The public accounts were published last week, and we got to see a detailed overview of the government’s revenue and expenses for the year. Public agencies are supposed to publish their financial statements at the same time, but, strangely, Ontario Place did not. In fact, Ontario Place has not published a single annual report since the Conservatives took office five years ago.

Speaker, to the Premier—can the Premier explain why his government is hiding the financial statements of Ontario Place?

The government doesn’t want to admit they’re hiding these, but journalists had to file freedom-of-information requests to get the 2022 financials. This government wants Ontarians to believe that Ontario Place is derelict and abandoned. The Minister of Infrastructure even told this House before that it is “not enjoyed” by Torontonians or Ontarians. But these newly released documents reveal that Ontario Place actually attracted 2.9 million visitors last year alone, just in one year, and they made a record profit. That 2.9 million visitors is almost as many visitors as the Statue of Liberty—so it doesn’t sound like tumbleweeds to me.

Back to the Premier: Why is the Premier hiding the facts about Ontario Place?

Interjections.

The NDP believes this government should be investing to get people the health care and education and housing they need, not spending $650 million on luxury spas.

Will the Premier stop the transfer of public funds into private pockets and cancel the Therme deal?

Interjections.

As the truth leaks out about this Premier’s secret 95-year deal with Therme, the worse it smells.

Normally, with a large procurement like this, Infrastructure Ontario would appoint a fairness monitor to ensure fairness and integrity. The NDP submitted a freedom-of-information request to get the fairness monitor report for the Ontario Place procurement. It turns out no such document exists.

Back to the Premier: Why wasn’t there a fairness monitor for this particular procurement?

As I said earlier, this is a government that believes in public consultation, and we are continuously consulting the public and other stakeholders. As I said, over 9,200 people participated in the public consultation process, to share their input and ideas for the future of Ontario Place.

This government is taking action, as I said. Not only are we doing the redevelopment of Ontario Place, but we’re investing $184 billion over the next 10 years. Most importantly, we’re making these investments by not only building new hospitals and highways, but we’re also connecting all Ontarians with high-speed Internet by 2025. This is a government that will get it done.

Mr. Speaker, just this week, Minister Surma and Premier Ford attended the Toronto Region Board of Trade for a discussion on the waterfront and our plans to redevelop Ontario Place. Premier Ford thoughtfully said, “Bold thinking will always invite disagreement.” The Premier is completely right.

After 15 years of neglect and mismanagement, we’re acting on a world-class vision to bring Ontario Place back to life. And once this government brings it back to life, this will be a remarkable, year-round destination. Let’s improve Ontario Place. It will provide people of all ages with something to enjoy, including enhanced public spaces, increased access to the waterfront, food—

We are the government that believes in action and getting things done and built—and this is what our government is doing. We’re investing $184 billion over the next 10 years in infrastructure.

Our government is delivering on our promise to bring Ontario Place back to life, making it a remarkable, world-class, year-round destination that’s fun for everyone.

As I said, with the redevelopment of Ontario Place, we are supporting economic growth and prosperity and providing an open and enjoyable destination for all. Our investments in Ontario Place will create approximately 5,000 new jobs during both construction and permanent operations. It will also attract four million to six million—