I recognize a member from Eglinton Lawrence. Thank you Speaker. It's my pleasure to rise in the House today to speak about the good work this government is doing for my constituents in Eglinton Lawrence. On March 9th, I had the pleasure of attending an announcement at the Armenian Community Centre with the Minister of Long-Term Care, my colleagues from Scarborough Aging Court and Dawn Valley North. The Minister of Long-Term Care announced 1,328 new not-for-profit long-term care beds and 641 upgraded beds in Toronto. I was delighted to hear that 256 of the upgraded beds will be at the Villa Colombo home for the aged and important long-term care home and community resource in the riding of Eglinton Lawrence. In addition to the new beds, just last week the government announced that the Jewish home for the aged will receive over $4 million for additional staffing this year and Villa Colombo itself will receive $3.5 million in additional funding for staffing to increase the hours of direct care for residents. Mr Speaker, the residents of Eglinton Lawrence are not just my constituents, they are also my friends and neighbours. I know how important good long-term care is to them, and we all want to ensure that our elderly are being taken care of now and in the future. Under the leadership of the Minister of Long-Term Care, the government has committed $6.4 billion to building more than 30,000 net new beds by 2028 and another 28,000 upgraded beds. This investment is needed. We're fixing long-term care for the people in Eglinton Lawrence and across Ontario. This announcement is good for our government and good for my residents, so I'm very happy to celebrate that today. Thank you. I recognize a member from Toronto Centre. Thank you, Speaker. Earlier this week, I had the honour of visiting overdose prevention and harm reduction service providers in my riding of Toronto Centre, and the stories that I heard drove home the harm being done by this government's continued failure to address the overdose crisis and the need for real solutions to the poisoned drug supply that is killing tens of thousands of people across this country. Dane is a harm reduction worker in the Regent Park Community Health Centre, and he shared with me that I quote, we have a model for dangerous substances. It's called the LCBO, end quote. We're alcohol and marijuana drugs, but as a society we said let's create safe spaces to access those drugs with quality measures and dosage information. We list the ABV on a bottle of wine, and our licensed weed stores sell us edibles and pre-rolls with gram dosages on them. We put in place education on safe use and programs to address the negative social harms. But when it comes to folks who use opioids who are being poisoned to death by tainted supply, we don't see the same social response from either the provincial or federal governments. Another worker shared with me that I quote, the drugs aren't what's killing people. The toxic drug supply is what's killing people, end quote. Speaker, we need to be able to have a serious conversation guided by public health about how to end the opioid crisis, and we cannot do that if we aren't addressing the safe supply of drugs in our communities. People in our communities are dying what politicians in this room sidestep difficult conversations because it is politically inconvenient, so let's have a hard conversation about how to get that done. Thank you so much. I recognize a member from Calvary West. Thank you very much, Speaker. Under the previous Liberal government, Ontario only saw a mere 611 new long-term care beds created from 2011 to 2018, an increase of just 0.8%, less than 1%. On the other hand, our government has a plan to end the crisis in long-term care by building tens of thousands of new and redeveloped beds. We've committed a historic $6.4 billion to build 30,000 new long-term care beds, and we've also committed billions to redeveloping more than 27,000 new long-term care staff over four years and ensuring that residents receive an average of four hours of direct care per day by 2024 and 2025. Speaker, that's why I was honored to be joined by the Minister of Long-term Care, Paul Kalandra, last Thursday to announce the addition of 387 new and 645 upgraded long-term care beds to modernize and expand six long-term care homes in Niagara and Hamilton. What that means is in four years we have built more long-term care beds just in Niagara and Hamilton alone than the previous government did over the last decade of their time in office. When these six homes are completed, 1,032 residents will have a new place to call home near their family and friends. I was also pleased to be able to announce $31 million in operational funding for long-term care homes. New dollars including $6.1 million for long-term care homes in my riding, I have Niagara West to increase staffing levels. Speaker, we are taking action to make sure that we are fixing long-term care once and for all for the people of Niagara West and across Ontario. Thank you. Statements, I recognize a member from Durham. Good morning, Speaker. Yesterday I introduced Bill 104, the Connected Communities Act 2022, that if passed would require the government to develop a strategy to both reduce loneliness and social isolation and support Ontarians who may be struggling with loneliness and social isolation. Before the pandemic, there were signs that many people in Ontario, young and old, were feeling less connected than they did in past generations. Seeing less friends, volunteering less time in the community. The effect of new technologies. These all have an impact on our productivity, health and well-being. The pandemic only exacerbated this serious public health problem. When it comes to our most vulnerable Ontarians, loneliness and social isolation are major risk factors for abuse and neglect. Now is the time for us to work in this house across partisan lines to develop a comprehensive province-wide strategy to help those struggling with loneliness and social isolation. If passed, the Connected Communities Act provides one year for the development of initial strategy and requires the government subsequently review the strategy at least once every five years. Being disconnected is just as dangerous to good health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to often cited research. The young are also more lonely than the elderly surveys have repeatedly discovered. We owe it to our constituents to work together in this place on this major public health issue of our day. I hope I can count on your support. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you. Member Statements. The Member for Humber River Black Creek. Thank you, Speaker. Owning a home is a dream that has become far out of reach for so many living in my community and throughout the GTA. An average home in the Greater Toronto area will cost you over $1.3 million. That's up almost 30% from last year. The reality is that right now most people who aren't fortunate enough to inherit a home or get help from family or loved ones are out of luck. To pay the mortgage on an average home in the GTA, your combined yearly family income will have to be more than $200,000. And that's not even to mention the down payment. So many young families are not able to afford their own home like their parents and grandparents did. This means so many more will have to rent. But the average rent costs in northwest Toronto, my community for instance, is $2,000 a month. And with the cost of literally everything going up, many families are being forced to choose between putting food on the table and keeping a roof over their head. This government must take real action to ensure every Ontarian has a home they can afford. Thanks. Thank you. Member Statements. Member for Aurora Oak Bridges, Richmond Hill. Thank you very much. Good morning, Speaker. Speaker, as most of my colleagues here in the Legislature know by now, March is a busy, but also a special one for many Ontarians. Speaker, this past weekend I joined members of the Richmond Hill BIA and the Richmond Hill Board of Trade to recognise and celebrate Holy, which began on March 18th and ended on March 19th. For those who don't know, Holy is a traditional Hindu festival which celebrates spring and is also known as the Festival of Colours. The holiday typically begins at night, or first day, which is known as Holika Dahan. During this time, members engage in religious rituals and prayers. And for the second day, the community engages in fun activities and celebration, which usually includes the traditional throwing of the gulau. Speaker, also this month, starting on March 20th, Persians across the province and around the world celebrate Norus, which marks the beginning of the Persian New Year. Norus, which means New Day, Speaker, like Holy, also celebrates the arrival of spring. This celebration marks new beginnings and serves as an opportunity for families and friends to gather around the have-seen table and also to visit one another. Speaker, Norus is a pillar of the Persian cultural heritage which dates back to more than 3,000 years, Speaker. And with that said, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all those who celebrate a happy Holy and also to the Persian community a happy Norus. Norus it on Perus, Harus it on Norus. Thank you, Speaker. Thank you. Member statements, the member for Brampton Centre. Thank you, and good morning, Speaker. Speaker, this weekend I was out canvassing and knocking on doors in my riding of Brampton Centre, and I spoke to many constituents living in the Knightsbridge community who are concerned that rising rents are making it harder and harder for them to have a safe place to call home. I spoke to seniors who are on fixed incomes, people who are receiving the Ontario Disability Support Program and are worried that should the rent go up, they are going to be choosing between putting food on the table or having a roof over their heads. Speaker, on December 17th, 2021, myself and members of the government met with our regional council to discuss the Housing Master Plan. The Housing Master Plan and PEELE would provide funding for 18 different projects that would create 2,241 affordable housing units in our community, including my riding of Brampton Centre, but also across the region of PEELE. Speaker, when is this government going to provide the funding necessary for the region of PEELE to get construction and get shovels in the ground to create these affordable housing units? People are growing weary, they're growing very tired and very stressed with the rising costs of housing, and everyone in this province deserves a safe place to call home. New Democrats are going to keep fighting to ensure that people have a safe place to rest their heads at night because housing is a human right, Speaker. Thank you very much. Thank you. Are you there? Members, statements? The member for Mrs. Saga Moulton. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mrs. Speaker, last two years been extremely tough and we know that many of us have booked the vocation, but we had to cancel it because of the COVID-19. You know, I want to say thank you to all the Ontarians for following the protocol. Thanks for your discipline. We can see the result, but now we see the light at the end of the tunnel. And now I'm going to ask each one of you to take the benefit that your government is providing through staycation tax credit. As you know, Ontario offers the world in one province. We have vibrant cities, historic small towns, food festivals, food stalls, mountains, two beaches. We have everything here where you can have a scheduled gateway and amazing destination. By making tourism in the province more affordable for Ontarians through a temporary personal income tax credit, Ontario resident will be able to claim eligible accommodation expenses up to 20% of their accommodation through the staycation credit. I want to acknowledge and want to thank the Minister of Heritage, Sports, Tourism and Cultural Industries for the wonderful job and for supporting our Ontarians. Mr. Speaker, by making tourism in the province more affordable through the staycation tax credit, it will help tourism dollars right here at home. I look forward to welcoming visitors to Mrs. Saga and encourage the resident to take advantage of this credit and explore our province. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Order. Order. Next statement, the member for Davenport. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to use my time today to share a message of solidarity with the people of Ukraine and Ukrainian Canadians, as well as those brave souls in Russia who are demonstrating in St. Petersburg and elsewhere as Russia's invasion of that country of Ukraine enters its 28th day. We have all watched in horror as casualties mount and cities are reduced to rubble. As I speak, over 100,000 people remain trapped in Mariupol and I was looking and realized that that city is the same size as London, Ontario. Imagine that a city and a population of that size that has been subjected to a cruel, weeks-long siege by Russian forces. This war, like all wars, is fueling a refugee crisis. Canada has rightly offered safe haven for Ukrainian refugees and today Ukrainian children are receiving care just down the street from us here at Sick Kids Hospital. We can be proud of that, but I want to echo Davenport's own FCJ refugee centre who have helped countless people resettle here in our city, in our community, in calling on Canada to extend the support to anyone fleeing this war, regardless of nationality. Ontario can also do more, Mr. Speaker. We should increase our support for humanitarian aid, match donations made by Ontarians, and we should act immediately to make sure that construction firms run by sanctioned Russian oligarchs. Don't make a single dime on the construction of public transit like the Ontario Line and the Scarborough Subway. I want to commend everyone in my community and around the province who have stepped up to help in ways big and small, from hosting backyard fundraisers to selling baked goods. War diminishes us all, Mr. Speaker, but these acts of solidarity and compassion help restore our collective humanity. Thank you. Thank you very much. That concludes our member's statements for this morning.


American agriculture has advanced more in the space of a single lifetime than world agriculture had in more than 7,000 years. History teaches that a nation grows according to its agriculture, a very basis of life. The way agriculture has been industrialized is not sustainable at all. The promise of regenerative agriculture is to grow in a way that will protect the next generation of farmers. Agriculture can either be part of the solution or part of the problem. One of the most fateful decisions in American agriculture is when we separated animal farming from plant farming. In a really properly functioning ecosystem, plants and animals are in this symbiotic relationship. Here that, which is an ecological loop to the factory model where you have inputs, outputs and waste products. That's kind of where we are with our farming now. In the short term, it allowed us to reduce a lot more food more cheaply. But there are some side effects. Everything has a price. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Agriculture is today responsible for 30% of total carbon emissions, 70% of the use of fresh water, 60% for the loss of biodiversity. We are at the stage in which we really need to take action because otherwise the problem will be amplified and the consequences will be enormous. It's a failed system and we have to move on from it. The best way to grow food and the best way to grow fiber is regenerative organic agriculture. Regenerative organic agriculture takes the best parts of organic agriculture and it builds on it and says, what's the best practices that we can use for soil health, for animal welfare, for labor and for farmers? And it combines it into one standard. We need to create a world that has a future and is sustainable. We know that there is a desirable future. It's not like we are lost. Whatever we do, there is no hope. There is hope. It's just going back to relying on nature, to provide what nature has to provide that we forgot how precious it was. Our eating is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. We have to lower the carbon footprint of our diets and that means eating less meat and eating from a food chain that is instead of taking carbon out of the soil is putting carbon back in. Agriculture uniquely has the ability to sequester carbon. We're not just talking about mitigating a problem, diminishing its effect. We're talking about actually rolling it back. It's not regressive to take things from traditional knowledge and take things from the advancement of technology and integrate those into something that's even better than some of its parts. That's what we have to do to save the planet.


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Our mission is to strategically mobilize diverse partners and families to advance children's health through immunization. And we continue to struggle in Colorado with having unacceptably high rates of unimmunized or under-immunized children. One of our really successful programs is a partnership around the Shots for Tots and Teens program, which is a wonderful opportunity for mostly medically underserved children to be able to get up to date on all recommended and required vaccines. I experienced the fear when I knew immunizations were coming up and I didn't know what it was going to cost me. It was actually really kind of cool. They were like, do you have insurance? I said no, they're like, that's not a problem.  So I feel like we get to see the CCIC mission in action every time we have this clinic. It's awesome. The Shots for Tots and Teens program has been a really successful partnership between several local public health departments. So Tri-County Health Department and Denver Public Health, along with some local fire departments, so the Aurora Fire Department and the Denver Health Paramedic Division, as well as Rotary Club of Aurora and Rotary Club of Five Points Cultural District. One of the things that's so neat about this clinic specifically is that based on data, we're in an area that really can use having a Saturday clinic close by. It's so neat to collaborate together for a mission that we all value. The ultimate goal for CCIC is that there be no preventable disease outbreaks in Colorado and no short-term consequences from those illness and that every child can grow up healthy in Colorado. As I grow older with my children and I realize what my true goals for my children are, which are I want them to be happy. I don't need them to have a million dollars, but as long as they're happy and healthy in life, then that's what's really important.


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Hello everybody. My name is Jan Gerlach. I am a lead public policy manager at the Wikimedia Foundation, which is the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other projects for free knowledge. The Wikimedia Foundation is a affiliate participant in the network of centers, the centers that research internet and society around the world. And I am today delighted to talk to Smitha Krishna Prasad of the Center for Communications Governance at the National Law University in Delhi. Under normal circumstances we will be meeting at IGF at this time. One of the centers has established this lovely tradition of coming together at the opportunity of the annual meeting, the Internet Governance Forum. Unfortunately this year we'll have to make do with a virtual chat only, but I'm still delighted that we get to meet today and talk about your work Smitha. And let us know what do you work on these days and also a little bit about the history of your center which will be very interesting to hear about, but also looking into the future, maybe a few opportunities for other centers in the network to collaborate with you. Thanks Jan. Hi everyone and thank you for joining in. So I'm Smitha Prasad as Jan mentioned and I work with the Center for Communication Governance. We're a research center that's based out of the National Law University Delhi and really one of the only academic research institutes in India that focuses on information and technology law and policy. So it's been quite an interesting ride here. The network itself was set up in about 2013 and we've been long standing members of the network of centers and had some great collaborative work come out of that participation in the network. Now just to give you a little bit of background in terms of what the center does. We have two broad verticals of work. One is our tech and society work which is more focused on civil liberties and a right and right space discourse that's around around technology and privacy and technology law. So we do a lot of work on privacy or speech and expression media freedom platform regulation emerging technology, different aspects of that kind of work in within this team. Another vertical of work is on technology and national security where we focus more on aspects of cyber security and international law as they apply in the context of national security and you know also obviously we have some very interesting overlaps I would say between the two work of the two teams. So it's been it's been really great to kind of expand the scope of our work over the past few years. I myself have been with the Center for about four years now and I think just to give you an idea of our work on a daily basis our work takes the form of academic research and writing whether it's more in terms of you know academic journals or writing reports and things like that. We also engage a lot in policy processes around technology law. There's a lot going on in India with the data protection bill coming up before it's being considered before parliament right now. There's a lot of you know this talk about amending our intermediary guidelines intermediary liability rules. There's talk about governance of AI systems and then there's of course also a national cybersecurity strategy that we see potentially being published any day now they've you know announced that it could be this month could be next month. We're just waiting to see what that looks like so we participate in we in a lot of these processes where we write about this we talked to the government stakeholders about this and different stakeholders about this. We engage in a lot of being based at a university we engage in a lot of capacity building activities and that's really actually been one of the areas where we've had the most fruitful collaborations with other members of the network of centers. We have an annual summer school program that we run with the University of Hamburg and it s real who are both members of the center network and this year sadly we might not be able to have it in person, but usually we have students coming in from Germany and meeting the Indian students here at National University Delhi and it's, it's a great experience that whole week of really great interaction between faculty and students alike. We also because based the university itself has a lot of affiliations with training opportunities for government officials as well as judicial officials be engaged in a lot of that kind of capacity building as well. And then I think the fourth prong of what we try and do is a little bit of research support in litigation in India around technology law issues. So we've had, you know, we, we engage with the legal community here and try and provide whatever support we can in terms of memos or drafts that they would need. And I think the plan in terms of future work for the center is really to kind of build on that aspect of our work especially. One of the more exciting things that we're doing in the coming year is setting up a fellowship for litigators young litigators who have an interest in technology or digital rights and placing them at opportune at appropriate organization so that they can engage in this kind of work as well. And that's, that's broadly what we do it's a lot incredible an incredible scope I would say, which leads me to to to wonder how big is your center how many people work there. We're not very big we're very small we're about 10 people totally right now I think wow. Yeah. Okay, we try and do as much as we can all of these different issues. Not many shoulders to carry all that work. Impressive. Hopefully, we will be able to grow in the coming years, really develop on this set of areas that we built for ourselves, the set of work that we built for ourselves. I've been impressed also with with your output of course I've been following your work for a couple of years and and the reports that that you've published always. With a with a clear view to to civil liberties also and around around regulation of hate speech I think it was one of the bigger topics that that you've as a center worked on over the last couple of years and and of course how it connects to to security as well as the connections in India and and and all the really regulatory processes that are going on right now. This is such timely enough, such timely work and I've been super impressed with that.  How do you how do you keep up with with with all the things that are going on because what struck me as interesting that you just said is the ministry may propose this bill any minute now and I think that's something that I've seen in the past as well working or trying to follow Indian regulation. How do you stay on top of that with such a small team. I think, you know, it's as long. I think we try and make sure that everyone has developed their capacity and their engagement and knowledge of these different broader areas of law. We try and make sure that through many of the areas of work that the kinds of work that I mentioned earlier, our own independent writing and research but also smaller initiatives within the team and our collaborations with our external we make sure that everyone is on top of. I guess the latest developments in as to the extent possible and like the latest developments in legal processes and legislation and things like that as well. And that usually helps us pick up and kind of start wherever the policy process meets us in that sense. So I mean, it's also, you know, there's been a lot happening for the past three years in India so I think you have to be, to some extent immersed in the space in that what's happening here to really know what to expect and some and not that you always know what to But there's I think it's there is some sort of flow to what's been happening in that sense you are able to track those developments to some extent. It just requires I think, being very active in the space and being very involved and engaged on those subjects specifically and we have a team of really very young very bright enthusiastic people who are all willing to. I'm very grateful for this work. Oh, you know, as many as is required to get the work done. So I think it's, it's not always easy but everyone is very passionate about the work that they do so I think that helps a lot. And speaking of passion maybe I think what I've always admired in the meetings with the network of centers is how how passionate everybody is about this work right and there's there's a lot of sort of connections between all the centers, specifically thematically but there's also a lot of things that really make each center unique in the kinds of approach that they take. How would you say that your center is sort of like a unique in this sense. I know that you are sort of one of a kind of for such a center in India. So how would you say you fit into the network of centers and where do you think you contribute to that. This is of course not like a critical question at all but I'm just wondering how you see yourself in that sort of larger network. You know, we try and actively participate in a lot of the different work that the different centers in that members of network put out. So it really helps them to be in touch with everybody because you know, just generally what developments have happened in their respective countries and I think that's something that we do try and make available about what's happening in India as well and maybe we'll be doing more of in the coming years, and it helps to build to be part of this network and really helps to kind of understand, I think, especially from a comparative perspective what's happening in other countries and then apply that to your own country and I think that's really one of the biggest value ads that we can get out of such a network. At the same time, the other I think collaborative events like like I mentioned the summer school that we do every year. The meetings at IGF or rights gone I think everything has its own place in that sense and we are I think one of the only centers that are members from India, of course, so we do bring that aspect of the work in but I think there's also more than just the regional perspective it's the value of really being able to engage with different people who are thinking about the same issues that you are from different perspectives, possibly to learn more and I think that's that's really what's helpful about this. Great. That really sounds right to me as well of course I'm sort of looking at this as a as a member that is not a research participant right. Wikimedia sort of tries to understand and follow the actual the output that others deliver so we we I don't want to say we're piggybacking but we benefit a lot from this right just just reading the output and seeing what you all do so basically thank you for that. And I wonder, you've mentioned that the summer school, which sounds like an exciting thing, but also really hard to do under current circumstances. So how, what are what are other projects where you would want to invite other centers to collaborate or to maybe even what would you be open to collaborating with with others, where do you want to be pitched. One of the, the collaborative efforts that we've always spoken about at the center is just set up fellowships that would allow students or younger researchers from different centers to engage with each other and I think that's definitely that we'd love to host but also kind of be part of in a broader sense, if that opportunity arises of course I think when you're doing these things across borders there's a lot of, you know, logistical issues that might pop up and it might take a while to fix those but that's definitely what we'd love to take forward. The other, I think bigger project that we are undertaking at CCG right now is building a privacy law library. So what I can share a link later with everyone as well but the project has two aspects really one is a global privacy law library so we're looking at case law from different countries that have significant privacy jurisprudence. And kind of just broadly summarizing those cases and putting up kind of information about where that country stands in terms of their privacy jurisprudence and the countries are region so we right now we have the EU up and we have a large part of cases from the US up we are working on different countries like Canada, South Africa, we're working on South Asian countries. And then trying, I think the idea is to have this as an ongoing dynamic project where as new case law emerges we add those to the database as well. And the second aspect of that is to look at India a little more closely because of course that's our area of work and to look at case law in India with the Supreme Court as well as law courts. And also look at where the law itself legislation stands and not just from a, like the broader comprehensive data protection law perspective but look at deeper aspects of what privacy means and say whether you're talking about family law you know marriage and divorce and things like where that plays a role or financial sector laws or telecom sector different areas of just brought different sectors and different areas of law and look at how privacy applies in each of those. And I think the hope would be that we are able to expand that aspect as well into a more global. Part of the database but of course for right now we're just doing jurisprudence, would be love to hear how other centers would be able you know would want to see how they can collaborate on these on this aspect and build the database into something that's meaningful and helpful for everyone. Because it's meant to reach different stakeholders it's meant to reach lawyers were trying to do their research, you know, researchers on privacy law policymakers. Anyone really who can benefit from it so I think that would be something that we'd love to see how we can take forward in a collaborative manner with other centers as well. It's a fantastic project and to clarify your, your focusing on jurisprudence not on action on regulation but really how on crisis and to see how our courts apply the law. Yes, so that's the current focus at least and I mean the database is supposed to be built into some sort of a more dynamic. A repository of all things privacy law I suppose so eventually we hope to have legislation and other other issues as well on it. Right. Yeah, that sounds like a perfect opportunity to collaborate also sounds like a lot of coordination effort that you may have at your hands. But I guess it's worth it hopefully so I think we'd love to take that up. That's the nature of the bees comes with the work doesn't it. Maybe as a last question from me. What, what is sort of your hope for the next year I think everybody's really fed up with what's, what's, what's, what's your hope for next year for your center of course. I think you know just growing with the work that we're doing right now like I said we're, we're just going to be starting this fellowship within India on rights litigation, building up building on this database and I think we're kind of excited and eager to see what the next year brings us in terms of policy making and law making in India, the data protection bill is before parliament like I said the cybersecurity strategy is going to be out. There's been a lot happening here and we, you know we've also seen a lot of interesting developments on the emerging tech and AI front which I think is really exciting we've been participating in those conversations in India as well and I think many members of the network have engaged on that specifically a lot more these days so we'd love to, I think see how that work can grow within the policy context in India would also more broadly I think, in terms of the bigger questions of AI governments I think which are applicable, irrespective of what kind of policy developments happen in any country so that's definitely something that we love we're looking forward to do. There's also room for closer coordination for the centers around that as well I see, I think there's always room for more coordination I guess right, which is one of the reasons why we're on this lovely call. All right, Smith, thank you so much this was super interesting to learn more about the Center for Communication Governance. I'm sorry we couldn't meet today in person at IGF, but hopefully next year we can do that. And again the invitation to all the members of the network of centers to reach out to you if they want to contribute to the database on privacy jurisprudence, or learn about other stuff that you've just mentioned. Thank you so much. Thank you.


I've been speaking to you since 2017 and all these other activists have been bullshitting them and now we've got the proof.  How can you prove that that's from air? Because I put the cameras in myself. How did you do that? Have you seen this? Did you watch it? What is it? Yeah well we've talked about that. I don't know why that's not here. Do you reckon that's here? It's supposed to be here. Because you've had a lot to say about this you said they don't scream and I remember I've talked to you about four times here. Yep you've just been around the back haven't you? I know you can hear on what you're screaming. The building you went to and that's hilarious that's not the cause. So you can't hear them screaming from the gas chamber over here?     You don't need to defend them man. Like you don't get paid to defend them. You're only security bro. Unless you really love the pilgrims. No I don't. This is their chamber. Do you know how I know? Well because I put the cameras in myself. Do you think I'll take someone else to do it? How did you do that? Oh it's not your chamber though eh? I thought it'd be quite important just to maybe we just do a minute of silence so we can just the right there. The gas chamber is just over there so a lot of the screams that you're hearing did come out of that chamber you've seen the footage. They will try to say it's not but they are horrifying loud screams so I thought we could just reflect. There's been a lot of history here at this particular slaughterhouse. The reason it's been so notorious is partly because of the screams that you can hear from this public walkway and for years and years particularly the guards here which this isn't they're not fully responsible and accountable for this but particularly the guards here have been saying that those screams are not what you think they are. They're just the pigs in the leverage fighting. One of the guards said that the pigs are having sex or something like that so really really disgusting gas lighting and I was absolutely convinced that what was going on there was exactly the same as what was going on in every other gas chamber on earth and now the evidence has come out from inside this chamber and this is just a small snippet of what's in there.  This has been a long time in the making and took a lot of risks to get this and I thought it was really important because they can always say it only happens in other countries or that's not here in the UK. Our gas concentrations are much better whatever they try to say they'll try to say anything and now they're just denying it's their slaughterhouse but they won't be able to deny that for much longer. Have you been inside of there? I've worked in them I was on a building maintenance here when they made that chamber and you're saying that's not it? That's not it. That doesn't not go like that. What does yours look like then? I want a guardian's head and stuff. You can get it on YouTube it's in the Guardian. How can you prove that? I've done my due diligence. You know the Guardian reported on it. Do you think the Guardian report on something without having evidence? They've got lawyers and everything you know that they could get sued yeah they've got enough proof I've delivered them the proof I haven't just got this. No but what have you delivered them? And that's under your business but you'll find out soon but I'm just saying why defend them?  What you're looking at is probably one of the most horrific slaughter methods on earth. I think what the industry are going to push for is for this to kind of be phased out and basically use a different kind of gas so the animals will still be having their right to life violated. Even the industry are calling for a phase out they know it's bad but you come out here doing more than you need to by telling everyone that this isn't bad.  If the levels are okay. That's enough gas. You know if it isn't the right level of gas. If they get in there that's where they're going to be frail. I think the levels might be off in Australia that's why they're screaming here the levels are I know what the level is here 90% minimum. I've had that gas in my eyes. It's horrible gas. I'm up that gas in my lungs. And how does it feel? So it feels not good for you but it's the pigs there they're not screaming in there.  We are fighting for the rights of these animals and once the animals have rights you can't treat them like this or any other imaginable way for profit so they'll be protected. That will be the focus of the campaigning you can always use these kind of these horrible scenes to show what the result is of animals not having these kind of rights. How do you defend this? Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. What is your opinion of this? You said it hurt you it doesn't hurt the pigs. If somebody said to me we'd rather the pigs not bump here. Yeah I'd say yeah. Okay that's a good start but why are you telling us they're not screaming in there? Why are you telling them it doesn't harm the pigs? Screams. That's a miscematics issue. Why are you being silly? They're terrified making a screeching sound for their lives in there.  That everyone's crying because they're all soft and I don't know they're just weird and the vegans are weird. They've got some pigs. I'd like to know where you got in when it was operational for a stunt. Hey bro that's all beside the point. The point main point is why are you saying that this isn't bad for them? These pigs here are going into this chamber here. The security are still maintaining this isn't their chamber but they've got a surprise coming anyway. I don't know why the security try to defend or say this isn't their chamber. It's an easy way out but that chamber footage does not exist anywhere else in the world. I just so happen to have it in my hands but uh we'll see.  Anyone with half a conscience can look at this and say it's disgusting and if you don't you don't have a conscience or you're trying to defend the indefensible. Trying to defend the corporate JBS pilgrim pride owned by JBS massive conglomerate multinational bunch of scumbags and you're trying to defend them trying to defend that. So I think the stock of their lives coming. Don't worry.  I just uh want to thank Dan because uh it's pretty gutsy what Dan did with me um we'll talk a little bit more about how that happened and how that come about but we're going to keep that quiet if you could respect that privacy for now and I know you'll want to know how the f*** we f*** did that and I'm sure they're f***ing just like they they don't understand either because they really want to know too and that's why I don't want them to know just yet. They'll find out when the documentary's out. They won't be able to hide behind this. The thing about the UK is that the UK claims to be the best welfare in the world the pinnacle of animal welfare well it's not it's not at all and this footage here is is like you can see the suffering you can see the fear these animals know what's going on they smell the blood they smell the fear the the the vocalize to each other and panic ensues and this is what we can hear now so this footage is vital it's vital to get out there and we all need to share this footage. Everyone in Manchester has got to know this what's going on in here.  I don't work in that box anymore yeah but you've been here for 20 years you've been taught I've been I've been speaking to you since 2017 yeah and all these other activists you've been bullshitting them and now we've got the proof but that's on your conscience she's never bullshitting us he doesn't need to he's probably curious whether this is actually it stick your head in the top have a look the other guy doesn't even work her anymore I don't know why he's so defensive just say it's f***ed up they're just going to deny deny deny deny when the docs released they'll probably still try to deny it what matters is what the people think actually so of course the company's going to deny and I don't know why the security guards are the company should they shouldn't defend the company they should just do security that's it but even the company representatives said we don't know for that to ours so we can't comment but well you will know mate after all these years I've been coming here and like since 2017 he's gaslit us gaslit like he said the screams aren't coming from the chamber yeah and he hasn't worked here for two years but he's here he's they've called him back here today just to do a little bit more gaslighting hey sweetie in literally a couple of hours these animals will be in what you just see sick disgusting shame on this company man eh shame on it you've got to do your job but I understand I'm not laughing against workers or anything because you've got to make money it's fine but shame on this company it's disgusting mate don't look back in history at this man and they're going to say what the f*** are we doing disgusting off they go to this gas chamber here in this footage what you see in the back of our truck there is what happens when animals don't have rights they can be treated like produce products um they have no like the only they only had basic welfare and that's it which doesn't protect their their interests this is what happens with the welfare movement gas chambers this is what it's done but if animals have rights they wouldn't they wouldn't be able to allow to violate the rights and put them in a gas chamber free range or not this company does a lot of free range and that's what they got to look forward to sick I thought I'd give some context to Manchester pigs they just for people who don't know uh here they have uh each truck has 300 pigs per truck that equates to 3 000 pigs per day and in a year that equates to half a million pigs so to put pilgrims into context I did have some involvement with it because they do own about a third of the pigs in Britain um they're associated with the the second largest food company in the world this is probably the best you can get um huge funding and high-end produce going into places like waitre is in a country as pointed out we hear it all the time with some of the best welfare in the world so isn't that just such a depressing thought that this is the best that we can do for pigs I asked when I was in the industry why there weren't cameras within the chambers and I was categorically told that it would be too awful um and it could be used against us and something would then have to be done to change it you say you've got all the flutters I mean actually what avail will that come I mean so I've managed it to big yeah I don't have to prove it to you anyway Steve it's about pilgrims anyway you know what I mean I'm asking you to stop gas lighting activists because you don't know what you're talking about that's what I'm asking you to do because it's because it's uh you don't have to do that and you've been doing it for years so let's say bulls*** do you know what gas light means it just means you're trying to deny reality to people's face yeah and then now we've got footage and you're still trying really retire from like gas lighting that's what I'm saying it's obviously f***ed up and even the industry themselves know it's f***ed up there's a huge push all around the world they know it's f***ed up but you are saying here it's not f***ed up you're doing the devil's work you know about if you say you've got all this flutters and this and the other yeah and what what avail is it going to come to what's it going to ever do that's a different question as to uh the the question I'm asking is it's f***ed up why are you saying it's not I just don't get why they're still fighting why Steve just won't just lay down and let it rest he should just say it's but it's f***ed up man I'll just work here you know I mean just so it's f***ed up I just work here exactly it's not about Steve anyway it's about the corporation anyway but still I just it's something about him because we've been going so long and ever since I ever spoke to him man first conversation the activists come around from around the side crying oh the I don't know why they're crying it's just the pigs in the laryx you know it's always tried to belittle people and you know I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge and recognize the sacrifices that activists make every day everybody here you know putting yourselves in very challenging very uncomfortable situations and often incredibly dangerous like I'm so impressed by you guys getting in there the security loops I had to jump through to work in there as somebody who was actually meant to be there and the fact that you got in is incredibly impressive and the footage is is so excellent and speaks for itself so yeah thank you if you look at any social justice movements it's only three percent of the population that create the change and it's only the activists sorry that's quite off putting and it's only the activists that create the change and Martin Luther King said it's one of his famous quotes that there's no inevitability that good will prevail and it's down to you guys so I just want to say a huge thank you to all the activists that come here whether you come regular whether you come occasionally for me I'm so proud to be with you guys and you guys make this a better world so thank you thank you to you all think of how much that footage affects you and then take it out and have it affect others as well but focus on the rights of the pigs all right not on let's make it better for them which they've been trying to do for since the welfare movement began and nothing's changed they need fundamental rights the same that you would ask for basic rights for human beings they should get no less I'll give you all premiere invites to the documentary all right and then uh Steve will be eating his words Steve if you're wrong all right you have to go vegan forever and I want you standing out the front with a sign saying band gas chambers all right and you can come to the premiere Steve all right come to the premiere


No fewer than two million farmers affected by the recent flood in the country will benefit from President Mohammad Buhari's financial assistance and farming inputs. President of the Forum for Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria, Sadiq Daware, stated these are the end of an engagement with affected farmers across the country. The report. The memories of the recent flood will linger in the mind of families in Nigeria. Lands, trees, and houses were submerged across the country, leading to loss of properties worth millions of Naira. There may be hope for the affected families, as President Buhari recently pledged to assist two million families affected by the flooding. The National President's fall of Agricultural Commodity Association in Nigeria, Sadiq Daware, said that he had engaged the President on the plight of the farmers and submitted a number of recommendations and templates of helping affected families. A lot of farmers have lost their farmlands, animals were killed, houses were destroyed, in some areas even lives were lost. We, the Forum of Agricultural Commodity Association President, approach this excellence to the President, that there is need for him to quickly intervene so that the one, those farmers can go back to their businesses and they can continue producing massively so that we can have food security in this country. And his excellence to the President has graciously approved that over two million farmers should be helped and be provided with farming input. The chairman, Sadiq, who attended the data capturing process, urged farmers to see the ground as a more robust towards food security in the country. Our intention is also to leverage on technology so that every benefitting farmer will be given a preloaded smart cut that loaded with the approved quantity of input that he can be given. So before the commencement of the program, we can hand over a smart cut to two million farmers and that will give us assurance at the end of the day that every farmer that have received the smart cut is as good that he has received his input. Some farmers in high spirits describe the gesture as impactful and assure the association of their full support. We really appreciate the gesture because here if you see the beneficiaries, all of us, we are the farmers here, the Georgie irrigation as well as the Gerio. And we hope if we get it, we'll utilize how the people guide us to do it. Some farm clusters so far captured in a downward state include the leggerio, Georgie irrigation, Niman and Guayana in the Mude looker government areas. You get notified about fresh news updates.