SummarySpren for "Question Period"
- • The Ontario government has passed the "luxury spa act" which allows the minister to commit misfeasance, breach of trust, breach of fiduciary obligations, and to act in bad faith.
• The opposition critic is concerned about the environmental destruction and waste of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars associated with the Ontario Place project, and is questioning the minister about the laws she has broken or plans to break that led to the passage of the luxury spa act.
- • The forestry industry in Ontario is a major driver of the economy and generates billions in revenue every year.
• The government must continue to support the emerging forest biomass industry and explore all options to address untapped economic growth in the north and unlock the full benefits from Ontario's biomass potential.
- • The Blue Ribbon panel's report on higher education and post-secondary education in French in Ontario has been criticized by the Assembly of French-speaking Quebecers, the University of Hearst, and the University of Ontario for not adequately addressing the needs of Franco-Ontarians.
• The criticisms focus on the lack of institutions specifically for, by, and with Franco-Ontarians, as opposed to the solutions proposed by the anglophone expert group.
- • In the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s, experts told the government that it was too expensive to have French-language schools, colleges, and school boards, but the government established them anyway.
• Recently, a group of experts wrote to the minister to say that it was too expensive to have French-language universities, but the government has not responded.
- • The Progressive Conservative government of Ontario has made significant improvements to child care in the province, including cutting fees by 50% and committing to build 86,000 new spaces.
• The government has also increased salaries for early childhood educators (ECEs) and is working towards a goal of $10 per day child care.
- • The Ontario Greenhouse Alliance (TOGA) will be visiting the legislature tomorrow.
• The visit will take place from mid-morning to noon in room 247.