It is now time for oral questions. I recognize the member for Hamilton Mountain. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Premier. This government has refused to listen to people on Ontario Works and ODSP who are being legislated into deep poverty. The NDP invited social assistance recipients to a round table to share their experiences with the Premier and the Minister of Children, Community, and Social Services. So we've brought their voices to the House in a report which was delivered to the Minister and to the Deputy Premier this morning. The stories that people shared are profoundly heartbreaking and enraging. Like Trevor, who only gets to eat one meal a day. Or Declan, who wasn't able to get a haircut before going to his mother's memorial service. Will the Premier listen to Ontarians, double the rates, and ensure that everyone in Ontario can live a healthy, dignified life? Minister of Children, Community, and Social Services. Thank you, Speaker. I think it's always important to hear from citizens, Ontarians, about their life experiences. And that's why our government has made a decades, a historic investment in ODSP. It is historic. Largest increase in decades. And we've indexed that to inflation. Never been done before in Ontario's history. And we've raised the threshold and created an earnings exemption that we quadrupled from $200 a month to $1,000 a month. These are all measures that we're taking to help people who can work, but we're also helping people who can't work. And we're continuing to use a multi-ministry across government effort, the micro-credentially programs, the mental health programs, the child care benefits, the lift and care tax credits, the minimum wage. These are all things that we have done to improve the lives of citizens across Ontario, particularly those who are vulnerable and dependent on support from government. But we're enabling people, creating meaningful, purposeful employment, and filling the jobs that exist today, putting them back into. Thank you very much. The supplementary question, Member for Ottawa, Les Coutinho. It is clear, Speaker, that legislating Ontarians into deep poverty is having profoundly negative effects on their physical health, their mental health, and their emotional well-being. Tracy has to live on egg salad sandwiches or spaghetti for weeks on end, because that's all she can afford on $80 a month. Jordan has to skip meals to provide for his daughter and can no longer afford to pay for her swimming lessons. The minister can throw around the word historic all she wants. What's clear is the results. People are suffering. Will the government listen to their voices and double the rates? Minister. Thank you, Speaker. And once again, I appreciate the question from the member opposite. If the member opposite won't take my word for the real improvement we're making in people's lives, I would suggest you listen to those who provide services and supports every day. This is great news for people receiving ODSP as the employment income threshold will have a huge positive impact for them. Thank you to the government of Ontario for your ongoing support. That's from Brad Saunders, chief executive officer, Community Living Ontario. We are pleased with the announcement. This means more money in the pockets of the people we support, as well as improving their quality of life. We thank the government of Ontario for their continued support. That's Valerie Pichet, chair of the board, Community Living Toronto. This announcement is a signal from the government that they are listening. This is a definite step in the right direction. We look forward to continuing our work with the government. Chris Beasley, CEO of Community Living Ontario. A game changer and a change in a very, very significant way. Mark Wafer, interim CEO of the Abilities Centre. We're making positive change. Thank you. Final supplementary, member for Thunder Bay Superior North. Thank you, Speaker. Participants in the NDP's round table who have disabilities shared that they'd love to be working, but they can't because of their disability.  This government's policies are forcing people with disabilities to live in deep poverty. But as Paul, an ODSP recipient said, quote, becoming disabled can happen to anyone. It could happen to you. Why is the government making people with disabilities live in poverty instead of doubling the rates? Thank you, Speaker. Our government is taking the measures necessary after decades of neglect by the previous opposition and the NDP. It was the Liberals who had the chance to raise rates and in fact they waited until they were about to lose an election to even suggest it. The NDP had a chance to make it a priority when they propped up the Liberals for three years while they chose to sit on the sidelines and didn't make it an issue. And while they talked, it was our government that acted. My order. You know, I just find it incredible. The investments that we're making that you could have done and you never did, you abandoned it when you could have done it. We made the investments in social assistance and we're investing again. We're indexing rates to inflation. We've made historic raises. We're calling on the federal government to commit to their promise of a Canada disability benefit. We're continuing to make the necessary changes to support people. Thank you very much. Remind the members to please make a comment through the chair. The next question, the leader of the, his Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Thank you, Speaker. My question to the Premier. The verdict is in on this government's so-called housing plan and it's damning. Mayors, councils, experts in community groups are all united against this so-called plan. Bills 23 and 39 are undemocratic. They will financially devastate municipalities. They're harmful to the environment and they won't build the homes that people need. Will this government finally listen to Ontarians and repeal Bill 23 and withdraw Bill 39 before it's too late? Minister, Mr. Fares in housing. OK, Speaker. So the leader of the opposition talked about democracy. So here's a party that has essentially an acclimation for their leader. They've got like a Castro-esque ballot that's going to be available in March with one name on the ballot. I'm going to caution the member on his language, minister. Please conclude your answer. Even with that, only 27% you want to talk about democracy? Only 27% of that caucus, only eight members out of 30, could even do a public declaration in favor of the acclaimed new leader. I'm not going to take any lessons from the 30 new Democrats in this House of Democracy. We're going to continue to stand up for young families. We're going to continue to be there for newcomers to Ontario. And we're going to continue to stand up for seniors that want to save security. We start the clock supplementary question. Member for University of Rosedale. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Premier. The government has said it is looking at continuing its assault on democratic norms by bringing strong mayor powers to more regions, including Hulton, Durham, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo, and York. We do not have to sacrifice democratic norms to address our housing crisis. Instead of doubling down on minority rule, can your government withdraw Bill 39 immediately? Mr. Secretary's announcement. Well, you know, new Democrats can't build homes. They're a house divided in the legislature. I'm not sure what that member and her party has against fantastic regional chairs like Nando Enisi in Peel, Wayne Emerson in York, and Jim Bradley in Niagara. I want to work with those three chairs. I want to work with the other three elected chairs when we appoint a facilitator. And when we do, as our Premier has said many times, we want to make sure that mayors have the tools to get shovels in the ground faster. The extension of strong mayor powers in Bill 39 does exactly that, Speaker. I'll supplement you to the member for Scarborough Southwest. Thank you very much, Speaker. The minister and this government can spin it as they like, but the facts remain, Speaker. Bill 39 undermines democracy, it undermines environmental protection, and it does nothing to provide affordable housing. It also undermines locally elected councillors. And I know there are multiple Scarborough MPPs here whose counterparts, the councillors in those regions, were some of the signatories in the letter that was recently sent out to the Premier to reconsider Bill 39, because they haven't even gotten a chance to sit down and have a meeting about Bill 39 because this government spent last night ramming through it. So, Speaker, my question is, has the Premier and this Minister of Municipal Affairs listened to some of the Scarborough members on his side, especially the Minister of Seniors and Accessibility Affairs? Thank you very much. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. I can assure the honourable member that on the government's side, the members from Scarborough are standing up for that young family. Hear, hear, hear. And welcoming. They're welcoming new Canadians to come to our province and to live in Scarborough, but we have one problem, Speaker. One problem that new Democrats stand in front of every single solitary time, and that's building more housing of every type, of every shape, of every size and every price range. It's the members from Scarborough that are standing up for the people of Scarborough. We start the call. Next question, the member for Oshawa. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Premier. In Durham, there is a layer of protection around the Greenbelt called the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act. This Premier is peeling it back in Bill 39. The Minister's public justification was a letter from the former Mayor of Pickering. However, late the other night, Pickering City Councilors unanimously decided they don't support the repeal of the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has no justification for removing the ag preserve protections from the Greenbelt and now he doesn't have the support of council. Will the Premier let the member for Pickering Uxbridge, side with his community, abandon his assault on the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve and choose to protect prime farmland in perpetuity as promised? Mr. Mr. Secretary of the House. Well, Speaker, I want to assure members of this House, I want to assure people in Pickering and Uxbridge that you're not going to find a bigger champion to have Ontarians realize the home ownership than our Minister of Finance Peter Beckham Paul. And his commitment, as we all are on the government side, we looked Ontarians in the eye during the election and said we were going to put a plan in place to build 1.5 positions over the next 10 years. We also realized that with the federal government's new immigration targets, we're going to have an extra 500,000 people coming to our country. 60% of them are going to come to GTA. We need to ensure that we've got a plan in place and looking at areas like this one that former Mayor Ryan more really aptly articulated as a site that's been talked about for over 20 years. The conversation around this property preceded the creation of the green belt. And I can tell you something, we're going to continue to put policies in place that get shovels in the ground to build those ones. Thank you. Thank you to the members for Ottawa West with Ian. Back to the Premier. It's not just Pickering City Council that voted against Bill 39. Last week, Ottawa's new City Council voted unanimously in support of a motion condemning Bill 39 and its attack on democracy. Ottawa residents are furious that this government is trampling on basic democratic principles, imperiling affordable housing, destroying wetlands, and costing our city millions of dollars with its bills 23 and 39. My question to the Premier. Does the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services stand behind those bills, or does she stand with her constituents, the people of Ottawa? Nice, Minister Mr. Farrison-Heiser. Well, Speaker, in response to the municipal comments made about Bill 23, Dr. Rob Gillesaux has also said, quote, it's disappointing, but not surprising to see municipalities come so hard against one of the most effective pieces to lower prices in Ontario's new housing legislation. The member's office should be very familiar with Dr. Gillesaux. He's an accredited economist, but he also works as a policy adviser to the future leader of the ending. Member for Mississauga Streetsville. Good morning, Speaker, and thank you. My question is for the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Last week, the Minister was in India to engage with business leaders and promote Ontario at the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber's annual convention in New Delhi. This was an opportunity to strengthen relationships with the economic partners and continue attracting investments in the manufacturing, technology and life sciences sector. We can all agree that our government must continue to ensure Ontario has a strong and competitive tech ecosystem, whilst also ensuring that there are plenty of good jobs for individuals and families across this province. Speaker, will the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade please update the House on his trade mission to India? Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Since we've been outsharing the message how Ontario is open for business, we've been hearing interesting messages coming back. Speaker, in a world filled with turmoil, companies see Ontario as a beacon, a sea of calm, a reliable, trusted partner, a place they can locate their business. While in Mumbai, 88 pictures, an animation and media entertainment company announced Ontario as the location for their first international expansion. Working with our great partner Toronto Global, 88 pictures will hire 150 professionals starting in the new year. They told us that Ontario has everything they need to succeed and proves that Ontario is open for business. So please welcome us in joining 88 pictures to Ontario. The supplementary question. Thank you, Speaker, and thank you to the Minister for his response. It is evident that our government attending the Indo-Canadian Business Convention was timely in advancing Ontario as a competitive place for businesses to invest and grow. In an increasingly globalised world, ensuring good working relationships with the world's strongest economies is more important than ever. As the Minister correctly stated, Ontario must continue to promote itself as a great place to do business. Speaker, can the Minister elaborate further on the positive outcomes and future opportunities Ontario can expect due to our trade mission in India? Thank you. Minister of Economic Development. Speaker, our mission to India was also an opportunity to personally thank the many companies who located in Ontario because of our previous missions. We met with LTTS, they just opened in Markham, HCL, they now have 1,500 employees in Mississauga, Tata Consultancy Services, they just announced 5,000 new hires, and Zoho, who just opened in the town of Cornwall. We also met with leading companies like SR, ITC, Infotech, Tata, Alexi, and up and comers like Pincasho and WitSeal Technologies, all leading Indian companies looking to locate worldwide. They're fully aware that Ontario is the number 2 tech cluster in all of North America, 20,000 tech companies, 400,000 employees, 65,000 STEM grads, all part of our world-class ecosystem. Speaker, that's our competitive edge, that's why companies from around the world continue to locate in Ontario. Next question, a member for Tomiskaming Cochran. My question is to the Minister of Environment, Conservation, and Parks. In its response to the government's proposed repeal of the Duffins Rouge Agriculture Preserve Act, Parks Canada warrants, and I quote, there is a probable risk of irreversible harm to wildlife, natural ecosystems, and agriculture landscapes within Rouge National Urban Park, thereby reducing the viability and functionality of the parks, ecosystems, and farmland. End of quote. Parks Canada also says that the provincial government has failed to meet its obligations under its binding agreement with Parks Canada respecting the Rouge National Urban Park. Why is the Minister going so far out of his way to violate so many agreements and break so many promises? Minister of Natural Resources in Forestry. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and as everyone in this House knows, and as we've talked about over and over again, it is this government's intention to build 1.5 million homes over the next 10 years. And frankly, the federal government's opinion on this is somewhat misguided. The park is not attached to the Duffins Rouge. And we know, Mr. Speaker, we know that protections will be in place as we go forward as home builders build these homes that we desperately need. The conservation measures will still be in place. That wetland evaluations will still take place. Mr. Speaker, there's an opportunity to solve the problem here. We're taking that opportunity. We need to take that opportunity. We will take that opportunity. Yeah, yeah. A supplementary question. A member for Key Wet and Ones. A question is to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks. Speaker, it's been very clear. This government does not prioritize indigenous rights. The failure to engage in dialogue with the rights holders about the duty to consult and accommodate makes Bill 23 unlawful at worst and undemocratic at best. Why doesn't just this government just say that their housing plan is more important than upholding indigenous rights?  Mr. Morgan Affairs, thank you, Mr. Speaker. It may surprise the member that I don't see it that way, and neither does our government. We have a pressing and substantial challenge that we're turning into an opportunity, Mr. Speaker, and that is to build 1.5 million homes over the next 10 years. We know, Mr. Speaker, that across this province, housing shortages are real. They're real for families living in municipalities and in big cities and in indigenous communities, Mr. Speaker. That's why we will move ahead with a balanced approach to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years to work with our indigenous communities and their leadership to ensure the housing opportunities are there for them as well, Mr. Speaker. That's what we're hearing from them, and that's what we intend to pursue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Next question, the member for Glen Gary, Prescott Russell. Thank you, Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development. Under the previous Liberal government, our transportation infrastructure system urgently needed investment. Unfortunately, these neglected like profoundly impacted roads, safety, and many in northern and indigenous communities, for many, I mean. Communities in northern Ontario face unique challenges and need our government support for safe and reliable roadways. Particularly in the north, winter, winter conditions can make driving on roads even more challenging. Speaker, can the Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development please inform the House about our government plan to improve access and safety for people travelling across northern Ontario? Good question. Mr. Northern Affairs. Speaker, I want to thank the member from Glen Gary, Prescott Russell for his question and his great advocacy on behalf of his constituents. His interest in this matter, Mr. Speaker, is timely. Just because winter is coming doesn't mean that a government shouldn't be well underway in building a robust winter roads program for northern Ontario. This serves 24,000 residents, Mr. Speaker, across Ontario's far north. My ministry recently announced more than $6 million for the next fiscal year to continue supporting the construction in operation of a 3,170 kilometre temporary winter road system, Mr. Speaker. These investments link 32 isolated First Nations communities and the town of Musini together to the provincial highway network. This improves the health, social and economic prospects and much more to serve those communities and forms the basis, Mr. Speaker, for important corridors in the future to serve these communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary? Mr. Speaker, it's excellent to hear that our government is determined to support workers in northern Ontario. Northern Ontario communities are diversified not just geographically. The needs of northern communities and indigenous support companies and businesses and their different needs. Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs can tell us more about what the government is doing to support communities in the north. Mr. Speaker, in northern Ontario we are making target investments to make francophone communities more dynamic and with the Heritage Fund Corporation we invested much money in more than 10 projects, for example, in Earth where there's an investment, not just in community institutions, but also francophone tourist strategy. In Collège Borréal we invested in essential infrastructures on the campus and in the French River with the public school board of the great north. We have a Community Development Fund and Centre. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question to the Premier. All of Toronto City Council opposes the government using Bill 23 to carve up the green belt. A majority of council is against Bill 39 imposing minority rule on the people of Toronto including councillors from Etobicoke. Thousands of Etobicoke residents have signed petitions calling on the government to withdraw both bills. Premier, have the members of the Etobicoke Writings share the concerns of their local councillors and constituents and advocated for them with you? Minister of National Affairs, analysis. Speaker, the members from Etobicoke support Mayor Tory and they want to give Mayor Tory who received a strong citywide democratic mandate on October 24th. They want him to have the tools to get the job done to be able to make sure that he does his share of the 1.5 million homes we need to build by 2031. My question back to the members from the City of Toronto from the new democratic party is why don't you support Mayor Tory? Why are you not supporting measures that Mayor Tory needs to help with our housing supply action? I hope this is good. I want the members to make their comments to the chair. Supplementary, the member for Humber River, Black Creek. Thank you, Speaker. My question to the Premier. Bill 23 will have devastating consequences for Brampton, including massive tax hikes, a reduction of parkland and a lack of affordable housing to name a few. It has been reported that, quote, the city anticipates if Bill 23 is approved based on the loss of revenue from development charges cash in lieu of parkland and additional infrastructure hits. It can expect to lose approximately $440 million to make up this loss revenue without a corresponding increase to provincial grant funding. It would require an 80% increase to the current property tax rate for homeowners, end quote. Through you, Speaker, Premier, has the President of the Treasury Board told you whether he thinks it's fair that seniors and families in his riding could face a massive tax hike of up to 80%? Mr. Speaker, those numbers don't add up. You know what does add up? The comments from Dr. Gillesot, who said you're arguing for, here's his quote, you're arguing for the exact policy agenda that has prioritized existing homeowners at the expense of young people and newcomers. He also argued that the opposition's criticism of Bill 23 is too focused on a populist narrative and forgets about, quote, important implications for housing, supply, housing prices and added quality. You know, the opposition talks a good game, but here's their own NDP policy person, Dr. Gillesot, arguing against the policy that's... Order. Get your facts straight. Again, I'll remind the members to please make their comments through the chair. Member for Brampton North will come to order. It's usually you. Start the clock. The next question to the member for Haldeman Norfolk. Thank you, Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Transportation. On August 31st, I asked the minister why the reconstruction of the Argyle Street Bridge in Caledonia was being held up. I appreciated the minister's response that the reconstruction is a top priority for this government. Speaker, the minister also spoke about the need for due diligence on a laundry list of tasks that need to be undertaken before reconstruction can begin. Tasks, I believe, had already been completed prior to my question in August. Speaker, I'm in Caledonia often, but I'm not there every single day, like the people who live there, like the people who own businesses, and they tell me there's been no work done on the bridge over the past three months. Speaker, the people of Caledonia, the people of Haldeman County would appreciate an update from this government what due diligence is still required before shovels are put in the ground. Associate Minister of Transportation. Thank you, Speaker, and I appreciate the question from the member opposite this morning. No government has taken the transportation infrastructure investments more seriously than this government. In fact, we're talking about $80 billion in improving roads, improving transport for the people of this province because we realize, Speaker, that after 20 years of neglect from the NDP and Liberals, we're playing catch up, and we have a growing population. In fact, record growth is on the way to this province, 30% growth over the next decade alone. Speaker, that means that we need to prepare a highlight for the member this morning, that that process involves important environmental assessments, consultation with indigenous communities, and in the case of bridges where necessary, if expropriation is necessary, all of the due diligence that is required for that, Speaker, as well as consultations with local business and municipalities. It is a process that is being followed, but unlike the last government, we're doing it and we're doing it quickly. Supplementary question. Speaker, I firmly believe all the due diligence that the member opposite speaks about has been done. The only thing that hasn't been done is the reconstruction, and I've had reporters ask me why the secrecy in the ministry, why the stalling. The Argyle Street bridge in Caledonia serves both local and commercial vehicles, and the ministry imposed a weight limit on the bridge some time ago, and I believe the ministry is collecting fines on anyone who exceeds that limit. I'd love to know how much money the ministry has raked in. This century old bridge collapsed in 1925, and I'm fearful that a bridge deemed to be in a state of deterioration in 2001 will be another headline at some time. Speaker, when I asked my original question in August the minister pointed the finger at the previous government for not taking action, and we all know what happens when you point the finger, and yet today we see the member opposite pointing the finger again. This government has had four years to begin reconstruction on that bridge, and all that's happened is a woman has been kicked out of her home on the north side. Speaker, through you to the minister, what is the date the people of Caledonia can expect the bridge to begin reconstruction? The associate minister. Well, Speaker, a curious tone from the member opposite, and notice that they're cheered on by the Liberals who in fact were the ones who ignored these types of investments in the first place. Well, let me point a finger at 2022-2023's number $1.7 billion to expand and repair Southern Ontario's highways and bridges, which will not only fix the issues that the member is speaking about, but create over 11,000 jobs in Southern Ontario alone. Speaker, the reality is after years, decades in fact, of neglect by the Liberals who are for some bizarre reason heckling this question this morning we are taking action and investing in this province, not just for today, but for generations to come. Order. We're going to get the job done. The next question, the member for Bruce Greyo and Sound. Speaker, in my writing of Bruce Greyo and Sound and across our province, many Ontarians are looking to join the workforce. However, those with prior involvement in the criminal justice system often face barriers to finding work. As Ontario continues to address our most significant labour shortage in a generation, our government must provide the necessary tools for individuals looking to gain secure employment. Speaker, can the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development please share with this House what our government is doing to empower individuals helping them to get a second chance? The Minister of Labour, Immigration and Skills Development please share with us. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I want to thank the member for Bruce Greyo and Sound for that question and for advocating every single day at Queen's Park on behalf of his constituency. Speaker, our government is helping people realise their dreams and build better lives for themselves and their families. It's easy to pigeonhole people who have criminal records for a single mistake they made when they were much younger. Mr Speaker, in Canada there are 10% of the population and they shouldn't be held back after doing their time for their entire lives. It's time to break the stigma. Second chance hiring breaks a cycle of poverty and incarceration. Mr Speaker, to build a stronger Ontario we have to, we must lift more people up. It's a supplementary question. Thank you, Speaker and thank you Minister for that answer. I want to thank the member for the opportunity to bring people a second chance to build a better life here in Ontario. As we work towards reducing barriers for those seeking to enter and re-enter the workforce it is crucial to prepare job seekers with the skills they need to succeed in the workplace. Speaker, my question is once again to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. What is our government doing and knowledge they need to succeed? Minister of Labour. I want to thank the member again for this very important question. Speaker, no matter where you come from what your education level is or who you know our government wants to help you get the skills you need to succeed. That's why in the latest round of our Skills Development Fund we're prioritising projects helping those with prior involvement with the criminal justice system. Speaker, our fund is helping people of all ages, education levels and backgrounds get the skills they need to be successful in life. If you're able to work, we need you. And if you want to work, we're ready to give you a shot at a better life. Next question, the member for Waterloo. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Premier. Last week after the government doubled down claiming that Waterloo Region municipalities were sitting on over $200 million of reserve funds to pay for the charges. In fact, it was reported that the legislation, Bill 23 will cost the region $530 million over 10 years according to regional staff. Waterloo Mayor McCabe said the bill's reduction in development charges could leave the city short $23 million to $31 million. That's money used to pay for roads, sewers, transit, libraries and other city services. And now the taxpayers have agreed that bill. Does the minister know whether the member from Kitchener Conestoga now regrets his support for Bill 23? Now that they know, it was based on faulty information and will harm our community's ability to build housing and infrastructure. It's a destruction. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to reply. Just more of an envious propaganda that the opposition continues to speak in the House. I thought you said audacious but you said mendacious. You have to withdraw. You know, municipalities already do much of what Bill 23 will legislate. Numerous municipalities have existing DC or property tax incentive programs to encourage in-field development or to help contribute to affordable housing. They include Kitchener. They include Barrie, Cambridge, Peterborough, Halton Hills, Brampton, Niagara Falls, many, many others. In fact, Toronto has provided $195 million in DC exemptions between 2018 and 2021 through the Toronto Open Door program and the other municipality that the member knows is Hamilton, her former leaders community who has provided $242 million in DC exemptions between 2020. Thank you. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Hamiltonians are tired of this government not listening to them. Our City Council voted to hold the urban boundary but this government has disregarded and disrespected this. Hamiltonians have been protesting the passage of Bill 23 since the beginning but the local minister and the local member have chosen not to listen to their communities and voted for it anyways. It is clear Hamiltonians are not happy. They know this move will lead to sprawl, unaffordable housing and car dependent cities. Can the minister tell this house if the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport and the member from Flambrough, Glambrough have shared with them there are cities opposition to Bill 23. I have said many times in the house that when it comes to Hamilton that council went against their own planning department's projections. They couldn't have it both ways. They can't not want to expand the urban boundary but then also not want to intensify within the urban court. They can't have it both ways. Again, Speaker, I didn't have enough time to get this on the record but again when it comes to Bill 23, municipalities like the City of Hamilton do exactly what the bill is proposing. Hamilton's provided Speaker $242 million in DC exemptions between 2013 and 2021 for both residential and non-residential development. All Bill 23 does is codifies exactly what Hamilton council already does. This question is for Oakville North Hamilton. My question is for the Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity. The COVID-19 pandemic left many families across Ontario dealing with significant challenges. Sadly, domestic violence incidents increased during this period for many women in our province. In my own community, in 2021 Halton Police responded to 3,500 intimate partner violence related calls. Yesterday, December 6, was the national day of remembrance and action on violence against women. On this day, we honour and remember the 14 young women killed and the 13 other individuals injured at L'École Polytechnique de Montréal 33 years ago. It is also a day that we remember countless other women and girls who are victims and survivors of gender-based violence. Speaker, can the minister provide an update on the government's work to address gender-based violence? Associate Minister Thank you Mr. Speaker and I thank the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and commend her work to recently passed a private member's motion to further the important work to end intimate continuous education courses to those involved in family court systems. This motion builds on our absolutely this motion builds on our government's many actions to address gender-based violence. And Speaker last year alone we invested 11 million in violence prevention initiatives and nearly 200 million in the services and wraparound supports for the survivors of violence. And I recently had the opportunity to talk to you about the 707 hub which hosts Rose of Durham, Catholic Family Services of Durham, Luke's Place and Driven and they are a hub that focuses on addressing post-separation violence, trauma-informed supportive counseling and specialized safety planning while leveraging its legal expertise in the delivery of legal support, legal aid assistance and court preparation and accompaniment. And I would like 707 hub they can break free and end the generational cycle of trauma for themselves and their children. Supplementary question. Thank you Speaker and thank you to the Associate Minister for her response. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the frontline professionals who support and comfort survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This is difficult and important work and sadly it is often recognized. I'm encouraged that Ontario endorsed the 10-year National Action Plan to end gender-based violence. This national plan is a solid framework that will ensure reliable and timely access to protect and assist anyone facing gender-based violence. Speaker, can the Minister address how Ontario will implement the National Action Plan? The Associate Minister. Member of Oakville, North Burlington for the question. I am proud that our government endorsed the release of Canada's first National Action Plan to end gender-based violence this past month. The plan is a historic milestone in fulfilling a long-standing commitment of all levels of government to work together towards an Ontario and Canada free of gender-based violence. Mr. Speaker, the five pillars are support for victims, survivors and their families. Two, prevention. Three, response of justice systems. Four, implementing Indigenous Ledge Approaches. And five, a social infrastructure and enabling environment. Ontario, we led the approach in forwarding the National Action Plan to the FBT Forum Justice Ministers with a written request that they commit to taking further response. Justice system responses, including by holding perpetrators and offenders accountable. Mr. Speaker, safety is a right, not a privilege. And during the negotiations with the federal government, we will work hard to reinforce this as we work towards a fair and equitable approach that will address violence against women across. Thank you. Member for Niagara Falls. Thank you Mr. Speaker. My writing, the Mayor of Fort Erie, Wayne said bill 23 will significantly benefit developers, with no guarantee it will lead to lower housing prices. The town of Niagara Lake has said bill 23 could lead to the loss of important cultural heritage resources. In the writing of Niagara West, the town of Pelham voiced concerns. The town of Lincoln Mayor said amendments to these acts will reflect how we fund the services and programs our community members expect from us. Speaker, that means the PCs are forced in municipalities to raise taxes. The town of Grinsby, the town of Grinsby outright rejected bill 23. Speaker, why are the premier and MPP from Niagara West ignoring concerns of Niagara regional municipalities elected officials? Thank you. Minister of Housing. Our proposed legislation has received strong support and I'm going to give one example on the record for the member. Niagara regional chair Jim Bradley said and I again quote, I applaud the province for considering all options at their disposal to address the crisis, this crisis including exploration of expansion of so-called strong mayor powers and that quote as regional chair, I look forward to working with the provincial facilitators to find ways to better support our growing population while addressing the housing crisis. That's the quote. Speaker, it's partners like Jim Bradley who have a long experience in both municipal and commercial politics in Ontario that will help our government shape our next steps. Next supplementary question. Member for Niagara center. Thank you speaker. My question is to the premier, Markham's mayor and councillors began a special meeting to unanimously reject bill 23. This is the government host leader's writing. City staff presented a report showing that the changes in bill 23 could cost the city $136 million in annual revenue requiring increase of 50 to 80% on property taxes to maintain existing service levels equaling an estimated $600 to $1000 a year to the average taxpayer. Speaker why does the premier choose to subsidize developer profits by increasing the taxes of the people of Markham. Member for Niagara West will come to order. Minister of municipal affairs and housing to reply. The numbers the member is professing don't add up you know while the association of municipalities of Ontario estimates that bill 23 will result in $5.1 billion in loss revenue over a nine year span and the municipalities earned 1.02 billion in investment income and interest earnings from reserve fund surpluses in 2020 alone. That amounts to double the estimated revenue loss. The members opposite especially this member who doesn't support his chair Jim Bradley in Niagara has to make sure that if they're going to talk numbers they've got to talk numbers that are correct. We're going to move forward and have some audits to ensure that the numbers that are being bounced around by our municipal partners are verified. Next question from Perth Wellington. Thank you speaker. Ontario's provincial parks attract local, national and international visitors. The natural environment found at each of our parks reflects each region's beauty, uniqueness and diversity. With so much to offer it's not surprising that Ontario's provincial parks are experiencing growing numbers and visitors are eager to take advantage of our parks and to spend time with their friends and family and I know my friends and family enjoy spending time at our provincial parks as well speaker. Visitors can spend their day camping, hiking, canoeing or just relaxing in a wide range of activities and programs at over 330 locations across Ontario. Speaker can the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks tell us how our government is supporting Ontario's parks system? The Environment, Conservation and Parks Thank you speaker. I want to thank the member for Perth Wellington for that great question. Looking forward to joining you in your writing next week. Speaker I think everyone here in the chamber can agree we all love Ontario parks and we all love getting outdoors as a lover of nature. I know firsthand the value of having such an extensive park system in the province of Ontario. In fact, a park system we're expanding. I reflect fondly on the recent announcement to add Alfred Bogg to this incredible system preserving over 3,000 acres and protecting peat moss, one of the most important sources to sequester carbon. Speaker Ontario parks attracted over 800,000 visitors last year and this government is making investments. In fact since 2018 alone this government has invested over $50 million back into Ontario's park system. These are ensuring that Ontarians are having the best possible visitor experience and we're not done there speaker and I look forward to expanding on the great work in the supplementary. Thank you. Supplementary question. Thank you speaker and thank you to the minister for his response. It's great to hear that our government recognizes the importance of keeping our parks vibrant and welcoming to visitors. The Ontario park system is the province's largest outdoor recreation provider offering a wide range of activities and opportunities. When our parks and facilities are well maintained our guests are better served and making their stay all the more enjoyable. Speaker, can the minister of environment conservation in parks please elaborate on what specific investments our government has made to update and improve Ontario's provincial parks. Minister of the environment. Curran, I again appreciate the question from the member opposite. When I became minister of environment I reflected that previous government they had no online store. There was no way to generate revenue from those parks visitors that demanded and wanted things like hoodies or the popular crests and I see the member from Oshawa looking I know she's a crest lover as well. We wanted those crests and online you can now buy them and you can buy them but we're not going to go. What's exciting is that revenue that we now generate online 100% of it is going right back into provincial parks. The only answer the Liberals had was to tax people. What's exciting in the winter months arrowhead skating and I know members really enjoy that. In San Bake Speaker we've invested over 5.6 million in new cramp grounds also upgraded staffing facilities and built new ones so that the great employees can continue doing the great work with a number one employee for students in the summer speaker so I encourage everyone get out to the parks and thank you very much thank you Mr. Speaker to the Minister of municipal municipal affairs and housing it's a dark day for democracy in Ontario in less than an hour the conservative MPPs are expected to vote on bill 39 order that will end majority vote democracy in Ontario municipalities it will override the voices of the elected representatives including Tom Mayor Tom Maracas of Aurora who has condemned the government's plans to pave over the green belts order region the minister will be appointing a regional chair who with one third of council votes will be able to override majority votes now I know the minister has been blaming the Liberals attacking the NDP are pivoting to housing when asked about democratic questions but we can build housing while respecting democratic rights will the minister be voting to end majority vote to mark majority vote democracy in York region today I just that that members speech and speech last night just made me think of something that we're fighting for you know there's thousands of workers building these homes labors carpenters plumbers electricians all union workers good jobs with pensions and benefits speaker the NDP is no friend of the working-class families we're looking to get their home that's that's what we're fighting for young people we're fighting for workers we're working for workers and we want to make sure that those good jobs with bigger paychecks are part of our housing supply action mr. to the minister I actually am paid my way through a lot of my life doing carpentry work and I can tell you what people every carpenter order every construction worker that I worked with they wanted above and above everything else they wanted the democratic rights of Ontarians to be respected York regional councillors asked the government not to give a government side come order gift to developers because it will mean that the taxes will go up in King Vaughn and my questions to the Minister of Education these councillors were elected by the people in York region but soon their power to represent their constituents will be overridden by bill 39 that imposes minority rule in York region will the Minister of Education be undermining the democratic rights of the residents of York region by voting on the undemocratic bill 39 today Mr. Mr. Farreza now again speak another Toronto member speaking against John Tory and the tools that John Tory needs to get shovels in the ground fast we support Mayor Tory he's a great mayor and he wants to do his share to get shovels in the ground faster that's why we listen to his worship and put those measures to add those tools to to ensure that the strong mayor powers get that shovels in the ground make make those important investments in in our community you know the NDP again despite even their own advisors even their own advisor to their new leader the NDP continue to block the dream of home ownership we had young people in the in the galleries earlier today those young people's we're fighting for that we want to ensure that they they have a dream to ensure that they have a home that meets their needs in their budget we're fighting for seniors to ensure that they have the opportunity to downsize and we're fighting for new Canadians who we welcome to our community we want to make sure we have a home that that fits them as they come and live in the best place to live work and raise my question is for the solicitor general people in my writing are worried about increasing reports of gun violence occurring in communities across the GTA they fear for the safety of their loved ones as reports of violent crimes are on the rise just last weekend a 21 year old woman was shot and killed at a gun stage at a gas station in mississauga at the same time Hamilton and Dewes is fourth shooting in a week and the fourth year for the entire year increasing violence gun crime is a serious matter that impacts the safety and security of all Ontarians speaker can the solicitor general explain what our government working we in partnership with police services across Ontario is doing to keep us safe from smuggled gun crime thank you mr. Speaker I want to thank my friend from Markham Unionville first question it's an important question on Monday of this week the Toronto Police Service made an exceptional announcement dealing with smuggled guns Toronto Police Service has seized an unprecedented 62 illegal firearms destined for the hands of criminals this seizure shocked the most seasoned investigators I want to thank everyone from the Toronto organized crime enforcement unit including Superintendent Steve Watts all but one of the guns all but one of the guns that traced were seized illegally and smuggled from the U.S. and together with our federal partners Ontario has invested two hundred and three million dollars as part of our guns gangs and violence reduction strategy our program is focused on early intervention in at-risk communities mr. the president Mr. Speaker we are taking illegal guns off our streets it's our priority speaker thank you to the solicitor general for his response the work carried out each and every day by all members of our provinces police services is commendable and appreciated the magnitude of the man of the number of weapon seized by the police officers as part of project barbell is both concerning and disturbing Toronto Police Chief Rammer said the best it best the gun violence continued to be the most significant public safety concern as shootings devastated families and he wrote our sense of security during his press conference police chief Rammer further stated that the majority of the gun sees as part of his operation organized or originated from the United States and that additional measures at our borders are required speaker through you to the solicitor general how is our government addressing this issue as we move forward mr. Letzger mr. President mr. Speaker I would like to thank my colleague for his question it's an excellent one mr. Speaker I'm serious it is an honor to ensure our province's security police services about tightening the screening at our borders to stop the flow of illegal guns coming into our streets and we agree with them I've seen it for myself in Niagara in Sault Ste. Marie in Sarnia-Lampton and we know the only way to tackle gun violence is to crack down on illegal guns that are being smuggled in our borders every day and that's why I raise this issue with minister Mendocino in every one of our calls and I will not stop mr. President mr. Speaker we work with all organization enforcement organizations to ensure Ontario's security my question is to the Premier on Friday massive demonstrations at Western University will call on the government to stop auctioning off the green belt my constituent Brendan writes bill 23 threatens raising our taxes worsening the housing crisis privately trading our biodiversity and farmland for industry donations and favours. Ministry research CEO Cuedo Maggi said there's a perception that someone is unfairly lining their pockets the perception is that the forward government is unfairly giving a benefit to a small sliver of their supporters will the Premier listen and again admit I've heard it loud and clear people don't want me touching the green belt thank you mr. Speaker look I you know what it's no surprise that the members opposite don't support the people who build homes because they don't want people to actually own homes mr. Speaker they talk about affordable housing but they vote against the fact that we brought in a bill that brought the highest affordable housing rental housing in the provinces in over 30 years voted against that they talk about affordable housing but they voted against 60,000 seniors having new and upgraded long-term care beds those are what are those colleagues those are homes for seniors they vote against it mr. Speaker so they talk out of both sides of their mouth mr. Speaker I'm asking to withdraw I would draw so they talk they conclude your answer yeah what I said mr. Speaker thank you to clarify so so listen mr. Speaker it should be no surprise to anybody that the members opposite don't support people who build homes don't support the people who want to buy homes don't support the new Canadians that want to live in a province and have the dream of home ownership this has been the NDP since their inception and why they always form a small sliver in this concludes our question period for this morning


My brother Ross died a week ago in a freak accident involving a slow Loris. Turns out they're related to monkeys and poisonous. Who knew? I never knew Ross was into slow Lorises anyway. The doctor said there was a rash of slow Loris attacks recently, which is strange because they're kind of like sloths otherwise. Anyway, Ross died and the whole family gathered for the funeral.  Ross was never the family favorite. Always a bit weird, but whatever. Family is family and he was young. His casket was open. The funeral home did a really great job at cleaning Ross up. Can't believe he's really gone. Are slow Lorises even native to Boston? So yeah, everyone was kind of in shock. Things picked up for the eulogy though. I remember it clearly. Ross, he was a sorry sack in time. Life was all about the pressure of reform and the purse. Think for a moment about the vitals he led and powerful tacky skin he scored. Was this a man of a rage? Of a ricin by the aliquot? No. Ross knew the buttery encapsulation of a full life. Like, I remember when he and we and they and he all went to the shivering place and there was just too much marshmallow. Tallow, fat. We all cringed and wailed, but Ross, no sirree. He just split open the pustules and boom! Esophageal ulcers for everyone. Oh, that cousin Johnny.  By the end of that, we were all in stitches. After a speech like that, I could barely keep a straight face as I walked up to the casket, took the knife, slashed my wrist and bled for Ross. When I was done, I passed the knife on to Aunt Bridget and looked back at Ross one last time. That's when I noticed something weird. His gut was beginning to expand. I stuck around to watch as this bulge in Ross's belly started busting through his tucks all purplish and pulsating. In the middle of Uncle Earl's turn to bleed, that growth ruptured, spraying Earl and me and Father O'Reilly and Johnny in a real pale concoction. There was like half blood, half pus. Did you know that the spleen is the home of up to half of all the lymphocytes in the body? I didn't. Still don't. Not sure why I said that. Anyway, Ross's spleen ruptured and sprayed us all. A couple of tentacles emerged from Ross's spleen and started grabbing at the metal hinges on the casket and the knife. Steel, iron, the tentacles were grabbing anything made of iron and started turning them into tin cans. Ross from the casket, still dead apparently, said, Always recycle your iron! Johnny just stared at Ross. He was not expecting this. I mean, who could? We were wondering how we were gonna finish bleeding for Ross without the knife when the rest of us started developing pains in our left side. Soon, everyone's spleen was rupturing and spraying blood. Well, that solved the knife problem, even if this was really freaking us out.  He just started prematurely regurgitating his blood and wood pulp into the casket before Livy and Amelia were able to add their blood to the coffin. Ross's spleen tentacles just started slurping up Johnny's slurry like it was a shake or something. Johnny was distraught. There was no way to fill up the casket now. Also, everyone was bleeding out their sides and making a mess of the church. We were all pretty much running around confused. So I guess that's why no one noticed when this bloody human in a hot London suit and spats rose out of Ross's abdominal cavity. Stepping out of the corpse, the party crasher wiped the blood from his face and...dude. Dude, it was that guy from all the shows. You know that guy! We just had a TV star crash Ross's funeral. He called out, smile and laugh! He reached over to the tabernacle and opened it up to reveal a hidden camera.  Oh my god, we were on a prank show all this time! That's what was going on! We all started laughing. This was way over the top and you know Ross would have wanted it this way. Well, cousin Johnny wasn't laughing. He was just perplexed. He always did have a weird sense of humor Johnny. He just admitted a loud chittering and left the stage sass church. The announcer closed with... Storing blood, recycling nutrients, producing lymphocytes and making laughs. They were associated with melancholy in the past, but they provide nothing but mirth and merriment now. Is there anything that this often-neglected organ can't do for us?  I had forgotten how fun funerals are. We should have them more often.


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Very good morning Friday 29th of November. I hope everyone is doing well a quick overview of the subjects I'll cover on my side going to look at these two guys Boris Johnson and President Trump They are meeting in the UK on Monday Not specifically just the two of them that are NATO leaders Meeting and there's a couple things to just think about the couple of the reports this morning are talking about So a quick look at that and a look at the UK election status as it stands at the moment It's been some disappointing Japanese data overnight as well to have a look at There's also some commentary from Saudi Arabia going into the OPEC meeting. That's due to happen next week and so Some things to be aware of there as well, but overall looking at the charts this morning very slight risk off As you can see the DAX on the center left Down about 50 points this morning Eurostocks down about 11 This following a generally negative session overnight in the Asia Pacific region Hong Kong leading the losses still a lot of focus obviously on going with the protests and People are waiting the eventual details and outcome of the phase one trade talks as well Just kind of a cloud of uncertainty somewhat hanging over the end of the weeks kind of sentiment The US markets of course very quiet electronic trade is open and it's going to be reduced trading hours Market closures today. So the nizy is open, but basically it's only open for a couple of hours There's an early closure on the actual floor at 6 o'clock London time In terms of the CME pit that closes basically FX interest rates at the same time. So early closure is there and then Globects CME globe equity interest rates FX early closes at 6 15 London So again, it normally means that US participants remain out of the market Having a longer extended weekend for Thanksgiving holiday, of course, but US index futures I would say barring anything unexpected Probably a bit of consolidation perhaps you can clearly in that center right chart already really see this between The pivot level and and really this level around 42 In the S&P 500 future at the moment holding but with slightly sour note in the equity space Just globally going to the European Open gold up a touch At around three dollar gain just coming up to around the highs that we've had on Wednesday Session you can see here just sitting above there or threatening that level at the moment Or be it still relatively quiet oil markets flat and in the currency markets That's pretty much reflective of the same thing one thing is though after the outperformance in The British pound a few days ago after the you go of MRP poll or this time yesterday We've now got the opposite case just a mile under performance in cable against Euro dollar So any of that gain you can see this is where we had the pop on the back of the pole that we had yesterday So if you actually look at where that opening bar is when that came out We're pretty much about five pips away from just being completely neutral in position from where we were So as I was kind of saying at the time I did think that people were getting a little bit ahead of themselves thinking that that was the kind of silver bullet That's it election done Because there's still a lot of uncertainty about how that's going to play out and on that note Let's talk about first thing. I just wanted to show you then a few other thoughts about the election news from this morning and that this is a graphic of basically looking at The cable option volatility over a one-month period which now of course What does encapsulate the the general election itself and short dated volatility in pound dollar rate shows a degree of caution Obviously traders have been caught the wrong side of the EU referendum Somewhat as well with Trump winning the race to the White House back in the end of 2016 And a fortnight before the election the two-week tenor climbed above eight and a half percent yesterday About one percentage point higher than it was at the same point in 2017 So basically people taking some degree of caution and protection amid potential large volatility that could ensue banking on the fact that a Large majority for Boris is by far not a complete done deal. So a little bit more I guess lessons learned In the rear view mirror of how political events even though all the signs were pointing to one particular outcome Have disappointed on many times before and and largely goes to show as well in the the kind of more clean price on the chart Why I think we've had a uncommitted add to the move that we saw yesterday So polls obviously there's going to be lots more polls coming out over the weekend So just keep an eye on my Twitter account. I'll be Covering them as and when they come out The other thing I wanted to mention on the election side at least two chaps, of course And so as I mentioned Trump is visiting Hertfordshire on Monday There's basically the UK is hosting a NATO leaders meeting And of course Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party will be trying to leverage this as much in their favour as possible so I can already tell you what the headlines are going to be it's going to be pictures of of these two like here Looking absolutely having a great old time. So if I just transition my screen, this would this will be the perfect kind of cannon fodder for for Corbyn They're trying to align the two as if they're best buddies They're going to cut a deal and the main thing is is that Boris is going to sell the NHS Which of course is the kind of main area of which Corbyn is trying to push from the the kind of strategic angle Trying to resonate with the UK electorate now a couple of things to be aware of here What's quite interesting in this article in Bloomberg? They're talking to a couple of Tory insiders and Apparently there's a little bit of nervousness around this potential Meeting between Boris and Trump because what they see is if you go back to the summer Don't if you remember. I think it was Where it where is it in the UK that do the sparkling water? Blenheim house Blenheim house that really, you know, fantastic-looking grand old house in very much a Place where the Americans obviously loving it but that was where Trump you remember in June met Theresa May if you remember at the time Trump's never really got on particularly well with May and From a political point of view for Boris now if you remember Trump made a bit of a gaffe by saying to May expressly that Access to the NHS for US companies would be one of the things on the table in trade talks after Brexit He later then went on to also Just a few weeks ago receive Well, basically say that a surprise interview of Nigel Farage Obviously a someone of his position politically should carry in normal terms political neutrality in foreign Elections where basically they don't make any comment, but he warmly endorsed the quote Fantastic Johnson saying that Jeremy Corbyn was so bad so bad Obviously repeating it twice as he does now The problem you have here is that as far as UK polling is concerned Trump is not particularly popular for UK people Wherever else, you know domestically in the US is very different in the UK people generally don't like Trump regardless of where they sit on the political divide and so Obviously the more that it's viewed that Boris is cuddling up to Trump and also that the NHS is at risk Obviously the more ammunition that that gives the Labour Party and that's what the Tory insiders are fearful of so something to just think about one note let's let's flip this the other way Because of course I am impartial and One thing that I did see that I thought was was interesting and I hadn't really thought about too much is another Conservative politicians said that if the polls showed a bit of narrowing as we have been seeing other than the the you go MRP one then he actually said that would be helpful Not too much of course, but just enough to make people worry And I think that is one of the things that you remember We looked at the letter or the blog post by Dominic Cummings and he was talking about it still could be a hung parliament Don't be complacent what Cummings is trying to do directly there is counteract potential conservative complacency. They're absolutely annihilated The chances of Theresa May in the 2017 government So I think it was quite interesting what that that politician said and I do agree that you kind of want the polls to narrow a little bit so that your Your conservative voters remain motivated to vote the last thing that you'd want is that they think that this is in the bag They don't show Labour galvanized as they did before the youth demographic which as we've seen have had an incredibly high amount Comparative to 2017 of new registrations of under 34 year olds and all of a sudden you've got a hung parliament Not a 68 seat majority as per the poll yesterday would indicate so a couple things to have a think about Okay away from that. I mean obviously as right now is concerned the pound not really moving nothing I've covered is is is more things to be aware of rather than things to articulate into the fundamental part of your strategy as far as the intraday is concerned The thing really looking at this morning for my point of view is keeping an eye on the equities which Have started on the back foot and some slight deterioration that I've been seeing as I've been speaking As I said overnight Asia Pacific session generally was negative we did away from Hong Kong and China have Some Japanese data and Japan's output dropped raises the risk of steeper economic slide So let me just show you this graphic here This is looking at Japanese Japan indices of industrial production. So factory production dropping sharply Negative 4.2 percent as output slid in the overnight numbers now It dropped more than expected in October and as the article suggesting signalling the possibility of steeper contraction and economic group growth Potentially ahead on the horizon and boosting the case for more and larger scale government stimulus package a sales tax hike and a super typhoon Contributed to the 4.2 percent slid in factory output from a month earlier Matching the worst drop in the last five and a half years in this measurement for Japan Some would say then well if it's a super typhoon Well, surely that's just a one-off anomaly because you're not going to have that persistent over every month's data But weak production forecasts for the rest of the quarter suggest more of a weaker underlying trend Following October's two percentage point tax increase in the sales tax and so most are anticipated This is going to continue. So as I said, it's likely to call for bigger government stimulus package And what we had also overnight was this chap. This is the head of the Sorry, let me just transition my my screens again. So this was the the Japanese graphic that I was just looking at So this to give you some sort of visual representation about how weak the number was from overnight You can see here on this right bar on the bar chart and then this chap here Corroda head of the Boj. He basically said overnight following the data That they would not hesitate the central bank to ease policy further if the momentum towards its price stability target is lost Saying that there is ample room for more easing so certainly It's a case of All of the global central banks at the moment feeling a little bit of pressure and one interesting thing I think that is developing if anything is The US starting to outperform a little bit and there's been a lot of reports about that this morning about how If anything the US economy is it is outperforming China specifically Putting more and more pressure on the Chinese to want to cut a deal to get this phase one and the removal of the threat of additional tariffs on December 15th Removed but I guess as well going back to a few days ago. It continues to fit then with that kind of broader expectation that I have of Continued for the pound at least in terms of cable. I think fundamentally politically economically I see more downside risk in comparison to more stabilization in the US economy and as a net response on hold Fed and a more robust dollar in comparative terms Final thing I was going to mention on the news front Saudi Arabia. We do have an OPEC meeting happening officially next week and One of the things that was quite interesting is obviously there's a there's has been a recent months a change at the helm of the oil ministry the all-minister of Saudi Arabia and It's been a little bit vocal. I don't think I think it's being a little bit sensationalized, but something to be aware of saying that I'm Saudi Arabia's to signal it's had enough of OPEC plus cheating on their quotas now Their headlines not wrong As I said, it's a little bit sensationalized basically Iraq probably the worst culprit of sticking to any predefined quota as part of the OPEC deal But Nigeria Kazakhstan Russia, of course second largest producer in the world among OPEC plus who are seen as You know Saudi Arabia obviously had that it Iran linked drone attacked on their facilities a couple of weeks ago So they've obviously felt the the loss of output albeit. I've got it back on to Sustainable levels again quite quickly But everyone else has been making hay while the Sun is shining where Saudi has been kind of picking up the tabs some to speak And that's always been the case ever since these these cuts Have been initiated, but they've kind of put their foot down a little bit And I'd say this is you know very tactical again just going into the meeting of all of the heads of oil Producing states next week in Vienna Okay calendar-wise for today Likely to remain pretty quiet overall It is month-end of course and given the fact that we've had such a supreme run-up in the equity space Could we be Due for a bit of a pullback again as I said the S&P other indices testing quite interesting Lower bound support points of some of the incremental rise we've had throughout the course of the week So it could be quite interesting perhaps the the thinner volumes liquidity could Exacerbate some price movement if we were to see a little bit of weight coming in just before Europe heads away Obviously as I said US participation will be light Given that holiday and reduced trading hours for the European morning overall. It's pretty quiet It's not really too much major going on There's some German unemployment rate and change coming just ahead of 9 a.m To be aware of probably the main feature of the day from a data point of view is the flash CPI reading coming out of the Eurozone Expectations there are for a year-in-year pick up to point nine from zero point seven percent I got a range of point seven to one percent on the lower and upper bound for that that figure that'll be at 10 a.m London and then into the into the kind of North American session. There is some Canadian jobs Growth data obviously nothing out of the US though and if from a speaker's point of view or ECB related DaGuindos to cost speaking later on this afternoon. All right, that is it from me so once again if you Haven't already done so and you're watching this on YouTube Just remember to like and subscribe to the channel more updates to come to give you an early heads up as well Sam and I will be covering the UK general election live on the YouTube channel throughout the entire night So hopefully that's going to be a good one So remember to subscribe to the channel and you'll be able to watch us as we go through that. All right guys Have a good weekend. I hand you over to Sam All right guys, happy Friday For the technical analysis you might as well just watch yesterday's Video really not much as has happened the move to to change the key levels Especially in the S&P you can see it did go up to that area We were looking at to the upside around the pivot that's come back down But we're right on the the lower part of the range We were talking about on around 31 42 to the downside 40 as a really key Level of support and unless that was to go We've got a baby that the balls are still in control certainly in the in the shorter term But if we were to break that and move down maybe, you know here, we'd be looking down to 31 30 I know that would be a pretty big move considering Then it would be a you know a win for the Bears you would decide You know two failed tests that are pushing above 31 50 and then to come back down 20 points from that would be Pretty significant, but at the moment holding you can see the importance of this from today yesterday the Day before that and of course then just early on the 26 so important level Trading there on the S&P 30 142 Of course, if you are using CQG You may notice that the pivots are exactly the same as yesterday that is due to the the bank holiday In the states we see for Thanksgiving, so it's a something to to bear in mind I mean a look over the decks which actually is moving a bit and that has come down this morning and broken through its Key level of support so where we get tire on the weekend you can see here while that was filled on the Tuesday We're now below that and that will be pretty significant if that was to close and continue That might well bring a bit of added pressure for the S&P and the Nasdaq and the Dow To the bottom of their ranges in terms of key levels to the downside for the Dax I'd just be looking at from a Market point of view level wise horizontally on the 20 seconds You've got just a bit below where we're trading here 13,000 151 would be a point of interest that I would have Marked up on there the currencies euro and the pound they are limited in price action yesterday You can see we did spike higher didn't quite get to that R1 that I was interested in Might as well now have this trend line on from The 25th 27th you see that's not too far away on both occasions now So keeping a watch on that and also as we had on yesterday the trend line from the downside and perhaps Waiting for a break either way might be the the better option here to go on you can see for now I'm just gonna zoom in and make it the candles a bit bigger not much going on So this is really from midday yesterday We came to to test that lower point from the previous evening and then we've drifted back up and what was yesterday's and okay? Today's pivot is acting as some sort of support. I think looking at this from an opportunity perspective with those trends on With the long with the higher of yesterday and the trend line to the downside I'd only really be interested in those points the pound Let's move that in you can see yes gap in high yesterday. We filled that in in quick fashion We've had quite a decent level support around 2906 29 on the dot was pretty much the pivot yesterday And that was a key point didn't quite get down to test that that was the previous high from yesterday from two days ago And then the retest in the the midst of the the pole being released at 10 So that's still an area I would keep a watch on But the amount of times we've hit that support of six just makes you think if we were to get below there It could be a bigger move to come even on today below that 2876 would be the point I'll be keeping an eye on and then of course just above where we're trading We're in this mini range on me. You can see here. It's not big 2906 to 27 And really if you want to be precise, I would have this area here at 2932 As the point where if we get above fine, you know, we could maybe see a bit of a Finish into the end of the week and attack that double top that we had from the early hours yesterday at 53 if that holds where we can come down to this triple top triple bottom, which is a 120906 so certainly some interesting levels. This is whether we're gonna have that volume to really push us out of that range the Aussie has You know not done too much You know from yesterday and you can see we've just broken out of that mini range So for the euro and the pound you might see some sort of similar reaction and probably best to wait for those breaks to really come in Just incidentally on the the Aussie. I do like the look of the pivot as a whole Along with some of the resistance we saw two days ago gold Not much really to report from movement But we did come back in the early hours of trade to hit that point We were talking about in yesterday's morning briefing around 14 64 65. That's been key This morning and also an area I would still have marked up despite those couple of spikes We've got through the R1 remains significant and like we said yesterday with the euro Worth having on any of these trend lines. You can see is still nicely Respected even though we've had those spikes I would still have that on because if we do get a breakthrough then you're looking to target those previous lows from Well yesterday and the previous days of the week. So price does getting squeezed in From the downside for gold probably waiting for that trend line to really break and then the highs around 65 Wow, you know the amount of tests may probably don't make you want that short I still think the overall direction here should favor a move to the downside and maybe that R1 Could be that opportunity oil Did have a bit of movement into the back end of the European session spiking higher Didn't quite get above what was the previous low Before the DOE and and that was significant enough to bring us back down But that was it for the movement so 5823 they still have that marked up along with a high of yesterday Seven ticks above that R1 as it was yesterday is a key point key zone that we're still in as oil is now As you can see in this this is cool It 58 70s to the top and then 57 54 to the bottom s1 Yes, and two days ago is low R1 and two days ago is high points to keep a watch on Along with the the high of yesterday and any trend lines if we start to see Price just drift in higher. Just make sure you get those trends on for a move lower, which could be Slightly more aggressive on that break. You can see just here. So look what we've got I mean, it's not amazing, but maybe this one here, you know starting from what day we talk in here Wednesday Thursday double bottom on the trend line keeping a watch on that that should be enough to give a move If it was to break through so the Dax is finding a bit of support the S&P Still hovering on that support Around 31 42 and you've had a two-point bounce on that the pound hovering on those lows the euro not doing too much But for both those currencies probably better waiting for the range to actually give way or those trend lines from the lows To give that opportunity for a bigger move. I hope you all have a good Good trading day and an even better weekend. So any questions you have please do let us know


Hi everybody, Joe for Jaspy's casebreaks.com with 2014 Panini Prism Football. Value Pack break number 21 with eight Mosaic football choice teams being given away. And remember that Mosaic choice, which is coming up in the next video, has that promo where if you buy at least two teams you get one entry. So yes, if you win two teams, that will count as an entry in the next break. Or if you only bought one team in the break and then you win a team here, yes, that'll count as two as well. Alright, now first we're going to do the break itself. Big thanks to this group here. And then we'll do a different dice roll for the team giveaway. Snake eyes for names and teams for the pack. One, two, that's easy. One, two. Alright, there's the first half of the list right here. And the second half of the list right over there. Let's see if we have any surprises in this, this old set. Right up top, Davante Adams rookie cart. Here's the final printout. That's green Bayadish and that's going to go to you Tristan. There you go. Not bad for a little filler break. Let's see what's in here. Red, white, and blue. Alright, there you go. Now, who's going to win the teams now? That's the important part. Together everybody's names one through thirty-two. We're going to match you up with the team. And that Mosaic choice break. Randomize that. So it's going to be top eight. Top eight after five. Two and a three. Five times. Good luck everybody. Fingers crossed. One, two, three, four, and five. So there's five right there. Now from nine on down. Sorry Junior, sad time. Nine through thirty-two. Thanks for giving me a shot. I appreciate it. We'll get them next time. Happy times because you were in the next break. Junior. Oh, you got in. Junior is happy. So is Joe. Oliver, Junior, Kevin, Tristan, Junior, and Steve. After five, let's match you up with the team. And here's how it shakes out. Steve Locke, look at that. Niners. Put the little rooftop next to him. Junior with the ATL. Tristan with Baltimore. Kevin with Chicago. Junior with Cleveland. Oliver with Denver. Joe with Indianapolis. We'll see you in the next video for the break. Jaspy's casebreaks.com.


In this video, I'm going to do a quick overview of all of the key structures of bacteria. So if they need, if I need to give you any more detail, I'll do several videos on those topics. I'm just going to use this image and follow right along here in a clockwise fashion. So starting at the top with the fimbrey. So fimbrey in a word, think attachment. So attachment is very important because if an organism can't attach, then it can't colonize an area, which means it can't infect an area and lead to disease. So there are some examples like, for example, if you take E. coli and remove its fimbrey, it actually will not even be pathogenic. The pathogenic strains of E. coli. So fimbrey, think attachments. I always think of cockle burrs or some of them call them sticker burrs.  Well, that's kind of what these fimbrey do. So they're necessary for attachment, which is really the first part of an infection. Okay. So that's fimbrey. Next, we have cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is basically everything inside the cell membrane or plasma membrane, except for what's in the nucleus, which doesn't matter here because bacteria don't have a nucleus. So cytoplasm, think all the guts on the inside of a cell. Now, compare that to cytosol, cytosol would just be the fluid inside of this. Just in case you hear those words, they're not exactly interchangeable. Next we have the ribosome. So the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis or the site of translation if you want to use the fancy terms. So bacterial ribosomes are called 70S ribosome, stands for S, stands for Sphedberg units, whereas most of our human or eukaryote ribosomes are ADS, so that's an important target for a lot of antibiotics. So ribosome, think protein synthesis. The nucleoid or nucleoid region is where the DNA is in a bacteria. So we obviously, eukaryotes have a nucleus that protects our DNA. Bacteria don't. So the bacteria, but all bacteria have one circular chromosome. So it's tucked into this nucleoid region, so that's what the nucleoid is. Next we have inclusion. So inclusion would be really of storage vesicles would be the best way to think of it. This would be like this bacteria would be storing glycogen, so it could be used as a fuel source, et cetera, et cetera. So inclusion just thinks storage vesicles. Next we have the plasmids. So plasmids are wickedly important. We'll talk about them in a couple other videos. The definition of plasmid, and I'll put it up on the screen because it's hard, extra chromosomal genetic material. So it's telling you it's genetic material. It's DNA, but it's not part of that one circular chromosome that bacteria have. The reason these are important is these are vectors. They're self-replicating, so they can make copies of themselves, and they can actually they're transmissible. So this bacteria here could quote unquote infect its neighbor with a gene that actually gives it some sort of resistance factor that teaches it to evade antibiotics or evade our immune response, et cetera. This is part of the reason that bacteria can evolve so quickly. All right. That's the plasmid. Next here we see the flagella or the flagellum. So these are actually way more complex than eukaryotic flagella. So like the flagella on a human sperm is just a single whip-like flagella, but bacteria can have hundreds of flagella on their surface, and they have a rotary motor that actually powers them. So it's quite fascinating. The way I like to think of it is the bacterial flagella has to be this powerful complex machine, the former editor of the journal Nature called it the most complex machine in the universe. But the reason for that is because bacteria are so tiny and there's so much surface tension and forces holding water molecules together. This bacteria swimming through water would be like you swimming through peanut butter. So kind of interesting. All right. Next we have a pilus. So an organism that has a pilus would have usually just one or two of these. And the pilus is generally used to transfer DNA. Now they can be used for attachment and movement, but I like to say when I hear hooves I think horses. The most important thing the pilus does is to transfer genetic material in a process called conjugation. So the pilus might be named a sex pilus or a conjugation pilus as well. Next we have the capsules. So obviously not all bacteria have capsules, but they definitely make them more dangerous. They increase virulence, which virulence is a term for how pathogenic, how dangerous an organism is. The capsule is a substance, a polymer substance usually made of carbohydrates and or proteins that coats the outside of the cell. And the reason the capsule makes these organisms more dangerous is because it helps them evade phagocytosis. So many of your immune cells will engulf and destroy bacteria, but they can't or have a very hard time doing that with a bacteria that has a capsule. So that's the function of the capsule. We'll do a separate video on that. Next we have the cell wall. There's lots of different types of cell walls, but the two key ones would be gram positive and gram negative. We'll do a separate video on that. But the function of the cell wall, it does give bacteria its shape and its structure, but it's primarily for protection. But it's not like protection. Think about like a fortress wall. It's primarily to protect the cell from bursting. So the plasma membrane is very weak and fragile, especially in bacteria. So if water were to rush into this cell, the cell could literally pop if it weren't for the cell wall. So the cell wall thinks shape and structure, but also protection. Then the last structure here on this diagram is the plasma membrane, also known as the cell membrane. So all living things are composed of cells and all cells have to have a plasma membrane. Plasma membrane is a selectively permeable membrane, which means it forces some things to stay in a cell, forces other things to stay out of a cell. And it's also where things move in and out. So the function of the plasma membrane is to keep the things that are needed in a cell while helping to get rid of the things that we have. We have to get rid of like waste products. So very, very important there. All right. So those are all of the key structures here of a bacterial cell or a prokaryote. Have a wonderful day. Be blessed.