Thank you, Speaker. As you’ve heard, there are far too many condo residents facing big problems with no easy solutions here in Ontario, with nowhere to turn. Many end up fighting in court and are forced to give up, leaving them worse off than when they started, without a resolution and in debt. In my community, condo residents were individually forced to pay a special assessment of over $30,000, in mere days, or face a lien. Many were forced to sell. Others fought in court but gave up when legal costs hit $100,000.

Again, when will the government implement all of the recommendations in the Auditor General’s report, such as fully expanding the condominium appeal tribunal so that condo residents can finally get the respect they need and deserve?

Thank you to the member opposite for the question. Our government takes matters of consumer protection in the condo sector very seriously and will never stop taking necessary action to protect Ontarians across the province.

Speaker, my ministry welcomes the Auditor General’s feedback on Ontario’s condo sector and has already begun consulting on ways to actively improve and expand the condo authority tribunal and its powers. We are never stopping our efforts to improve protections for all Ontarians and ensure they have a safe and secure place to call home.

Speaker, we will continue to work with the condo sector to implement the changes suggested by the AG and ensure that condo owners across the province are provided with the treatment they expect and deserve.

I would like to pick up on your information—I thought it was very interesting—about how the director is being appointed and why that difference is there. I would refer back to the Auditor General’s value-for-money audit, and I’m going to quote from that report. She said, “We found that some patients could be given misleading information as part of sales practices to make a profit.

“Several of our findings, such as the underuse of hospital operating rooms, and the lack of ministry oversight ... have been noted in our past value-for-money audits.”

So the Auditor General has identified the lack of oversight, has identified that profiteering is a problem. I would give you an opportunity to comment on it. We haven’t even addressed the Auditor General’s recommendations, and now they’re doubling down on the lack of oversight and profiteering.