The purpose of this module is to basically emphasize for each and every firefighter that they are fire behavior specialists out on the ground. We want to encourage people to go back to those basic assessments that we have taught them through 190 and 290 and 390 and 490. It's a basic preface there that people have the skills to make fire behavior predictions when they're out on the line. Believe me I'm certainly glad I went to that fire school with my neighbors last week. Some mighty good training sessions prepared us to help one another in case we got a fire. We learned that a few men can handle a lot of fire when they're trained.  We learned that it took a combination of air, heat and fuel to make a fire burn. This is a combustion triangle. Remove any one of these elements and the fire goes out. Remove the fuel side, the triangle is broken and the fire goes out. Remove the heat side, it is broken, the fire goes out. Remove the air side and the fire goes out.  It's fuels, weather and topography.  What's it been? How is it going to affect my operations today and potentially tomorrow? And what are the fuels set up to be? Are you doing a prescribed burn maybe against some of the snowpack? Are you doing a burn when your fuel moistures are low but expecting your weather to help compensate some of that? Everybody should be going back reviewing the fundamentals. The higher up you go in the food chain, most people it's very easy to lose the basics. And I think a lot of times when we're in those higher echelon positions, it's like you forget what it's like to be on the ground. And so I think that to bring people back and say, no, this is how it's happening on the ground, we need to review this information. So it's the beginning of the fire season and there is a lot of information out there that we can collect that can give us the baseline information to tie it to the fire behavior triangle. And there is the old saying that only fuels predict a fire season but I think there's some elements there that can really help preface the upcoming season. Whether it's what the fuels are sitting at based on what was the snowpack, how much moisture received in the spring, maybe how your fuels were burning when you were doing your spring burning program, how's the weather setting up. Is there a certain geographical area that's starting to see fire season starting earlier? So I've created a baseline of information pre-season and now I'm out on the fire line and I'm walking the line and I'm seeing that the fuels are stressed, the leaves are starting to curl, the colors are starting to change. It looks like it's fall but it's July. Those are some of the things I'm putting in my mind or if I do a moisture probe and I look at some of the larger fuels and they're single digits already or I'm kicking the dirt and kicking away rotted logs and there's no moisture left in them. You're looking at your current fire behavior and you make an assessment. Are your lookouts in the right place? Do they need to be moved? What's your communication based on your current fire behavior and what you're seeing and what you're expected based on what you've picked up from your data gathering or your assessment period? Are your escape routes in safety zones? Are they adequate? So what does all this information mean now that we've gathered out on the line? What it means is you have validated your LCES and now you are ready for your tactical operations for the day. Don's crew was wasting a lot of energy trying to knock the fire out of a big bush. He had them use an indirect attack. They backed up and made the line where the fuel was light. They threw extra fuel out of the way. Then they burned out the fuel between their line and the fire. This burning out is another way to remove the fuel leg of the triangle. We all need to be responsible for our own actions out on the fire line. We can't be dependent on somebody else to always take care of us and so that comes through the basics that we need to be paying attention to as far as the fire behavior triangle and how is that going to impact us? We need to have a really good understanding of what's the fuel's weather and topography and until we have those elements, we're not going to be able to implement or successfully implement tactical operations until we have our situational awareness of the fire behavior and what's going to happen with the fire behavior. You've got to constantly be keeping yourself abreast of the situation. That's the art. You've got the hard science side of fire behavior that, yeah, you can have all these models spew out numbers and it's black and white, but until you're actually on the ground walking it, looking at it, assessing and reevaluating, does those numbers mean anything? That's the art. So you have the hard science and you have the art side of fire behavior. Feedback is really important in order to have adequate fire behavior predictions.   You know what's been happening. You know the local wind events.  I can guarantee your weather observations or your weather forecast will be a lot better if you can provide that incident meteorologist some information from the ground to help them get up to speed. Same with a fire behavior analyst. If you provide them feedback, it will only make their forecast that much better. So one of the things that I want to make sure that we include is making sure that people take the time out to take the weather throughout the event. Whether it's on the hour or every half hour, it really gives people that time to raise their head, gather their situational awareness, take a breather, look around. What's changing? Is there something that needs to be readjusted based on the information they're gathering when they take the weather? So many times we get so focused on getting from point A to point B just putting in line and putting our heads down and digging. We forget to raise our heads and really look around and look at the changing conditions. And I think that's really important. That's something that we really need to encourage people to do.


We're here Pepperdine University, California strong celebrity y'all started Ed Veechie playing in the background The Sun is out. Did you just say Ed Veechie? Ed Veechie. RIP. Well Pepperdine waves We got some big celebrity Ploops there gonna be a big day out. He's gone and Cut now for California strong. It's like Yelly brawn those guys You're kind of California strong I mean those guys I mean, but California strong, you know, we're all Cali strong, man We're all we're all here for a good cause and you know, it's even better that we we grew up here And known it from the start. We're here at California strong with the reigning MVP Took home some hardware last year. You're gonna you're gonna You know, I hope so it's just you know, I was showing up I was feeling good and then I've been getting a lot of questions about if I'm gonna repeat and you know I'm starting to feel the pressure a little bit.  We weren't here last year. What was the biggest highlight? What won you the award? Well, if we're being honest, I think it was just I hit a home run like right before the voting. Oh, that's huge That's huge. You know, I was just fresh in everyone's mind. They're like who we voting for well that guy just hit a home run Yeah, and I was obviously the best the best player to do with this We said this right before we started talking and now the people watching him notice That's the biggest apple I've ever seen it's getting close to my head.  I mean, like I said, it's it's a softball game not a baseball game So you got to have the softball sizes apples instead of the baseball Did you plan on that as your pregame meal? Like are you just going with it or where you at? Um I'm just gonna roll with it, man I just saw him over there.  What's your party scale for this one through ten? Yeah, I crunched the numbers and I think I Chipotle electrolytes and dingers I gotta go ten and Patrick Dempsey. Oh, yeah, always Patrick Dempsey Did you see the size of the apples? What's with that? I think there's softball size That's what Tatro said. Tatro had one and it was near my head and I've got like a peanut head going on and it was like That's bad optics from Yeah, someone needs to test the apples for juice Jack you went deep did you wake up knowing you were gonna go deep today? Yeah, yeah, it's just natural It's a feeling every day. I'm just messing around. No, it's just good to be out here. I mean beautiful day It sums out blessed to be here. So All these guys are doing a great great thing for for the community and giving back for people that lost everything So I'm just happy to be here. Which one of you is California? Which one of you strong? I think I'm California because he's got his deadlift is like yeah, it's unprecedented Thank you. That means a lot to me. I think you're only as strong as what you believe in and I'm California strong believe in my deadlift. He heard that you were gonna be the star of this game. You heard wrong You are taking it serious. So I've seen the fundamentals. You've been getting loose Yeah, I you know, I like all of a sight we played when I was a kid And I this is the only time ever get to put a mid on is do something like this So I love it. I love coming out like this. We play in first base or over there, right? Well, I was supposed to play second and then there was no first base First baseman on the team and I don't have first baseman's myth. That's a general man I have a little tiny second baseman's myth. So I'm out there at first like Dallas Braden. He's the ex pitcher.  He's blowing my hand up We interviewed Rob Lowe and he said you were hurting his hand. Yeah when we did the warm-ups in between I appreciate him though. He was out there. He was trying to get work in in between innings very consistent I got to talk to Robbie about working the bag a little he kind of screwed me on a on a E6 I had to wear so I know I had to come up to the plate and and rectify that which I did There's a dent in the scoreboard. Sorry Pepperdine. I'll pay you so when Jack blasts that to right field You think Jared's gonna make a play. He just turned his head. Yeah, no I have little to no confidence in I'm surprised I didn't get out of Jared after that ball left the bat because I've heard that out of him once or twice before I think I have it on film and he just took his phone out and started looking at it So did you realize how close Trevor Ploof was to knocking your teeth out on that double.  I know you made good wood Yeah, exactly what I put is that what they say is that how sure I put the bat on the ball Yeah went farther than the infield. I know that and somebody caught it. So I was out, but I'm still proud of the Say I squared it up, but I hid into bad luck. That's the baseball try it like a okay Yeah, no, it's good about I squared it up, but I hit into some bad luck That's perfect there there was an error there was an error that was made I was over in right field and team one and golf hit it and he you know guys a monster. It was a monster drive I had it. I had it my sights. I came up on it. I called it.  Can you still know what doesn't matter doesn't matter I'll have nightmares about it, but nobody else just remember the two for two That's great. So I scored two of the 37 runs or whatever it is that we that we scored Those are those are two important look the most important thing out here I'm you know such a great cause the most important thing of course is that we beat the living hell out of them So that's what I feel best about all the California strong stuff is really nice. Yeah, it's fine It's awesome all these people out here supporting the cause. Yeah, but but team brawn at the end of the day Destroyed team yellow and that's what's most important isn't it Chris back is hitting home runs before the game He told me he wanted to invite the spring training and I said well Let's see what you got today. Well, he might be hurting it to home He's an actor and all that but he's 38 years old. They can still do it. Has anyone impressed you or unimpressed you out there? Absolutely. I mean everyone impressed me just to show enough is enough Backus is taking the MVP from you. Yeah, he deserves it. He went off otago twice lefty and righty. I mean He went lefty and righty switch it.  So he said he was trying to get an invite to Brewer's camp and he like might get it Might have got it. I think he might have got it MVP of the California strong celebrity softball game Chris back is what the hell man? Well, I had a lot of practice, you know, I took it very seriously this year I was working with Brad Boyer and then the board, you know, Ryan Braun and Mike Moustakis and Christian Yelich I hit with them for the last couple weeks just to you know, make sure I could do it, right Yeah from both sides we talked to Adam Oscio and he said that you were gonna put on a little show hoping for the spring training invite I mean, I did I did say to him early on I was looking for anybody They got a hole at third base Moustakis is left.  All right. So how when's the last time you swung lefty? He's been working. I've been working for the last two weeks But before that 20 years Where's the trophy gone, I don't know I got an office so probably in the office it'll be prominently Displayed I got maybe I should have the guys sign it too. That probably be a good goal Although, I don't know if they recycle it for next year. I don't know. No, no, no He got it last year. Where's Pedro keep his I don't know We thought he should have had to bring his back and hand it to right like green jacket Congrats on your win some good glove work, too. I don't want people to just think it was a More nervous about getting some field work It was definitely not on the the recipe, you know On a show yeah couldn't draw it up too much better than this You know Ryan basically led this whole thing. He put in a lot of hours and to be able to have this the way it is It's incredible more than anything you see the community come together You see the ability to bring, you know athletes actresses actors entertainers Models, I mean you ability to bring all of LA together and then just you know people that want to represent what what we're able to Do and I think it's you know, it's an amazing thing an amazing event I think you know none of it's possible without people like Ryan Braun and people like the intonacio family and and just Spearheading this thing and get it all done. So he was struck me the most as state senator for the region was here And he was talking about how meaningful this was and and I know and I was telling Jared Goff this who has given a lot of his time in the off season and You know flown up to give checks out to victims and whatnot You know actually getting money into the hands of Victims of any whether fire or shootings or whatnot is so meaningful because often in charitable organizations The money gets trapped right because you know red tape or bureaucracy the partnership with the YMCA here The money goes out so virtually everything that they raise gets put into the hands of those who need it and you know You don't really think about this But you know you lose your home which you think you lose everything Even getting a thousand dollars to get another computer get you don't you don't have the money and so they've made What while you know insurance checks and what other otherwise coming in it's helping get people get back on their feet and very Very special and for me. It just gives me a lot of hope in the country at this generation Well, these guys are in their 20s not Ryan's like the old man at 36 All these guys in their 20s are out and showing Cody Bell is showing up Jock Peterson jock hit a missile that was pretty cool Yeah Up here from from Josh Hader he put into our upper deck We're here at Pepperdine in Malibu I spent a lot of years of my life living here playing baseball in this field, you know You know my first home in Malibu burned down in this last fire So a lot of history a lot of good reasons for us all to be here to support the people who need it and our first responders and the people Who are affected by fires and the floods? It's a great day. This kind of summarizes what? California people like kind of dream of it being about like you got the palm trees the sunset the water the flyover Entertainers was awesome. Yeah. Yeah, I mean this is this is perfect. It's a perfect day beautiful day great turnout So many people came out to support just fantastic. I mean last year. It was raining. We had a muddy field It was tough man. It was tough So this is really nice to come back and have this weather have this turnout It was great and and to have you guys here I have to say I'm a huge fan of you guys. Hey, come on. This is this is an honor for me to get interviewed by you guys Don't we heard back has got himself an invite to spring training my dad's what my dad was saying Yeah, my dad my dad owner the owner of the brewers was saying we got to bring this guy out I think he played in college. He was drafted to the play. I think he said he was a pitcher which is surprising But he's coming out for sure. We need to take it. He's kind of small market team Every corner once you start giving out spring training contracts the talent pool next year is gonna Jake's gonna get trying to get himself. I talent pool Those are two different see where we can get John Boy too. I'm feeling we get John Boy 500,000 Twitter followers and that might be too much. That's 500,000.  You guys get at bass. Okay. All right And I'll I'll get in that bat and we can do Jake. He can do like, you know when the dog is the bat-boy type thing That's what you guys is a better baseball player Both both Scouting report isn't good I Was good behind the dish as a catcher. Okay hitting Once yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I could take decks and people. No, I got deck, but I had that ball You got decked. Okay. Nice hit man, but you're out. I didn't drop this Jake could play a nice third base. I'll make some outfield plays third base. Jake's a Kiermeyer a lot of eye wash Yeah, a lot of hot dog. A lot of hot dog. I'm gonna make but it's for the fans, man We're having a good time entertainment and I think I think last thing because this is kind of the biggest thing a California strong we've been talking to you about it and it's awesome And I think the bigger thing is we talked about the celebs the baseball players and these people It's not like they just showed up and they were like, all right. I gotta be here Let's get this over with like these are proud California people and it's awesome Yeah, there are a lot of California natives and the people a lot of entertainers a lot of actors musicians athletes Live here in the off-season or live here full-time. So this is really everyone's home Even if you're not from here and everyone's really taking that to heart It's really really cool to see everyone come out and and support the the movement California strong movement and in our charity and what we do and just shows, you know How much the state and it just means to everyone so really cool


It is now time for oral questions and I recognize the member for Waterloo Thank you very much speaker my question is for the premier as I continue to review this conservative government's budget I'm left with very serious questions Does this budget make rent affordable for renters? No. Does it make groceries cheaper? No Does it effectively address the unethical backlog in our court system? No. To the premier this budget wasn't made for the people of Ontario So who exactly does this out-of-touch budget serve? No. Parliamentary Assistant Minister of Finance and member for Olksdorf. Thank you very much Thank you speaker and I guess I'm not sure if the member opposite actually read the budget and has read what people are saying about budget 2024 because What you're saying is a complete opposite of what we're hearing and what the people of Ontario are saying This is a budget that puts the people of Ontario first People of Ontario like the rest of the world continue to face economic challenges Costs are up People are struggling and at this point in time at this juncture we could either slow down or we could continue to build Build an economy build infrastructure build housing build health care put money back in the Pockets of the people of Ontario. This is a budget that's getting it done for the province of Ontario Speaker bragging about doubling down on failed policies is definitely not leadership And I know who this budget is not made for I know who this budget was not made for this budget Wasn't made for post-secondary students or educators. This budget wasn't made for teachers or nurses or 1.7 million renters Funding in this budget is not going towards making life more affordable. It won't improve wages for workers It won't keep post-secondary institutions afloat It won't make $10 a day child care a reality for so many struggling families in this province And since this budget was not made for the struggling Ontarians Premier tell us which corporations and private companies are set to benefit from this government's budget Member Frogg fill and again the member opposite is way off base. This is a budget that is focused Focus on affordability for the people of Ontario This is a government that is getting it done for the people of Ontario We have the great associate minister of transportation bringing in the one-fair $100 savings for commuters across the GTA whether they're in Oakville in York Region in Burlington Wherever they are that is an enormous savings for people that are traveling and many of the staff order Queens Park Actually take those that transit they're gonna save a lot of money you go and tell them that you don't support that We've also indexed ODSP to inflation. We've had the largest increase in the history of Ontario We're helping a hundred thousand additional seniors through the gains program We've got the renewal fees for licensed stickers and license plates And of course we are lowering the gas tax here in Ontario, which is going to help everybody I wouldn't be bragging about Legislated poverty in Ontario I certainly wouldn't be doing that and I do want to say this government says that this budget is Fiscally responsible in reality the government projected a two hundred million dollar surplus and instead delivered a ten billion dollar deficit They have slashed post-secondary education by four hundred and twenty five million dollars while almost half of Ontario's Universities are running deficits. The justice system is broken in Ontario Just ask Kate and Emily and there is no mention of legal aid anywhere in this budget Speaker to the Premier What will it take for this conservative government to listen to the people of Ontario and fund the services that they rely on? Member for Oakville. Thank you speaker and again I would like to highlight some of the initiatives the government of Ontario is taking in budget 2024 because perhaps the member didn't read it Read it in her notes. We are continuing to build Ontario. We're doing it in a fiscally responsible way We have a path for balance unlike every other government pretty much in the in Canada and the federal government We are investing one billion dollars in municipal housing funding infrastructure municipalities ask for this. We are delivering We are quadrupling the housing enabling water systems fund Of course as I mentioned we are extending the gas tax cut Go ask the residents in your writing if they are against that tax savings And we're also adding an additional hundred million dollars to the skills development fund so we can continue to build Ontario Thank you very much. The next question the member for Kiwet and all Miigwech a speaker speaker last month in Northwestern Ontario This now by asking nation declared a health state of emergency There continues to be unnecessary suffering and needless. That's across Kiwet nook speaker What cage in the 2024 budget addresses this crisis Thank you and thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak about some of the investments that we have been able to make in Northern Ontario You know, we're investing more in Northern Ontario health than any other previous government Our plan is investing in infrastructure in boosting healthy human resources and adding educational supports for the future We have of course expanded the Northern Ontario School of Medicine an additional over a hundred seats available and 60% of those of course are set aside for primary care the family docs that we so desperately need across Ontario and Particularly acutely in Northern Ontario We'll continue to make those investments because we know when people have access to primary care Multidisciplinary teams in their communities. It makes an impact and it ensures that people have the care They need closer to home. Thank you Speaker the answer does not Answer the the question about the health crisis But speaker hospitals across Northwestern Ontario are struggling to retains surgeons Patients in silicone will be sent further away from home for surgeries that they need again speaker What page in the 2024 budget addresses the crisis? Mr. Tell Speaker specifically as it relates to this week's budget, which was an incredible endorsement of the investments that we have already made and will continue to make we have Specifically to indigenous and northern communities supports of 94 million dollars over in the next three years What does that actually translate to? That's maintaining mental health and addiction services. That's ongoing Indicinal indigenous First Nations public health programs. That's early detection for foot complications like diabetes We are making the investment speaker I hope the member opposite will continue to advocate But I also hope that they will acknowledge the investments that we are making in Northern Ontario and across Ontario. Thank you I Mean good speaker Speaker in Northwestern Ontario Highway 17 was closed this morning between Dryden and Kenora yesterday. It was closed between Ignace and Thunder Bay Speaker what page in the 2024 budget address highway standards in the north? The associate minister of transportation Mr. Speaker Road safety is a paramount focus for this comment and with this transportation minister The final supplementary was unrelated to the first and first question and the supplementary And they have to be they have to flow and they have to be related No, I I think we have to move forward the next question The next question order The member for Parkdale High Park Thank you speaker The courts have confirmed that the foreign government owes the public answers about why they skipped an Environmental assessment for the mega spa plant at Ontario Place The judge said the matter was of significant public law interest Despite government lawyers arguing the challenge should be thrown out my question to the premier is will you halt all? redevelopment activities on the thermos site and conduct an environmental assessment Assistant and member for Brampton West Thank you Thank You mr. Speaker This particular matters before the court so it would be inappropriate for me to comment on this at this time But mr. Speaker, let me remind this house and the public that was the previous liberal government Always supported by NDP that left this historic place Ontario place instead of neglect and disappear mr. Speaker what this government is doing we bringing back interior plays Back to a map and will bring it a remarkable world-class destination for families to enjoy and mr. Speaker a new brand new amphitheater wellness center a water park facility and a Brand new science center mr. Speaker not only there that it will create thousands of new jobs And will attract four to six million visitors annually mr. Speaker We are bringing interior plays and science center that people of interior will be proud of and we will bring it Back on the world map. Thank you mr. Speaker Mr.. Speaker I really have to disagree with the member opposite this government is not bringing back Ontario place They're giving it away in a 95-year lease to a private for-profit And in order to do that they passed bill 154 which gave the ministers and Government officials the power or tempted to give them the power to commit acts of Misfeasants misrepresentation breach of trust and bad faith with immunity So my question is what is in this dirty deal with thermal that? Ontario place for all is having to take this government to court to make them obey Ontario's laws Thank You mr. Speaker mr. Speaker if the opposition were ever to form a government and actually function effectively They would understand how this process works mr. Speaker because the process was competitive And fear as it should be but you know what mr. Speaker I highly doubt that opposition will ever be able to form a government with this kind of approach which is anti Infrastructure, which is anti-building, which is an important life affordable for the people as promised Mr.. Speaker the legacy of opposition is Leaving our historic places like interior place and science center instead of neglect and disappear mr. Speaker voting against transit Voting against hospitals opposing highways like highway 413 and Bradford by far Mr. Speaker the legacy of this premier and this government is to bring back our iconic destination back to life House will come to order Start the clock the next question the member for Markham union Thank You speaker my question is for the minister of energy The carbon text does nothing That's nothing That's nothing to reduce emissions It only punishes the hard-working people of the province while the opposition and EP and The independence liberals continue to support this harmful tax and vote against measures that Provides Ontarians with affordable and reliable energy Our government is sticking actioned and getting it done for the people of our province last summer The minister released powering Ontario's growth and outlined our plan to continue building our province clean energy Advantage I know that there are major projects and procurements that are already underway Speaker can the minister please tell the house how our government is providing Ontarians with clean energy as we fight against the disastrous carbon tax Minister of energy To the member for Markham for that great question this morning We are powering Ontario's growth at the Ministry of Energy mr. Speaker last summer I unveiled our plan named powering Ontario's growth which is investing in more emissions free baseload Reliable nuclear power at places like Bruce power and at Pickering and at Darlington small modular Reactors that are going into the ground right now as we speak in Darlington mr. Speaker the largest procurement for energy Storage in Canada's history new non-emitting generation is part of competitive procurements mr. Speaker But one thing that I couldn't help but notice this morning was that the queen of the carbon tax Bonnie Cromby was down in the media studio having a press conference That was really like a Saturday Night Live skit mr. Speaker Actually, it was more like a Seinfeld episode. It was a press conference about nothing But here I am answering question number 273 80% of Canadians are opposed to but these liberals and the federal liberals are going to increase the carbon tax by a whopping 23% Supplementary question Thank you, Speaker and thank you to the minister for his response It is sad to see both the NDP and the liberal who are younger in this home in this house Demonstrate no willingness to support initiatives that provides Ontarians affordable and clean energy The reality is that they don't have a plan to improve affordability and a cost of living in Ontario All they care about is pushing their agenda racing our taxes Speaker live is already expensive for the hard-working people of our province They need more support and more financial relief from our governments not more punitive tax hikes That's why a federal government must scrap the carbon tax and they must still is do it as soon as possible Speaker can a minister please explain what our government is doing to protect Ontarians from the costly carbon tax Response Minister of energy your speaker the member for Markham is right We're not raising the carbon taxes a matter of fact in our budget delivered on Tuesday We're eliminating taxes. We're eliminating fees, but the members of the liberal caucus, you know There's some smart people over there, but I just can't understand how they don't realize That what is happening on Monday Easter Monday April Fool's Day carbon tax day in Ontario Is that their counterparts Justin Trudeau and the Liberals supported by the Queen of the carbon tax Bonnie Crombie are going to be Increasing the carbon tax on Canadians by a whopping 23% on Monday, Mr. Speaker 80% of Canadians are opposed to an increase in the carbon tax because they understand What it's going to mean for the prices at the pump order and at the grocery stores and on their home heating bills, mr Speaker and the Queen of the carbon tax have to understand that this is a losing proposition We're driving the cost of living down in Ontario. Mr. Speaker making life more affordable The member for University Rosedale you speaker my question is to the minister for housing The Conservatives have an order to submit a better affordable housing action plan or miss out on $357 million in federal funding now the minister likes to say this is unfair, but the facts speak for themselves See the member for Ottawa south down there, and I see the minister of energy down there Had your opportunity to answer the question. Thank you very much Now it's time to be quiet so that we can hear the the next question. I apologize to the member for University Rosedale Start the clock Affairs and housing the Conservatives have until tomorrow to submit a better affordable housing action plan or miss out on $357 million in federal funding now the minister likes to say this is unfair But the facts speak for themselves this government is on track to build just 8% of the homes They said they would build by 2025 My question is this is this government going to submit a better affordable housing action plan tomorrow or Ontarians are they going to miss out Ontario is at 60% of the target. It is of course a 10-year target We are entering year 6 the federal government changed the the goalposts on this one and decided that the 60% is actually 28% Speaker we've also hit a hundred and seventy percent of our rehabilitation renovation As the member knows as the member knows we Housing of this type is done through our service managers and our municipal partners our municipal partners have also written to the federal government to come Firmly on side with our position that not only are we meeting our targets that no only can we meet our targets over the next Four and a half years, mr. Speaker, but we have exceeded our targets in other areas So I would ask the member opposite if you would instead of standing with the federal liberals who are going to reduce funding by $357 million if she'll stand with us and with 444 municipalities across the province who are saying they've met their targets and thank you supplement your question Minister Municipalities housing providers in Ontario want this government to stop playing the blame game and start taking action Ontario has the worst housing crisis and homelessness crisis we've had in decades It has never been more expensive to rent or buy a home even your own budget says that My question is this is this government going to fix up and resubmit a credible affordable housing action plan Or are we all going to miss out? Take their seats And just to add a little more color to this mr. Speaker the money that the liberals Supported by the NDP are not transferring to us is 357 million dollars of The approved plan mr. Speaker. This is of the approved plan So we did a plan the federal government approved that plan we have paid We have done what we said in the plan and the federal government has decided that They're no longer going to live up to their end of the bargain. This isn't about future money Order about money that has already been approved Committed under a plan that they approved mr. Speaker. That is the difference What the member is suggesting that we do is go back in time change a plan that was approved by this house That was approved by the federal government that we have paid for and we are asking the federal government to live up to the commitment That they made to the people of the province of Ontario mr. Speaker the plan going forward will meet our targets You should stand with us and with His speaker and my question is for the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry The federal carbon taxes making everything more expensive for everyone in this province People in my writing of new market aurora and across Ontario are paying more for groceries for services and for fuel Since the implementation of this disastrous taps to make matters worse the federal Liberals are increasing costs at the pump from about 14.31 cents per liter to about 37.43 cents per liter in 2030 Speaker, this is punishing drivers across the province Especially in rural areas where they rely more heavily on their vehicles No one should have to choose between filling up their gas tanks or filling up their pantries Speaker can the Minister please tell this house how our government is supporting Ontario's rural communities through this challenging time Well, thank you speaker and thank you to the member from new market aurora for the questions She's a great great member listen. We know that this carbon tax is about to go up a staggering 23% on April 1st That's just next week just a few days away and we know the provincial Liberal support this height The Ontario Liberals ruled by the Queen of the carbon tax Bonnie Gromby Refuse to call on the federal Liberals to get rid of the punitive carbon tax In fact if Bonnie Gromby's the Queen that makes the independent Liberals the princes and the princesses of the carbon tax We've got carbon tax no order in our midst. Mr. Speaker order for the great communities in rural Ontario Don't worry. Our government is saying yes to rural Ontario keeping energy costs down We're cutting the gas tax investing in northern Ontario through our biomass program Respond million dollars going to strengthen the forestry sector and create jobs in the north speaker Our government will continue to build and support rural communities across Ontario Supplementary question Thank you speaker and thank you to the minister for that response the previous Liberal government neglected rural communities for 15 years and their disrespect for rural Ontarians Continues in this day Individuals and families are greatly concerned about what the future will hold as the federal government Continues to impose further tax hikes It is impossible to understand how the federal Liberals and their provincial counterparts are content to pass additional costs on to people who are already Stretching their incomes Speaker the carbon tax effects are widespread including negative impacts to industries in the natural resources sector Speaker can the minister please explain why our province is better off without the federal carbon tax Again speaker and again thanks to the member for the question listen It's clear from the carbon tax that the Liberals across the way They just don't want anything to be built in Ontario and it just shocks me how Completely out of touch the members opposite are to think that a 23% increase in the carbon tax is Acceptable and a way to build Ontario, but no surprise no surprise mr. Speaker that the Liberals and the NDP Aren't listening to the people I mean why expect them to start now the people who've been talking about the carbon tax for Years and the members opposite have done absolutely nothing about it, but we're doing something about it We're extending the removal of the gas tax 14 cents on every leader Ensuring that resources can move across Ontario to get houses roads transit lines built for Ontarians We're building the province at a rate the Queen of the carbon tax Bonnie Cromby and her Liberals could never imagine Mr. Speaker will do that continue to support Ontarians in the building of this great province every step of the way despite the Thank you Thank You speaker my question is to the premier today We are joined by two courageous women Emily Egar and Kate Alexander both of them experienced horrific gender-based violence The police investigated evidence was collected charges were laid and they took their accused to court Only to have their cases then thrown out due to unconstitutional delay speaker Kate Frequently contacted the courts to remind them of the looming deadline and asked for a hearing date only for her case to be then scheduled 18 months eight after 18 months of the Jordan deadline had passed when she pointed this out They said that nothing could be done Violent abusers and rapists walk free in our communities today the government's underfunding of the court system has led to that Will the premier commit today in front of Kate and Emily and their families to fund The courts to clear the backlogs so survivors can have their actual day in court The Attorney General Mr. Speaker and I don't have the luxury of being able to address individual cases So I will talk in broader terms. We are doing everything we can mr. Speaker or investing in the courts I can tell you mr. Speaker the opposition tells the stories, but we're taking the action We have hired over 340 individuals in the court system be it crown prosecutors victim witness Assistance court employees court staff bail vetters mr. Speaker it is incredible amount of resources This government is putting into the system to deal with the lack of progress that happened under the Liberals previous to us Now mr. Speaker here's the real challenge Well the member opposite in front of these individuals Stand up and tell them that they will support the budget This says we're investing six million over three years for the children at risk exploitation Four and a half over three years for the victim quick response team order two and a half million over three years to increase the outreach to children And you know, mr. Speaker 27 million over three years to enhance sexual assault and domestic violence services mr. Speaker and six and a half million over Three years to support It's clear that this government says that they're sticking to their plan with their budget But their plan is actually failing survivors like Emily and Kate this government releases budget only two days ago Court back order bail and pretrial detention was never mentioned not once Emily's rape trial began, but it could not finish because the timeline ran out Yesterday Emily tells me that her legal and court part of her story is now over She's now fighting for all survivors after her so that they can have a chance to have their day in court How many other survivors? How many? Have to come forward To tell their painful stories again and again before this premier in government is willing to admit That they've let them down that the courts are in shambles and they refuse to do anything about it Mr. Speaker and that's more indignation without action mr. Speaker. I didn't hear a yes to supporting this budget mr. Speaker, we are supporting all parts of the system now We recently put eighteen point seven million dollars to four hundred gender-based service providers you voted against it Yep, we put additional money to emergency shelters the opposition has one of our services get it nothing you voted against it Indignation does not pay the bills. We are supporting the victims in the system mr. Speaker. We're adding resources We're adding capital. We're adding the staff and the people that need to make the system run It was left to shambles by the previous liberal government supported by the NDP and now they've won against every single improvement Vulnerable in our society mr. Speaker the next question the member for canada Carlton. Thank you very much speaker Speaker last year from April to October four hundred and forty one thousand hectares of forest burned in Ontario We all remember the orange skies the unbreathable air and the community vacuations of last summer Which is why it's such a disappointment to see that climate change is ignored in this do nothing budget Do you know what this budget has done to firefighting since 2022 100 million dollars of funding has been slashed Go back go backs hiring more firefighters Alberta has declared their fire fire wildfire season open in February Ontario we cut a hundred million dollars from the firefighting budget question for the premier Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned around him. What instrument will the premier choose? Minister of natural resources and forestry. Thank you very much mr. Speaker You know what astounds me is we're talking about the budget in this house and the member opposite can't even Accurately read the budget can't tell the difference between budgeted amount and actuals mr. Speaker here's the story in 2018 the budget was sixty nine point eight million dollars in 2024 it's a hundred and thirty five million dollars and that's just We bring more resources to bear than ever any government in the history of this province to fight forest fires continually making investments to improve the situation in this province for communities for Infrastructure for individuals and we will continue to do that I'll take absolutely no lessons from the member opposite on how to either a read a budget or be how to fight forest fires in Ontario Thank you speaker The insults won't change my mind, but I've told you what I'll give the minister I will give the minister a chance a Lack of snow this winter dry spring spells disaster for our wildfire season Ontario has historically hired 800 firefighters this year were projected to hire 440 that's half of our firefighting teams the government's fully aware of this crisis They commissioned a $100,000 third-party audit on firefighter retention and then they didn't publish it They know what it'll take to fix the problem, but they want to hide it Because they're not doing what needs to be done Speaker will the premier commit to publishing this final report of that audit. Thank you Mr. Natural resources and forestry Mr. Speaker and Mr. Speaker I'm sure the members absolutely thrilled to know and to hear again that we have invested in our fire rangers here in Ontario with a $5,000 recruitment and retention bonus for both Staff to come and staff that are already with us. In fact all throughout AFF ES We are making sure that people are recognized in 2024 for the incredible work that they do and speaker We've also made other investments $20.5 million to improve how we fight wildland forest fires investing in new aerial fire suppression technologies Investing in science and risk assessment including in a collaborative research with universities building capacity to support Indigenous wildland fire management. Mr. Speaker the liberals can ignore what we've done all we want But I'll tell you we are right up on top of it for the people of Ontario and that's what counts Thank you very much the next question you member for Renfrew nipissing Pembroke My question is for the associate minister of transportation The carbon tax is punishing the hard-working people of Ontario Residents in my riding of rent for nipissing Pembroke tell me every day that this regressive tax is adding further strain to their household budgets It's raising the price of everything from groceries and services to the cost of fuel And with next week's 23% hike Drivers across the province will be paying even more at the pumps The dire effects of the carbon tax are felt by our trucking industry Which serves a critical role in transporting the goods that we need in our daily lives? Speaker can the minister explain the impact of the federal carbon tax on Ontario's trucking industry? The associate minister of transportation Thank you to the member from Renfrew nipissing Pembroke for that question mr. Speaker truck drivers are the backbone in keeping our economy moving mr. Speaker my uncle is a truck driver. I know truck drivers navigate the long Quiet roads throughout the night to deliver the goods that we often take for granted each morning Mr. Speaker is very clear by the increase of carbon tax the federal liberal government does not support the hard-working Truck drivers mr. Speaker the carbon tax increase the cost of diesel every kilometers cause trike drivers more Not just in fuel mr. Speaker, but the precious movements They spend away from the family costs more than ever mr. Speaker the truck drivers are not asking for a free ride but asking for a fair one where they are wrote a Commitment to our economy is not answered with the penalty mr. Speaker response the leadership of premier for this government and this transportation minister Has always stood with truck drivers and together we will fight carbon tax Thank you speaker and thank you to the minister various response It is clear that the federal carbon tax is affecting the everyday lives of truckers across ontario Up until this point the federal government has increased the carbon tax on fuel not once Not twice But five times shame speaker to make matters even worse they plan on increasing it another Seven times by 2030 The opposition ndp and independent liberals Continue to ignore the harmful effects the carbon tax is having on our industries Rather than standing up for their constituents. They are choosing to support the federal government's unjust tax Our government will continue to advocate for ontarians and call for the elimination of this tax once and for all Speaker can the minister please further explain the lasting impact that this beautiful punitive tax will have on ontario's truckers The associate minister transportation Mr. Speaker the member from ren fruit nipissing prenbrook is right the number one issue people facing is Unaffordable crisis mr. Speaker the life of The cost of living is rising and the federal liberal supported by Ontario liberals and ndp fail to understand the increase in the carbon tax has a Significant impact on the budget of every household in ontario mr. Speaker the carbon tax is in fact an unwanted guest at the table of Every single hardworking canadiens mr. Speaker Imagine a single mother juggling multiple jobs Truggling to pay for groceries because of the carbon tax increases the expenses mr. Speaker think about a small business owner Trying to keep the doors open or truck driver who's trying to get the goods moved across the province What a farmer who tried to feed our nation mr. Speaker We must push back against his tax hike on april first, which is increasing 23 percentage mr. Speaker our government under the lease of premier fort. We will always fight for the hardworking Thank you very much The next question the member for toronto st. Paul's Thank you speaker to the premier Over 400 art gallery of ontario workers are on strike and many of these cultural workers are artists themselves They're here today. These are the people who welcome us into the ajo. They set up the dismount art installations They hang the art they provide educational enrichment through tours They helped raise funds for the ajo's new building They clean the gallery but are struggling to pay rent and buy food And because of their hard work the ajo has become a world-class destination And yet this government hasn't increased the ajo's budget in over 10 years my questions to the premier Will this conservative government properly fund arts institutions? So their deficits aren't being balanced on the backs of the lease paid workers Will the premier show them the mode a Tourism culture and sport Thank you, mr. Speaker with respect to what the ajo is going through right now with regarding negotiations and any into agreements We will leave that up to the leadership of the ajo And i'm hopeful as many are that the ajo and opsu will reach a negotiated agreement very soon With respect to their the work and the impact they make in this community in our province and frankly across the country is Is at a level that most people don't understand Their impact on tourism and the opportunities that they create and the great job that they do not only within And outside the ajo is outstanding. We thank them for their work And that's why I remain optimistic that a deal will be agreed relatively soon. Thank you, mr. Speaker 60 percent of ajo workers are precarious Part-time workers and they're kept that way their contract They can't make enough hours to meet the full-time threshold because they told me yesterday That the ajo puts up roadblocks all this while the ajo contracts out and while ajo execs have recently Received salary bonuses of up to 59.6 While there's quote no more money for wages We've got the ajo ceo making over four hundred thousand dollars a year with bonuses of 250 k annually My question is back to the premier Does this government think this is fair? How are they prepared to work with the ajo and get the employer to the table to help these workers get what they deserve Fair wages full-time opportunities Protection against contracting out and livable hours of work. Thank you Thank you, mr. Speaker and uh I won't repeat what I just said because the importance of the ajo and the workers there That we see when we go over every day and the great work that they do I did mention at the outset on the previous question that They're in the midst of negotiations. I believe they've been to the I believe they've been to the table I'm not sure if mr. Speaker this means I'm not sure what's going on But I will leave it into the hands of the experts and those that run the ajo And the an ops who to come to an agreement that will help the workers And those people get back to where they want to be the ajo is an important part of what we do in our community It drives tourism in spite of what is often talked about in this in this legislature Which makes me really quite sad at times mr. Speaker when we don't look at tourism as a driving force of this economy I'm confident that a deal will be reached and I'm positive For both the ajo and the workers Thank you, mr. Speaker The next question for member for Don Valley North Speaker My question is to the minister of finance Speaker I hear from my constituents who feel stressed and frustrated with the rising cost of living in my riding Out down valley north, which is eco through up ontario Speaker from families for children to young individuals to seniors people in ontario are feeling the paint at home At grocery stores and gas stations speaker with the lumen federal carbon tax hike These expenses are only expected to store with so many people struggling with makes ends meet They are undoubtedly looking for relief speaker Can the minister please tell this house what this government is doing to protect the people of ontario and to do Come back the rising cost of living. Thank you speaker Thank you to the member opposite I really appreciate that question because you did bring up some points about the rising cost of living in ontario Ontario is not an islanded immune to the global inflation and rising costs we're seeing around the world But the government of ontario speaker is taking action. We're taking action right now in this budget The Ontario government is currently lowering the cost of gas with cutting the gas tax and extending it For till december 2024 This is something that I heard the minister of energy just say Bonnie crombie and the liberals and the carbon tax queen would not be doing it. In fact on april 1st speaker It is a day. It's not only april fool's day. It's a day Carbon tax is going to go up penalizing truckers workers commuters across ontario We're taking action to make life more affordable for residents across the province and your riding. Thank you speaker What's your question Thank you speaker and thank you The parliament's assistant for his response My follow-up question is also to the minister of finance speaker ontarians are experiencing economic challenges due to the current the high cost of living And yet the federal government is adding more Burdens that were caused on average ontario families 1674 dollars in taxes starting next monday Speaker the 2024 project has been presented already on tuesday Can the minister for the elaborate elaborate to highlight how this government is helping ontarians Whether these difficult times as it continues to work to bring about more economic stability Optimism and prosperity. Thank you Thank you speaker and i'm glad there's at least one or two independence over there that are against the carbon tax and the rising Thank you for your advocacy working for the people in your writings Because the carbon tax is the most punitive tax the government of canada is putting on the people of ontario Speaker it's hurting everybody in ontario truckers commuters drivers families Everything mortars are going up the government of ontario is committed to making life more affordable And we're going to stand as we've continued to to fight the federal carbon tax I just hope the other independence might take a lesson from that independent and stand with us The next question the member for markham thorn hill Thank you, mr. Speaker My question is for the associate minister of small business The federal carbon tax is disproportionately affecting small businesses in our province It is a hindering investment expansion and job creation to make the matters worse Entrepreneur in my writing of markham thorn hill. Tell me that federal government Promise rebate are simply not obstructing increasing cost Mr. Speaker unlike opposition our government has always known that the carbon tax only serve the punnest hard-working Entrepreneurs That is why we have spoken out against the harmful tax from the day one I know the associate minister has been busy meeting with small business owners across the province and listening to their concern Mr. Speaker could the associate minister tell us what the response has been to the carbon tax The associate minister of small business Thank you, speaker and to the member for markham thorn hill for raising such an important question and his hard work for his Constituent speaker. I've heard a resounding response regarding the impact of the carbon tax Business owners have expressed their frustrations with the increased costs associated with the tax Emphasizing how it affects their day-to-day operations and overall competitiveness They're saying it's unfair speaker That they pay the most they get the least In fact, they're still waiting on the dedicated 10 percent of carbon tax revenues that small businesses and indigenous groups were promised Speaker The liberals across the floor would like Ontario businesses to believe that they're better off without the 1.3 billion dollars That their response speaker the liberals in the ndp need a reality check But unlike them we won't stop calling on our to do what's right for our small businesses pay them back and thank you Thank you supplementary question Thank you speaker. Thank you to the associate minister for the great response Our government will always support the small businesses in ontario that contributes significantly to our economy Speaker general contractors Trade people suppliers and site prep companies all have a critical role in building our province Sadly the carbon tax has been nightmare for the industry It is driving up the cost on the material and the fuel they need to create more housing Speaker, this is ridiculous The federal government must cut the carbon tax so that small businesses Can't continue to do their important work and build ontario So speaker can the associate minister tell the house What impact the carbon tax has on small businesses in the construction industry? Thank you so much The associate minister small business Well, thank you speaker and again to the very hardworking member from mark mark and thornhill I also hear the serious concerns expressed by small businesses in the construction industry regarding the impact of the carbon tax The business owners who are in charge of building homes in this province and getting shovels in the ground while creating job opportunities Say that thanks to the federal carbon tax. They're paying more for the gas They need to get to the site and to move their materials Small businesses like grouper construction in Durham are saying and I quote This heavy tax will be on the backs of hardworking canadiens and our clients in residential and civil sectors End quote That extra cost could mean a business must lay someone off to balance the books or change and charge more to build homes Further driving up prices speaker The carbon tax is detrimental to every business in every sector. We will stand up for all ontarians This government has broken a promise to the people of milton to stop a gravel pit Speaker we know that 70 percent of people in southern ontario live near gravel pits These pits can cause groundwater contamination air pollution issues and impacts on endangered species These gravel pits need proper oversight But the auditor general reported that the province does not properly inspect gravel mining pits and Inspection rates have decreased by 64 under this government's watch We need urgent action to hire gravel pit inspectors, but this was nowhere in the budget We have people here in the gallery from milton and premier. They want to know why did you break your promise? Thanks to the environment conservation in parks Thank you. Thank you speaker The member is referring to a project that has been inactive since 2008 and I will Echo the sentiments of the premier and the government which is protecting human health and environment is our top priority We heard concerns from the community about the reed road reservoir quarry particularly when it comes to groundwater protection And the need for additional consultation Assessment and oversight for the project. That is why we have required the reed road reservoir quarry to be subject to a project specific environmental assessment Process under the environment assessment act the regulation provides an additional opportunity for potential impacts to the environment to be assessed Including local groundwater to further make sure we have further consultations to ensure concerns are addressed The proponent has commenced its product response environmental assessment and speaker. There's more to say and I will continue my supplemental Very much speaker. I you know this government is famous for streamlining environmental assessment So let's hope that you actually do a proper environmental assessment because the premier and his x npp for milton palm gill Promise that they would stop the quarry In fact, the premier told the people of milton. I am not in favor of the Campbellville quarry According to the ag's report the ministry has already approved extraction of 13 times more aggregate than is actually Removed each year and so therefore according to the ag No more pits or quarries are needed people are rightfully concerned Is the premier going to keep his promise to stop Once and for all to propose Campbellville quarry in milton keep his promise. Yes or no This is the environment conservation. Thank you speaker and as I will continue with my answer The member may be aware the proponent has commenced this project specific environmental assessment process And has begun consulting with government agencies indigenous communities and the public in preparation for this environmental assessment I encourage the public to participate in the ongoing environmental assessment process and to share their concerns directly with the proponent Once the assessment is complete and submitted the ministry and the ministry will undertake a review And they will be opportunities for the public to submit comments to the ministry prior to final Decision being made but speaker a final decision has not been. Thank you Thank you very much and next question the member for brandford brand Thank you speaker my question is for the solicitor general Since the implementation of this disastrous carbon tax on terrients are paying more for everything From their grocery bills to fuel costs With another hike being imposed next week people in my riding a brand for brand are concerned about the impact of this Regressive tax on public safety Speaker firefighters play a critical role in safeguarding our communities There are a few more noble jobs and few more selfless people than those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe And that's why speaker i am so proud to serve as a volunteer firefighter at station seven st George in the county of brant and to my colleagues Thank you for always having my back But we know that increased costs of fuel and procurement directly affect the essential services that ensure our safety and well-being The federal liberals need to scrap this tax today speaker The solicitor general, please explain to the house the effect that carbon tax is having on firefighting in the province of ontario Thank you. The solicitor general Thank you, mr. Speaker, and i want to congratulate the member for being a volunteer firefighter And for everyone that stands up to be a volunteer firefighter in the province of ontario And the member's right Every time mr.  Speaker. They know when they go to the gas pumps It's 60 dollars or more each fill up is just it's just for the carbon tax And mr. Speaker when you add it up It's over eight thousand dollars a year Just for the carbon tax portion of fueling that truck and it's not fair mr. Speaker It's not fair anywhere in ontario and there's no confusion with our government But the independent liberals in their alternate reality show thinks it's great and it's not it's not too late Pick up the phone call justin trudeau and his cabinet and say this is affecting our firefighters and cancel that tax The supplementary question Thank you speaker and thank you to the solicitor general for his response It's good to hear that our government holds public safety as his highest priority and is standing up to the unfair carbon tax Unlike the opposition ndp and the independent liberals our government recognizes that this tax is punishing hardworking ontarians Speaker people in my writing are worried about how the carbon tax is placing a strain on our public safety system All ontarians deserve to live safely in their communities and they are counting on our front line first responders to ensure their security and well being Speaker even if the ndp and the liberals won't We must always stand with our public safety heroes Speaker can the solicitor general further elaborate on the importance of cancelling the carbon tax for the firefighters of the province of ontario Thank you Well, thank you. Mr. Speaker, you know just the other day We had the head of the ontario association of fire chiefs right here We had the president of the ontario professional firefighters association right here And they know our government will always stand with our firefighters morning noon and night But mr. Speaker whether you're fighting fires and all we ask for them as they come home safe at the end of the day Or for those police officers come home safe at the end of the day as well The carbon tax on every vehicle that is used for public safety is adding is an added cost That could be used to buy more bunker gear buy more technology to fight auto theft Do do something that we could have a tangible lasting benefit the carbon tax costs us on public safety It's not fair. It's not too late. Bonnie Cromby should do the right thing Call her friend Justin Trudeau because she has the number and cance- My question is for the premier the greater Hamilton health network laid out a pre-budget submission A detailed plan endorsed and supported by over 67 stakeholders. Their ask was 20 million dollars But the government allocated only 2.2 million this week just a tenth of the proposal The proposal if fully funded would see over 55 000 residents in Hamilton and the surrounding areas Connected with a family doctor team-based patient-centered medical care and support at high school Who are at risk in our communities? Premier, what is the reason this funding is not in the budget this year? Thank you speaker. Well, in fact, I think the member opposite should know that we have invested in primary care multidisciplinary teams Of course in February we announced 78 new expanded satellite opportunities 78 Imagine what that does to the people who want to have primary care Multidisciplinary teams in their community and clearly our expression of interest that we issued last year was very Was dealt with a lot of excitement because people want to have that opportunity Communities want to have the opportunity. That's why I was particularly thankful that in today in this week's budget We have announced another expansion of that primary care multidisciplinary team Approach it means that if you need to see a family doc You'll see that family doc if you need to see a nurse practitioner You will see that response if you need to see a dietitian a mental health worker You will have that opportunity It is exactly what clinicians across Ontario want and it is exactly what we are providing as a province with our new investment Of 356,000 Very much the supplementary question Of the funding is not going to cut it Our health care teams are stretched to the brink and our constituents are struggling to find and access The care they need for their health issues Ontario health teams like ghn have the solutions. They do the work. They just need the funding Their comprehensive proposal would see the equivalent equivalent of nearly 170 full-time additional health care providers from nurses to social workers and more Their plan would have included administrative support So physicians could spend time with their patients as the NDP have proposed Now they are left with just one tenth of their need Premier, I ask you again. Is this the funding that communities like amilton can count on in this budget? Of course primary care expansion is just one investment that we have made with our budget You know, I I have to say you also need to train these clinicians and the expansion That we are seeing in brampton with the new medical school in scarborough with the new medical school And of course tuesday the announcement that was lauded across ontario The york medical school that will focus on primary care impacting our communities. Thank you speaker Thank you very much That concludes our question period for this morning


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We're here at the Internet and Politics Conference at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society and we're here speaking with Jeff Frazee. Jeff Frazee, where are you from? I'm from Texas and worked with the Ron Paul 2008 campaign. And how did you get involved with the campaign and what was your capacity with the campaign? I was Congressman Paul's national youth coordinator and so getting involved I knew early on the campaign that we have a large youth following. So we started utilizing Facebook and the various social media that was available to us for free to start connecting with students and find where the interest is in organizing on college campuses. And once the campaign raised enough money and realized wow there is a large youth effort out there behind Congressman Paul they invited me on board and of course I obviously accepted and I accepted probably way too early if I should negotiate a higher salary but I was so excited to join the campaign that yes it was something I was very happy to do. The line is that the Barack Obama campaign and to some extent the Ron Paul campaign were very active on the internet but the McCain campaign not not so much. Do you feel that's accurate or what do you think? I think it's very accurate and I think the reason we were so effective on the internet is because of Dr. Paul's message I think same with Obama we had both had a message to energize their base and then we we use technology to lower barriers entry into organize and mobilize. Why I think that we failed and where the Obama campaign succeeded was taking that one step further and then directing that action that that organized and networked framework and directing that into specific action that trained our volunteers and organized them in a way that was you know politically savvy and campaign savvy. More so when we kind of took almost a free market approach and kind of let our people organize and do whatever the heck they wanted to do and that kind of backfired in some extent mainly because you know we didn't they just didn't achieve or didn't didn't put forth the political tactics that you usually expect the campaign and that was no fault of theirs and more so a fault of the campaign for not training them and directing their action. So if you had to distill a lesson from this campaign what would you say the lesson about the use of the internet would be is the internet you know 50% of the strategy or is it what role does it play? Well it's great for communication it's great for organization and it's great for mobilization but it doesn't function just in a vacuum you have to direct that action especially if you want to win a campaign. Campaigns don't change you still need to get 51% of the vote so in order to achieve that how do you utilize technology to achieve that goal and so that's the real question and how do you mobilize people to achieve that goal and train them in specific tactics to achieve that goal so the goal doesn't change but but the technology allows it to become more effective if that answers your question. And I'm curious what you think the role of the internet should be outside of the the campaign itself is there a role for internet in in politics is it is a big role is it a small role what is it? Yeah no I totally agree it's an issue we're facing now and I think issue the Obama campaigns facing now is you've had this election that's now over in this large movement an energetic movement behind you that's energized to do something and it's now well what is that something going to be and obviously it can't be a campaign you know do you they mentioned earlier in the conference about game behind Obama's legislative agenda all right well that's a goal that you can seek to achieve and for us you know what is the Ron Paul's goal what is going to be what are we going to achieve outside of this campaign and I think we're going to hopefully be able to identify and train upcoming future Ron Paul Republicans and so we can have you know Dr. Paul not be the only member of Congress voting no all the time but maybe four or five ten fifteen and maybe you know a couple years down the road we can actually have a large influence in the Congress so that's really now is where is this directed actually where's this directed movement where's this movement now need to be directed and that's where you sort out with the Obama campaign with ourselves is what goals do we seek to achieve what's our purpose now sounds almost like a post-party movement yeah exactly well it depends I think there the two traditional parties that that that system is not going to change anytime soon and that you do have to utilize one of the two so we'll do our best to kind of inject as many liberty loving candidates into both systems and see how that see how that goes you know the next couple years well I wish you luck and we'll be excited to learn from your lessons and what we see coming out of the Ron Paul campaign and thank you from the internet and politics conference at the Berkman Center for Internet Society this is Dan Jones


What I'm going to look at today is the drawing tools, which is the top tab on the left hand panel. I've got a map here on the right hand side, which is a primary school. I'm going to go through each of the drawing tools in turn. So we start by opening the drawing tools by clicking on the top tab. Let's start with looking at what we've got available. There are markers, there are shapes, lines, text. You can measure things. You can add a text box. You can add your own images. There's a buffer tool and a grid reference tool. There are also tools on the bottom line here, which are greyed out at the moment, but these will allow you to modify any of the shapes and lines that you add to the map later. I'm going to start with the markers and add a number of markers to the map. As you can see, when I click on the markers tab, you get a number of different markers that you can choose from. Some of these you can change the colour and size and jokers on and some of them are fixed. Let's start with the balloon one and I'm going to add a number of different markers to different houses here. Just by way of an example, all I'm doing is selecting the marker and then clicking on the map where I want the marker to appear. I can choose a different marker by selecting a different marker like this and just click on the map and just add them to the map that way. I'm going to use a different one again just for variety to show you what they look like. As you can see, when I put markers on the map, some of these line and fill settings appear at the bottom. I'm going to use the Select tool, which is a single arrow, and I'm going to select one of my markers here. It will go yellow when it's selected. Once it's selected yellow, I can then use the line settings here to change the colour around the edge of the marker and to change its middle colour. Let's do something that will make it stand out. As you can see, when I select anywhere off the marker, just click anywhere else on the map, you can see that the marker I selected previously has now got a red edge and a yellow centre rather than having a black edge and a blue centre. If I use the selection box here, I can in fact select all my markers just by clicking and dragging a box over all of them. As you can see, they're all highlighted in yellow and the marker settings are available again. So this way I can change all the marker settings to be the same. So I'm going to give them a green outline and a green fill setting. I can change the opacity of the green fill like this by using this slider here. And again, when I click anywhere else on the map to unselect everything, you'll see that all my markers now have the same fill and line settings. I can do the same with shapes. So I'm going to draw a shape here. As you can see, when I click the shape markers at the top row, I then get a number of different options for shapes. The polygon is the most commonly used one. This will give you an irregular polygon with straight sides. You can use a freehand drawing polygon too, which will give you a much more fluid shape. And there are preset shapes as well, which I'll show you. Let's start with the irregular polygon shape here. So I click on the map to start drawing. I'm just going to draw the edge of the field here. And I can just click to change direction every time I want to change direction. And I double click to stop drawing my shape and there is my shape complete. As you can see, the line and fill settings appear on the left-hand panel again. And again, I can choose the select button, selects my shape when it turns yellow with the yellow outline. And I can then change the fill settings this way. So I can choose to make it blue with blue edge and a pale blue fill like this. And then I click anywhere off the map to unselect the shape. And the settings I've just made will take effect. I can also draw some lines. So the lines here will draw from where I start to where I finish. I can make it a multiple angle line. So I could go from this house here, out here, and along to school this way. Click, click, click. And all I do is double click to finish the line. I can draw a straight line as well, one double click. And I can draw as many lines as I like straight like that. Double click to finish. Again, the line settings appear on the left-hand panel. And I can select each line individually like this. So it turns yellow. And then I can change the color of those lines accordingly. I could make them each a different color. I can make them all the same color. I can also change the, whether it's a dotted line or a solid line or a dashed line. And I can also change the weight of the line. So let's make this one a dotted green line seven point. Click anywhere off the map and you can see that the settings change. Let's do the last one here and make this one right pink. And we'll do a dashed line. So you can see what that, that's a long dash to what that looks like. There we can have different sorts of lines. If I want to add text to the map, I can click the text button here. What I need to do now is to put a marker on the map. So I click on the map to know where my place my text and it will produce a pop-up box like this. So I can say my house and click okay. And the marker that I, sorry, the anchor point that I put down will be in the bottom left-hand corner of the text. When I see that little grab hand, I can then pick this text up and move it around, put it wherever I like. Similarly, if I use the select button, I can click on it once and you'll see that there's a little pale yellow line around the anchor point. I can leave the text as it is by clicking okay. So that little pale yellow circle is still there, the text is still selected and I can change the text setting here in the left-hand panel. So I'm going to make this one red, I'm going to make it not bold, I'm going to make it smaller and I'm going to change the font. And again, when I click off the map, off the item itself, anywhere else on the map, it unselects and the text settings that I have made them take effect. When it comes to measurement tool, I can apply this to any of the shapes or lines that I've already drawn. This is the measure tool and then I simply select the shape that I want to measure. Shapes like this will give me an area measurement and the lines will give me a distance measurement. So I can measure each line in turn, I have to reselect the measure tool each time, but it will give me the distance that I've drawn each line like this. If I want to add a text box, I can click on the text box here. Again, we'll add an anchor point and then give me a little box to write some text in. So I'm going to draw an anchor point here and I'm going to type some text on how this is here. And I can click off the box in order to settle it there. I want to run my mouse over this, I can then pick it, pick up the box and move it around like oops, this is slightly tricky. I can pick the box up and move it around somehow. I can certainly move the anchor point if I want to and I can pick the box up and reposition that to where I want. I can also change the size and shape of it like this and I can move it again as a complete unit. If I wanted to add my own photograph to the map, I can do the exactly the same thing using the image button here. So I click on the map where I want the image anchor to be. I can then choose browse to upload the file that I've got ready made here. True Blue Peter style, click upload and the image is there. I can then move the image around to make sure it's in the right position from the map. And I can also move the anchor point as well. If I want to add a grid reference, I can choose the grid reference tool here. There is an automatic setting which means that it will give you a grid reference that is appropriate for the scale of the map that you're looking at. But in some cases you may want a very specific size of grid reference for the purpose that you would choose it for. So if you wanted a six digit grid reference, you could just click on the map and it will always give you a six digit grid reference. If you choose the automatic one, the grid reference will change according to the scale of the map. So this particular map is very detailed, so you will get a very detailed grid reference. If you were looking at a road Atlas map, you get a much less detailed grid. I would also like to show you the buffer tool buffer tool is fairly straightforward in that it will draw a distance away from the point of the line that you click. Let's start with the, the point tool and then enter a radius of 0.5 kilometers and I'm going to see how many of the shapes that I've drawn live for 0.5 kilometers from the school. So all I need to do is use the blue dot that's on my mouse cursor, click and it will automatically draw me a half a kilometer circle radius like this. Similarly, I can use the buffer tool to draw a line if I wanted to draw a buffer zone of, say, 100 meters, I can type any value I like into the radius. 100 meters from, from the school boundary here. I'm just going to go down two sides of it. I can double click to finish my line. That will give me a 100 meter buffer zone around the line that I've drawn. That's quite useful for looking at things like rivers and roads and distances from a particular linear feature. And then I can select the feature that I want. I'm going to select the circle one here and I'm going to change the line and fill settings on this one. Let's make it purple and that great and click off and you can see my shape has changed. This map is getting quite confusing now. So let's look at how we delete features. You can either delete individual features on the basis of a click. In the delete section here, choose the click button, and I can click on one feature, and it will just delete the one feature, delete my buffer zone again, and it leaves that if I want to delete my text box and just click. Alternatively, if I wanted to delete, delete many of them. I can use the select box here and draw a box over those features that I want to select. All those are highlighted in yellow. And then use the delete selected button in the middle here, and that will delete just those features. The other thing to show you with with the shapes, I'm going to go back to the shapes field and show you some of these.  This is just for illustrative purposes. I'm just dragging my mouse and the moment I let go, my shape stops drawing. If I wanted to edit this feature, I can select it using the select tool here. So it goes yellow, and I then have the modify tools underneath that become available to me. So let's take these in turn. I can either label my feature, call it my shape, click OK, and it will label my feature that way. I can change the points on it. So clicking the points tool here, which case I'll be able to just move individual points around. This doesn't show up very well with an irregular polygon like this, but it's easier to show you the regular ones. I can rotate my shape by clicking the rotate button and you'll see the blue arrow appears in the middle and then I can simply rotate my shape around just by clicking and dragging it to where I want it. I can scale my shape using the next button, which draws an invisible box around it and I can then use this little blue dot in the corner to make the shape bigger or smaller. I can also transform the shape, which will change that size in both directions like this or swap it over completely to do a mirror image. If I was looking at an image, I could use the view button too. Let me show you that again with the more regular shape. I'm going to click the Select button and I'm going to delete that shape there by clicking the Delete on Click button. If I was to choose a different shape, such as a triangle, I can draw a triangle like this. I can spin this around before I click. So when I click, the shape is fixed there, but if I choose the Select tool now, select my triangle, I can then change the points on it to make it whatever shape I want like this. But I can also choose the rotate button and then spin my shape around the central point again. If I want to delete everything, there's this handy button here which says Delete All. Fortunately, it gives you a chance to check. If you hit the Delete All drawings button, it's gone. There's no undo, you can't get it back. So do you think twice? Delete all drawings and I'm back to my original month. That is a very quick run through of all the drawing tools. We have another few minutes for questions if anybody has any.