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Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
November 28, 2022 10:15AM
  • Nov/28/22 5:20:00 p.m.

First, before I answer the question, I just want to acknowledge the member from Mississauga–Erin Mills for your advocacy. You’re doing an incredible job for your residents. Some of us call you “Professor,” too, by the way.

Madam Speaker, asking about the gasoline volatility regulation: The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks are proposing changes that would simplify the requirement for petroleum refiners, importers, terminals and storage solutions to report summertime gasoline volatility limits in Ontario. This would reduce the compliance risk by aligning with the national standard and reduce the administrative burden and cost, and that’s exactly what we’re doing, Madam Speaker. We’re making sure the cost of doing business is lower. When you reduce the cost of doing business, you have extra money which you can invest back into your business and grow your business. When you grow your business, you grow Ontario.

We’re making sure your cost of living is lowered by reducing the five cents in gas. We’re making sure, through LIFT, that for up to $50,000 income, you don’t pay any tax. And through these measures, Madam Speaker, we made sure that you don’t have to pay for your licence plates and that you’ve got the money back. These are the ways we’re reducing.

But at the same time, I want to urge the member opposite: Let’s all stand together and fight the carbon tax, so that we can get more relief to our province of Ontario and the Ontarians in their fight for—

Madam Speaker, this is an amazing action that the member and his ministry are taking. Ontario is working with the agri-food sector to determine current and future research needs that promote innovation and enable farmers to be on the cutting edge of best production practices. Every time I go to Adolphustown, I always see, “Farmers feed cities,” so I want to take a moment and say thank you to all our farmers. Thank you for your hard work, and we are all enjoying the benefits in the province of Ontario.

I had the opportunity to talk on Bill 23, and I just want to say, from your government to each and every Ontarian, for somebody who’s here or who’s planning to come to Canada, you have a government who is going to be with you, for you.

We are in a housing crisis, and we will make sure that everyone who wants to buy a house or rent a house has a roof over their head. That is why Bill 23 is making monumental changes so that we can have 1.5 million houses in 10 years.

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