It is now time for oral questions. I'm sorry I didn't see her. I didn't hear her say point of order. Thank you for drawing into my attention. I recognize the Associate Minister of Social and Economic Development. Thank you. I seek unanimous consent of the House for members to be permitted to wear purple scarves in honour of International Women's Day. The Minister is seeking unanimous consent of the House to allow members to wear purple scarves today in honour of International Women's Day. Agreed. Agreed. We're ready to start question grid. I recognize the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. My question is to the Premier. Speaker, everything old is new again. Just over 10 years ago the official opposition discovered that the government had been using code words to cover up misconduct. That was the Liberal government and they were found to be using the term Project Vapor, Speaker, as code for their gas plant cover-up. Now we know that the current government also used code terms like G-Star and Special Project to cover their tracks on the green belt grab. So my question to the Premier is, is Special Project G-Star this government's Project Vapor? Minister of Missile Affairs and Housing. Thank you, Speaker. I think the Integrity Commissioner has addressed that. I think I've addressed that on a number of occasions in the House. The supplementary question. Okay, thank you, Speaker. The Integrity Commissioner said Ryan Amato identified Patrick Sackville, who is now the Premier's current Chief of Staff, as the decision-maker in the Premier's office for the Green Belt Hoat Special Project. We have emails with Special Project in the subject line sent between Mr. Amato and Mr. Sackville, and it is clearly the $8 billion Green Belt scheme. They sent emails with details about the scheme, like removal criteria, Speaker, but they never actually say the words Green Belt. So my question to the Premier again, I think the people of Ontario would deserve a response from the Premier himself. Did anyone in the Premier's office direct that government officials would avoid or destroy any paper trail that could expose their Green Belt discussions? Minister of Missile Affairs and Housing. Again, Mr. Speaker, I think the Integrity Commissioner has addressed that as has the Auditor General, and I've answered that question on a number of occasions in the House. The final supplementary. I understand why the government doesn't want to address these questions, but the people of Ontario deserve answers. It's a question of accountability. The code terms is evidence of intent to conceal. Someone was trying to cover their tracks, and that's not all. The Auditor General found that political staffers were not just deleting emails related to the Green Belt, they were also using their own personal emails to avoid detection. The Premier himself conducts government business on his personal phone, but refuses to disclose his phone records as required by law. When the Liberal government got caught covering up a scandal during Project Vapor, someone went to jail. And guess what? It was the Premier's chief of staff. Why is the Premier following the Liberal government down the same path of code words, cover-ups and criminal investigations? Please take their seats. Minister of Missile Affairs and Housing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, if the Leader of the Opposition has additional information that she would like to share with the Integrity Commissioner, I invite her to do so. The next question. Once again, the Leader of the Opposition. Don't worry. That's going to happen. That's going to happen. Speaker, we spend a lot of time in here talking about this government's scandals, the Green Belt grab, the cover-up, G-STAR, the RCMP criminal investigation of this government, but one of the biggest scandals in this province is the fact that more than 2.2 million Ontarians don't have a primary care doctor. The hell the Ontarians is at risk, and that risk increases with every single passing day that this government fails to deliver. So my question to the Premier is, exactly how long will he keep people waiting for a doctor? Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. Very much, Speaker. You know, I love these questions because it gives me an opportunity to talk about the investments that our government under Premier Ford have been able to make in primary care, multi-disciplinary teams. Primary care teams, multi-disciplinary teams, which means doctors working with nurse practitioners, working with nurses, with dietitians, with mental health workers. It is historic that we have seen this investment. And respectfully, Speaker, the investments are happening across Ontario. 78 different teams in Toronto, in Ottawa, in Aurelia, where we see the need, we have made those investments a tripling of the investment that we announced under our Your Health Plan. And remind the members to make their comments through the chair. Supplementary question. To make these issues sound complicated, but health care workers have been offering up a simple solution for years. And I really hope that the Premier is listening to this. Doctors say they can take on an additional 2 million patients, 2 million, if someone else could handle the paperwork. You heard that right. We can cut down the primary care wait list by 90%, Speaker, if the government would help get this paperwork off doctors' desks. So my question to the Premier is, why is this Premier letting paperwork stand between doctors and patients? The Minister of Health. Thank you, Speaker. We have an ongoing, regular conversation and a committee with the Ontario Medical Association to talk specifically about where there are opportunities for different clinicians to be able to do some of the necessary and needed paperwork that is part of serving our patients. But having said that, we've already made changes. The expanded scope of practice that we have announced and embarked on, particularly in pharmacies, we now have over 800,000 people who are accessing the local community pharmacists to deal with minor ailments. Those are changes that our government has been able to put in working with our partners. We've expanded scope of practice for nurse practitioners. We've expanded scope of practice for RNs. And we continue to do that work because we know people need to be able to see the appropriate clinician depending on the issues and illnesses that they're dealing with. Thank you, Speaker. And the final supplement. Well, Speaker, talk is cheap. Talk is cheap. Doctors are leaving the system faster than anyone can recruit them because of this exact issue. Doctors should be spending their time with patients, not with paperwork. Why does the government continue to complicate this issue? Doctors are spending 19 hours per week on administrative tasks. If they could spend that time with patients, instead it would be like adding 2,000 more doctors. That would reduce the primary care wait list by 90%, Speaker. A practical solution, a simple solution. Why won't the government get the paperwork off doctors' desks? It would definitely take their seats. The Minister of Health. What was the member opposite? Where was the party opposite when they were propping up the Liberals and they did nothing to prevent the Liberal government at the time to cut 50 residency positions in the province of Ontario? Imagine, Speaker, how many more physicians we would have practicing in the province of Ontario if the Liberal government hadn't cut those 50 positions? Speaker, numbers matter. It would have been over 200 new physicians in the province of Ontario. We are actively working with our partners like the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. A single ministerial directive letter ensured that internationally educated graduates who are waiting and want to practice in the province of Ontario have that opportunity. The direction was quickly, assess, review, and when appropriate, license people who are waiting to practice in the province of Ontario will continue to get the work done. Thank you. Thank you. The next question, the member for Kiwetanaw. Good morning, Speaker. Last weekend, a nursing station in Cat Lake burnt down. This is a letter from a 10-year-old worried about his access to healthcare. Dear Sol Mamakwa MPP, I am 10 years old and I am from Cat Lake First Nation. Our health clinic burnt down this past weekend. We need your help. I feel sick as I write this. Please take this seriously and get us help. Bryson Wesley, Cat Lake. To the Premier, will you make sure Bryson and Cat Lake have the access to healthcare that they need? So please take their seats. To reply, the member for Thundered Bay Atacocan and Parliamentary Assistant. Thank you. We are deeply saddened to hear about the fire at the Cat Lake Nursing Station. Minister Rickford has reached out to Cat Lake First Nation Chief Russell Wesley to reassure him and the community of Cat Lake that our government will be there to support them. We remain in contact with Cat Lake leadership as the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre carries out their work. Our government stands with the families and community members of Cat Lake and is mobilizing quickly to ensure supports are available. Nurses are still in the community and working out of the M&R building. Additional nurses and emergency medical equipment have already been sent to the community. We continue to monitor the situation and we will continue to work with community members, partners in Cat Lake to address this tragic situation. And the supplementary member for Nickel Belt. Thank you, Speaker. Access to healthcare is the responsibility of the Minister of Health. For decades, residents of Cat Lake had access to excellent nurses and nurse practitioners, but their nursing station burnt down. They cannot just go to the nearest walk-in clinic. This is a flying First Nation community. They have no access to care. Is the Minister of Health going to simply abandon the 650 residents of Cat Lake? Like the 2.2 million Ontarians that do not have access to family physician? Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. Thank you, Speaker. At my conversation with Grand Chief Fiddler on Sunday morning, it was deeply disturbing to hear about the fire in Cat Lake. And I immediately made a phone call to the Federal Minister Mark Holland to share how we can work together to make sure that the citizens of Cat Lake are protected and continue to provide healthcare. There is no doubt when these catastrophic events happen that we all need to work together. And the member opposite knows that this was a federal nursing station. We will absolutely be there as a provincial partner, but we have to make sure that all of us are working together for the people of Cat Lake. Thank you. The next question, the member for Bruce Gray-Ohn Sound. My question is for the Minister of Energy. People in my riding of Bruce Gray-Ohn Sound are concerned about the harmful impacts of the federal carbon tax. So far, the federal government has increased the carbon tax not once, but five times, Speaker. And to make things even worse, they plan on increasing it another seven times by 2030.  Since the implementation of this tax, Ontarians have been paying more and more every single day for food, for services and for transportation. These dire effects are felt by our trucking industry, which serves a crucial role in transporting the goods we need in our daily lives. Speaker, can the Minister please further explain the impact of the federal carbon tax on Ontario's trucking industry? Well, to apply the Minister of Energy. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Our Minister of Transportation has explained this on many occasions in the legislature, but I'm happy to join in the chorus of two-thirds of the people across Canada who are saying they cannot afford another increase to the carbon tax on April 1. A 23% increase to the carbon tax, Mr. Speaker. Our truckers are the ones that are out there delivering goods from the farm gate to the distribution centre to the grocery stores, and you wonder why the cost of everything is going up, Mr. Speaker. You only have to look at one place. Justin and Jugmeets Carbon Tax, Mr. Speaker. It's making life unaffordable in the province of Ontario. The Budget Officer on Parliament Hills, as people are paying more than they're getting back in these phony carbon rebates, Mr. Speaker. And the Bank of Canada has said that the carbon tax is also having a massive impact on the rise that we've been experiencing in inflation. Mr. Speaker, in spite of all of this, our government is doing everything we can to ensure that life in Ontario is affordable for the people of Ontario. Supplementary question. Well, thank you, Speaker, and thank you to the Minister for that response. Speaker, it's not just truckers that are being adversely impacted by the carbon tax. It's all commuters. The rising cost of fuel is affecting individuals and families in every corner of our province. They should not have to be burdened with additional costs when it comes to driving to work or driving their kids to school. We know the people of Ontario deserve better. That's why our government will continue to keep costs down for Ontarians so they can keep more money in their own pockets where it belongs. Speaker, can the Minister explain what our government is doing to counteract the federal carbon tax to make life more affordable for Ontario commuters? The Minister of Energy. Again, the member from Bruce Gray, Owen Sound, is spot on. The carbon tax is driving up the price of everything across Canada. We're doing everything we can, Mr. Speaker. We've taken 10.7 cents off the price of a leader of gasoline, the Ontario gas tax. We've eliminated the tolls on our highways across Ontario. Eliminated fees. Eliminated license plate sticker fees. We have lowered taxes. And, you know, just a couple of weeks ago, one fair of Vanagasalum here, he, our Minister, Associate Minister of Transportation, announced one fair for all transit riders in the GTHA, Mr. Speaker. That move alone by this Minister is going to save commuters $1,600 a year, Mr. Speaker. Our government is taking action when it comes to making life more affordable. Bonnie Cromby and the Liberals, the Ontario Liberal Party are still supporting the federal carbon tax. It's unbelievable. Next question, the member for Toronto, St. Paul's. My question is to the Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism. Minister, during the 2022 provincial election, the Minister said, Parent Park would be a priority if the proposed LRT extension takes place. In fact, I'll quote from a letter the Minister wrote to the community. If elected as your representative at Queen's Park, I will be in the best position to bring your concerns forward to Metrolinx and will work with you directly on this issue. Speaker, members of Mount Dennis community are here today and they haven't heard from their Minister in two years. They've had a deal to get his ear and to have meetings. So my question is a simple one. Minister, why did you break your promise to your community? Make the comments to the chair, not directly across the floor of the house, to reply the Minister of Transportation. Mr. Speaker, here you have it again, absolute nimbyism everywhere you go. Anywhere this government is trying to build a project, Mr. Speaker. that we are doing, Mr. Speaker. The Liberal, previous Liberal government, 15 years of absolute inaction in this province doing absolutely nothing to build. And what does the NDP do when we're making record and historic investments of over $70 billion in the next 10 years? They're standing with those that wanna protest and stop the building of transit in our communities across Ontario. The time to build is right now. Our government is getting shovels in the ground and we will take no lessons from the ADP or the previous Liberal government that did absolutely nothing to build infrastructure in this province, Mr. Speaker, and that is why we are committed to building $80 billion over the next 10 years in public transit, investing $30 billion close to $30 billion in highways and roads across this province, because the people of this province deserve it and we'll get those shovels in the ground. Speaker, my question is back to the Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism and I hope that he will respond to himself this time. According to his community, he has rarely seen the community events and he has ignored community appeals to protect Pair and Park. Our friends from Mount Dennis here today can affirm this is true.  Speaker, we can have great public transit and urban forests right here in Ontario, but we need leadership to help get that done. My question is back to the Minister. Will you keep your promise and fight for the people of Mount Dennis, Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship? Thank you. Members will take their seats. Once again, I'll ask members to make their comments through the chair. Minister of Transportation. Mr. Speaker, there is no one that works harder in their communities than that member and the Minister of Multiculturalism every single day. Mr. Speaker, he's talking to the people, the people that elected him in his riding to get transit billboards. I want to take lessons from the end of the year, the Liberals that did nothing for 15 years when it came to building... Member for Ottawa Center, come to order. We're getting some work in the ground, Mr. Speaker. We're not going to let a protest group hold us up. Member for Toronto St. Paul's will come to order. Six point five million cars off the road, Mr. Speaker. We're going to get the reduction of 11,000 GHA admissions in this province, Mr. Speaker. The member for Ottawa Center perhaps didn't hear me. He will come to order. Member for Toronto St. Paul's perhaps didn't hear me. She will come to order. Minister of Transportation has a few extra seconds to finish up this answer. Mr. Speaker, that line will have 60% faster service than the current bus service that that community has right now, Mr. Speaker. And we will continue to build across this province because that is what we were elected to do. And that is why the Premier... We have with us in the legislature a former member who was here for many years as the member for Leeds-Grenville, Bob Brunsonman. Welcome back to the legislature. Great to see you here. Coming as always is perfect. Okay. So we've long had a convention in this house that we don't make reference to the absence of a member who might be away for any given reason from the house on any given day. It is not, I don't think it's a road. We want to go down where we start to drawing attention to whether or not members are attending a sufficient number of community events. I think if we give that some thought, we'll conclude that that's not a good road that we want to go down, if we think it through. Start the clock. The next question. The member for Leeds-Grenville, Thousand Islands and Reno Lakes. Question is for the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. And I'm glad that my predecessor, Senator Runciman's here, because I know he agrees with this question. Speaker, there's fierce competition across the globe to attract, retain skilled talented workers. We know affordability issues are a big consideration when workers are deciding where they should call home. That's why as a government, we've taken concrete action to do our part to lower costs for households. But unfortunately, the Liberals are proceeding with hiking their carbon tax on April 1st. Their carbon tax is going to see the price of gas increase by 37 cents a liter in 2030, while home heating costs skyrocket. And it's almost like, Speaker, they're deliberately trying to hurt the pocketbooks of hardworking families and chase those talented workers out of our province. It's a shame that the Liberals in this house still support the carbon tax. Speaker, can the Minister please explain how the carbon tax hurts the Ontario workers that are powering our economy? Here, here. And to reply, the Minister of Economic Development, job creation and trade. Thank you, Speaker. We all know that the carbon tax is a tax on every single family, on every single worker in Ontario. And, Speaker, we have the best talent pool in the world. We're better educated than any OECD country. 71% of Ontarians have a post-secondary degree. 70,000 annual STEM grads, Speaker, 420,000 tech workers, 100,000 auto workers, 85,000 AI workers, 72,000 life science workers. Our economy needs these workers, Speaker, but the carbon tax hurts them. And the carbon tax risks chasing all of them away. And, Speaker, we need to axe the tax. Here, here. Supplementary question. Thanks, Speaker, back to the Minister. I want to thank him for his answer. You know, Speaker, I think we can all agree that the talent we have in Ontario is second to none. And as economies across the world grapple with aging populations that are exiting their workforce, the race for talent is going to heat up. It's never been more important for us to foster the conditions to retain and to attract skilled workers. That's why we've been so adamant as a government and our efforts to put more money back into the pockets of hardworking Ontarians who have earned it. The Liberals want to do the opposite with their carbon tax. They want to take more money out of people's pockets with a carbon tax hike every single solitary year. We've never supported the Liberal Tax Grab and I can assure everyone in this House that under the leadership of Premier Ford, we will never support the carbon tax. Speaker, can the Minister please highlight how the carbon tax jeopardizes the progress that we've made in key sectors? The Minister of Economic Development, job creation and trade. Speaker, the Liberal Carbon Tax comes up in every corner of the world. And despite this tax, we've still been able to land $28 billion in auto and EV. Bloomberg now ranks us as number one in the global EV battery rankings. We've had $3 billion in life sciences, tens of billions of dollars in tech. Companies are investing in Ontario because we've reduced the cost of doing business. We've lowered taxes. We've shown the Liberals that lower taxes equal higher jobs. 700,000 jobs have been created in Ontario because we lowered taxes, Speaker. The Liberals need to stop making it harder for these companies to expand and to grow. They need to scrap the tax today. Thank you very much. The next question, a member for University of Rosedale. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Health. Yan Pingye lives in the Chinatown area and she doesn't have a family doctor. After not sleeping and feeling dizzy for four days, she had no choice but to go to the Toronto Western Emergency Room, one of the busiest hospitals in Ontario. Yan waited seven hours overnight, but eventually left without a prescription or help because there was no one in the emergency room who spoke Cantonese, Omandarin, and Yan is not fluent in English. Minister, do you think it's acceptable that thousands of people in the Chinatown area have to go to an emergency room for not urgent care because they don't have access to a family doctor? Minister of Health. Well, Speaker, with the greatest of respect, where was the member when we were increasing scope of practice for pharmacies to ensure that people who did not have to access emergency departments as their only option had the opportunity to visit their local community pharmacy? 800,000 people since that policy was brought into place in January of 2023 have accessed that service. It's critically important. And I look at all the investments that we are making in the Toronto region specifically related to the primary care expansion. $110 million, Speaker, that we're increasing access to primary care. We have investments very strategically to ensure people get access to care. The supplementary question. Minister, Yan went to her pharmacist, and it was her pharmacist that told her they were not able to give her a prescription. That's how we found out about this issue. The family doctor shortage in Toronto is bad, and it is getting worse. In Chinatown, five doctors have already retired and two more are about to retire, which means over 7,000 people are going to be without a family doctor. I am worried that this government is driving the primary healthcare system into the ground. Minister, what is your plan to address the worsening family doctor and primary care provider shortage in underserved areas like Chinatown? Minister of Health. The plan is working, and we've already in that centre, expansion, airborne healthcare centre, St. Michael's academic and a family health team expansion, house called Sprint Senior Care, expansion and new mobile, unison health and community service, expansion and new mobile, West Toronto, CHS. It goes on and on, Speaker. When we make investments of $110 million to make sure that we have sufficient primary care access in the province of Ontario, this member and this party votes against it. That's what we are seeing in this government. The Member for Canada, Carlton. Thank you, Speaker. This government is relentless. If there isn't a ready-made opportunity, they will create a way to insert their friends and insiders into every public good in Ontario. They did it with the green belt, they did it with Ontario Place, they did it with Service Ontario, and now they're putting their own former Conservative staffers into the judicial system. My question is for the Premier. How can Ontarians trust a court that has been overtly and intentionally poisoned with blatant political bias? The Attorney General. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I just want to cast back last year to the member from Oakville, North Burlington when she brought a motion forward on Cure's Law, saying that we should require the judges take mandatory training as they come to the bench and JPs take mandatory training as they take their position on sexual assault and sexual violence, Mr. Speaker. And you know what happened with that motion? It was unanimously supported by this House, Mr. Speaker. When we then incorporated Cure's Law into strengthening safety and modernizing Justice Act 2023, Mr. Speaker, everybody in the House spoke in favour of that piece of the legislation, Mr. Speaker. Now, when we talk about diversity and we want to increase the diversity of the bench, people say, absolutely, you need to do that. And when we talk about raising awareness of victims' perspectives and issues, people say, absolutely, Mr. Speaker. And I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, you know where this is going because when we say we want to have tough-on-prime judges and JPs, the House says, oh, no, no, no, we can't have a perspective, Mr. Speaker. Well, we do have a... Complementary question. Thank you, Speaker. The new chair of our Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee is not only a former conservative staffer, he is also a registered lobbyist for Colt Manufacturing, the manufacturing of the notorious AR-15. Order. The families of this province are looking for tighter gun controls, not an industry friend meddling with our judges. Trust in our judicial system is absolutely key to the functioning of our democracy. One only needs to look to our neighbors to the south to see where the politicization of justice leads. How could the Attorney General possibly think that this overt and blatant politicization of our judicial system won't erode that trust unless that is the endgame? Order. Order. Order. To reply, the Premier. Well, Mr. Speaker, let's just go back 15 years. The Liberal government was the weakest government when it came to crime. They're okay with people kicking the doors in, putting guns to people's heads, asking for their keys, terrifying the neighborhood, terrifying part of people, but we're seeing it everywhere. And guess what happens, Mr. Speaker? They get out on bail the next day to go and do it again. And then what happens, they go out on bail again.  But guess what, when we catch the people, they get out on bail and then they get targeted again. You know, everywhere I go, Mr. Speaker, I'm hearing one thing, keep going, make sure you appoint judges that are tough on crime for the criminals in jail that are terrible. The next question, the member for New Market Aurora. Thank you, Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Long-Term Care. When I speak to my residents in the great writing of New Market Aurora, they continue to express their top concern, which is over the ever escalating costs of living at a time when all communities need to be supported, the federal government continues to penalize the people of Ontario by hiking the carbon tax. As our parents and grandparents age, the cost of building long-term care homes remain high and the carbon tax is making it worse. Seniors help build our province and our government must ensure that they continue to receive the quality of care and the quality of life that they need and deserve in a long-term care home. Speaker, can the Minister please tell this House what our government is doing to protect Ontario families, especially our seniors, from the negative impact of the carbon tax? The Minister of Long-Term Care. So, Speaker, the member's absolutely right. Seniors did build this province and our community. So happy International Women's Day to the many women seniors who live in our long-term care homes. Thank you for everything that you've done. I hear that concern the member raises every day in Willowdale. It's exactly why our government embarked on a historic plan, a historic plan led by this Premier to build 58,000 new and upgraded spaces, the most aggressive capital plan in this country's history. But there are challenges, Speaker. And one of the biggest challenges is the cost of doing business and building. A cost, Speaker, that will rise thanks to the Federal Liberals' carbon tax, 23% in the very near future. Now, our government is fighting to keep costs low, fighting to build Ontario. But right now, when we are trying to build the homes for seniors to age and comfort and dignity, the carbon tax is standing in the way. Every time we try and make it easier to build the Liberals and the NDP, get in the way. I challenge them to stand up and do the right thing. Let's scrap the supplementary question. Thank you, Speaker, and thank you to the minister for that response. Speaker, the carbon tax is increasing the price of everything, including building, material, and transport. And as the minister just said, come April 1st it's going to get more expensive with another 23% increase to that carbon tax. This has, is, and will impact construction costs in our province while our government has been speaking out against the carbon tax since day one. The opposition NDP and the independent Liberals continue to ignore the harmful impact this tax is having on Ontario families. Despite the inaction and the lack of the sense of urgency from the opposition, we will continue to uphold our commitment to seniors in Ontario and ensure we build homes in the communities they help build. Speaker, can the minister please further explain how the carbon tax is affecting the long-term care sector? What a great question. Minister of long-term care. Isn't it unbelievable, Speaker, while the member is addressing such an important issue that's affecting our seniors in long-term care homes, you have the members from the NDP heckling the question and saying get over it as if the carbon tax isn't affecting the daily lives of those who built our communities.  Speaker, unfortunately, Liberals, led by the queen of the carbon tax, Bonnie Cromby wants to do what she did in Mississauga. She wants to stop building everywhere. Now I've heard from workers, I've heard from lenders, I've heard from the operators and they are saying this tax on everything is costing Ontario's long-term care sector. It costs more to build. It costs more to take care of our seniors. It costs more to get equipment to our seniors. Costs have risen 30% in only five years. This Premier will continue to fight for the hard work of people and seniors who built our communities. We're not taking any lessons from the heckle party over there. We're getting it done. This will come to order so we can continue with question period. Thank you. Start the clock, the member for Waterloo. Thank you very much, Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Health. For years, the Ontario Medical Association has been sounding the alarm on the shortage of doctors in this province. In Kitchener, there are currently 55 open physician positions on the provincial recruitment program. The KW Chamber of Commerce has said, and I quote, there are somewhere between 60,000 and 70,000 people in Waterloo region right now who do not have a doctor. Kitchener is not alone. There are 2.2 million enterans who do not have a family doctor, and that number is going to surge to 4.4 million by 2026. Speaker, my question to the Minister of Health. When will this government prioritize the patients and families waiting for care in Waterloo region? Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. Everything that our government is doing is prioritizing the patient. Whether it is expanding scope of practice for clinicians who are already trained and ready to step up and do additional work like pharmacists, like nurse practitioners, like registered nurses, we are working directly with them. And I would say when we have historic investments of $110 million in 78 primary care expansions, including one in the member's own region of a nurse practitioner led clinic, we are making those investments. Will the member opposite stand up, support those expansions, support that nurse practitioner led clinic that is going to be able to expand and offer new services and additional patients in your region? Support that abortion in Waterloo. Speaker, it is so very clear that your plan is not working. Every Ontarian is feeling the pain of your incompetence. Speaker, a shortage of doctors causes more people to visit the emergency room. Increase the wait times and putting further financial strain on this already overburdened healthcare. And KW is not alone, Speaker. There are currently 32,000 people in Peterborough alone without a family doctor. Another 28,000 in Kingston. Another 10,000 in Sault Ste. Marie. This conservative government is failing to provide Ontarians with access to primary care that they definitely deserve. Back to the Minister of Health. When will this government finally address the crisis in Ontario and the 2.2 million people who do not have access to a family doctor? Thank you, Premier. Well, Mr. Speaker, to the member across the aisle, why does she always vote about the increase of $20 billion more we're spending on healthcare compared to when they were in power? Why did she vote against the 10,800 more doctors that are working now than they were five years ago? Why did she vote against the 80,000 new nurses that have registered to work in Ontario, 17,000 alone? Why did you vote against the medical universities that were building capacity in Brampton and in Scarborough and North? Why did she vote for the more grads and undergrads that that party under the Liberals with the support of the NDP cut seeds? I'm just wondering, she votes against healthcare. We're making healthcare a lot better than it was five years ago, Mr. Speaker.  Thank you, thank you, and once again, I'll remind members to make their comments through the chair. The next question, the member for Don Valley North. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Solicitor General. Speaker, in 2023, Toronto recorded close to 4,000 residential breaks in a 30% increase from 2022. Frontonians are anxious about the rise of crime and its traumatic effects on victims who are left feeling vulnerable and violated when they deserve to feel safe in the private sanctuary of their homes. Speaker, people are also frustrated that convicted criminals saved their time in jail only to resurface in the community to the orphan. They demand immediate action in establishing successful deterrence of crime. From the certainty of being caught to the consequences imposed upon criminals. Speaker, can the Solicitor General explain this government's approach to deter the crimes? Thank you. Order, the Solicitor General can reply. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The member is right. People have a right to be concerned about their safety. And public safety for this government is a top priority. And let me say this, Mr. Speaker. Just recently, when police service budgets had to get approved in Toronto, in Hamilton, and in London, proxies for the Liberal Party and the NDP voted no. They do not stand as we do having the backs every day of our police services.  This is unacceptable. And that's why, Mr. Speaker, we will continue to advocate to the federal government, move past C48, which was a good first step, do more so that we can keep our province safe. We'll make your question. Thank you, Speaker. And thank you so much to the Solicitor General for his response. Speaker, punishment alone may be viewed as an appropriate deterrent, but long-term solutions include the habilitation of criminals to motivate them to become contributing members of society. It is essential that criminals receive job training to equip them with the skills they need to work for their living, rather than surviving by exploiting others. Speaker, can the Solicitor General tell this House what steps is this government's taken to break the cycle of opportunistic crime in our communities? Thank you. Mr. Solicitor General. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Community reintegration is very important, and we will continue to have the backs of our correctional, our probation on our parole officers every day for the work that they do so that when a person is reintegrated back to the communities, it is done so safely. But, Mr. Speaker, I want to go back again. When a person is confronted with their doors being knocked in and when they are demanded to turn over the keys when people don't feel safe, when our seniors don't feel safe, something is wrong. And that's why our government will always prioritize public safety, fighting auto theft with over $51 million, fighting to keep these violent and repeat offenders off our streets with an investment of over $112 million and putting more boots on the ground so that we all over Ontario can feel safe. Thank you. Member for Stormont Dundas, Southland Garrick. Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Infrastructure. Reliable high-speed internet is key to building a stronger Ontario. People across the province depend on high-speed internet for education, health services, business operation, and to stay connected with their loved ones. Unfortunately, under the previous Liberal government, ignored many rural, remote and northern communities when it came to making investments into critical infrastructure. Unlike the Liberals, our government has made it a priority to bring high-speed internet to every community in the province by the end of 2025. While significant work is already underway to improve and expand broadband services, we must continue to build on the progress we have made and ensure our rural and northern communities are connected. Speaker, can the Minister please tell the House what our government is doing to bring high-speed internet access to all communities across Ontario? The Minister of Infrastructure. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And of course, thank you very much to the hardworking member, Mr. Speaker. We were re-elected to build Ontario, and part of that commitment is making sure that everyone has access to high-speed internet. Mr. Speaker, our goal was to connect everyone by the end of 2025. We have allocated $4 billion. We have invested $2.4 billion for 200 projects across this province, and Mr. Speaker, I'm really happy to provide an update. As you all know, we executed on the reverse auction last year where we took lots that were not connected, we put it out to the market, and through that reverse auction, we intend on connecting 266,000 premises. Mr. Speaker, I'm really pleased to say that White River in Northern Ontario now has access to high-speed internet thanks to the Premier's leadership in making sure that everyone is connected by the end of 2025. Mr. Speaker, this is really important. This just proves how important connecting Northern communities is to our government, and we will get the job done. Thank you. Thank you. It's a supplementary question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Minister for that response. It's encouraging to see our government continue to make historic investments to expand reliable high-speed internet across all of Ontario. These investments will make life more convenient for families and businesses in my riding of Stormont, Dundas, South Glengary, and all across our province. Speaker, rural and remote communities have traditionally identified more connectivity challenges. We know that access to reliable high-speed internet is a necessity, not a luxury. That's why our government must continue to strengthen communities and deliver on our promise to build broadband infrastructure. Speaker, can the Minister please explain how our government is improving connectivity across Ontario so that no community is left behind? The Minister of Infrastructure. Thank you much to the member. I know how important this is, to the member's own riding, Mr. Speaker. Given the size and the topography of Ontario, we knew that in order to connect every single household in the province of Ontario, we would have to explore all different types of technology and look at innovative solutions. Mr. Speaker, to close the gaps, we are exploring satellite technology. In fact, on behalf of the province of Ontario, Infrastructure Ontario has led a new procurement. They have now narrowed it down to two satellite providers. And in the summer, we will announce the satellite provider that will connect the remaining 43,000 premises. Mr. Speaker, these are the hardest to reach places. These are the remote communities. These are the municipalities that are surrounded by rock. And Mr. Speaker, every option was explored, and we are on our way to connect every home by the end of 2025. Next question, the member for St. Catharines. Thank you, Speaker. My questions to the Minister of Health. Niagara is a senior community with higher health needs. So it is concerning that our family doctor's crisis is blooming from bad to worse. Since June, residents in Niagara have been without a family doctor, have grown from 53,000 to 73,000. That number is expected to double by 2026. St. Catharines alone needs 51 doctors right now. Family physicians alarm bell wasn't just rung. It is blaring. Despite promises, St. Catharines health teams see no base funding boost to support our already stretched aging doctors. They are overworked, underpaid, and buried in red tape. When will you help the doctor drain and prioritize St. Catharines and seniors across Niagara? I ask the members to make their comments through the chair once again. Minister of Health. Speaker, you will know that we have made considerable investments in the Niagara region, not, of course, without a lot of advocacy from the member from Niagara West, Mr. Hawkins. It's, you know, it is very exciting to see the expansion, the build, the ground banking, which, by the way, your member that you sit beside actually attended and acknowledged was great news for South Niagara, the South Niagara Hospital. A multi-million dollar investment order in the Niagara region. The member opposite continues to ignore the fact that as we make those expansions, as we ensure that through a $110 million investment of primary care expansion, which, by the way, fax matter includes an increase to the base of the existing healthcare teams. Thank you so much. The supplementary question member for Hamilton West, Dan Caster Dunn. Minister of Fax Matter, 2.2 million Ontarians do not have a family doctor in this province despite all of your spin. Family medicine is the backbone of our health system. Without access to doctors, we miss important early detection of cancers, diabetics are losing their vision without treatment and families and women go without critical maternal and prenatal care. Right now, 60,000 people in Hamilton don't have a family doctor. And that is expected to double in just two short years. So my question, how long is this conservative government going to stand by and let people suffer? Minister of Health. So to be clear, there are expansions in Hamilton, with the Greater Hamilton Health Network and Primary Care Stakeholder Council. Is the member opposite going to support that investment? There are investments in the Niagara Ontario Health Team, Bridges Community Health Centre in partnership. The member for Hamilton West and Caster Dunn is the member opposite going to support those investments. These are historic multi-disciplinary teams that are new and expanded across the province of Ontario. Is the member going to support those investments? Because at the core, what we have is a health care system that was ignored for decades by the previous Liberal government. We are making those changes. We've already announced these expansions. Now all you have to do is tell your community you're going to support them. The member for Hamilton West and Caster Dunn does. The member for St. Catharines will come to order. The member for Kitchener Conestoga. Question is to the Associate Minister of Transportation. Since the federal government imposed the carbon tax, people in Ontario have been paying more for everything. Residents in my riding of Kitchener Conestoga tell me that they are finding it more difficult to keep up with the rising cost of groceries and gas. Speaker, at a time when many Ontarians are already struggling with high inflation costs, they should not have to worry about being able to drive where they need to go. Unlike the opposition, NDP and independent Liberals, our government will continue to advocate for Ontarians and ask the federal Liberals to put an end to the carbon tax. Speaker, can the minister please explain what impact the carbon tax is having on transportation needs of Ontario families? The Associate Minister of Transportation. Thank you, Speaker, and thank you to the member from Kitchener Conestoga for that question and for his advocacy against carbon tax. Mr. Speaker, the member is right. The federal carbon tax is making life more expensive for people of Ontario, and especially forcing parents. Unnecessary costs when they're driving to work, when they're driving their children to school, even for extracurricular activities, Mr. Speaker, and that is why I'm proud under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government continues to oppose this harmful carbon tax, Mr. Speaker. Unfortunately, the Liberals and NDP are so out of touch that they are happy to support carbon tax that only hurts individuals and families throughout Ontario, Mr. Speaker. They're keeping, they're doing, keep doing what they're doing best, Mr. Speaker. They are saying no to any measures that provides financial relief to Ontarians. Speaker, they said no to Ford 18 and 412 toll zones, Mr. Speaker. They don't want commuters to save $300 on 418 toll and they don't want $150 saving on 412 tolls, Mr. Speaker. Our government will continue to stand up, to keep costs down so that Ontarians can keep more money in their pockets where it belongs. That's a good place to work. Supplementary question. Well, thank you, Speaker, and thank you to the Associate Minister for that answer. And I will say it is disappointing that the opposition NDP and independent Liberals continue, and I will say continue to ignore their constituents and support attacks that only hurts the hardworking people of Ontario. The reality is that the carbon tax is leading to soaring fuel prices that makes life unaffordable and difficult for everyone. And Mr. Speaker, if you can believe it, the federal Liberals are planning on raising this tax 23% on April 1st. It's a cruel joke, Speaker. We know that canceling this unnecessary costs will deliver more affordability for Ontario drivers and put more money back into their pockets. And that's why our government will continue to call on the federal Liberals to get rid of the carbon tax. Speaker, can the Associate Minister please explain how our government is making life more affordable for Ontarians while we continue to fight this awful tax? The Associate Minister of Transportation. Thank you, Speaker. Drivers across our province want federal Liberals to get rid of this carbon tax. The carbon tax only serves to punish individuals and families in Ontario by driving the cost up for food, transit and everyday essential, Mr. Speaker. Our government continues to fight this adverse effects of carbon tax by finding more ways to provide financial relief for the people of Ontario, Mr. Speaker. That is why, under the leadership of Premier Ford, we eliminated license plate renewal fees, Mr. Speaker. As a result of this initiative, over $2.2 billion went back directly to the pockets of people, of 7 million hardworking people in Ontario, Mr. Speaker. Speaker, whether it's removing fees or eliminating tolls or eliminating double fare or one fare program, we will continue to fight to make life more affordable for the people of Ontario. Thank you, Speaker. Far too many of my constituents are going without healthcare because Ottawa is short 171 family doctors. Ottawa residents who are sick, anxious about symptoms, or even simply looking to renew a prescription are forced to turn to the Queensway Carlton Hospital, one of the busiest emergency departments in the province. But this government cut funding for emergency care at the Queensway Carlton, meaning that by April, there will be 10 fewer hours of physician coverage in the ER every single day. Why does the Minister of Health think people in Ottawa should have to wait hours in an overstretched ER, just to receive basic healthcare? Mr. Health. Thank you, Speaker. Well, it is exactly why we have put programs in place, like the dedicated off-load nursing program that ensures that a respiratory attack, a paramedic or a registered nurse can actually make sure and work as a team with the paramedics to make sure that they can go back out into the community and continue their work. That program alone has seen amazing results. In the city of wealth, as an example, we saw decreases of almost 80% and in terms of the wait times for individuals who go into emergency departments. And I was able to speak to the Mayor earlier today to talk about how that one program has impacted their community in a very positive way. Can we do more? Absolutely. And we will continue to do more. Now, I think it's really important for the member opposite to understand that these programs have been built with the input of our agencies, whether that is hospitals, whether that is nurses like the College of Nurses or the RPNO, with paramedics to make sure that the programs we've put in place are actually impacting our communities in a positive way. Thank you. Thank you. A supplementary question. Well, Speaker, the Minister's plan is clearly not working because off-load delays are so bad in the city of Ottawa that the government is looking at creating a pilot project to call taxis. So Dial 911 have blue lines show up at your house instead of an ambulance. The Minister is expanding funding for primary care but only a small proportion of the clinics in Ontario that have actually asked for funding and support to expand. And people in Ottawa still don't know when or if their local primary clinic is one of the clinics that will get funding because the government is refusing to share how they're deciding which proposals to fund and who will actually get funding. When will this government actually support the people of Ottawa instead of leaving them in the dark? And the Minister of Health. When I have conversations with Mayor Sutcliffe, he talks about how the innovation that is happening at the Ottawa hospital and in his community is making a positive impact in the city of Ottawa and the region. I have to give credit where credit is due. Mayor Sutcliffe and his council voted to expand the number of paramedics and the number of paramedic services that are being offered in the city of Ottawa. We, of course, as the province of Ontario, will be there as a 50% funding partner. We always have been and we always will. But we are working with our partners. We're not opposing the innovation and the changes that they want to bring forward to make sure that we have appropriate health care in our communities closer to home. Thank you very much. That concludes our question period for this morning. Peace.


So a lot of you guys have asked me what is the one thing you can do to upgrade your life as quickly as possible.  And I always say that there is only one thing consistently across the board that will make the biggest difference forever in your life if you do this regularly. Now in today's video, I'm going to introduce you to that practice. So I will preface this by saying this is not some easy, light, fluffy video, but I will say when you do this practice, your life will upgrade rapidly. Hey guys, Alex Hine, author of the book Master of the Day. Now one of the things we're going to be talking about here is a very specific journaling exercise I've used and I continue to do. Now the first link in the description is for a free journaling worksheet and an e-course that you're going to get via email every three days on how to use journaling to totally reinvent and change your life. So you can check that out right there. The link in the description below. All right, so with this exercise, you're going to be writing down a few things. So you're going to write down, one, I feel that, two, I wish that, three, I believe that, and four, but I know. So let me explain what you're going to write with all of these.  So every emotion, which is probably going to be a negative emotion, right? Everything you know about the situation. So let's say we're dealing with two examples.  And number two, you got dumped by someone and you have a ton of negative emotions around that person now. So every negative emotion, two is I wish that, write out what you know.  But I know and this is how you'll improve. OK, so let's say we're dealing with the situation of one, my mom forced me to go to medical school. OK, so this is the first situation and it's bringing up constant arguments. Let's just go with the stereotype. Let's say you've got a typical tiger mom. They're forcing you into medical school.  It's not what you love. You're miserable. You're arguing, you're screaming with them. So let's go with the first thing, A, B, C, D.   I feel that I don't want to be a doctor. I feel that I'm so depressed. OK, B, I wish that. So remember, part A is just honesty. What do you feel? What's pissing you off?  B, I wish that they would listen to me. I wish that they would tell me why they want this besides just having a successful child who's miserable. OK, write out what you're saying, what you know. OK, C is I believe that, which is the story you're telling yourself. And you may have to dig deep for this, but here's what may come up. I believe that I don't have a choice. I have to do this. I believe that I can't push back. I believe that I can't say no. These are all beliefs. These are not true. But this is what millions of children do every year and they just obey their parents' requests. And then D, D is always how you will evolve and overcome the challenge. But I know, but I know that it's ultimately my choice. And obviously, write all these out. I'm just doing this to save time. It's ultimately my choice. But I know if I have a serious conversation with them, they'll be forced to at least hear my opinion. So after this exercise, you're left with, what's frustrating you, all these negative emotions? What you wish would happen? What you wish, like if you could have your way, what you wish would come true? But I believe that this is the story. This is the story. And then last, but I know, how you're gonna conquer and overcome this. So let's go to the second example. You got dumped by your ex and it was someone you really loved, okay? So A is I feel that you write out every emotion.  Why didn't she tell me this sooner and just strung me along? I really loved her though. I guess I wasn't good enough.  I wish that is B, okay? Write out what you know. I wish she would have been more honest sooner. I wish she would have actually acted like she had a soul and wasn't a heartless demon from hell.  I wish she would have been more faithful. And then I believe that and remember this is the story.  I guess I'm not good enough. I guess I wasn't attractive enough and I guess I wasn't successful enough for her. I guess I don't have a good personality. I guess I need to lose weight. I guess I need to gain weight. I guess I'm just too boring. I guess I'm just unattractive and she doesn't like my hair or my nose or my smile. The last part. But I know how you're gonna conquer and overcome this. What do you know, okay? But I know that I'm gonna start doing the work on myself. But I know that we may just not have been right for each other. It may have nothing to do with me being attractive, unattractive or unsuccessful. I know this is a good opportunity to focus on myself and my career, et cetera, so now the same thing, this situation that was giving you all these negative emotions, right? You've got two of them. My mom forced me to go to med school.  You deal with the emotion. You write down what you know.  You write down all the negative emotions. You write out what you wish would have happened. You write out, I believe that, the story you're telling yourself and then you write out after that, but I know which is how you will improve and how you will grow. All right, so once you've done these exercises, how many times do you do them for and how long? To me, the biggest thing is that you keep doing them until you no longer feel that reactivity.  So keep doing it and what will happen is often you'll read it in the morning. You'll read it at night. You'll go through it over and over. It may bring up emotions and then eventually a month in or three months in or six months in, you read it, nothing comes up. That's it and then it's done, it's processed. And what I found is that this has been the most valuable method of emotional healing that I've ever done. It's just by giving yourself that awareness and that it's like this inner dialogue that you keep addressing until it no longer brings stuff up. So I hope that helps. Of course, if you wanna go into more things like this, check out the free journaling worksheet. It's the first link in the description there that'll give you a free download for how to reinvent your life and you'll also get some emails on how you can use journaling and how I used it to completely reinvent myself and deal with a lot of the stuff that was the barriers holding me back in my life. Once you check that out, check out my last videos right there and right there.


I've been putting off doing a video on 7th Saga for a long time now, let me show you why. Let's take a look at what it's like to play 7th Saga, you plug in the cartridge, turn on the Super Nintendo, and you get to pick between 7 characters to choose from to start your quest. Hey that's pretty cool, I think I'll pick this dude. Turns out each of these characters are summoned and trained by a king to help him find 7 runes which of course Grant whoever possesses them all sorts of power. So let's small talk with some people for a bit and we're off on our adventure. And I'm dead. And I'm dead again. And again. And again. Uh, seriously, I can't even make it to the next area without getting immediately slaughtered? Yeah, that's what you're getting yourself into with the US release of 7th Saga. This game is ridiculously hard, the enemies are absurdly strong, and it takes forever to level up.  Sure, the game lets you see every potential random battle courtesy of the map in the corner here, the game calls it a crystal ball, but they're still impossible to avoid completely. The thing is, to get this game you have to go back a bit to the character select screen. There are 7 very different characters here, there's Camille, the typical balanced knight, there's Ulvan, a dwarf with a ton of strength, there's Asuna, who's adept with magic, there's Wilmay, who's built like a tank and can take a lot of damage, there's Lux the robot, who's a lot like Wilmay but can use magic, Valsu is a priest or a healer, and there's the demon Legius, who's got tons of magic and the ability to use a lot of different weapons. You have to pick a strong character to start out with, or you're just wasting your time. If you start out with Asuna or Valsu the priest just hit the reset button, you're done. For first time players it's probably best to go with Camille, yeah he's kinda generic but he gets the job done, and as long as you fight intelligently you won't die immediately. But yeah this early misstep with the absurd difficulty and balance of 7th saga is obviously a major flaw, a game breaking one for many people, and the game isn't just difficult at the start, this game can be work at times, it's crazy.  Yet despite all that, 7th saga developed a kind of cult fan base that remains to this day. Well if you can get past the issues with difficulty, 7th saga is a really interesting and ambitious game that offers an absolutely gigantic world, as well as a ton of replay value. What's really cool here is that the 6 other characters are all out looking for runes at the same time you are, since they each have their own motivations for doing so. Like for example Lux the robot is actually one of the last of his race and he wants the power of the runes to help him learn of the origin of his people and why he's a robot, like something out of Blade Runner. So yeah any of the other characters you don't choose could show up at any time, anywhere, and hell they might have even found a rune themselves. You can ask them to join your party, although there's a chance they could turn you down.  This aspect weighs even more importance on what character you choose, knowing that you could potentially fight the other characters. Even if you're a first-time player, go with Camille, and when you find Valsu the priest, join up with him. Playing as a strong and balanced knight complemented with a healer makes 7th Staga a lot more palatable. If you want even more of a challenge, that's when you start playing through the game with some of the other characters. What makes this aspect even better is that if you find another character willing to join you, you can switch, although you're likely to lose the other character for good, since you'd have to track them down again if you wanted to switch again, and they'd have to be willing to join your party again, and that's pretty unlikely. As for the combat system itself, it's the usual turn-based stuff, nothing out of the ordinary. It's not technically random battles on the world map, since your crystal ball in the corner is supposed to help you avoid them if you want to, but most of the time there's just no avoiding a battle. The radar does also show you when cities and runes appear. Just as a quick tip, I would recommend against just spamming attacks in each random battle, you're gonna want to defend every so often, since many times you're rewarded after a successful defense with a stronger attack. But yeah, the world here is huge, with tons of cities to visit, and the NPCs can give you clues about where the other characters in the game have been, and where they're headed in the quest for the Seven Runes, that's a really cool touch. Once you find a rune, it lends your character a new ability, like teleporting between cities, replenishing your magic, or strengthening your attacks, for example. So yeah, while this isn't exactly much of a story-driven RPG, at least the stuff you're obtaining to progress the story however limited it may be serves to be extremely useful. Seven Saga almost received a sequel in the US, but it stayed in Japan and is known as Mystic Arc. I covered it as part of the Super Famicom RPG video series. It shares very similar qualities to Seven Saga, including the radar, which works much better in avoiding random battles, but it's also not nearly as difficult, and conversely, it's a lot more generic and less interesting. So yeah, Seven Saga is many things. It's difficult, it's unique, it's frustrating, it's got some really cool ideas, it's got some quality music, and it's grind heavy. Oh dear god, is it grind heavy? But if you really wanted to, you could go to romhacking.net and patch this game with a fix that makes it much more balanced. So that's an option for you. I get both sides of the argument behind Seven Saga. I really do. I get why people think it's a waste of time because it's so difficult and grind heavy, but I also get why it's built up a cult audience over the years. I love the huge world, I love tracking down your rivals, and I love the legitimate tension this game has, whether it's the anxiousness of asking someone to join your party, or just the fear of death that lurks around every corner. I think I recommend Seven Saga, but just know what you're getting yourself into, and please know that there actually is a tiny bit of light at the end of the tunnel after you get yourself killed for the seventh time in five minutes. For all its flaws, Seven Saga has a surprising number of strengths that you have to work to uncover. Yeah, it's easily the most difficult RPG on the Super Nintendo, but it's still a fascinating game.


So it feels like I've been waiting for at least a couple weeks for some big news I mean yeah, we got the super Mario maker 2 direct, which was really nice But that's basically been it's been radio silent on Nintendo's front But that seems to be changing as of today or really as of a couple days ago And we're just now getting wind of everything that's happening here And I have enough information to actually talk about it now first before we get into the news I want to remind you to drop a like on this video the more of you guys that like this video the more people that get to see the video They YouTube's algorithm works out that likes and dislikes and all that jazz end up leading to more people getting notifications So there you go. Let's just get into the news now It came out recently that Sony and Microsoft are teaming up for the Azure cloud to become a cloud gaming service For Sony now the Azure cloud is also the gaming service that project X cloud that Microsoft is using will run on Which isn't a surprise considering that Azure is Microsoft's cloud service So obviously there's gonna be some interconnectivity there and in the world of cloud There's really only a few options out there and for gaming purposes really only two of them One of them basically be an Amazon the other one being Microsoft you could argue Google would be a viable option But Google also has Google stadia and they don't seem to be wanting to share that technology with other game streaming services Probably for competitive reasons. That's why it's so interesting to see Sony team up with Microsoft now You might think I'm just blowing smoke up your butt, but we actually have an official Press release from Sony So let's go over it and then we'll get into why this matters for Nintendo It says Sony and Microsoft to explore strategic partnership companies to collaborate on new cloud-based solutions for gaming experiences and AI solutions It's comes from Tokyo in Redmond, Washington Sony Corporation and Microsoft Corporation announced on Thursday that the two companies will partner on new innovations to enhance customer Experiences in direct-to-consumer entertainment platforms and AI solutions under the memorandum and understanding signed by the parties the two companies will explore joint development of future cloud solutions and Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content streaming services in addition the two companies will explore the use of current Microsoft Azure data center based solutions for Sony's game and content streaming services by working together the companies aim to deliver more enhanced Entertainment experiences for their worldwide customers. These efforts will also include building better development platforms for the content creator community as A part of the memorandum of understanding Sony and Microsoft will also explore collaboration in areas of Semiconductors and AI for semiconductors This includes potential joint development of new intelligent image sensor solutions by integrating Sony's cutting-edge image sensors in with Microsoft Azure AI technology in a hybrid manner across cloud and edge as well as solutions that leverage Sony's Semiconductors and Microsoft cloud technology the companies aim to provide enhanced capabilities for enterprise customers in terms of AI The parties will explore Incorporation of Microsoft's advanced AI platform and tools in Sony's consumer products to provide highly intuitive and user-friendly AI experiences Sony is a creative entertainment company with a solid foundation of technology We collaborate close with a multitude of content creators that capture the imagination of the people around the world and through our cutting-edge Technology provide the tools that bring their dreams and vision to reality said Conchiro Yoshida president and CEO of Sony PlayStation itself came about through the integration of creativity and technology our mission It's to seamlessly evolve this platform as one that continues to deliver the best and most immersive Entertainment experiences together with a cloud environment that ensures the best possible experience anytime anywhere for many years Microsoft has been a key business partner for us though the course of the two companies have also been competing in some areas I believe that in our joint development of future cloud solutions We'll contribute greatly to the advancement of interactive content Additionally, I hope that in areas of semiconductors in AI Leveraging each company's cutting-edge technology is a mutually complimentary way to lead the creation of new value for society and Then just some general information on Sony and Microsoft Now this is obviously huge for many reasons because it does mean that while they are directly competing companies They recognize the importance of cloud gaming and obviously Microsoft is going to want Sony's cloud services to be on their cloud because it just gives them a leg up in the whole cloud computing space Especially when they're competing against Google and potentially Amazon in the future So this has been a great move at least for Microsoft side of things and probably for Sony's as well as long as the cloud Technology is ready and prepared to be you know put out there on a massive scale for video games So again, this is really cool news. But how does this impact Nintendo? Well Apparently a lot more than you might think Now the following comes from an insider from an analyst from someone who attends all the Nintendo investors meetings and Has a lot of inside sources David Gibson on Twitter and oh boy Does he elaborate first with some thoughts of his and then with some information that we can't ignore? So you see him saying here in response to Benji sales who reported on the official press release and all that That it's a big deal that Sony didn't have the cloud infrastructure to offer cloud service So their choice was either AWS which is Amazon or Azure plus They both know if they use the state the same standards for streaming like current generation consoles do around PC architecture Then consumers at win plus it means more likely for Sony and Microsoft to be the streaming winners again Despite new entrants aka Google stadia Where does that leave Nintendo likely an agreement with Microsoft and even perhaps Sony to offer their streaming services on switch? Now that seems speculative by the way, but you can understand why that would be a huge deal now This is where it gets really juicy but also Nintendo itself is looking also to work with Microsoft Azure to offer its own streaming service in limited regions such as Japan and the United States so then we end up with streaming winners being Sony Microsoft and Nintendo just like the current system, but with Azure as the backbone their perspective studios are crucial to that process and offering a compelling User proposition more things change the more it stays the same. So this my friends is huge What David Gibson is inferring is that Microsoft and Sony's streaming services for their respective platforms May be available on Nintendo platforms in the future, which means That's right being able to play Sony in Microsoft and AAA third-party games on switch through their streaming services But that is speculative. It's probably really good speculation based on the inside information He has but still speculative, but what isn't speculative What is him putting it out there is that he is hearing that Nintendo is also Working out a partnership with Microsoft to create their own streaming service. You guys remember Back when Google stadia, or I guess it was called project stream at the time last year when they when they had um the the whole Assassin's Creed Odyssey and all that going on and I talked to you guys about how Nintendo needs to get their foot in the door with game streaming and Largely Nintendo has kind of said no, we don't need to do that and they've just kind of left it at that and Skirt it around the whole issue and say they're not really concerned about competing in that way Well bottom line is that might be what they say publicly that doesn't necessarily mean that's what's going on behind the scenes Nintendo Might be extremely forward thinking here and might actually be with the times in creating their own streaming service I said they needed to do it and it appears that they are probably most likely doing it now You might say well, that's just one person out there I'm gonna throw my head hang like I have my hat in the ring here when I heard about this story I reached out to some people that I know within the industry and Try to get some confirmation and of the three people I reached out to all three of them told me that Nintendo and Microsoft are actually in talks right now on a Nintendo based cloud system for video games So it is a thing. It's real at least as far as my sources are telling me But again, this information initially came from David Gibson. So give him all the credit here I'm just kind of doing my own research and realizing. Oh wait, this is like a legit thing that could be happening here Now, there's no idea based on who I talked to about when this service might be coming out We know whether it's the end of this year whether it's next year my best bet's probably 2020 2021 But either way, it's huge that Nintendo is partnering with a proven company To get out a gaming stream service and that Nintendo might be open to allowing other companies gaming stream services including maybe even Google stadia by the way We can't rule that out on switch and other Nintendo platforms moving forward I think this is just brilliant This basically blows the door off of everything when with gaming and opens up every possible Opportunity for Nintendo to be successful regardless of how powerful their hardware is Which is a big deal for Nintendo and a big deal for Nintendo gamers who have really good internet connections But they don't always have the best hardware and they would like to play the latest triple-a games on the switch So I think this is awesome So now look you might not be into Nintendo's game streaming service You might still prefer to buy all of Nintendo games physically or digitally and all that stuff and that's fine There's nothing wrong with that but think about the opportunity of potentially having Sony and Microsoft's systems on Nintendo being able to play Halo and the last of us part 2 and Death Stranding and God of War and Gears of War and like being able to grab all these IPs from the other companies I wouldn't otherwise not be built to run on switch be running on switch through the streaming service that to me is The real shocker here And it's not known at this point if Microsoft's gonna allow Sony's streaming service on Xbox And if Sony's gonna allow Microsoft's streaming service on PlayStation 5 But I don't know that that's exactly how far that partnership goes. They definitely aren't saying that publicly But for Nintendo to potentially have both on their platform shows that one Neither company is really worried about what Nintendo is doing hybrid wise to compete with them and two They just want a bigger audience for their services. So I honestly think that this is brilliant Obviously, this is basically the way to combat Google stadia It's for Microsoft to be like look, we can't just do our own thing We need all these other companies also using our services and making their own streaming platforms running on it Because then Google can kind of compete against the entire game industry as we know it today Versus just competing with themselves. Oh, there's still some differences here because Nintendo Microsoft and Sony would still have their own like Instances and own platforms within Azure. It's not this one giant interconnected thing like Google stadia is but you know what? It's a big win for Microsoft I think it's a brilliant move for Sony and I think if Nintendo is doing this as my sources and David Gibson are saying Then this is big for Nintendo. I my mind is swimming in the possibilities of what cloud Gaming can be for switch Basically, there is a future that as long as I have good internet I can pretty much play any game that exists as long as it is on either one of those three streaming platforms On a Nintendo system This makes it so I don't need to own a PlayStation or an Xbox someday That's huge and what if Nintendo brings their service to a PlayStation and Xbox like You literally would be offering a potential future here We're all three gaming companies are working together to make it where customers are just choosing the platform So they get to play the game in the way they want to play it But they also have access to everything and I love a future where even if it's just through streaming the gamers have access to Everything now again, we've seen how Google Stadia works We haven't seen how Microsoft's X stream and and the Sony and Nintendo systems work yet But this is big. This is a game changer for the entire video game industry Anyways, you guys let me know what you think about this down in the comments below I also want to apologize for the lighting. I realize I don't know my studio lights on me right now And I look a little grainy maybe a little dark. I'm sorry. I just Having in a physical issue at the moment That's not an enabling me to set things up the way that I would like but I just ask you guys to please hang in there And don't worry. I'm okay. I'll be alright that being said be sure to enter our Nintendo Switch Super Smash Bros Ultimate giveaway through the gleam. I link down in the description. That's that bundle giveaway That's a switch and smash special edition all that great stuff Otherwise, thank you guys for tuning in and I'll catch you in the next video


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Hey guys welcome back to Comic Getting TV. We're all geek culture collides. I'm Shannon and today We're gonna be taking a look at the VR troopers trading cards We just had a look at the aureal monsters trading cards from 1995 flair six cards set Well, not really I said six six card package. I should say six card package Had the nice foil cover on it and everything So Which one do you guys think we should go with first? Should we go with Ryan steel or?  There we go. As you can see the Caitlyn Hall set Has the pinkish purplish maroonish colored Packaging because she's a girl All right, so This is a puzzle pack Not that hard to piece them together So there you have Caitlyn Hall from the VR troopers Another one of my favorite shows growing up as a kid It was the second of Saban's Power ranger-esque Shows the first being Power Rangers Then came VR troopers after that big bad beetle boards and then mystic knights of Tyr Nenogh and Mastrider Actually, I think I got those last two micks turned around should be Mastrider and then mystic knights of Tyr Nenogh In fact Mastrider was a spin-off of Power Rangers because DAX did appear in a few episodes his grandfather is the one who Built alpha 5 There's Caitlyn Hall. Let's go ahead and move her off to the side Saban's VR troopers Ryan Steele five card piece puzzle pack collect all four packs Look for VR troopers audio because that's wherever music is sold five card puzzle piece pack another one actually, I think Wasn't really Power Rangers style But another spawn show from Fox kids, I mean Saban show sorry Saban show from Fox kids was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the next mutation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the next mutation and that was probably the worst Version of Ninja Turtles we ever got Wasn't really that great. Did I miss a card stuck together Ryan Steele? Of course was originally going to be played by Jason David Frank Who was originally Tommy the green ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers? and Then later became Tommy the white ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and then became the red ranger in Power Rangers Zio Power Ranger Turbo and then became The black ranger in Dino Thunder So there we have Ryan Steele Ryan Steele was going to Take over For Jason David Frank. He wasn't gonna be Tommy. He was gonna be a new character in Power Rangers And Tommy Jason David Frank was gonna get his own show called Cybertron however Due to fan outcry and everything Saban did choose to keep him on Power Rangers and move Brad Hawkins who would play Ryan Steele over to VR troopers However Ryan Steele did I mean Brad Hawkins did get his time to shine in Power Rangers When he played the voice of Trey of Triforia in Power Rangers Zio Trey of Triforia was the gold ranger the original gold ranger before Austin St. John took over the role And so anytime you see them at conventions Austin St. John always has the red Mighty Morphin Power Rangers helmet with him along with the gold ranger helmet and Brad Hawkins always has his two VR trooper helmets Because they did get an upgrade in the second season along with He and Austin I guess share the gold ranger helmet whenever they're touring together So there you have it guys Saban's VR troopers Ryan Steele and Caitlyn Hall Caitlyn Hall was played by I've got it brought up on Wikipedia as well Okay, and I just realized this her name wasn't Caitlyn Hall Her name was Caitlyn star in the show So I'm not sure what went on there but She was played by Sarah Brown who later went on to to appear in General Hospital there you have it guys Saban's VR troopers Ryan Steele and Caitlyn Hall star five card piece puzzle packs I'm Shannon for coming getting TV. Take care


How to make the narcissist come back despite what some people may say It is actually quite easy To make the narcissist come back and there may be many reasons why you want them to come back Maybe you're seeking their validation Maybe you have some unfinished business with them Maybe they've Taken your money your possessions your children There could be so many reasons why you want them back So I don't think there's any reason to alienate those who are trying to get the narcissist back. I Mean from the reasons I've just mentioned it's perfectly understandable and That is why I have decided to Do this live video for you today To show you But it really isn't that difficult to get them to come back it all starts by Putting yourself in the narcissist shoes Think about what it is that way they want Remember narcissists value superficial things They desire money power connections They want to be around physically attractive people These are the things that narcissists value and While you were with them, they may have drained you of everything your money your strength and You may have let yourself go as many people do when they're with a narcissist They stop taking care of themselves They stop exercising Go into the gym They may turn to alcohol the drugs Poor food choices And none of these things are good for you if you want to be attractive to a narcissist if You want to make them come back So what you need to do is You need to focus on your own life You need to improve yourself Become the best version of yourself Start going to the gym again Do things that you are passionate about Focus on improving your physical appearance Focus on your job your career Making more money Becoming a more successful And yes, I know it may sound shallow But remember these are the things that narcissists value They're very superficial So that's really what you need to do if you want to get them to come back But on top of that And many of you may not want to hear it, but Narcissists want a fool They want someone who is blind Someone who they can put under their spell a Punching bag a Dormat They want to walk all over you. They want you to be submissive like a child So if you want them to come back That is what you have to be That is what you have to do Because if you are not that for them, trust me, they're not gonna come back They will find someone else who will be that for them because there are plenty of people out there Who do not mind being a doormat for the narcissist to walk all over Especially if your narcissist has money or if they're physically attractive there's a lot of fools out there and As we know ourselves we were Once that fool We were once that person that you they used to walk all over But at some point you started to question and confront them you started to call them out and That is Most likely the reason why they left because you caught on to them or Because they drained you of everything they have of everything you have and they no longer had any use for you Now that's why I want you to focus on those two things if you do want to get them back You need to be what they want you to be be their doormat be their fool and you need to Recover everything that you lost with them you need to Become healthier and stronger again focus on your physical appearance Become more attractive Become wealthier or powerful Because these are the things that narcissists value so it's really Not that difficult to make the narcissist come back if you know what it is that they want And as I said It's perfectly understandable why some people would want the narcissist to come back, so There's no reason to alienate alienate those people remember we are all at different stages of the healing process and Maybe you're not there now, but you were there at some point where you decided for them to come back When you seek their validation, so let's not alien alienate those people let's empathize with them understand the reasons why they want the narcissist to come back and Yeah, I mean, you know when you When you really explain it Like what it is that narcissists want and how you have to be for them I think a lot of people are gonna watch this and not even desire for them to come back anymore. Anyway Some people don't want to be the narcissist Some people don't want to be their fool But that is what you have to be if you want to keep them around That's my message for today. I hope it resonated and if it did, please give this video a thumbs up down below So that we can spread the awareness of this And please share this video as well with anyone who you believe it may help Just out here at this beach No sound on this one. We've got pebbles That's a beautiful view The sun is shining I'm just out here doing what I do Living my best life You know how I do As always, thank you all for joining me And I look forward to talking with you in another one very soon


What if I told you that bad writing is good for the SCP Wiki? New people who are introduced to the Wiki are almost invariably introduced via bad articles. SCP 173, SCP 682, and the gamut of series 1 articles are all very, very bad, and they're also the ones most likely to get linked to for new writers. And when we look at the daily in and out of new articles on the Wiki, we see a lot of articles that fit the mold of those early, terrible series 1 articles. Recently I've come to realize something. These articles are kind of what keeps the site alive. See, the most appealing thing about the SCP Wiki is that it has a low barrier of entry. Once you figure out how to do an application, you're in, and you can write an article that will be judged by the community. If it's a bad article, it'll get judged properly, and you'll learn, hopefully, from your mistakes. But if these introductory articles were the most elite and best written articles on the site, I'd get the inclination that a lot of new writers would simply get turned off to the idea of trying to write for the Wiki at all. And that goes back to the biggest problem with any community, engagement. It's the same reason I ask people to comment in the discussion below or why other channels that actually have social media will say, you know, check us out on Twitter or check us out on Tumblr, because having an audience that's engaged with your content rather than just a passive viewer of the content is infinitely more desirable. And how does that translate over to the SCP Wiki? Well, bad writers, good writers, whatever, can come to the SCP Wiki, see these articles that are incredibly popular, and think to themselves that they can do those things.  It's been around for 10 years, and standards have changed, but it gets them through the door. Then this is something that I, when I was Wiki staffed in Comprehend, I always say, you can never be a good writer until you're a bad writer. It always takes practice to become amazing at something. And even without natural talent, you can still become very, very good, or even amazing at a thing if you practice enough. This is why making sure people are taking feedback the right way is something I try to focus in hard on. As long as someone is willing to listen to your feedback, and your feedback is good, they can improve themselves. As long as an author, they don't go, well, the only reason my article is downvoted is because no one was reading it, or the only reason my article is downvoted is because the prevailing people in power just don't like it. Essentially, as long as they're not making excuses for when their content was bad, they're going to become better. And eventually, they'll end up with an article that sticks to the site. And I really do feel that these bad articles are what pull these people in in the first place. Because if you look at SCP-173, I don't care who you are, you realize, without a shadow of a doubt, anyone could write that. It is important to remember, they're poorly written. And because they're poorly written, I feel that people see the SCP Wiki as something that they can gain entry into no matter how good or how bad they are at writing. So the solution to our problem is to stop looking so derisively at the bad articles. I'll tell you this right now, every time we get an influx of new people in the Wiki, there's a fair portion of the community that feel as though their space is being violated.  This is something I talk about when I give feedback. I think I've talked about this in the How to Not Seek Feedback series. If you treat everyone the same, you're never going to find the author who can improve. Of course, that's just my opinion, but I'm always going to hold to the idea that you can never be good at something until you're bad at it. Engage with the community, leave a comment down below. Like the video and subscribe. And hey, share it with your friends.


Semi-final, number two in their way, good start from Freddie Lingen on the inside. Buehle's made a great start as well, Mick Track has gone wide, possibly too wide. Now comes Smalslik, Smalslik firing himself to the front, producing it when it really mattered. On the inside, Freddie Lingen now back to the front. Smalslik swapping places, up to the inside. Keep your eyes on Buehle, keep your eyes on Buehle. Oh, he's blocked there by Smalslik, but he's not out of it. He's got a lot of speed, he's now roaring around the outside, whining it on, Smalslik having to think very, very deep out in front though.


Oh, I don't believe it. That's from the next postcode, that one. Brilliant from Steve Luton. Leave it himself! Now, first look of the day at Iqparitwu, the tie. Lengthy one here at the 40, cross-country effort, and in she goes! That was almost from Bangkok, wasn't it, dearly goodness me. That birdie putt for Miguel Tabuena. Miguel Tabuena from way downtown! Eugenio Cicara. But this is for an eagle.  Just got to be a little careful. Slips away pretty quickly once you get past this hole. But if it's dead seeder, it'll go down for three. Doyle Luton, birdie putt. This whole location, it's just on a steep incline, so it should be a sharp left to right break. Oh, spectacularly red from Doyle Munn.