Again, I want to thank the member for that question.
When we went to Kitchener-Waterloo region, one of the fastest-growing regions anywhere in Ontario, we were there to support the life sciences strategy that we’ve put together. The strategy is the first of its kind in over a decade, and it’s serving as a road map to establish Ontario as a life sciences leader.
Mr. Speaker, I always say that government doesn’t create jobs; we create the environment and the conditions and the climate for companies to invest. And as I mentioned earlier, over $3 billion has been invested.
OmniaBio, 250 jobs, a 200,000-square-foot building in Hamilton—they’re a bio-manufacturing company. You heard about the AstraZeneca, 500 jobs—what a great announcement; Roche, another 500 jobs; Sanofi, 300 jobs. Mr. Speaker, that’s just to name a few. Again, they know Ontario is a place to invest in. They know we have the best talent in the world.
We have cut red tape and regulations—over $700 million.
We’ve cut $8 billion off the backs—