I want to thank the member opposite from London North Centre for his comments and point out that it has been a big part of this government’s mandate to bring jobs back to Ontario, to eliminate red tape, and to jump-start our economy. Over the past five years, we’ve brought over 370,000 jobs back to Ontario. During that same period of time, we’ve seen the agri-food industry jump ahead as our number one GDP gross intake, ahead of the automotive sector.

This government is proposing greater efficiencies for Ontario’s beef farmers that will improve their competitiveness and strengthen our supply chain.

Does the member opposite not agree that supporting the supply chain of Ontario-raised beef and over 51,000 jobs is a worthwhile endeavour?

I appreciate the question from the member opposite. Obviously, as part of this bill, we’re trying to accomplish a lot of things, not only what I talked about today, but a number of other measures that have been included in it. When it comes to human trafficking, again, that is something that we can all agree on through all sides of this House, whatever party you may be part of: that there is no place for that in Ontario and that we want outcomes, if there are situations, to be positive, or as positive as possible for everybody involved.

I appreciate the question, again, from the member opposite, Speaker. We’ll look forward to maybe learning a little bit more about that specific situation and reflect on that when I have a moment.

This is something new for Ontario but not something new, as we’ve seen it in other jurisdictions. Ultimately, this is going to be great for the economy in Ontario, but it is also going to be great for the environment in Ontario.

Again, the initial step is being taken now. There are many more steps to come.