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Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2024 09:00AM
  • May/16/24 11:40:00 a.m.

I thought that was a drum roll for my brother-in-law, who is here for the first time.

It’s always a pleasure when we have the residents of Mississauga–Malton here. Pushkar Goyal and Kanav Sharma, welcome to Queen’s Park.

And it’s an absolute pleasure to introduce my brother-in-law—my only brother-in-law—who is here for the first time, Ashish Mittal.

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Well, first of all, I want to say that women play an important—

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ATU tried to get their women drivers who may have their periods to be able to use washrooms during their route. This Conservative government turned that amendment down. That’s a true story.

Anti-scab legislation is important. Deeming is important. Paying fair wages, treating women with respect and dignity, making sure there’s equality so if you’ve got a job as a teacher—or that might be a bad example. If you’ve got a job as a woman where you’re getting paid 70% of what a man is getting for the exact same work—I’m trying to educate you. I’m trying to help you, because I feel that it’s fair and reasonable that if you’re going to bring bills that say, “Working for Workers,” you should know what you’re talking about and you should know what workers want in this bill. Whether—

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