It is now time for Question Period, the leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier. Ontario families are working harder, paying more, and getting less. But this summer, Hydro-1 applied for yet another rate increase. A rate increase that could cost families, Ontario families, $141 more per year. Mr. Speaker, will the Premier promise to stop yet another rate hike? Well, thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I want to start by welcoming all members back to the legislature. I know everyone works over the summer in their constituencies, and I want us to acknowledge that and to welcome everyone back to do this part of our job in the legislature. And Mr. Speaker, I know that the member opposite is very aware that people across the province saw a 25% reduction in their electricity bills. That makes it much fair for people across the province, particularly people in rural and remote areas, who saw up to a 40% to 50% reduction, Mr. Speaker. It is, Mr. Speaker, that we are facing many challenges in this province, and we have a responsible and a fair plan to address those. The Fair Hydro Plan is part of that. Mr. Speaker, I asked the Premier a question about the proposed Hydro-1 rate hike, which is entirely in the government's power to stop. They've had 100-plus ministerial directives where they've been able to interfere and meddle in the energy market in Ontario. Now there's a rate increase of $141 that Ontario families can't pay, and the Premier is saying nothing. The Premier is not going to stop it. So I will ask again, will the Premier do the right thing and stop this Hydro-1 rate hike? Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of travelling the province this summer and all over the province. I was talking to folks and hearing from them about changes that we're making. Mr. Speaker, there are more than 180,000 young people in post-secondary today paying zero tuition because of the OSAP changes that we made, Mr. Speaker. We have people in this province who have seen $300 reductions on their electricity bills, Mr. Speaker, because of our Fair Hydro Plan. Across the province, residents have seen at least a 25%, 23 to 25% reduction on their electricity bills, Mr. Speaker. So we recognize that there are challenges that people are confronting. That's exactly why we have a Fair Hydro Plan. That's exactly why we have reduced tuition and made it free for young people across the province, Mr. Speaker. Those are the results that we're seeing. Thank you. Final supplementary. Mr. Speaker, again to the Premier. I asked a question about the Hydro-1 rate hike and the Premier starts talking about tuition. Just for once it would be nice if the Premier answered the serious concerns that Ontario families have. So here we have a $141 Hydro rate hike at a time when the government promised relief. And what's unbelievable and disappointing is that at the time they're trying to grab more money for Hydro, Hydro-1's about to pay $6.7 billion for an American energy company and the Avista CEO said this allows them to spread the cost burden out. Spread the cost burden out? Does that mean Ontario rate payers would be subsidizing rate payers in Washington and Montana? So maybe for a third time, maybe the Premier can say yes or no, is she going to block that Hydro rate hike? Thank you. Start the clock. So as I said, Mr. Speaker, the leader of the opposition knows that people have seen reductions on their electricity bills. He also knows that rate hikes are being held at inflation for the next four years, Mr. Speaker. Well, I guess I will. The member from Leeds Grant will come to order and the others. Mr. Speaker, the Fair Hydro Plan put in place an average 25% reduction for people across the province and for four years hold any increases at inflation. So Mr. Speaker, I would say to the leader of the opposition who has not brought forward a plan in any way, Mr. Speaker, to deal with electricity prices, that this is a fair plan and it helps people across the province. Mr. Speaker, I would also say to the leader of the opposition that on top of that, we have got in place programs to help people who are living with low income, Mr. Speaker. And he knows that in northern and rural communities, people are seeing a 40% to 50% reduction, Mr. Speaker. That's making a difference. New question? Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier. And I had a hope that I would have gotten a response on the hydro rate hike. Instead, I have the Premier say they tie it to inflation. It's gone up 300% on their watch and that's tied to inflation. Well, they don't want to talk about that. Let me try something else. Mr. Speaker, to the Premier, yes or no, does the Premier support her government's decision to give a $4.9 million grant to the billion-dollar maker of the deadly drug OxyContin? Minister of Economic Development and Growth. Mr. Speaker, I'm trying to think of the best way to say within the rules of parliamentary procedure that the member is completely all wet with that question. That's the best way I can put it. This government has never given any grant to any company that I'm aware of that would be going towards the development or the establishment or the building of OxyContin. We do, Mr. Speaker, invest in research and development. And that's one of the reasons, Mr. Speaker, in this province why we have an unemployment rate at 5.7%. The lowest unemployment rate we've seen in 16 years. Because we make investments in R&D, Mr. Speaker. We make investments in our bioscience sector. We make investments in ICT, Mr. Speaker. And we're going to continue to make those investments. Supplementary. Mr. Speaker, again to the Premier, that was a pretty weak response. I mean, probably why the Premier didn't want to respond herself. Mr. Speaker, an internal government document from 2008 read, and I quote, Perdue Firm of Canada has been named in three class action lawsuits across Canada over the last year or so in connection with the OxyContin line of painkillers. The note mentioned the company settled a $600 million settled in the United States connected to OxyContin. But this government went ahead with the grant and then tried to hide the deal from the public. This is their words. This is a government document. Mr. Speaker, can the Premier herself truly justify funding a company that is partially responsible for the opioid crisis Ontario currently facing? And please don't pass it off. This is a very important issue to Ontario. Mr. Speaker, let me be very, very clear. This grant went toward the construction of a 26,000 square foot expansion to produce manufacturing facility and pickering. This funding supported a doubling of their R&D capacity in Ontario. The agreement specifically stated that Ontario's funding could not be used directly or indirectly for any work related to the OxyContin line of drugs. Mr. Speaker, he's mixing and matching the investments that we make in research and development that that party has always opposed, Mr. Speaker, are contributing to the fact that we're leading the G-Series in Ontario. This is a very important issue that Ontario's funding could not be used directly or indirectly for any work related to the OxyContin line of drugs. The fact that we're leading the G-7 in growth, we're going to continue to make those investments in our research and innovation ecosystem, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again to the Premier, this liberal shell game at work again, no matter what the money was earmarked for in the grant, the money was given to the maker of OxyContin. The drug responsible for countless addictions, overdoses and deaths. The drug that was the gateway to the opioid crisis in Ontario. Saying otherwise is just like telling the people of Ontario that the Liberals gave money to a cigarette company, but the company isn't using the money to sell cigarettes. Their logic does not work. There are no ifs and buts about it. The Liberals funded the production and distribution of OxyContin through this grant program, and it is unacceptable. The money, the money. Stop the clock. In case you didn't hear it, the Minister of Agriculture was asked to come to order. The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport was asked to come to order, and I'm now asking the Minister of Economic Development to come to order. I know how to play the game. I haven't forgotten. And I'll ramp it up if you want me to. Please finish. Mr. Speaker, the government's own internal documents warned them what was going to happen. So my question is very direct, Mr. Speaker. Once again, to the Premier. Will the Premier apologize for her government's decision to fund the maker of OxyContin, knowing full well its contribution to the opioid crisis in Ontario? To the Minister of Health, Mr. Speaker. Health long-term care. Well, Mr. Speaker, I am absolutely shocked that the leader of the opposition, I'm shocked because he knows well, and this has been in the public domain, that that grant had absolutely nothing to do with OxyContin. And in fact, Mr. Speaker, his party is entirely devoid of ideas, ideas that I've welcomed for more than a year because we have a public health crisis on the opioid crisis right now, and he takes his time to fabric, to illustrate a story, to try and make a connection that he full well, he well knows there is no connection to be made. Mr. Speaker, we have invested almost $300 million in the opioid crisis. The Premier two weeks ago met with a dozen front-line harm reduction workers. I met with that same group myself last week. We are providing naloxone across the country. We are providing rapid access to treatment. We are funding safe injection sites, Mr. Speaker. That party has had no ideas, except these quite the premier. New question. The leader of the third party. Questions for the Premier. The trial of two top liberal operatives, including the Premier's Deputy Chief of Staff got underway last week in Sudbury. And it didn't take long for Ontarians to learn shocking new details about how far the Premier and her Liberal Party were willing to go to win the 2015 Sudbury by-election. It's alleged that the Minister of Energy demanded paid jobs for staff in exchange for running as the Liberal candidate in the by-election. Can the Premier tell us right now did she agree to this amendment? Thank you, Premier. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I've been very open with the legislature. I've been open with the media and with the public about the allegations related to the Sudbury by-election, Mr. Speaker. As the leader of the third party knows, parliamentary privilege extends to all members, exempts a member from the normal obligation to attend court if summoned as a witness, Mr. Speaker. I've said all along that I would be open and transparent and that I would work with the process and that is exactly what I have been doing, Mr. Speaker. Therefore, I will wave my parliamentary privilege. I will appear as a witness on September 13th, Mr. Speaker, and the matter is before the courts and we really need to let that process play out, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it appears from the evidence that the only reason the Minister of Energy himself has not been charged is because under the law, it's illegal to offer a bribe and it's illegal to accept one. The Minister appears to be hiding behind a legal technicality and the Premier appears to be encouraging him Come to order, please. Please finish. When will the Premier show the kind of leadership that the people of this province expect, admit that there was wrongdoing in Sudbury and ask the Prime Minister to step down from cabinet? Thank you. No. Thank you very much, Speaker. I think, Speaker, the leader of the third party and all members of this House very well know. Second time, Chief Government whip. Speaker, this matter is before the courts as we speak and it will be highly inappropriate for any one of us to engage in any conversation speculation about that case, Speaker, and I urge all members to respect the rules of this House, to respect the legal process, independent legal process that is ongoing and refrain from asking questions that could have an impact on that important case that is going on. Thank you very much. The member from Hamilton Mountain come to order. Thank you. Final supplementary. An appropriate is the shenanigans that went on in Sudbury. That's what's highly inappropriate. Thank you very much for running. It's a pretty serious allegation and the Premier should take it seriously too. She should ask her Minister of Energy to step down from cabinet until this trial concludes and it can be determined by the courts whether or not the Minister was offered or accepted a bribe. Will the Premier ask her Minister of Energy to step down? Very good. This particular matter is before the courts. There is actually court proceedings that are ongoing as we all know. It will be highly inappropriate for anyone of us to engage in any speculation or commentary on that case and we should respect that process and I urge all members to respect that process as closely as possible, Speaker, and move on to issues that are important to the people of Ontario and talk about issues that will improve the lives of and build a fair Ontario. Thank you. New question. Leader of the third party. Thank you, Speaker. My next question is to the Premier. Time and time again, the Premier told Ontarians that there was nothing wrong with what happened in Sudbury but last week during the trial we learned that while she was making those very assurances, she may well have known that her Minister of Energy requested paid jobs for staff in order to run for her party. Did the Premier authorise this quid pro quo in order to secure the Minister's nomination for the Ontario Legislature? Attorney General. Attorney General. Again, the leader of the third party knows the rules very well and I fully expect that she respects the rules as well. As you know very well and you and others in your role have clarified that when matters are before the courts it is inappropriate to ask questions about those matters and appropriate to answer questions about those matters. Speaker, in this particular instance there is a crude process that is ongoing as we speak and it will be highly inappropriate for any member to engage in a line of questioning that could undermine that legal process. So therefore Speaker, I urge all members to respect the rules of this House to respect our independent judicial system and refrain from asking questions that relates to that particular matter. Thank you. Supplementary. Speaker, I find it unbelievable that the Liberals are lecturing the rest of us about the respecting of rules when it comes to the Sudbury Act. The Premier's former Deputy Chief of Staff is accused of offering the Minister of Energy a bribe to run in the Sudbury election. That's not in sync, Speaker, with the rules of the way people are supposed to behave in this legislature. We know from the testimony that the Minister requested paid jobs for staff to run in the bi-election. Did the Premier direct Mr. Barra to give in to the Minister's demand so that he would agree to be a Liberal candidate in the bi-election? Thank you. Well, Speaker was shocking and surprising that the Leader of the Third Party continues to play politics when there is actually a legal process that is ongoing. I think that, Speaker, is acceptable. This House is not the Court of Law. This House is not the Judge and the Jury. This House Speaker is there to represent the interests of the people of Ontario. This House is here, Speaker, to talk about things that are important to the people of Ontario. This House is not here to interfere in a legal proceeding that is going on and I again urge all members, including the member of the Third Party to respect the trial that is ongoing as we speak in Sudbury. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you. Final supplementary. Speaker, it seems the only way to get the facts out of this Premier and her Liberal Party is to drag them through court. When will this Premier stop hiding behind the trial? I am going to ask the Premier the Minister of Energy to come clean about his rule in the actual scandal and start answering Ontario's questions about what went on, what she knew and when she knew it. Speaker, I will repeat my answer again because I am going to follow in respect of the rule. That is, this matters before the courts and will be highly inappropriate to answer any questions relating to the case that is ongoing right now. Thank you. Thank you. New question. A member from Sioux State. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier. The Ring of Fire is one of the greatest opportunities Northern Ontario has ever seen. And yet, for 11 years since its discovery, this government has claimed that the North matters. But actions speak louder than words. They have promised us a billion dollars in 2014 elections and always during an election year. But no actual progress to date. Leading up to the 2014 election, they promised us a billion dollars, but then they axed it from this year's budget. Recently, the Premier made yet another election announcement, but they've already taken the money away. And they still haven't even bothered to speak to the federal government for help. But we already know that these announcements are nothing more than liberal photo ops to win over voter support in an election year. Mr. Speaker, please. Thank you, Premier. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Well, let me welcome the member to the legislature. It's great to have you here. But I have to say, Mr. Speaker, that we probably need to offer you a technical briefing. In fact, the billion dollars is in place, Mr. Speaker. And in fact, we have worked with the First Nations communities, with the mining companies, Mr. Speaker, very, very closely. We are now at a place where we actually have a framework agreement with all of the Metalla First Nations, Mr. Speaker. And we have an agreement with three of the First Nations, with Webiquay, with Nibinamik, and with Martin Falls, Mr. Speaker, to move ahead on building community roads. Mr. Speaker will mean that the infrastructure that will be paid for by that billion dollars in part at least is in the budget, Mr. Speaker, and we're moving ahead. That's a great success, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary. Thank you. Again to the Premier. I appreciate the lecture, but perhaps we can actually get an answer to this next question. During these last 11 years of inaction on the Ring of Fire, this government has attributed the delay to all of the impacted Metalla communities the right way, and to ensuring that all five of those communities were on board with the development. And yet in the Premier's recent development announcement, we learned that she has only obtained the support of three of the five communities. Neshkentega and the Yabba-Mittong have publicly stated that they have not been properly consulted with and that they will oppose this failure failed to secure their support as previously promised. And how can the Premier possibly keep this year's election promise in the face of such opposition? More empty. Well, Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased that the member opposite at least was told by his policy folks that there is an agreement with the three First Nations. That is a huge step forward. And Mr. Speaker, I have met with the nine, there are actually nine First Nations. I have met with them repeatedly with the Minister of Indigenous Relations, with the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. And Mr. Speaker, it's a complex issue. There is no doubt about it. There are competing interests within the nine groups, Mr. Speaker. There are those communities are looking for slightly different things in terms of the infrastructure build. But Mr. Speaker, it is important for all of us in this House to know that we will continue to work with all of those First Nations. The fact that we have an agreement with three Mr. Speaker does not preclude that we will continue to work with the rest. We will in fact continue to work with all of the other six First Nations Mr. Speaker. They know that. They've sat at the table with me. They know that we're going to work with them, Mr. Speaker. And we will find a way to make sure that this development benefits all. Thank you. New question? Member from Toronto, Danforth. Thank you, Speaker. My question to the Premier. The government is in court on a second matter today with former Liberal staffers facing criminal charges related to Liberal governments politically driven billion dollar cancellation of two gas plants. The Premier rolled out a public inquiry into this matter. Then on the same day that the public learned that the OPP had raided government offices, she shut down legislative hearings into the matter before hearing from two Liberal staffers, one of whom is in court today. The Premier has done everything she can to prevent the public from learning the truth about her party's ruthless self-serving culture. Why is it that the only way to get the truth out of this government is to haul them into court? Question? Thank you. Well, Speaker, perhaps same advice to the member from Danforth, as I gave, as I was suggesting to his leader, that when it comes to matters before the courts, there is a very clear rule that is outlined in our standing orders, well established in all parliaments that it is not the place of this house to discuss those matters, that they are properly before an independent court, which is independent from the house and the executive and the legislative branch and it would be incumbent upon us to respect that process. So I urge the member opposite to do the same and it would be an inappropriate speaker to speak of those issues or to speculate about those issues in the house. Thank you. Thank you. Supplementary. Again, to the Premier. As a Cabinet Minister and Campaign Co-Chair, the Premier went along with the gas plant cancellations that she should have known that cost over a billion dollars. Then after becoming Premier, she admitted this was quote, a political decision, unquote apologized and then she shut down legislative hearings and told everyone to just move on. But instead of learning her lesson, the Premier doubled down and spent the next four years enacting the exact same sort of politically driven policies from the hydrofile to the transit system. So the Premier went along with the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister and all the people of Ontario. When will the Premier stop abusing the trust of the people of Ontario and put the interests of the public ahead of the interests of the Liberal Party? Well, the members of the third party can ask the same question any which way. The question is the appropriate place for that is the court where these proceedings are taking place. So, Speaker, I will not be answering any question as it relates to this particular legal matter. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Education. In my riding of Kingston in the islands we've seen a significant investment in school infrastructure including public schools. Most recently, St Francis of Assisi which opened its doors this fall in Molly Brandt Elementary School just last year. I'd like to thank the Government of Ontario for supporting the creation of new and innovative spaces that enhance student learning. While it's important to invest in infrastructure, it's obviously critically important to invest in programs that nurture students. Our focus is on education. Ontario is an international leader in education thanks in large part to hard working educators and school staff. We always want to ensure that young people can reach their full potential and thrive inside and outside the classroom. Question. Mr. Speaker, through you to the Minister, what is Ontario Government doing to improve the well-being for students across Ontario? Thank you for your questions. Promoting well-being is one of the key pillars of our Government's renewed vision for education in Ontario. Last year we traveled across the province to hear from students, from parents, guardians and education partners about what well-being means to them. We heard that student achievement is directly linked to well-being and a safe and welcoming learning environment helps everyone succeed. Students have the opportunity to learn from the past to the back of the class. That's why just last week I announced that over the next three years we're investing $49 million to focus on cognitive, social, emotional and physical well-being for students. As we've begun this new school year, these new investments and initiatives will strengthen the well-being of all students in our school. We know that students are better than those in our schools to succeed. Thank you, Minister. We are extremely proud of the investments made toward our Government's renewed vision for education in Ontario. I also want to thank the Minister for her advocacy and for her consultations that she's had all across the province in our schools. These investments are helping to improve and expand the well-being programs for all students. It is important to support well-being programs that enable young people to achieve their full potential. Minister, can you please tell us more about what school boards can achieve with the additional funding announced for students' well-being? Minister? With this new funding, we are increasing investments in the School Mental Health Assist program from $1 million to $6 million over three years. It provides boards with tools and leadership and resources to support our students. Increasing our support from $6 million to $12 million for local well-being priorities, such as bullying prevention, peer mentorship programs, and breakfast programs to help students to thrive. By investing over $6 million in new supports and programs to support staff well-being and violence prevention, something our education will do. We will continue to build our commitment to work towards a climate of health and safety in our schools. As well, we are investing in active transportation, promoting more options for students to walk or wheel or cycle to school, and the investments are informing thousands of students in Ontario. Thank you. Thank you. This summer I traveled across the province for committee hearings on bill 148. We heard from individuals and groups expressing concerns about this legislation. The party believes the minimum wage should be raised in a responsible manner. That includes analysis so that all parties fully understand the ramifications of enacting these significant labour changes. Regrettably, the government did the wrong thing last month when they voted down our amendment to require such an analysis before Bill 148 comes into force. Will the Minister of Labour correct this error and commit today to an economic impact analysis, so all parties have the necessary information before these significant labour changes come into effect? Thank you, Minister of Labour. Speaker, thank you very much to the Honourable Member for the question. Speaker, it's not a surprising question. It's a topic of the day, Speaker, obviously. But what I'm hearing is so disappointing. It's disappointing to the people in the province of Ontario because we know that that party has now come out and said it's against increasing the minimum wage in this province. And that has simply run. The Leader have said he's not going to support a plan. It's going to help so many families across this province, Speaker. There's people out there that are working 35, 40 hours a week more than that, Speaker, and they're not able to get by. We've been out, we've been consulting with these people. We heard from the same people, Speaker. We could not agree with that party any more, Speaker, than what they're saying. We don't believe anybody in this province that puts in a good day, a good day's work, should not be able to pay their expenses, feed their family, buy clothes for them, Speaker. That is so disappointing. The Member from Niagara, the Member from Niagara West, the plan book will withdraw. No, no, you stand up and withdraw. Supplementary. Speaker, back to the Minister. Given your and your government's about face regarding the $15 minimum wage, it is perplexing to hear the Minister refusing to get all the necessary information before enacting significant changes to employment standards and labor laws. As recently as January 19th of this year, the Minister said this about a $15 minimum wage, and I quote, when you dig down a little deeper into the issue, though, you realize it's got ramifications that go beyond the first initial political appeal. There's actually an awful lot of economic forces at play, close quote. Speaker, we believe the minimum wage should be raised to $15 in a responsible way. But given the fact what the Minister is saying, that now completely contradicts what he was saying earlier this year. What is the reason for not supporting our pragmatic amendment beyond crass political calculations and trying to save the electoral fortunes of your sinking? Minister of Labor. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you again to the Member for the Supplementary.  Speaker, Bill 148 will change the lives of ordinary working people in the province of Ontario. Who tells us that? The opposition parties, they can ignore the economic analysis from the Centre of Economic Policy and Research, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He can ignore the letter, Speaker, that came from 53 economists from across Canada. We had a fellow with the Royal Society of Canada, two former President's Speaker of the Canadian Economic Association, one who used to consult with Jim Flaherty and the Conservatives Speaker. He can ignore the support of seven Nobel Prize winning economists in the United States. Speaker, we have done our homework on this. We have gone out. We know that the best thing for people in the province of Ontario is to pass Bill 148. They either support it or the opposite. I'm here today, Speaker, they're opposed. Thank you. New question. The Member from Tomiskimi Cochran. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Energy. The courts have heard testimony that the Minister of Energy demanded paid jobs for staff before he agreed to run in the Sudbury by-election for the Liberals. We want to know from the Minister, is this accurate? Minister, Attorney General? Attorney General. Thank you very much, Speaker. NDP continues to not follow the rules of this House Speaker and continue to ask questions that are before the Court. Speaker will be highly inappropriate for, as I said, any Member to answer any questions that are before the Court. I again urge the Members opposite, especially the NDP, to let's focus on issues that are important to the people of Ontario, like bringing their hydro rays down, like increasing their minimum wage to $15 an hour and making sure that people are working in fair work places and have good jobs in the province. Thank you, Supplementary. Thank you, Speaker. Again, to the Minister of Energy. Just because it's not illegal to accept a bribe doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Does the Minister think it's appropriate for someone to accept a bribe just because there's no legal penalty for doing so? Attorney General. Speaker, this matter is before the Court, and it will be highly inappropriate to answer any of these questions here in the House. Thank you. Thank you. New question. The Member from Kitchener Centre. Thank you, Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Labour. Speaker, I spent the last few months in my writing of Kitchener Centre listening to many constituents. There are many different conversations that we have, and I know that I'm not alone when I say that the one topic that was continuously raised was the plan to address inequality in the workplace. I heard this in my office, I heard this at the grocery store, I heard this at many public events that I attended. I would agree with the Minister in saying that people are working hard to put food on the table and to take care of their children, but they're finding that the money is just running out before the end of the month. They're working a full 35 to 40 hours a week, and still they're struggling to make ends meet. Speaker, our economy is doing well and while businesses are expanding and creating wealth, many workers are just not feeling it. Minister, what are you doing to help these workers and their families? Minister of Labour. Thank you, and thank you to my colleague from Kitchener Waterloo for that important question. It's something we've all heard of, Speaker, from families around the province and our writings. It's true that the Ontario economy is doing very well. We're leading the G7 in economic growth, manufacturing exports are up, and we've got the lowest unemployment rate, Speaker, since we've seen in this province, since 2001, but there are families that are working 35 and 40 plus hours a week, Speaker. They're falling behind even while they're working hard, Speaker. It's not right. It needs to change. That's why we're moving ahead with the fur workplaces and the Better Jobs Act, Speaker, Bill 148. It's going to bring transformative change to our province's workplaces. It's going to ensure workers across this province have a decent wage, a living wage, Speaker, and they're treated with dignity and respect, Speaker. It's about what's doing and what is right, what's fur and what's decent, Speaker. We're building an Ontario where greater opportunity is available for everybody. Decent pay is available for everybody, Speaker. Thank you. Thank you, Speaker, and I'd like to thank the Minister for his answer. I was able to join my colleagues this summer on committee to hear feedback from Ontarians on this plan. As you know, the committee traveled to 10 different cities. We heard from almost 200 Ontarians. In Kitchener Centre, we heard from workers, business owners, labour groups, poverty reduction advocates, and many more. Speaker, it was very clear, and I hope it's clear to members on the other side of the House who sat on this committee, that this legislation would have a profound impact on the lives of Ontarians, not only for people who are currently working for less than $15 an hour, but for those who aren't given any notice of their work schedule, those who can't risk taking a day off when they're sick, those who are being paid less than their full-time counterparts, and those who aren't afforded any time off to deal with difficult situations, and those who face intimidation when trying to organise. Speaker, could the Minister please tell us what he is doing to address these specific concerns? Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Speaker, and thank you to the member from Kitchener Centre for that supplementary. It raises what I think is an incredibly important point, Speaker. The legislation is not just about the minimum wage. We're putting forward a plan that's going to provide wage equality, regardless of whether you're full-time, part-time, temporary, paid sick days for the first time in the province of Ontario, Speaker, for all workers, increasing the vacation time after five years, and leaves that were asked for by members of the opposition for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and a more fair and transparent organisation process, Speaker, and they want to see some more robust enforcement in the workplaces in the province. Speaker, after summer of dancing around the issue and having this opinion this day and this opinion the next day, Speaker, the opposition has finally announced that they'll be voting against this, Speaker. That's disappointing to me, Speaker, because they'll be voting against giving 30% of the people in this province, Speaker, a minimum and a little... Thank you. Thank you, Speaker, to the Minister of Education. A recent social media post on the Ontario Autism Coalition's Facebook page showed that parents of a local school are asking for volunteers from the community to help with special-need students in the classroom. Speaker, teachers, parents and students are desperate for more resources and supports for special-need students. This minister simply has not done enough and parents are reaching out for help. When will the minister stop ignoring the pleas of teachers and students and put in place more special-need resources and supports in Ontario schools? Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I am a bit confused by the member opposite's question given that he is the education critic and he knows full well, Mr. Speaker, that we have increased our support for special education in this province and we are supporting young people in ensuring that they get the help and the support that they need. Mr. Speaker, I want to actually tell the member opposite how we're supporting students with special education needs. This funding has increased to $2.86 billion and it's a 76% increase since 2003. We know that every student in our province deserves the access and the supports to be successful in school including students with special education needs. Mr. Speaker, just in the recent grants for students' needs we have provided additional funding so that there are more caring adults in schools 2,400 more caring adults in schools to support all of our learners and especially students with special education. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and back to the Minister of Education. Minister, too little, too late. This is the state of special needs education under the Minister and the Liberal government. Because of the government's scandals, waste and mismanagement over the past 14 years they can't afford to provide students and teachers with the special needs resources they desperately need. Parents and teachers, Mr. Speaker, are harder paying more and getting less under this government. When will this Minister finally take concrete action and support teachers and their students with special needs? Thank you, Minister. Well, Mr. Speaker, as I said we've dramatically increased funding for special education and we will continue to do so. Let me tell you about one program and that's what we're doing for students with autism. Here our government is moving forward with an unprecedented investment in autism services. In 2016 we announced a historic $500 million more to improve autism services in Ontario including $39 million for autism supports in school. And we're working very closely with my colleague in the Ministry of Children and Youth Services as they implement Ontario's autism program to provide families with more flexibility and individualized services. This school year school boards are receiving more than $2.86 billion as I've said, a 76% increase since 2003 in special education. We've also invested $77 million to strengthen our schools capacity to improve the learning environment for students with special education needs. Mr. Speaker, we're supporting... I'd like to remind the Minister that when I stand you sit and it's because you're not addressing the chair that you didn't know that I was standing. New question. The member from Essex. Thank you very much, Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Speaker, for the second time in less than a year Windsor and Essex County residents have been hit by debilitating floods. Residents have experienced power outages and property damage and more than 5,000 basements were flooded. For the second time in 12 months Windsor residents have had to rebuild and recover from this debilitating flood. The Premier tweeted that she was ready to help but we've really seen nothing and municipal staff continued to be spread thin desperately trying to keep up with the amount of debris that needs to be cleared. For the health and safety of our region the people of Windsor and Essex need action now. When will the Premier back up her tweets with action by making available all provincial resources without delay and unnecessary red tape? Thank you very much. Speaker, thank you very much. I want to thank the member for the question and I will begin by thanking Speaker and congratulating and expressing our consideration for the first responders, for the municipal officials for the volunteers who are on the ground again for the second time in less than a year and doing what they can to effect as best possible the situation that people find themselves in through no fault of their own. What happened in Windsor to come see Lakeshore, Amherst there are six municipalities that were affected is again unprecedented. We understand that this is becoming more normal unfortunately and we need to do everything that we can to prepare ourselves as best we are able all across the province and all across the country I would say and I will more specifically address the member's question and the supplementary speaker but I would say that to imply in any way shape or form that we have not responded is incorrect and I'll provide some of that detail in the supplementary. Thank you. Thank you Speaker. We acknowledge that the minister has activated the disaster recovery assistance program a program that has left people from last year still waiting for help but this funding does not address the fact that municipal resources are wearing thin and staff are being stretched to their limit. Garbage trucks cannot keep up with the volume of debris and are filling up after visiting only a handful of houses. We know that the cleanup process would be expedited if this liberal government would stop giving the city the run around and allow garbage trucks from Michigan to cross the border in order to help. They keep passing the buck from ministry to ministry leaving the municipalities to try and coordinate services themselves. Speaker we know the premier is preoccupied with her testimony for the bribery scandal but why is she letting this scandal get in the way of assisting the people of Windsor Essex in their time of need. Minister Thank you Speaker. In terms of people who are still waiting for assistance from last year yes from time to time when the program is activated some people don't get the assistance as quickly as we would like. Sometimes we need receipts we need complete applications before the support can be expedited to them. In terms of the issue related to garbage trucks this is the first time I've heard of that Speaker I'm glad to listen to it if the member has anything to come to me in short order. This program was just reconstituted two years ago in consultation with AMO the Association of Municipalities of Ontario it had their support it no longer requires local fundraising that significant change the support to the people who need it can happen much quicker now sometimes within weeks or months rather than a much longer period of time so a newly designed program it offers support to low income people on sewage backup it's not intended to be a replacement for insurance as has been suggested by some of the leaders of the opposition Thank you Well thank you Speaker my question is for the minister responsible for early years and childcare I'm very proud that our government is committed to ensuring families have access to quality and affordable childcare in Ontario and in my own riding of beaches East York I have many new and very young families who are starting to call East Toronto home and they need good local daycare and I've heard from so many families that they are just there are not enough spaces for childcare and that they can afford and I want to ensure that we are providing childcare options for these families and it was partially because of this shortage that I provided my private members bill that helped regulate daycare weightless fees so Speaker can the minister responsible for early years and childcare tell us what this government is doing to make sure that families needs for new affordable and safe daycare spaces are being properly met Thank you Mr Speaker and I want to thank the hardworking member from beaches East York for this very important question he is a strong advocate for his constituents on this issue Speaker I have heard about the challenges families across the province face when it comes to finding quality affordable childcare and I want to assure the member that our government is working hard working hard every day to help Ontario families find more affordable quality childcare options we are taking swift strong action and that's why in our 2017 budget we announced an additional $200 million to transform transform Ontario's childcare system this investment will help 24,000 more children access quality licensed care across the province and I'm happy to tell the member from beaches East York that this investment in Toronto will see an additional $34.5 million going towards childcare in the city and that brings the total number and amount to $68 million going to the city this will help 3,880 new licensed childcare spaces for children think about that this funding will change lives Well thank you Speaker and thank you to the minister for that answer and for the tireless work that she is doing on this file it's very much appreciated by young families across the province and it's encouraging Speaker to know that the government is working to address the needs of Ontario families but I recognize there's a lot of work to be done and families are keen to see how the system will be modernized many parents are looking for childcare options now and we know the province has committed and announced 100,000 new spaces but they're asking where are these going to go now in my riding of beaches East York my office has worked very closely with the ministry and helped facilitate new spaces in my riding including the Bluebell Academy the Kingston Road Montessori School which has recently announced an application for 40 new spaces at Ted Reeve Arena now speaker with the minister please let us know how the ministry is working to help these institutions bring new childcare spaces online Thank you Mr. Speaker I'm pleased to answer the members question and it's a question I get asked often in fact last year we announced our commitment to give 100,000 more children access to licensed childcare spaces over the next five years it's a historic investment and one that will benefit all Ontarians as part of this expansion our government committed a massive $1.6 billion in new capital funding which will support the creation of 45,000 new spaces in publicly owned buildings across Ontario and we are well on our way we've already received proposals for building new childcare spaces in schools I'm happy to report that the number of submissions has exceeded exceeded expectations that's amazing that means childcare spaces will now be coming to many schools all across the province and I am pleased to say there will be another round next year and I encourage parents, families and childcare providers to get in contact with their local service managers to see how they can get involved Thank you and good morning speaker for the finance minister for years this government has been presenting our legislature with made up finance numbers whether it was from the independent experts or the government's own confidential cabinet documents received in the gas plan scandal it's been proven that the numbers they present to the public are simply made up to fit their story last week the financial accountability officer provided irrefutable evidence the members will lose their props shortly and actually get warned if they do it again you want to make an excuse you know what I'm talking about and you know you're not supposed to do that carry on last week the financial accountability officer provided irrefutable evidence they were using quote unlikely assumptions for debt reduction claims he projects quote for steady deterioration in the budget deficit over the next five years all of their made up numbers don't come anywhere near historical numbers it's only wishful thinking speaker I would ask the minister if he can't present the province's finances with integrity thank you well thank you Mr. Speaker well let me begin by thanking the financial accountability officer for the work he does the financial sensitivity analysis that they provide which we recognized and every year similar accusations are made by the member opposite and Mr. Speaker every year we exceed our targets every year we exceed our targets the public accounts reaffirms that we beat our deficit by $3.3 billion this year Mr. Speaker we are the leading jurisdiction in North America when it comes to 7% Mr. Speaker and we're on track to balance the budget as we said we would this year, next year and the year after that. Thank you. Supplementary. Back to the finance minister as if the blistering commentary from the FAO wasn't enough the auditor general has now weighed in. She said this government's annual deficit is understated net debt is understated and accumulated debt is understated and we're not talking nickels and dimes here speaker the auditor says our deficit is one and a half billion dollars more and our net debt is 12 and a half billion dollars more than reported so for the second year in a row the auditor has said quote based on the evidence the statements are significantly misstated both of the legislative officers have told us this government's numbers can't be trusted speaker I asked the minister why does it always take the financial accountability officer the auditor general or the OPP to get to the truth in Ontario. Mr. Speaker, investors around the world are investing in Ontario for a reason they recognize that Ontario's economy is growing they're recognizing our fiscal responsible approach to growing the economy investing in things that matter are working and our plan is working we're borrowing 30 billion dollars less than we had anticipated our debt debt to GDP is lower now than it was anticipated and is tracking to go further down and Mr. Speaker as we produce and as we move forward we're taking every necessary step to grow the economy and as we grow the economy it enables us to source more opportunity to invest the things that matter to Ontarians things that that member and his party opposite have voted against they voted against providing more free tuition for our students they voted against the very nature of trying to provide extended farm and care for every young person under 25 these are the reasons we're able to do that because we balance the budget for taking the steps necessary to invest in infrastructure that makes us competitive and enables us to balance the books all the while. Thank you Mr. Speaker for the Premier. Speaker I spend the weekend at community events in and around Sudbury and Nicobalt and everywhere I went people were lining up to talk to me about the bribery trial the good people of Sudbury are ashamed of the three-ring circus that the Premier has created in our hometown with the bribery scandal the Premier needs to stop hiding behind legal technicality take responsibilities for her action and the action of her staff and party members what will it take for the Premier to realize that the longer she hides behind technicality the less the people of Sudbury and the people all over Ontario for that matter can trust her in her Liberal government. Thank you Premier. I speak of this matters before the course and will be an inappropriate answer any questions relating to this matter. Thank you supplementary. Speaker time and back to the Premier time and time again the Premier has said there is nothing wrong nothing wrong went on in Sudbury that it was all business as usual but it was not speaker it took only a day of testimonies in the bribery trial to find out more shocking information about the length of which the Premier was willing to go to win back Sudbury. Speaker can she not see the damages that she is doing to all of us the damages she's doing to our democratic institution the damages she's doing to the legislative assembly and the processes that goes on in here does the Premier think that the people of Ontario deserve to learn the truth from her learn the truth from their Premier. Thank you. Speaker the people of Sudbury very much know that this matters before the courts and people of Sudbury very much respect the judicial process and the independence of that of that process it will be highly inappropriate speaker for anyone in this house to speak to these issues given she knows that that court cases ongoing as we speak. Thank you. Thank you new question the member from Mississauga Brampton South. Thank you Mr. Speaker my question is for the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. This summer I have been in my great riding of Mississauga Brampton South talking to my constituents about what matters most to them. One of the top topics in these conversations was health care specifically for my care. Our government believes that having access to necessary prescription medications is critically important in this province. That is why I'm proud that our government has taken a major leap towards establishing the provincial for my care program for children and youth. Can the minister for health care and long-term please inform this house of the historic investments our government is making in Ontario's children and youth. Thank you minister of health long-term care. Well Mr. Speaker unlike the member from Nickelbelt the lines of people waiting to see me across the province are quite frankly families and individuals young people who want to ask me about OHIP plus our pharmacare program will be on time and it's remarkable access for every Ontarian with a health number with an OHIP number to more than four thousand four hundred medications absolutely. Member from Hamilton East Stony Creek come to order. Finish please. More than four thousand four hundred medications absolutely free of charge no co-payment no annual deductible no upfront cost Mr. Speaker that will be for asthma drugs it will be for drugs to treat epilepsy it will be drugs to treat HIV rare diseases cancer skin conditions ear infections the works what we're all very proud on this side of the legislature mr. Speaker for a program that is dramatic effect for four million Ontarians beginning January 1st. The speaker can always do other things just because question periods over doesn't mean he doesn't have his authority anymore and I'll use it. Member from here about Bruce Gray on sound on a point of order. The legislature to join us immediately following question period for a photo on the staircase to help raise awareness for childhood cancer will be joined by advocates families and doctors and I want to do a special shout out to Neil Roark for his leadership on this very important cause. Thank you Mr. Speaker. I had Kingston in the islands from rotation. Kingston in the island sorry Premier. Point of order okay yeah Mr. Speaker I wanted to correct my record and an answer to the question from the member for Sault Ste. Mr. Speaker I indicated that there were three first nations that we're working with the government on the Ring of Fire. In fact I neglected to say that late last week our land another first nation actually indicated that they are interested in working with them so they're full. Member from Stomach now that's from Gary for point of order. Thank you Speaker point of order one to welcome Mike Corgan today through the legislature is former Deputy Minister of Finance in Ottawa and EC with the Ontario Brain Institute. Thank you Mr. Speaker I would like to welcome to the legislature my executive assistant Jacqueline Hamill as well as Anna Majetic who is my new LA and also a graduate of the MBA program at Queen's University welcome to Queen's Park. Two quick points as reminders I know it's hard not to do but we put five minutes on the clock for introductions I try to cover all of the introductions and if you know they're coming in later just introduce them during that time period and let people know that they're going to be joining us later in the day and the second thing is when you correct a record it has to be there's a minutiae here it wasn't a correction of the record actually it was an addition to so we have to leave it at that. That well yeah okay this I yeah no I don't think she knows better therefore question period is over this house stands he says until 1 p.m. this afternoon.


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Good afternoon, everyone. I'm re-arrival John Ballard, I'm the commander of the Burst Coast Guard District here in Austin, Massachusetts. And in this case, I am the chief of the East Coast Guard search and rescue operation for the dreaded submersible. Yesterday afternoon, we were notified by the operator of the submersible vessel that it was overdue, and it had five persons on board the submersible. So we're working very closely at this point to make sure that we're doing everything that we can do to locate the submersible and rescue those on board. Our thoughts are with the crew members and the families of those on board the submersible at this time, and we are doing everything that we can do to make sure that we can locate and rescue those on board. So after receiving the call, we reached out to the vessel, polar prints and began a surface search looking for the submersible. At the same time, we launched a C-130 aircraft to search, to conduct an aerial search both visual and radar of the scene. We've subsequently coordinated with the Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Armed Forces to deploy additional assets to the scene. The Canadians have had a C-130 aircraft searching as well, in addition to also having a P-8 submarine search aircraft deploy as well and put sonar buoys in the water in attempt to listen. The location of the search is approximately 900 miles east of Cape Cod in a water depth of roughly 13,000 feet. It is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area, but we are deploying all available assets to make sure that we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board. Going into this evening, we will continue to fly aircraft and move additional vessels into the area. In this remote part of our search and rescue responsibility, often times we rely on commercial operators to be the first vessels on scene. And so we've been in touch with additional commercial vessels that are operating in the area, as well as initiating the movement of additional Canadian Coast Guard assets and US Coast Guard surface assets into the area over the course of the next couple of days. Adding to the complexity of this case is the fact that this was a submersible vessel. And so we need to make sure that we're looking both on the surface for the vessel if it had surfaced back to the water, but it somehow lost communications with the vessel and that's what the aircraft and the surface search vessel is allowing us to do right now. But we're also having to search in the water column. And we're doing that right now with the use of sonar buoys and sonar on the ship that's out there to listen for any sounds that we can detect in the water column. Over the course of the next couple days, we anticipate adding additional capability to conduct additional search in the water as those commercial assets arrive on scene. Again, our thoughts are with the families and the crew members on board this submersible. And we're working very closely with all US and international partners to provide any capability that we can provide to search for the overdue vessel and rescue the crew members on board. At this point, we'll take questions. So in terms of locating the overdue submersible, we have to make sure that we're looking on both the surface using aerial and surface vessels, but then expanding into underwater search as well. Right now our capability is limited to sonar buoys and listening for sounds, but we're working very hard to increase the capability. We understand from the operator of the vessel that the vessel was designed with a 96-hour sustainment capability if there was an emergency on board. And so we're making the best use of every moment of that time to locate the vessel. At this point, I'm not in a position to confirm the identity of anybody on board the vessel. Out of respect for the families, we're going through the notification process and more updates will be forthcoming. That's absolutely part of the overall planning for this search case. Right now we're focused on locating the vessel, but at the same time if we find this vessel in the water, then we will have to affect some sort of rescue or coordinating, reaching out to different partners within the U.S. Navy, within the Canadian Armed Forces and within private industry to understand what underwater rescue capability might be available. So at this moment we're focused on the search and understanding the capabilities of the vessels that are deploying to the scene. So the sonar capabilities within the sonar buoys and within the hull of the commercial vessel that is out there operating on site, those aren't Coast Guard sonars, they are capable of listening to a depth of 13,000 feet, as I understand it. So in terms of the square mileage of the search, I don't have that number right at this moment, but it includes both surface area that we're looking at and a subsurface area. And so we'll get you the exact number for the square mileage of the search. In terms of the hours, we understood that that was 96 hours of rescue or emergency capability from the operator. And so we anticipate that there's somewhere between 70 to the full 96 hours available at this point. So it's certainly the purpose of the submarine was to, as I understand, the purpose of this submersible was to provide opportunity to visit the wreck site and explore the wreck site. So that's a possibility. Again, right now our focus is getting on as much capability into the area as we can and understanding that full capability of those assets that are being deployed. Our aerial assets that are being deployed have the capability to do both visual and radar searches and the Canadians asset had the ability to drop sonar buoys and listen. And so we're using all that information to improve our search capability. So we're working through that right now, but what we're really focused on at the moment is really locating the vessel, which could either be in the surface or subsurface. And so we're bringing in technical expertise to understand both the dynamics of underwater search and underwater rescue operations. So as search and rescue professionals, you know, we work very, very hard and our crews take this personally. Our first thoughts are with the crew members and the families of those on board. And so we want to make sure that we have done absolutely everything that we can do to locate their family members and bring them home safe. And so they're first and foremost in our thoughts every moment of this search operation. I don't have any details on how often folks visit the wreck site there at Titanic, nor any specific comments on the dangers involved. Certainly every time ships go to sea, they encounter hazards and dangers. And so having properly prepared vessels, properly prepared crew members and making sure that you practice emergency procedures. Good practical advice for anybody that goes to sea. So at this point, I'm not going to discuss any information about the families and communications with the families. And so we'll provide that with future updates. So the Coast Guard has two C-130 aircraft in addition to the command team that's working here. We have two C-130 aircraft deployed. The Canadians have a C-130 aircraft and a P-8 aircraft. We also have access to and we'll launch this evening a C-130 aircraft from the New York National Guard to make sure that we have air assets, sufficient air assets up there. On the surface, we have the commercial operator that's been on site and we're bringing additional surface search assets into play, which will also bring in some subsurface search capability. Last question please. I understand from the operator that there was one pilot or submersible commander or operator on board and that there were four mission specialists on board is the term that the operator uses for them. So five total. You have to ask the operator what that means. What we're focused on is finding those five people. Thank you very much for your time.


Welcome to Access a Trader, the number one community for those who are committed to taking control of their trading in order to achieve success, profitability, and longevity. Thank you for joining us. Here's Dan Shapiro to help you find your edge, master your process, and own your future. Hey guys, good evening everybody. Welcome to another edition of The Access a Trader.com. We wrap up show, hope everybody is doing well. Happy Monday, right? Happy Monday everybody. So the market kind of played out like we talked about last night on the weekend video, right? Airlines, cruise ships week, right? Again, big, big numbers starting to pile up on the crown. I think it was like 30 or 40 major league baseball players. I think in the last week or so, God is something like that, whatever the case may be. But again, the theme is kind of playing out. We're getting really big, you know, second wave where you could call it continuation of the first wave. I believe the governor of Texas came out and says he's actually concerned, obviously concerned with the rise. Again, I think, you know, it's something going into the future. We have to kind of realize that it's either here to stay, accept it as part of everyday life. Eventually just kind of almost think to the point that eventually everybody will get it and kind of move on or, you know, take precautionary measures. Again, that goes to an individual case by case basis. Again, for me, I'd rather stay out of harm's way. But again, obviously everybody has a different opinion and I respect everybody's opinion. So I think this is something that just kind of part of everyday life. But those headlines definitely had an effect on what we saw. So we started talking about in the nightly video last night. We talked about cruise ships week, cruise ships week, cruise ships CCL and CLH, RCL, right all week. We saw airlines talked about the airlines going to be weak. Actually Dallas actually held up pretty well, but that was the theme. And the upside of that theme was obviously what we talked about the names that were going to benefit for apparently any type of further closings. Obviously ZM, which is an absolute monster, TDOC, Chewy, Chewy and Netflix. And we know we talked about these names over the weekend update. And again, it's all about calculating a game plan and just kind of waiting for that game plan to play out. Because again, in this type of market, again, it's much easier to kind of gauge a small universe around you and kind of set up a game plan based on a group or theory, whatever the case may be. And just kind of let for everything to play out technically, then kind of chase the quote unquote hot stock of the day. Again, you might make money on the hot stock of the day, whether it's long, short or indifferent. But again, when you do minimize your global trading universe, number one, it's much easier to pay attention to those names because again, they're right in front of you.  And most important part is you're going to know if there is a danger pocket, whether the stock stalls out. So for example, I can't possibly tell you what the tendencies are for a CCL or an RCL or a Norwegian cruise line. But again, I know Tesla, I know Netflix, I know Amazon. And again, the more you get familiar with your focal list, whatever the focal list is, it could be beta names, it could be biotechs in general, it could be semiconductors in general, whatever the case may be. The more that you are exposed to them on a day-to-day basis, the easier it becomes to kind of embrace their tendencies on a day-to-day basis, whether they're weak, they're strong or indifferent. So that made it a lot easier. The most amazing part about today was I had the greatest game plan in the world, some pretty good moves, and I almost messed up my day. I literally almost messed up my day because I was trading a stock at the same time one of the other beta names triggered and really, really went nuts. And at one point, I started the day off really, really well, Netflix was doing very well. But at the same time, I kind of lost my focus a little bit, started trading, for example, space, which I made some money on, but very, very small. I missed the Roku move, and then in a weird way, I was trying to play catch-up of all things on a stock like Tesla. And at the end of the morning, I looked and I go, wow, there was just so much value, we'll get to the individual piz in a second. And I found myself like an hour into the open, basically flat on the day because not only did I get messed up and I couldn't read Tesla the right way, I thought I saw volume and I didn't and blah, blah, blah, blah. So not only they got me once, they got me twice. And so I gave back my space, my SPCE bounce play. I gave back that whole move on Netflix and then I had to kind of just sit there and wait. And I was fortunate enough to get Roku on a pretty good bounce off the 60 minute supply and support and ironically of all things. And we've been talking about this now for a couple of weeks. Like I started trading, you know, I don't just trade small caps for the sake of trading small caps. I trade small caps off of option flows. So we saw some, I think it was July or August, $2 calls this morning. So I bought some at 181 and then I literally came back at four o'clock. And the next thing I know, I see all this volume that came out of PR. So I wanted to making some sales at 90, 91 cents. So, you know, the day turned out fine. But I think I meant, I mean, me personally, I messed up a premium day. Just kind of I lost track of Roku, for example, that was the one that I missed as I was trading SPCE. So again, usually I turn around and say, you know, may your worst day be a profitable one. Certain profitable days not as good as others. And today I think I think I really dropped the ball on a pretty damn good move on some pretty aggressive on some pretty aggressive names. So again, it's at the end of the world today and though keeps, you know, keep the ship moving forward. But I think I did drop the ball. I know a lot of you guys did well, but I messed up with Tesla twice. Not only once, but twice and gave back my morning very, very quickly. The only good part about giving back your morning very, very quickly. You have a whole day ahead. And again, like I always say, I'd rather give up my morning than give up my afternoon and afternoon. I basically don't even trade because again, the average range starts shrinking. So again, macro wise, again, we got part one right, right? I got part one right. I read it correctly. The shippers, the whole, you know, the shippers, the airlines, they were weak. Got that part right. The stay-at-home plays, right? Got that part right. What I didn't get right is the continuation of softness in the market. The market is just completely just absolutely insane. Just every single day. It's the same thing every day. NASDAQ composite up another 100 today. And the names that we saw weaker, you know, pretty much every single day last week into the afternoon session, we saw really come alive today. The Amazons of the world, the Googles of the world, Apple did very well, and the Vidya did very well. Obviously, we'll talk about Netflix, big breakout on Netflix and Microsoft. Facebook, I like for tomorrow. A lot of good call buying going on. But again, what's going to stop this market? It really is amazing. It sounds like a broken record. But now, again, we're literally a day away from taking out Friday's high. This 247 level on the Q's are going to be an important level. And obviously, the 52-week highs of 247.80. So again, it's a pretty rhetorical question these days. But again, what does this market have to do to go down? And until we actually get that confirmation, not just opinions, like somebody told me, it's like somebody told me on Friday, ZM's going at 220 while ZM's at 250. ZM's at 250, you know, 255. So again, forget about your opinions. Again, it's a rhetorical question, but the question is actually very, very valid until the buyers really start forming an incredible strike.  So going into tomorrow, again, I'm always cautiously optimistic going into the next trading day. Again, I'm not naive. I do believe there will be a pull. As General Maximus said in Gladiator, I will have, you know, somebody will turn around and say, I'll have my revenge in this lifetime of the next. If there's any bears left to even make that statement. But again, at the end of the day, incredible bullish market action. So let's talk about the pivots for today. You know, look, again, Boeing was definitely part of, you know, definitely part of the whole airline thing. And I turned around and said, look, 183, if it builds below, could see 78, 79. Here is like, you know, here is the Boeing, here is the Boeing pivot. You know, here is the 183. We talked about pre-market. And, you know, it only went down to $1, right? It only went down to $1, considering how the rest of these companies were getting hit, especially RCL will show you that in a second. It was very, very amazing that Boeing actually held up very, very well. And it actually woke up later in the day. But again, if you did take Boeing again, it was only $1 there in the trade. TDOC 20950 210 needs to build again, sticking with the stay-at-home theme. Obviously never got there. Traded to 20935 pre-market. Netflix was the big one, you know, 459, 52-week high needs to build. And Netflix exploded. Again, not only is it a benefactor of the whole stay-at-home potential movement, again, this is a beta name. It's, you know, it's one of these darlings on Wall Street. People just love the stock. Again, we saw you talk about it all last week. The 460s, 470s, 475s, coal buying going into this week. And it looks like all of them are about to get paid for tomorrow. Closed right at the high at almost 469, big, big move on Netflix. MRNA never got there. Zoom, what are you going to say about Zoom? Zoom has been just a monster. 248 now needs to build. 260s potentially. So here was Zoom again, again, sticking with the whole theme. So here was the 248, which is the pre-market high. It broke 248. And the first move was $7. So really, really big move on Zoom. I know a lot of you guys caught that really well. I was in Netflix, unfortunately, when Zoom triggered. So miss that trade. You know, DAL, DAL, if it builds below 25, excuse me, if it builds below 28, it can flush. Here was DAL, right? Here was DAL. Here was the 28. Here was the 28 earlier, which didn't get even close to there.  If it builds below, it can flush more. CCL actually did have a nice little move. So here was the 1730. And CCL went down to like 1650s before recovering a little bit. Our CL got smacked. It opened up at 5350. I said, hey, if it gets below 53, it can flush. Again, congratulations to all you guys who caught RCL. So here is RCL. There was the 53 right over here. And it got smacked. It went all the way down to 50 on RCL. Amazon, again, we started seeing really, really again, the one thing about Amazon, guys, I'll give you guys kind of free advice, just not even advice, just observation. Any single time you see Amazon with really aggressive call buying, okay? It doesn't even need to be deep out of the money. As long as you're seeing, you know, a million dollar, $500,000, $800,000 in the money, out of the money bets, especially short-term expiration, usually good things are going to happen. Today we saw a really good aggressive buying for the July, you know, for the July for the July weeklies. Excuse me, for the June weeklies, for July and August calls, Amazon 2698, 2700 needs to build, and Amazon exploded into the close. And again, this is the whole point of just watching order flow, just watching option order flow. Here's the 2700, and it closed right at the highs, almost 218. I think tomorrow it probably either gaps up above this 2720s level, 52 week highs, or kind of runs at some point tomorrow morning. So really good job. Congratulations, you guys. It's still holding Amazon, IWM never made it. And again, this is where I messed up. This is where instead of me buying Roku at 131, I was doing a dip buy on space, which I basically made like $0.09. Right? $0.09 instead of look at the 131 needs to build on Roku. Right? 131 needs to build on Roku. So it took out the 131 and went all the way up to here, excuse me, and went all the way up to 135, just absolutely exploded. Here's the 131, and it went to 135. So again, why make $4 when you can make $0.09? Anyway, so yeah, that's kind of how my morning kind of shaped out. And again, I caught Roku on a decent bounce play off the 16-minute support. I caught that VSTM, got a little lucky on it, but whatever, caught that VSTM. So again, am I happy about today? You know, I'm content, right? I think that's the best way of saying I'm content. But again, I think I did drop the ball on a lot of things, just kind of, just kind of losing a little bit of attention on the core names that I did trade. This is towards the middle morning, 86, 50, 87. Bowling trading 89 right now after the close. There was some 200 call buying coming in this morning. You know, again, this is where I got caught twice, right? 106, only went up a dollar and stalled out. I sold it. Then I bought it back at 108, stalled out, sold it. So I wound up losing like, you know, almost foreign change before, about foreign change on Tesla, which basically kind of negated my Netflix trade. So it is what it is. CCL or CL. Facebook, I still like. Great move there. Might see highs later on Netflix. Good move there. And yeah, nice close, both on Amazon and nice close on Netflix. So tomorrow, again, obviously, I'd like to watch Amazon tomorrow on any dips. Obviously that 2720s will be watching. Obviously Netflix into some dips. Kind of, you know, net, excuse me, net dips into that 60 minute support. Red to green, obviously, on the table as well. Watching Facebook as well.  They just can't get out of their own way. Shop, I think it's a little extended. Bowling looks interesting tomorrow. I do want to keep an eye on bowling those $200 mid-morning call buying. Definitely got my attention. I definitely want to keep an eye on it for tomorrow as well. So guys, have a great night, everybody. Good job for all you guys who actually traded the stocks that we were supposed to trade instead of the nonsense. Anyway, guys, have a great night, everybody. God's help. I'll see you all tomorrow. Take care. Congratulations for putting in the time to take control of your trading. You're one step closer to owning your future and achieving the success you desire. Want daily trade ideas directly from Dan? Straight off his personal watch list? Unlock our free PS60 vault where you'll get nightly updates on pivot opportunities we're watching for the next day's session. Click the link in the description to get started today.


Terrific race. Thank you, I really put everything ahead. Beth Hayden-Reed is one of the most gifted and dynamic multi-sport athletes to ever compete in the United States. She has excelled in speed skating, cross-country skiing and bicycle racing. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Beth originally took up cycling as part of her cross-training for speed skating. We did a lot of summer activities and one of them was biking. And my brother started going to bike races because of this training we were doing. And then my dad started training with us when we did our biking and he started going to the bike races and they were having a lot of fun and so that's sort of what drew me in. Beth rode in the 1979 National Cycling Championships while riding in the junior division. I qualified for Nationals at that race and showed up at Nationals still not owning any of the right stuff. But my dad lent me a pair of bike shorts and Connie Carpenter lent me one of our jerseys from our team. And I went to the starting line all decked out and lo and behold the chief referee of our race standing there at the line looks at me and says, oh I see you got some bike clothes and some bike shoes and all the other girls on the starting line turn and stare at me. And one girl says, what did you use to wear honey? I was like, oh no. Compared to today's sponsored racers, Beth had to rely on luck and connections to obtain a proper racing bicycle. I went to the Red Singer Bicycle Classic in Colorado which at the time was the biggest stage race for women in the world and I didn't really have much of a bike. I had bought a used bike for 200 bucks that I was racing on and it was too big for me. The front fork was bent, a bicyclist named John Howard who was on the Olympic team in the early 70s. He was one of the very first really good international cyclists we had since way back in major Taylor days. He saw me, he was working with Exxon and they were making the very first graphite bikes. And he said, say I can give you a frame, would you like that? I was like, oh my gosh.  And she took me aside and coached me and she gave me every tip she could think of which was years worth of riding advice because she felt that I had a chance to win and when I won that race I think Meiji was even happier than I was. Then it was totally biking. My serious streak in biking and had a very serious summer with a lot of good results. Beth indeed had some good results in 1980, in fact they were record breaking. After winning a bronze medal in the 3000 meter speed skating event in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Beth won the U.S. Road Racing Championship in 1980 in Arizona. She went on to win the 1980 World Road Championship title in France. Haydn was also the overall women's division winner of the Coors Classic stage race in 1980. By the end of 1980 she was named Sportswoman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. She now lives in Northern California with her husband and three children. She has an undergraduate degree in math and a master's degree in science in civil engineering. Now known as Beth Haydn Reed, she rides a bicycle daily to her work at Apple Computers.  My competitive career was pretty small, but my whole life revolves around bikes, whether it's commuting, going on vacation. My ideal vacation is a bike tour. I put my kids out of their bikes. Everything's done on a bike in this family.