beds during that time. They failed to invest into our health human resources. They failed to invest into the capacity. Speaker, in short, they failed our seniors. We're learning from them. Thank you, Speaker. Back to the Premier. Speaker, this is part of a pattern of disrespect from this government as shown to our seniors. And as that minister stands up and talks about people leaving our hospital, let's not forget about the 6,000 seniors that lost their lives during COVID. And the government is responsible, is now taking them away from their family's ability to have a home accountable. This government has given away licensed extensions. Think about this. To the very same private-for-profit homes where the military, the Canadian military, had to be called in to save these residents from dehydration. They then passed Bill 7 without holding public hearings, preventing families from commenting on the devastating impacts of this legislation. This government refuses to treat seniors and long-term care residents with the respect and dignity they deserve. Speaker, will this government repeal Bill 7? Apologize to those 300 families and finally show the seniors the respect they deserve and have earned in the province of Ontario. So please take their seats. Minister of Long-Term Care. Speaker, you want to talk about disrespect. This government had been here for a year and a half. They had the better part of two decades when the COVID pandemic had hit. What did they do during that time? Did they invest? Were they asking questions in this legislature about what the Liberals were doing to improve the quality of life for our seniors? No, Speaker. They weren't doing that. Guess what? This morning the cameras must be on because the member stands in his place and he claims to be a defender of seniors. But in his own riding, Oakwood Manor, Crescent Manor, Radiant Care Pleasant Manor, Long-Term Care, it's a long list in thousands of beds. The member votes against building beds in his own riding, against supports for beds in his own riding. Minister, you want to give an apology? You should apologize to the seniors in this province for not protecting them before the pandemic hit. Please take their seats. And once again, order. Order. The House will come to order. And once again, I will remind members to make their comments through the chair. Order. Start the clock. Next question, the member for Sault Ste. Marie. Thank you, Speaker. The minister is very angry and there's a lot of reasons to be angry when you think about the Liberals, especially the federal Liberals. You know something I'm angry about, Speaker. People of my community are equally angry about it. It's the federal carbon tax, Speaker. It's leading to soaring full prices, making it unaffordable for everyone. Tough to even drive a car, Speaker. People have to think twice about driving a car in my riding now and ridings across Northern Ontario.  All of these things are just too expensive because of the federal Liberals and their provincial counterparts who refuse to change this awful position on the carbon tax and are costly hurting Northern community, Speaker. We continue to take leadership on addressing affordability in this province to help the north get the help it deserves. Speaker, can the Minister of Transportation please tell us how the carbon tax is hurting Northern Ontario communities with this regressive, terrible tax? Minister of Transportation. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The member is absolutely right. And when we look at the north, the challenges are even more significant when it comes to the carbon tax, Mr. Speaker. But it's no surprise that the Liberals and the NDP are not listening to the people. They're out of touch, Mr. Speaker. Just a couple of weeks ago, it was a federal Liberal Environment Minister who is now trying to impose this 23% increase of carbon taxes on the people of the north and across Canada and especially in Ontario. He was the one who said, no more roads. Canada doesn't need any more roads, Mr. Speaker. That, how out of touch can you be, Mr. Speaker? But on top of that, now they want to increase their carbon tax by 23%, Mr. Speaker. That's a tax on food. That's a tax on groceries. It's a tax on fuel, Mr. Speaker, on energy and heating your home. People cannot afford it. And I hope that the provincial Liberals and the NDP step up right to the federal government and tell them to scrap the tax. Tax. Supplementary question. Well, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the minister for his response and, you know, it's obvious, Mr. Speaker. Our government continues to advocate for all of Ontarians. We continue to advocate for really everyone around this country when it comes to the far-reaching negative effects and impacts of this terrible tax, the carbon tax, the federal carbon tax, a tax that the opposition parties, especially the Liberals across the isle, they want to support that. And they think it's a great idea to nearly triple this tax. It's an unacceptable speaker. It's breaking the backs of common, hard-working Ontarians, Northern Ontarians, and the Liberals across the isle, they just want to sit silent, Mr. Speaker. You know, I guess it's because their leader is one of the only Liberals left in the entire country of Canada who will not speak out against this terrible carbon tax and the additional nearly triple again. They want to increase it. Speaker, can the minister please explain to us how this negative tax is hurting the people of our province? Minister of Transportation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let's just take the North, for example, on this. We know that long-haul truck drivers under the current scheme, it costs them almost $15,000 to $20,000 because of that carbon tax. Now, what does that mean, especially for the North, Mr. Speaker, when you're taking truckloads of food, groceries, medicine, and now imposing a 23% increase on top of that for the carbon tax, Mr. Speaker. This is going to hurt not only truckers, Mr. Speaker, who are out $15,000 to $20,000 that they can use that money to support their families, put their kids through school, put their kids in an extracurricular activity. But think of the people in the North, how much their food is going to increase, Mr. Speaker, because that food travels on trucks, Mr. Speaker. A 23% increase being proposed by the federal government, it's unbelievable. What's more shameful is, Mr. Speaker, the provincial liberals and the NDP are doing nothing to advocate to stop the carbon tax from going up 23%, Mr. Speaker, under the leadership of people. Member for Ottawa, West Appian. Thank you, Speaker. The government's underfunding of education has led to an explosion in the use of portables at Ontario schools. This Band-Aid solution has become so widespread that new schools are opening with portables already in the yard. Parents and teachers have raised concerns about the condition in portables. Mold, poor ventilation, heating problems, the lack of bathrooms. Does the Minister of Education share these concerns? And will he provide adequate funding for school construction and repairs so that portables can go back to being a temporary fix instead of a permanent fixture? Minister of Education. Thank you, Speaker. I thank the member opposite for the question. I think one thing you, that her and I could agree with is that the former government left a profoundly devastating impact after closing 600 schools in rural Ontario. Unacceptable and families paid the price, and in sharp contrast to their dereliction of duty, the Premier and our party has invested over $15 billion over a decade to build net new schools. And Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to report 100 schools are being built, as we speak, 200 more in the pipeline. We've invested every single budget to invest over $550 million to build schools. Literally thousands of additional spaces have been created, as well as thousands of additional childcare spaces within schools. We're committed to going in and further, Speaker, which is why in December we announced a plan to slash construction timelines by half to build faster and smarter and get the job done for growing communities across the country. And this supplementary question. It really is amazing, Speaker, how this government has been in power for six years, yet all these portables in school yards are apparently not their responsibility. The conditions in portables aren't just about health and safety. They also affect learning outcomes. Research shows that the more portables a school has, the lower its test scores in math, reading, and writing. If the minister really wants to boost test scores in Ontario, he should increase capital funding so that schools no longer need to use portables. Will we see an increase in next week's budget, Speaker, or is the minister's back-to-basic commitment all talk? Mr. Bishop. Mr. Speaker, after signing deals with all teacher unions providing stability for three years, an achievement that has not been done in nearly a generation, under any party in any government, we have, yes, committed to increasing investments as we've done every single year in publicly funded schools. Because, Speaker, under our Premier's leadership, we are investing more in publicly funded schools in any government in the history of this country. It's a meaningful commitment. And it's not just about the money, Speaker, because, yes, we've hired 3,000 more teachers, 7,500 more additional education workers. It's not just about the money. It's about getting value for dollars. It's why we passed the Better Schools and Soon Outcomes Act to elevate our standards and demand better for the people we represent. Back-to-basics is more than a hashtag. It is a focus on foundational learning, on reading, writing, and math, to ensure every child succeeds, owns a home, gets a good job, and achieves the promise of this country. Thank you very much. The next question, the member for Kingston and the Islands. Mr. Speaker, this morning, the Premier showed his true colours when it comes to building affordable housing. This Premier doesn't care about getting people housed in homes they can afford. Just this morning, while standing in front of massive single-family homes, that the majority of Australians can't even dream of affording, he completely ruled out allowing four units as of right in communities across the province. Such units would supply more housing to families, renters, students, downsizing seniors, and anyone else struggling to find an affordable place to live in their community. After today's revelations, will the Premier finally admit that he doesn't actually care about building affordable housing? The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Listen, it's clear to me that the Liberals still have not caught on. This is coming from a party whose leader had the amazing responsibility of building homes but saw the population of her community under her leadership actually decline. She really knocked it out of the park with those two housing starts that she had in the months that she left office. Two housing starts. Not only did she not even come close to meeting her target, she actually saw people fleeing her jurisdiction. The only reason that Mrs. Saga is doing as well as they are is because the members of Provincial Parliament from this caucus who have been focused on jobs and economic growth bringing investments to that community, Mr. Speaker. We have been bringing forward measures to help build housing supply across the province of Ontario. It has become increasingly clear to us working with our minister and partners that the thing that they want is for us to get out of the way, help them get infrastructure in the ground. Today's announcement will do just that, Mr. Speaker. We'll put infrastructure in the ground and homes will be built. You mentioned questions. Mr. Speaker, the minister might want to look at a city that elected a Liberal member in the city of Kingston that's leading the tables in building housing. Ontario Liberals want to treat housing affordability like the crisis it really is for so many people in Ontario. That's why we want to allow four units as of right province-wide. We believe this is a crisis. People across the province feel the pain. The Conservatives are just pretending to be worried. We must and the people expect us to build housing differently with mixed neighbourhoods and gentle density while preserving green spaces. And many of the answers are right under the Premier's nose in his own tax force report like four units as of right province-wide. Through you, Speaker. Premier, why are you giving up? Why can't the people of Ontario have on you to believe we're facing a housing affordability crisis? Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Reality. The former leader of the Liberal Party came in front of a committee that this House had brought forward and said that the housing crisis started under the previous Liberal Government. You know why? Because of red tape, Mr. Speaker. Because of high cost, Mr. Speaker. That stifled the ability to build more homes. And now we're seeing the exact same thing, Mr. Speaker. They're supporting high interest rates because of their federal cousins, high interest rates, which are making it impossible to build more homes and puts many people, thousands of people out of the market for those new homes, Mr. Speaker. Working with our municipal partners, we have heard one thing over and over and over and over again. The infrastructure deficit that was left behind by the previous Liberal Government is stopping them from building the hundreds, the millions of homes that are needed, Mr. Speaker. Response. So while we will continue to work with our municipal partners, we'll actually give them the tools that they need to build, not hundreds of homes, but millions of homes. And that's what today's... Thank you. The next question, the member for Brantford Grants. Thank you, Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Mines. Let me guess. There is no better place to invest and do business than right here in Ontario. And that is why we are continuing our efforts to secure the supply chain for critical minerals with no help from the opposition NDP and the independent Liberals. For 15 years, the previous Liberal Government supported every day by the NDP did nothing to unlock the generation of critical minerals in the Ring of Fire region. In fact, the opposition continues to say yes to the carbon tax that only harms this critical sector while voting against any measure that makes the opposition come to order for the people in Northern Ontario. Speaker, that's unacceptable. Our government must continue to support responsible development that will create jobs across the entire province, including Northern and Indigenous communities. Speaker, can the Minister please explain what actions our government is taking to build a corridor to prosperity in partnership? Minister of Mines can reply. Speaker, thank you to the member from Brantford Grants for the question. During the PDAC Mining Conference this year, I signed a Community Development Agreement with the Chiefs of Martin Falls First Nation and Webacave First Nation. This agreement is part of our $1 billion investment to build a corridor to prosperity that will connect First Nations partners to the road network and bring growth and prosperity to the region. I will support shovel-ready infrastructure projects that will improve the well-being and readiness of First Nations partners, getting us one step closer to building the roads to the Ring of Fire. I will commend, I want to commend Chief Bruce and Chief Cornelius for their vision and commitment to building stronger communities and thank them for their dedication to moving these projects forward. I look forward to strengthening our partnership as we take the next steps together. I am honoured to be associated with these two leaders. Supplementary question. Thank you, Speaker, and thank you, Minister, for that response. Speaker, people in Northern Ontario are struggling to afford basic needs as a result of the federal carbon tax. And that's why I am so proud to be part of a government that, unlike the NDP and the Liberals, is finding ways to create jobs and bring prosperity for everyone across this entire province. And Speaker, that is exactly what the Community Development Agreement will accomplish. It commits Ontario to supporting shovel-ready infrastructure projects to help each First Nation prepare for future economic development opportunities such as road construction and mining development. Speaker, can the Minister please provide the House with further details on the agreement with Martin Falls First Nation and with Webeque First Nation? Thank you. Minister of Mines. Mr. Speaker, Webeque and Martin Falls First Nations will choose projects that meet their specific needs so that they are ready for the exciting economic opportunities these roads and mining will create. Projects like new health and training facilities, recreation centres, community centres, and labour force development programs are all eligible for funding. We also agreed to make decisions together on construction ownership and governance of the roads so we can improve project timelines. We can't wait for the EAs to be finished. We must act with urgency. Working together, we will create an unprecedented era of prosperity that will secure a better future for the next generations. That is what these projects are all about. I know the community development agreement we reached will help us to work together to prepare a future that is connected by roads and a future that locks the area from mining that the previous government neglected. We are getting it done. Good job. Thank you. The next question, the member for St. Catharines. My question is to the Minister of Infrastructure. Since 1995, a child's world has provided affordable childcare for the Niagara region. They have a rental space from this Ontario government and your ministry has just informed them that their rent is going up by 1,660,000. That's a 1,300% increase. This is going to shut down the centre and these parents can't lose their childcare spaces that they depend on. Why is this conservative government raising the rent? The Minister of Infrastructure. Very much what this government did was land a childcare deal that benefits families across the province of Ontario which also includes building 86,000 additional childcare spaces, Mr. Speaker. I know because my very own constituents are benefiting from the work that the Minister of Education has done on this file. That being said, Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to take her request back and look into it further. I thank the member for raising the issue. Thank you. Supplementary question. Thank you, Speaker. Back to the Minister. Minister, you could have saved these childcare spots today if you weren't putting profits over the parents and their children of Niagara. These federal childcare dollars need to be going to childcare, not to profit your government. Minister, will you direct your staff to overturn this decision? Reverse this 1300% rent hike today, now, for the 44 childcare spaces that are going to be lost. Good question. I'd be happy to speak to the ways that we are supporting the good, hardworking people of Niagara. We are building two hospitals in the region, Mr. Speaker. Order. We're building the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital which is under construction as well as the new Niagara South Hospital. And this is in addition to transit extension. Order. Through other investments, through the Investing in Canada infrastructure program, such as the Peach King Community Centre, but again to the member opposite, I'm happy to take back her comments and look into them further. Thank you. The next question. The next question. The member for Richmond Hill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Associate Minister of Transportation. Constituents in my riding of Richmond Hill are becoming increasingly concerned about the carbon tax and impact it has on the household budgets. As the prices of food, gas and transportation continue to rise, the federal government is choosing to ignore the hardship of Ontarians go through. The NTP and the Liberals are like the friends in Ottawa. They are supporting this costly tax rather than standing with us. Unlike the member's opposite, our government is fighting this tax to ensure that we're delivering more affordability and more financial relief for the people of Ontario. Speaker. Can the Associate Minister please tell the House what action our government is taking to combat this dreadful carbon tax? Thank you. To reply, the Associate Minister of Transportation. Thank you to the member from Richmond Hill for that question. Mr. Speaker, on April 1st the Federal Liberal Government supported by the Ontario Liberals is increasing the carbon tax which will hurt Ontario families and make life more sustainable. We recognize the people of Ontario need a break now more than ever. Under the leadership of Premier Ford we have been proactive in cost cutting in every measures we can. We have introduced one fair that's saving $1,600 every year. We got a lot of fees to renew license plate saving drivers over $2.2 by $0.10 per leader. At every turn the opposition continue to vote against making life more affordable for the people of Ontario while our government is doing everything we can to respect the hard-earned money of the people of Ontario. Back to the member for Richmond Hill. Thank you Mr. Speaker and thank you to the Associate Minister for his response. The carbon tax is leading to soaring few prices it's difficult for everyone in our province. Mr. Speaker the federal Liberals and the provincial counterparts continue to turn the blind eye to Ontarians struggles. Our government cannot let this costly carbon tax continue to affect our businesses, economy and Ontario workers. We must continue to make them more affordable and make life more affordable and put more money back in the focus where it belongs. Speaker can the Associate Minister of Transportation please explain how our government is ensuring that Ontarians are receiving the support they need as we fight the carbon tax? The Associate Minister of Transportation Thank you to the member from Richmond Hill for her advocacy Mr. Speaker this carbon tax is a heavy load for Canadians making everyday things like driving to work getting groceries more expensive Mr. Speaker the tax that cripples industry and sends jobs overseas is not a step forward is a giant leap backward for the working people of Ontario Mr. Speaker the federal Liberals is ruining the lives and destroying small business across the province Mr. Speaker the Ontario Liberals and NDP let us all down by drawing up for the fight that really matters for the people of Ontario Mr. Speaker our government and millions of Ontarians across this province are calling on the federal government to stop playing games and acts the tax Mr. Speaker our message is clear we will fight The member for Toronto St. Paul's Thank you Speaker Ontario's arts and culture sector represents over 28 billion dollars currently 3.5% of the province's GDP and create some 300,000 jobs in counting there is no question that this sector is an economic engine that will only grow and remain competitive with real sustainable government investment we are hearing from theater companies culture heritage arts organizations individual artists cultural workers and festivals many the costs are skyrocketing Speaker costs for insurance security venue rentals staffing and labour even production costs softwood lumber I've learned has gone up hundreds of percents over the years due to due to the closures of Millwood My question is to the premier for the love of arts will this government stop running the Ontario Arts Council and experience Ontario so the curtains don't close in our culture sector Thank you Mr. Tourism Culture and Sport Thank you Speaker and thank you for the question and I know the member understands completely what culture and the arts means to all of us in all of our communities yeah absolutely we can look at culture we can look at tourism and there are a lot of elements that it touches and touches us all in a very positive way from an investment to an impact to our communities and our province through the Ontario Arts Council our investment of 60 million dollars goes a long way in supporting a lot of the cultural pieces within our province we have had those that have struggled in the last little while and I'm proud to say that our ministry has met with them and we can help them find their way a lot need to are talking about restructuring a lot of looking outside of other opportunities understanding that the government is there for them in the right way but not only the government is there that they have to go out and find their way and they're willing to do it and they're passionate about doing the same Thank you Thank you Speaker OAC funding has pretty much stayed the same for several years and we've gone up that equates to a cut to Ontario Arts Council funding and a cut to our artists and our cultural institutions across the province my question is back to the premier this government referred to the culture sector as the first hit, hardest hit and last to recover during the pandemic remember that in my community Rastafest organisers are worried especially Little Jamaica where festivals like Sinting from this province the Toronto Caribbean Carnival the largest festival in North America annually contributing nearly half a billion dollars to Ontario's GDP and creating 4,000 direct jobs is asking for 2.5 million dollars annually for the next three years so they can keep their heads above water just for laughs, hot dogs taste of the Danforth home county music and art festival in London Supercrawl and more real sustainable help my question is back to the premier does this government have a provincial culture strategy with teeth with dollars to help creative industries keep their lives and if not why not Mr Tourism Culture and Sport Thank you Mr Speaker let's look at some of those teeth 2.6 million dollars to hot dogs over the last five years we met with them exactly the date was March 5 we've talked to them about how we can help them how we can help them we're looking into their business model their plan, Experience Ontario covers this province with great support 19.5 million dollars supports community events and festivals Mr Speaker all of our communities and all those events and festivals and the people in and around those events and festivals are helping build business and community and confidence in what they do we are there to support them we are happy to support them and we will continue to do that and we are happy again to sit down with caribana as we did this past week and talk to them about their business plan and their model moving forward thank you for putting the number on the table because in our conversations they didn't mention 2.5 thank you the next question the member for Cinco Gray Thank you Mr Speaker the minister of agriculture food and rural affairs the hardworking people of Cinco Gray and across Ontario are being punished by the regressive federal carbon tax speaker the tax is forcing individuals and families who are already struggling in these challenging times to stretch their hard earned incomes like never before as the parliamentary budget officer found the federal liberals carbon tax rebate program is not providing residents in rural communities with the relief that they were promised this is not fair our government under premier Ford will continue to stand up for the residents of Cinco Gray in rural Ontario and call on the federal government to end this punitive tax can the minister please tell this house why the federal carbon tax and its failing rebate program are disproportionately affecting the residents of rural Ontario thank you Mr Speaker I truly appreciate the question I remember from Cinco Gray because he totally has nailed it there's inequities happening across the board because of this failed ideology that has driven liberal policy to make the cost of everything go sky high for instance speaker in the spirit of inequities in rural Ontario and across Ontario the entire province I should say 70% of people require heating through natural gas in some instances like in northern Ontario and on our farm we use propane and furthermore we have to take a look at what's happening in rural Ontario with the increase of carbon tax happening as of April 1st we are going to have more stress and pressure on all of our systems for instance in rural Ontario we have transit mobility initiatives but the cost of those buses travelling from town to town is going to go nowhere school buses, ambulances even getting our mail delivered in our rural routes across the province it's going to go sky thank you supplementary the member for Cinco Gray thank you speaker and thank you to the minister for a response the carbon tax is harming the hard working individuals, businesses and farmers of Cinco Gray and areas across our province we know Ontario has one of the cleanest electrical grids in Canada we also know that Ontario has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 27% as compared to 2005 levels that is 90% of the way of our target we are leading Canada the fact is that the tax is taking money from families for no good reason on top of that speaker the federal government is selectively exempting home heating oil from the carbon tax they are sending the message that not everyone is treated equally across this country again this is unfair and it's unacceptable we continue to face an affordability crisis our government must continue to fight the carbon tax and provide Ontario families with the financial relief they need speaker can the minister please explain why the federal carbon tax is costly and unfair to the people of Ontario Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs thank you very much and I appreciate the opportunity to point out the fact that it's our government under the leadership of Premier Ford with the support of our finance minister we have done so much to reduce the cost of living for instance one of the single largest tax cuts in Ontario history is what we did with gas we reduced the cost of gas by 10.7 cents a liter but guess what as of April 1st carbon tax is going to make the cost of everything go up 23% and that's what's on fair and we have to fight at every step of the way the federal Liberals and the provincial Liberals need to stand up take responsibility and actually do what we're telling them to do scrap the tax because guess what I would project as of April 1st speaker we're going to see Bonnie Cromby go on another fundraising spring because she needs to raise money to fuel her ban to get the thank you very much the next question the member for London North Centre thank you speaker good morning my question is to the Premier the official opposition leader in London MPP recently toured the Nasem Khadri Surgical Centre a brilliant first of its kind outpatient clinic which deals with low intensity low risk procedures in a high quality interdisciplinary environment it's an ingenious cost effective way to help patients quickly while alleviating the burden on our precious healthcare system public funding and public delivery the best bang for your buck to our surprise we learned that the Premier and Minister of Health also visited the centre and said this was a model to replicate we agree so why aren't they the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health thank you finally had an opportunity to tour the centre we actually did that many months ago and have subsequent conversations with the leadership within that centre it is a model of care that of course was funded through our innovative program that allowed and ensured hospitals had access to infrastructure to make sure that they could provide additional surgeries and deal with the backlog that we were dealing with post-COVID it is a wonderful model and they've been doing exceptional work in London with the hospital and the community and I am happy to continue to have those conversations as we have been doing for many months to see what parts of those programs can we duplicate in other centres across Ontario and the supplementary question back to the Premier but just to clarify for the Minister they self-funded and they came up with the concept so I don't think it's appropriate that the minister takes credit for it the surgical centre operates off the cost of hospital ORs they literally double the output meaning twice as many happy healthy patients yet this government is prioritizing spending on for profit surgery clinics and agency nursing companies which bleed the government drive why? I want everyone to understand what the member opposite just said surgical centres that operate outside of hospitals are working and should be replicated throughout Ontario there are many examples of individual surgery centres that are happening whether it is through our cataract surgeries or particular orthopedic surgeries that happen outside of a hospital centre the one in Ottawa is a beautiful example and we have others operating within the province of Ontario but I hope that the member opposite remembers that question when we vote on expansion of independent integrated surgical and diagnostic centres in Ontario the next question the member for Newmarket Aurora the next question is for the minister of long-term care the federal carbon tax is making life more challenging for Ontario families when I was door knocking last week in my great riding of Newmarket Aurora the top issue I heard from residents was how the carbon tax was adding further strain on their household budgets they know that the coming hike will drive these costs even higher and they are concerned about the impact it will have on them and their loved ones speaker we know that the cost of building long-term care homes remains high but the carbon tax is making it even higher our government must continue to uphold our commitment to support seniors in Ontario speaker can the minister explain what our government is doing to ensure that our seniors get the care they deserve while fighting this carbon tax every step of the way minister of long-term care thank you speaker this may be the first time I'm sitting closer to the floor than the superfan up there but whether you're here in his seat or in one of the long-term care homes across the province there is one fact that remains the liberal tax is making everything more expensive and it's going to get higher that's no joke on April 1 it's a tax on the very operation of our long-term care homes just like how it costs more to heat their homes that's one reason our government is continuing to make historic investments into long-term care and unlike the liberals we understand that rising costs hurt everyone especially our most vulnerable and unlike the previous liberal government that drove up the price of hydro and unlike the federal liberals that keep driving up the cost of heating we're fighting to keep costs low that includes our great seniors in long-term care that concludes our question period for this morning and I recognize the member first I guess the member for Mississauga Malton thank you Mr. Speaker it's an absolute pleasure to introduce my good friend Raj Bhanna Rinku Kai and a person who needs no introduction we are all fan of him superfan Nav Bhatia thank you Mr. Speaker the member for Windsor to come see has informed me I wanted to welcome the family of Paige Sarah Penner who are here at the gallery Garth Penner, Bridget Haugh, Megan Haugh Teagan Haugh, Harrison Haugh welcome to Weenspark I recognize the member for Peter Burrow-Cortha on a point of order thank you Mr. Speaker I just wanted to wish a happy 56th birthday to my big brother Jeff Smith I recognize the government host leader understanding order 59 thank you Mr. Speaker thank you to our colleagues for a very productive week for the people of Ontario Monday March 25th we will have opposition day number 3 in the afternoon followed by a third reading of bill 31 and Murray Wightown Community Service Award in the name of the member for Peter Burrow-Cortha in the morning of March 26th depending on how business unfolds on Monday March 25th we will either continue on that or we will not be sitting but we will have more information on that on Monday Monday afternoon as you know the budget will be presented on Tuesday afternoon by the Minister of Finance but before that colleagues before question period the house will pay tribute to our departed former member Mr. Daryl Cramp on Wednesday March 27 in the both the morning and afternoon session are yet to be determined and we will follow up with house leaders in the evening on private members motion standing in the name of the member for Leeds Grenville Thousand Islands motion number 82 on Thursday March 28 in the morning and in the afternoon government notice of motion number 22 will be debated and in the evening there will be no private members business on Thursday March 28th thank you Mr. Speaker thank you very much pursuant to standing order 36A the member for Niagara Falls has given notice of dissatisfaction with the answer to their question given by the minister of long-term care regarding long-term care this matter will be debated on Wednesday following private members public business next we have a deferred vote on the motion for second reading of bill 163 an act to amend the residential tenancies act 2006 calling the members this is a five minute bell


Dozens of militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have laid down their weapons and surrendered. The first to do so since President Felix Cichicady announced martial law to tackle worst insecurity in two eastern provinces. Around 140 men from various local armed groups sang and clapped as they handed themselves in to authorities during a ceremony in Congo's North Kivu province on Monday. Around 70 weather-beaten weapons, mostly rifles, were also turned in. Congo's mineral reach east has been convulsed with conflict since the official end to the country's Second Civil War in 2003. More than 120 armed groups are now fighting for control of the region's land and natural resources. Cichicady declared a state of siege in early May in response to a two-year surge in violence across the region. More deadly attacks have increased since then according to data collected by the Kivu security tracker which maps some rest in the region.


Hi, on MPI. Today's IonMPI is brought to you by Digikey and the letter C and the letter K. Yes, this is C and K. They make switches. We actually use a lot of their switches and buttons in our electronics. And so I was excited to see them show up on digikey.com slash new, because I'd like to always feature new and different suppliers. So this week, we're featuring the C and K illuminated LED backlit square switches. Check them out. These are really good looking switches. So they are illuminated. They have their switches, of course. You can be SPDT or DPDT. I'll show both. And then the top part is you see that white translucent acrylic. They have red and green LEDs in the back of the switch that you can control separately. And then the top cap can even be removed so you can put a gel or a custom logo or marker or anything so you can have backlit text or logos. So this is the KLS series. And they come in a couple of different configurations. And there's six different options, three cap styles, SPDT or DPDT. You get gold or silver contactors. They have a big, big combo of different setups. The thing that they say, like the typical applications, this is where I see them. AV systems, whenever you want to have indicators to turn on or off different settings on an AV system. Folks would love to use illuminated switches. These are nice and durable. You want good, reliable switches. Evending machines, you can have it lit up, give some feedback when they press the button. Kiosks, network equipment. So, you know, consumer and industrial equipment, these are both good for. They're very clicky. OK, so the bottom, you can see on the left, there is the KLS12, that's the SPDT type. You can see there's one set of switches on the right side of the bottom. PCB, common, normally open, normally closed. And then the KLS22, which is on the right side of the screen, is DPDT. It has two switches, both with a common, both with a normally open, both with a normally closed. So you can get any of these in any kind of combo. OK, next up, the cap. So the cap is kind of the most noticeable, I mean, other than, of course, you know, the contacts. The cap is very noticeably different. So this is the large square concave. And then there's also the square flat and the square concave. And if you can't quite see the difference, I'll show all three of them on the overhead as well. Next up, you know, did you guys talk to three different versions? But if you need a particular combo, like, for example, they only have red and green LED, you know, the two different LEDs built in. But you could have, you know, green and blue or red and blue if you wanted, or it looks like even they have an RGB version. They're custom. You're going to have to, of course, contact C&K or Digikey and have them custom order it for you. But if you're getting a couple of thousands, which is, I'm sure they'll do it for you and match the price as well. And then the cap color, they only have the transparent one again, but if you wanted a different cap color, I guess you could have it be black or silver. Available on Digikey, of course, yeah. It's in stock. So let's go to the overhead because I want to show there. It's a switch. There's not a lot going on. But I do want to show the differences. OK. So this is the square cap. Oh, there's also, in addition to the cap sizes and the different, you know, this is only one switch. This is SBDT. There's also both momentary and latching. This is a latching type. So you can see this is a square type. There is a little thing back here. I can try to crack open the cap, although I didn't want to do it before the show because I was afraid I would scratch it. No, do it here. Do it live. OK. That's cool. So yeah, you can remove it.  You can see the little LED board underneath. Put the diffuser on top, and then you can put something in between the cap and the diffuser. OK, so this is the, and also show the LED because this one actually showed up quite nicely. OK, so yellow, because it's both colors mixed. Let's turn on the red LED, red, and then turn on the green LED, green, and then both yellow. I mean, it's yellowish. The red is really nice. The green is really nice. It does mix, but really, you know, the yellow, the green is kind of yellowish. So I can tell the difference, but it's hard to see from the overhead. OK, so regardless, sorry, so this is the square cap. Then there is the concave cap. So you see this one, the cap kind of comes over. And this one is definitely way better if you want to have some text inside. It goes all the way to the border of the switch body. So it's nice and large. This is also on-off, not momentary. Yeah, this is the only momentary one I got. So this big one, this is the large cap. So it definitely extends beyond. You still only get the center area illuminated, but I don't know if you want to have a nice bezel area. The switch cap will do the job. And this one is momentary. You see, very clicky, very nice and clicky. And then this version is SPDT, and then this is what it looks like when it's DPDT. So they all have the same bottom pinout, but the caps may vary, and whether they're momentary or latching may vary. So those are the three, I kind of got a mix and match of the three different caps and switch types and functions. OK, and did you key product ideas there and then the short URL? There's six different ones, but I picked one, but there's a series of them. So you can always grab one of the other ones or all and stop. And we have a one minute video from them that we're going to play. Take it away. Expanding on C&K's Switch IQ with a focus on innovation and quality, today we'd like to highlight the PLP16 and KLS series of illuminated push button switches. These two series of push button switches are designed to meet the industrial market requirements for both haptic and sound with a clear click feedback to allow for sharp and accurate control and are offered in both momentary or locking versions. To give a wider variety of possible applications, both series also offer SPDT, single pole double throw, or DPDT, double pole double throw options. All KLS push button switches are illuminated while the PLP16 offers both illuminated and non illuminated options. In addition to these similarities, the KLS series are all square capped on which they can have a custom logo etched or printed. They're also all through-hole PCB mounted and are designed for consumer and commercial electronics like control panels, vending machines, professional AV systems, and instrumentation. On the other hand, the PLP16 series are panel mounted with an industry standard 16 millimeter round panel. And that's this week's Eye on NPI. Eye on NPI.


Hello and welcome to the session, my name is Mansi and I am going to help you with the following question. The question says, solve the inequalities and represent the solution graphically on number line 5 into 2x minus 7 minus 3 into 2x plus 3 is less than equal to 0 and 2x plus 19 is less than equal to 6x plus 47. In this question first we have to solve the given inequalities and then we have to represent the solution graphically on the number line. So let us start with the solution to the shind. Here we are given two inequalities, the first inequality is 5 into 2x minus 7 minus 3 into 2x plus 3 is less than equal to 0 or 10x minus 35 minus 6x minus 9 is less than equal to 0 or 4x minus 44 is less than equal to 0 or 4x is less than equal to 44 or x is less than equal to 11. Now we see the second inequality is 2x plus 19 is less than equal to 6x plus 47 or minus 4x plus 19 is less than equal to 47 or minus 4x is less than equal to 28 or x is greater than equal to minus 7. Hence the values of x satisfying both the inequalities are given by minus 7 is less than equal to x is less than equal to 11 or we can say that solution set is minus 7 11 in the closed interval that means minus 7 and 11 are included. So this is our answer to this question. Now let us see the representation of the solution set on the number line. Now we see that this is the number line and the required solution set is minus 7 to 11 where minus 7 and 11 are included. So this is our solution set. I hope you understood the question and enjoyed the session. Have a good day.


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Or more specifically, this random Warrior Cats art challenge I just kind of came up with. And I'm calling this challenge the Warrior Cats Book Scene Challenge. The basic premise of this challenge is that you take a book or multiple books and you randomly, through whatever memes you can find, you randomly pick out a page from the book and then whatever the heck that page ended up being, you have to draw it. This challenge is more fun with paper books, with real-life books you can hold in, but it's definitely possible with PDFs and with other online forms of the Warrior Cats books.  I, however, have a couple of paper, Warrior Cats books that I've used to buy.  Okay so, we have Crow Feathers Trial, we have River of Fire, which I remember nothing about, and we have a novella, Path of Warrior, which fun fact I only read Shadow Star of Life and I didn't, I never read, I never read Red Tail's Debt or Tony Peltz Clan. I saw Tony Peltz Clan and I got really bored, really fast. So I'm going to go and I'm thinking I'm going to do this like both ways. I'm just going to open up Crow Feathers Trial and I'm just going to lord knows do whatever the heck I can do with these pages and just, well, really looking, just put the bookmark in there and I'm going to do the same thing, rinse and repeat with this book here. Okay, boom, so as you can see I have marked down the book's pages completely randomly and now I'm going to see what the heck these scenes are. Okay, so for the River of Fire I actually got Twigpaw and Violet Shine and I think Tree. Talking and then Twigpaw confesses that she snuck into the moon pool and saw some sort of prophecy about fire. I think I landed like right at the main plot point, the main prophecy of the entire book which I had completely forgotten about so I'm going to have to draw that. For the novella path of warrior I actually got Tony Peltz Clan out of all of them and it's Tony Peltz figuring out or thinking that she's to take Shadow Kit to the tribe and Dovewing and Tigerstar for some reason not wanting that to happen. And for Crowfeather's Trial I got Nightclaw's Vigil, oh god, well this is going to be really fun to do. Okay, so now I will be drawing all of these scenes in order from River of Fire, Tony Peltz Clan and Crowfeather's Trial and you guys can enjoy the speed paint. I chose a much simpler sketchier art style to do these because they take quite a long time in general and these were three scenes and I didn't want this video to take seven weeks to make but I think they turned out pretty good in the end. I kind of wish I did better at some parts, especially the backgrounds but honestly in general I think they look pretty fine. My favorite one has to be the Crowfeather's Trial one. I think I just did a lot better with the line art and with the background itself there. Crowfeather just brings out the best in me. I feel free to do this challenge if you want to, it's very fun to do. It's very fun to work with scenes and with characters that you normally wouldn't really work with. I never thought in my entire warrior cat's life I would draw Crowfeather's Trial but there I am. I have drawn Crowfeather's Trial. Anyways, thank you all so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed the video and the speed paint and I will see you all next week. Bye bye.


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Welcome back to my channel and welcome if you're new here. Thank you so much for clicking on today's a video It is Monday So that means that it is meal prep day and I have three freaking delicious recipes for you this week's dessert is Fire so I can't wait to share these three recipes with you Make sure you're not missing a single video by hitting the little subscribe button and the bell next to it So you're notified when new videos are uploaded if you love meal preps give this one a big thumbs up It really helps out my channel and lets me know that you enjoy seeing these meal prep videos And of course, let's jump in because we have three incredible recipes to create for breakfast this week I'm making blueberry oatmeal breakfast bars. So those Bell Vita Blueberry breakfast bars is what inspired this recipe. I wanted something that had good ingredients clean whole real food that was point-friendly because unfortunately those aren't very point-friendly and Something that I could pair with some eggs or something for some added protein for breakfast So let me show you what's in this recipe first. You'll need some oat flour You can also make your own out of oats if you don't have oat flour on hand and of course some oats almond milk or milk of your choice raw honey eggs baking powder vanilla extract and ground cinnamon as well as some salt Coconut oil one large ripe banana and either fresh or frozen blueberry. So let's make some breakfast So the first thing we need to do for our breakfast bars is I went ahead and mashed a medium about a half of a cup total Banana here in my bowl to that. I'm going to add one cup of my almond milk I'm also going to add one egg Give that kind of a quick stir. We want to kind of stir as we go to make sure that that banana Gets incorporated with all of the liquid that we're adding. We're also going to add in one quarter cup of our honey Yum, I love honey. You guys so good. So we're going to go ahead and add that And then we are going to add one teaspoon of vanilla extract And last but not least two tablespoons of melted coconut oil Go ahead and give that a stir Make sure everything is nice and combined after you've mixed together all of the wet ingredients It's time to add in the dry ingredients. So I'm going to add half of a teaspoon of baking powder I'm also going to add some ground cinnamon And I like a lot of cinnamon. So I'm really going to load it up about a teaspoon or so of cinnamon We're going to do just a pinch of salt One and a half cups of rolled oats And then we took the other cup if you want to make your own oat flour One cup of oats will make about a half of a cup of oat flour So I just did half of a cup of my already prepared oat flour And then we're going to stir this together until it is thoroughly mixed and then we'll fold in the blueberries Now to fold in one cup of frozen or fresh blueberries Be gentle when stirring those in especially if you're using fresh blueberries so that you don't smush them in the process I'm going to go ahead and grab out an eight by eight baking pan And we'll get that prepped and ready to go so we can get these into the oven So I have my eight by eight baking dish here. We're just using this square baker I sprayed it with some non-stick cooking spray Here is the bar mixture. It smells and looks delicious. We're going to go ahead and add that to our prepared Pan we're going to kind of smooth it out the best that we can with our spoon And this goes into a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until the bars are cooked all the way through And there's no more liquid so that they'll rest and we'll be able to cut them into our breakfast bars This looks so good nourishing filling and clean eating our breakfast bars just came out of the oven look how delicious these look It smells very fruity and blueberry and sweet and cinnamony. I'm super excited for these So I'm going to go ahead and let these cool for a few minutes And then I'll package them up and I'll show you what I'm going to be having with these for breakfast So I went ahead and cut the bars into nine pieces. So each one of these is a serving So my plan is I'm going to have one of these breakfast bars with one to two eggs And then maybe some additional fruit. So let's go over points and calories of the bars But first let me show you what the inside of the bars look like Look at the inside. Oh my goodness. You guys these are so soft I am stoked for these. So now let's talk about points and calories So I went ahead and added five of the bars here to a Tupperware container for me So that I have one each day for breakfast That leaves a four additional bars here. My husband will eat these for sure So these will definitely get eaten up. These would be a great snack too. So I may do that But for each one of these bars It is six smart points on both the blue and green plant and only three on purple 186 calories. So again, I'm going to pair them with some eggs and some additional fresh fruit For lunches this week, I'm making a copycat Panera bread green goddess salad Now I did make some alterations to the original recipe due to ingredients on hand And some of the ingredients I couldn't find so I will share the original recipe on my website As well as any modifications that I have made So I'm going to show you first what we're doing step by step for the salad It's going to be a great refreshing protein packed lunch on a hot summer day One of the things we need for the salad is pickled onions. So to make our pickled onions We're going to need some white vinegar sugar I'm going to use the monk fruit la conto Some salt a red onion and then a little bit of warm water And then for the salad itself I decided to go with a romaine baby spinach and red butter lettuce combo You could really do whatever lettuce mixture you wanted to do but I opted for those We're also going to need a couple of avocados some chicken. I have some chicken tenderloins here from trader joe's tomatoes bacon Feta cheese and we are going to hard boil some eggs And then for the green goddess dressing. This is where I made a few modifications We're first going to need some mayo And the recipe calls for champagne vinegar. I could not find that anywhere. So I'm going to sub balsamic vinegar We're also need some pepper Lemon juice and for spices you can use fresh or dried parsley And you could also use fresh or dried chives And then the recipe called for tarragon, which I don't have as well as a couple other Spices I don't have so I'm going to sub it with this poultry seasoning Only because I think this is going to add good flavor to enhance kind of the chicken that's in this recipe So that is everything you'll need for the dressing the salad and the pickled onions So the first thing I'm going to do is hard boil my eggs and I'm going to do it in the air fryer This is my first time doing this. So I had to look up a recipe online I'm using my copper copper chef air fryer. You guys know, I love this little air fryer We actually just sold our big oven style on swapping shop because we don't ever use it We use this small one a lot and I really want an air fryer that has a dehydrator So I highly recommend this air fryer if you're a small family or you just want to air fry a couple things at a time I'll link this down below. I just bought mine on amazon So I currently have it preheating to 270 degrees And then what all we're going to do is toss our eggs in the basket Once it's preheated and we're going to let them air fry for about 10 minutes So the first thing that we need to do is make the pickled onions. I'm sorry if you can hear my air fryer It's literally like right here in the background. So in a bowl I'm going to add half of a cup of just regular white vinegar To that I'm going to go ahead and add my sliced up onions. I just cut them up randomly There's really no rhyme or reason to them We're then going to add about one and a half teaspoons of salt I'm just going to put in a couple of small pinches. We have one cup of warm water And last but not least one tablespoon of the sweetener of your choice I'm going to mix this all together I'm going to grab a ball jar and throw them in there If that way they can just sit and pickle And then I'll just pull out the amount that I want each day when I go to prepare my salad I won't be adding these to the salad for storage. I will add them on fresh each day when I go to eat it I'm going to go ahead and throw four slices of bacon into my microwave I just have them on a paper towel here on a paper plate I just cover them with a second paper towel I cook them for about one minute per slice of bacon. So I'm going to throw this in for four minutes I've got my chicken tenders in a pan sprayed with some nonstick cooking spray I just simply season them with salt and pepper We're going to go ahead and cook these until they're cooked through And then we're about ready to assemble the salad. So let's make some dressing. So for the dressing It's very very simple. I just went ahead and measured out 56 grams of the chosen foods Avocado mayo that is four tablespoons Also, I wanted to share with you the original recipe for this not only calls for tarragon But also calls for watercress, which I couldn't find anywhere So I'm omitting that as well in the dressing. So I think the dressing will taste just fine It's just I had to omit those couple of ingredients So I am going to go ahead and add some of my dried chives I would say that I'm going to add about a tablespoon and a half of those I'm also going to add some parsley again about a teaspoon not a tablespoon of chives I'm sorry you guys About a teaspoon to a teaspoon and a half of chives and parsley And then I'm going to add about half of a teaspoon of the poultry seasoning Of course, we're going to do a little salt and a little pepper And then we have some lemon juice here. We want about two tablespoons of lemon juice So I'm just going to eyeball about two tablespoons of lemon juice And then in place of the champagne vinegar I'm using balsamic vinegar and we want about a tablespoon of that And then we're simply going to stir this together and this is our dressing for all four days So basically I accounted for one tablespoon of the mayo each day So we'll stir that all together and we're going to have a green dressing Despite missing the tarragon and the watercress So I'm going to start assembling the salads kind of show you guys What I'm doing as far as putting them together for meal prep I'm going to have a salad today for lunch So I'll get to show you what the salad looks like right before you eat it So let's go ahead and meal prep the three salads for later in the week So I do have my meal prep bowls. These are linked down in the description box So I have two bags of lettuce like you saw So I want to get four salads out of each out of the two bags of lettuce So I'm going to put a bit of the romaine on the bottom And then I'm going to top it with this red Baby butter lettuce and baby spinach mixture and then I'm just going to repeat I just want to make sure that I have enough lettuce for four salads total So add a little bit more of that baby spinach mix right to the top there And now let's add the toppings that we're going to put on the salad while it stores So what I'm going to do is add some tomatoes Those will be just fine to sit on the salad for storage So I'm going to go ahead and just add some of these delicious looking tomatoes. These look really good And then to each salad that is not going to be added for storage I'm going to be having avocado. So I have 50 grams of avocado per salad One of my air fryer boiled eggs. I will slice this and add it before eating And then here are those four slices of bacon. I actually would like to leave the bacon separate as well So I'll add one fourth of this to the salad as well before eating Also directly to the salad. I'm going to add half of an ounce of feta cheese This is totally fine sitting on the salad as well So there is about a half of an ounce of feta So this is how the salad is going to look for storage Now let's put together the dressing and then right before we pop the lid on this We're going to add the chicken. It's just cooling. So what I'm going to do here with the dressing So here it is is I'm going to add one fourth of it to my little reusable to go container So I want to divide the dressing out evenly amongst all four containers and then I will pop the lid on this And it will just sit right here in the salad bowl for storage So this is the amount of dressing that we're going to have per salad So I'm just going to add the cute little lid. I did get these containers at home goods I'm going to pop that here in the salad Now this is ready to go other than the chicken So let's add the chicken to the top and then we'll repeat this for the other two salads And then we'll put together the grand finale salad for lunch today. So here is the completed salad I've went ahead and added the chicken and then all I do is pop the lid on And this will go in the refrigerator and then again right before we eat it We'll add the hard boiled egg the avocado the bacon and of course the dressing So here is lunch they are put together, but let's go over the salad here So how I'm storing it is of course the greens the tomatoes the chicken the feta I have my dressing here in my hard boiled egg that I'll just peel and slice before I eat So I have four salads ready to go one for today that doesn't have the dressing And then the other three for storage each day. I will top my salad with these delicious looking pickled onions I have the bacon here and then 50 grams of avocado. So this salad you guys is only Includes the salad dressing you can't beat that at all. There's bacon avocado chicken all the things on here And it's 382 calories per salad Four sweet treat this week. We're making peanut butter pie now. This is a fairly healthy recipe It would be a clean clean recipe if you made your own crust So the original recipe does have a crust portion I will link that recipe on my website if you wanted to make your own crust But i'm saving time and just using a ready crust from kebler So let me show you what's in our peanut butter pie. First, you'll need some powdered peanut butter This one is my favorite the loconto. I just buy this off of amazon. I'll link this one down below It's very affordable and I think it has really delicious flavor You can prepare this with water like i'm going to do or if you do Prefer it with sugar-free syrup. Feel free to do that I don't think that it would change the points, but I don't actually eat sugar-free syrup So i'm going to save points and calories and mix mine with water And then you'll need a pie crust. So this is just the kebler ready crust graham cracker Almond milk or milk of your choice Vanilla extract and salt lilies chocolate chips and three really ripe bananas. So let's make peanut butter pie So to start our pie. I have a bowl here I'm going to add my one cup of peanut butter powder So whatever you're using and then we're going to make peanut butter So i'm going to add just a little bit of water at a time And stir until I have the consistency that i'm looking for with the peanut butter again If you were using syrup you could just add your syrup a little bit at a time until you have the consistency that you're looking for So there's my consistency. It's really really similar to regular peanut butter to that I'm going to go ahead and add my three bananas. So i'm going to squish them just a tiny Bit before I add them. We're going to mix all of this with a hand mixer You could also use a food processor. Whatever your preference is Then we're going to add three tablespoons of almond milk. I just had the great value or forager Whatever you have I ran out of the forager So I ended up adding a little bit of the great value And then we are going to put in about a teaspoon of vanilla extract This extract is from the thrive market. You guys know, I love the thrive So check that out down below for free groceries And then we are going to do just a tiny bit of salt because salt Enhances the sweetness Then let's go ahead and grab out our hand mixer or food processor. Whatever your preference is and get this mixed up Here is our mix. This looks so good. You want it as smooth as you can get it So I went ahead and pulled out my graham cracker crust And i'm just going to pour the peanut butter pie mixture In to the crust. We're going to do our best to just smooth it out with the back of our spoon Look at that. Doesn't this look So delicious. So the last step before we put it in the freezer Yes, the freezer is to add 56 grams of lilies chocolate chips, which is basically For servings. So I'm going to go ahead and just sprinkle those right on top of the peanut butter pie If you are not a fan of lilies, you could use anything you want to top this with If you do decide to go with regular chocolate chips, just recalculate the points or only use The same amount of regular chocolate chips points wise as lily gives you if that makes sense And then that way you're not having to up the points, which this is actually really good in smart points for dessert anyways But i'm going to use lilies. I like the taste of lilies chocolate chips So now we're going to get this in to the freezer. I'm going to cover it with some saran wrap And this needs to go in the freezer for three to four hours So I just pulled out the pie. You can see it's not quite set up I'm going to go ahead and pop it back in the freezer, but I wanted to share it with you guys So if you cut this pie into eight equal slices, it is seven smart points on all plans That's amazing for peanut butter pie with graham cracker crust and chocolate chips Now if you wanted to save some points, you could cut this into smaller slices You could do 10 slices and that would make it only five Smart points per serving and it is 214 calories. That's it for a slice of pie Thank you for joining me on this week's meal prep I hope you are as excited as I am about these three recipes I am not kidding when I say that they are stellar and that pie. Hello pie. That's ww friendly and clean Yes, please all of these recipes will be linked on my website That is down in the description box below Make sure you're checking that out because you're going to find the link to head over and join my facebook group We would love to have you be part of our community over there You're also going to find discount codes and links to my favorite things Including some of the products that I shared with you today So click that little down arrow and check out that description box If you're new stick around subscribe hit the little bell next to it So you're notified when new videos are uploaded I do a meal prep every single monday So you don't want to miss out if you loved these recipes give this video a thumbs up I really appreciate it and it helps out my channel and of course comment down below and let me know What recipe you have to make for your family. Thank you so much for spending some time with me on this monday And i'll see you all next time


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