Good morning, Speaker, on our last day of the Legislature before the summer session.

In between Toronto and Hamilton, Oakville is a hidden gem, rich in history, vibrant with natural beauty and bursting with adventure. As summer approaches, I rise in this House to highlight some exciting events taking place in my community over the summer:

Every Friday is jazz night in the summer, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Towne Square in downtown Oakville.

This Sunday, June 11, the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton annual spring concert is being held at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.

After four long years, the Annual Mayor’s Picnic is back, taking place on Sunday, June 11, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Lakeside Park. It will be an afternoon filled with lots of fun family things to do, including face-painting, children’s games, balloons and, new this year, a model train set-up.

The 2023 Oakville Film Festival is running from June 21 to 27. Celebrating a decade of diverse cinema, the festival has showcased hundreds of films of all genres, appealing to a wide range of audiences.

Canada Day returns to Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park on July 1. Enjoy an evening of free performances, family fun and, of course, fireworks.

And be sure to mark your calendars for the last weekend in July, July 28 to 30, as Oakville’s largest outdoor event comes back with the annual Oakville Family Ribfest at beautiful Sheridan College.

Speaker, I invite everyone to bring their families for a staycation in beautiful Oakville this summer. I wish everyone all the best for a great summer.

Thank you for the question. Actually, the facts are we’re building the largest transit project in North America—$30 billion with four new lines, getting people out of their cars into transit. There’s nowhere in North America that’s doing four subway lines. But thank you for that question.

In housing, we have a housing crisis. Last year, there were 27,427 housing starts in this province. That’s up 16% from the previous record year. Purpose-built rental starts across the province are up 143%—more than double than last year. Housing starts in Toronto are up 178% from last year. Housing starts in Brampton are up 65% from last year. Multi-unit construction in Ontario has increased 7.6% since February—the largest increase in the country. We saw a 25% increase in condo permits—also the largest in the country.

Mr. Speaker, let’s talk about education. This year, education spending is at an all-time high of $34.7 billion. Education—

Mr. Speaker, let’s go back to transit for just one second before I get to education. Over $70 billion is being spent on transit, $23 billion on roads, building the 413 and the Bradford Bypass, widening Highway 3 down to our great friends in Windsor. Let me tell you about Windsor. They’ve never seen more love from any government than they’ve seen from us, no matter if it’s a new hospital, Stellantis, job creation, Highway 3, schools—they’ve seen the love, and I felt it when I went down there.

Let’s just go back to education. As I said, education spending is at an all-time high of $34.7 billion. Education funding has seen a 27% increase since 2018. While the Liberals closed—remember those days, Mr. Speaker? They closed 600 schools. We’re investing $15 billion to build new schools and child care spaces, including an additional $600 million in this year’s budget. We’ve invested $30 million more to double the math coaches across Ontario—

My Minister of Economic Development sends me a list every single night of companies coming in from all over the world.

And when people are out at work, do you know what they need? They need child care. They need child care that we partnered up with the federal government for to a tune of $4.69 billion, 28% over last year alone, Mr. Speaker.

Then, when it comes to long-term care, we know that the Liberals and NDP built—what, 617 beds over 15 years? We’re building, through our great Minister of Long-Term Care, over 60,000 new homes for long-term care, 30,000 new ones and 28,000 renovated ones.

Mr. Speaker, I have an opportunity to speak to governors and ambassadors all over the world. They’re saying, “What are you doing in Ontario? You’re on fire. You’re leading the world.” We’re—

Interjections.

Thank you to the member for the question. First the member says the parking is for Therme; then the member says the parking is for the science centre. Do you know who the parking is for? It is for everyone. It is for all Ontarians—for the moms who have three kids from Scarborough and Brampton, for the people of northern Ontario who visit Toronto and want a wonderful place to go. That is who the parking is for.