It’s a pleasure to rise in the House and highlight some good news we had over the weekend in Brampton, particularly for our Sikh community. The Sikh community have been in Canada for over 100 years and they played a vital role in shaping our province and the beautiful city that Brampton is today.

This past weekend, I spent time at Brampton North’s own local gurdwara, the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Mission Centre. The sangat at Guru Nanak Mission Centre has been fundraising for years, with the goal of building a new gurdwara on the site. Countless individuals have given their time, their money and their resources, and on Sunday, we were finally able to announce and put shovels in the ground on the site of a brand new gurdwara, right at Guru Nanak Street and Dixie.

Speaker, a gurdwara is not only a place of worship, but it’s also a community hub where all are welcome, and at any time you can drop by for a free warm meal and be greeted with open arms and blessings. Selfless service, or “seva,” is an important value for the Sikh community, and the construction of the new gurdwara doesn’t just mark a good day for the Sikh community, but a good day for religious freedom in Brampton and all across our country.

I invite all members of this House to come up to Brampton North and learn more about the values of the Sikh community. Join me for the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Mission Centre’s annual Nagar Kirtan parade on June 9. I hope to see you all there.

I’ll end my speech today with the way I ended it on Sunday, Speaker:

Waheguruji Ka Khalsa Waheguruji Ki Fateh.

Meegwetch, Speaker. I am so honoured to welcome my mom in the House.

Applause.

Singing of Happy Birthday.

It’s my pleasure to welcome our page captain, Paige Armstrong from Chatham-Kent–Leamington, a grade 8 student at St. Ursula Catholic School in Chatham. Paige is supported by her mother, 28-year registered nurse Lora Ann Armstrong, and her brother Richard. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

This morning, I have the pleasure of welcoming St. Clement’s School, who is visiting from my riding: their teacher Elizabeth Boyden, Rose Keenan, Covenant Ezechim, Mia Sonia de Pellegrin Overgaard, Tala Abdo, Allison Cheng, Hailey Finkelstein, Cassidy Bryce and Jocelyn Chen.

I’d like to welcome to the House Will Trefiak. He’s a cyber security and privacy consultant. Welcome to your House.

Thank you, Speaker. Good morning. On behalf of everybody here in the official opposition NDP, I want to welcome everybody who’s here joining us from all across Ontario today for a very historic occasion. I want to particularly recognize all the First Nations leaders, chiefs, elders, young people, dignitaries and, of course, the family of our dear friend and deputy leader, Sol Mamakwa, to the House.

Remarks in Anishininiimowin.

With the agreement of the House, we’ll continue with introduction of visitors. It goes without saying, perhaps.

The Leader of the Opposition.

It is my pleasure to introduce this group of legislative pages: from the riding of Chatham-Kent–Leamington, Paige Armstrong; from the riding of Milton, Archibald Coleman; from the riding of Oakville, Farah Crawford; from Brampton East, Ishan Desai; from the riding of King–Vaughan, Tristan Ehlert; from Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound, James Elder; from Brampton North, Guransh Ghai; from Etobicoke Centre, Joseph Gomes; from Etobicoke–Lakeshore, Farhan Haroon; from Brampton South, Myah Haugh; from Thornhill, Riley Huang; from Kitchener South–Hespeler, Jasnoor Kaur; from Beaches–East York, Hosanna Ledetu; from York–Simcoe, Sophia Mac Sweeney; from Dufferin–Caledon, Grace Milone; from Pickering–Uxbridge, Emily Naassan; from Markham–Stouffville, Westley Tam; from Scarborough Centre, Jessica Wu; from Don Valley West, Victoria Xiong; and from Don Valley North, Ethan Zhu.

Please join me in welcoming this group of legislative pages.

Applause.

It’s great to see the galleries full of so many guests today, but I specifically would like to welcome Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill, Councillors Dean Hill and Alaina VanEvery and chief of staff Linda Parker from the Six Nations of the Grand River elected council. Welcome to the Legislature.

I’d like to introduce good friends Tracy Burrows Dunford and Nancy Porteous. They’re heat pump champions, and they’re here to celebrate all the heat pump air conditioners we have in the building that are four times more efficient. Thank you, Gordon Drive, for coming and celebrating heat pumps with us today.

I’m very proud to welcome again Fikayo Aderoju and his board members from Project Impacting Lives, including Rachel Kasujja, Naimah Raji, Lucky Osunbiyi, Kelly Mgbatogu, Jada McKenzie, Kimberley Okafor, Tofunmi Olowogorioye, Oluwafeyikemi Olusoga, Lorenzo Baitwa, Toni Bodunrin, Chikodili Odinakachukwu and Simi Olomofe. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

I want to welcome the Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education. They are celebrating a banner year: 85 years. Congratulations, and welcome to the Legislature of Ontario.

I want to welcome some friends from CUPE. Fred Hahn is here, Yolanda McClean and Janice Folk-Dawson. Janice, as you remember, Speaker, was the former executive vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Labour. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

Always pleased to have former municipal colleagues in the House, and today is a great day to do that. Peter Kelley, who’s the mayor of the township of Muskoka Lakes, is here and former councillor Barb Bridgeman, who’s also a great community champion. I welcome them to Queen’s Park.

I’m going to recognize the member for Kiiwetinoong on a point of order.

I recognize the member for Kiiwetinoong.

Point of order, Speaker: If you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to allow me to speak for 10 minutes regarding the historic significance of recognizing Indigenous languages in this Legislature.

ᒪᐘᐨ ᓂᒥᓄᐍᐣᑕᐣ ᐁᐸᐦᑭᓂᑯᔭᐣ ᒋᐊᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᔭᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑭᐦᒋᐘᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐣᐠ

ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐠ ᑫᔭᔭᒥᐦᐃᑕᒪᐘᑿ ᐍᑎ ᑮᐍᑎᓅᐣᐠ ᑲᐏᐣᒋᓭᐘᐨ ᐱᒼᐸᐦᑐᐏᓂᐣᐠ

ᑲᐏᓃᐣ ᐅᑰ ᐁᐦᑕ ᐃᑵᓅᐘᐠ ᑮᐍᑎᓅᐣᐠ ᐱᒼᐸᐦᑐᐏᓂᐣᐠ ᑲᐏᐣᒋᓭᐘᐨ

ᑲᐦᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓄᐘᐠ ᒥᓯᐍ ᐅᒫᑲᒥᐠ ᐅᐣᑕᕒᐃᐅ

ᑭᑭᑫᐣᑖᒥᐣ ᐁᔮᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᐏᐣ ᐊᔑᔾ ᐁᓂᐘᓂᒋᑲᑌᐠ

ᒥᔒᐣ ᐅᐦᑭᑑᑕᐣ ᐁᐦᐊ ᐅᑭᒪᐏᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᔭᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐏᐣ

ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᐃᓑᑯᓄᑲᒥᑰᐣ ᑲᑭᐏᔑᐦᑐᐘᐨ

ᒥᔒᐣ ᐊᔭᐘᐠ ᐆᒪ ᑲᑭ ᒪᓀᓂᒥᐣᑢ ᐁᐏᐍᒥᐦᑎᑯᔑᒧᐘᐨ

ᒥᔒᐣ ᐆᒪ ᐊᔭᐘᐠ ᐁᑮ ᑲᓯᓂᐣᑤ ᐆᒪ ᓲᐸᐣ ᐁᔭᐸᑎᓯᓂᐨ ᐁᐊᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᐘᐨ

ᒥᔒᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐊᔭᐘᐠ ᐆᒪ ᑲᑭᒫᓀᓂᒥᐣᑢ ᐁᐸᐦᑭᑌᐏᐣᑢ ᐁᑭᐦᒋᐊᓄᐦᑭᐦᐃᐣᑢ ᐁᔭᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᓇᓄᐘᐣᐠ

ᓂᒥᓄᐍᐣᑕᐣ ᑕᓑ ᐆᐅᐦᐍ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐅᐍ ᑲᔭᔭᒥᔭᐣ

ᑫᑲᐟ ᐅᑯ ᓂᑎᓂᒪᐣᒋᐦᐅ ᐁᐘᓂᑑᑕᒫᐣ ᐁᒪᒪᓂᔭᐣ ᓂᑎᓀᑕᐣ ᐅᐦᐅᐍ ᒣᑿᐨ ᑲᑲᑭᑎᔭᐣ

ᒥᑵᐨ ᓂᑎᓈᐠ ᑲᐦᑭᓈ ᑭᓇᐚ ᐆᒪ ᑲᔭᐱᔦᐠ ᐍᑎ ᑲᐃᔑᔭᐱᔦᐠ ᐁᒁ ᒥᓈ ᐆᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᔭᐱᔦᐠ

ᒥᑵᐨ ᑲᐦᑭᓈ ᑭᑎᓂᓈᐚ ᐅᐍ ᑳᐃᔑᐏᒋᑳᐸᐏᑕᐏᔑᔦᐠ

ᒫᐘᐨ ᑭᐦᒋᓀᑕᑿᐣ ᐅᐦᐅᐍ ᑲᑐᑕᒪᐣᐠ

ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓄᐘᐠ ᑲᑲᓇᐘᐳᐚᐨ ᒫᐘᐨ ᑭᐦᒋᓀᐣᑖᑿᐣ

ᐅᑿᓄᐘᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐊᔭᐘᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐱᒧᑐᐘᐨ ᓂᑎᔑᑭᔑᐍᐏᓂᓈᐣ

ᒥᑵᓄᐘᐠ ᓂᑫᓃᐣ ᑭᔮᐸᐨ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᔭᐣ

ᐊᐍ ᑲᔦ ᓂᒪᒪ ᑲᔭᐱᐨ ᓂᑭᒫᒪᒋᐏᓂᐠ ᐁᐹᐸᒥᔭᔭᐣᐠ ᐸᑿᒋᔭᐦᐃᐣᐠ

ᒥᔭᐍᑎ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᔭᐣ ᐊᐦᐊᐍᑎ

ᐁᑿ ᑲᑭᓈ ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐠ ᑷᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐆᐢᑳᑎᓴᐠ ᐊᐘᔑᔕᐠ ᑭᑐᓯᓯᒥᓇᓇᐠ ᐊᒥᑵᓄᐘᐠ ᑫᐏᓇᐚ

ᒋᔭᓂ ᑭᐦᑫᓇᑕᒧᐘᐨ ᒋᔭᓃᑭᐦᑫᑕᒧᐘᐨ ᒋᓂᐦᑖ ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐘᐨ

ᑫᑭᓈᐘ ᑲ ᐊᐣᑐᑕᒣᐠ ᐆᒪ ᒥᓯᐍᑳᒥᐠ

ᑭᐦᑭᓅᐦᐊᒪᐏᐠ ᒋᓂᐦᑖ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᐘᐨ ᒋᓂᑕ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐘᐨ ᑭᑕᔭᓄᐚ

ᐊᔕᔾ ᑫᑳᐟ ᑭᑢᓯᔭᐦᑭ ᓂᑫᓂᐣ ᐆᒪ ᑲᑭᒪᑕᐱᔭᐣ ᐁᐏᑕᐱᒥᓇᑯᐠ ᐆᒪ

ᓂᔑᐱᒧᑲᓇᑲ ᐅᑖᓇᐠ ᑭᐦᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᐱᐣᐠ ᓂᑭᔕ

ᐅᐍᔖᓑ ᓂᑭ ᓇ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑭᒉᐦᐋ ᐅᐍ ᓂᑭᓈ

ᐅᐍ ᐁᐏᐦᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᐏᐊᓄᔑᓂᓂᒧᔭᐣ ᐆᒪ ᑭᐦᒋᐘᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ

ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᑲᒫᒋᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐠ ᑭᓂᓯᑐᑕᐏᐣ ᐊᔕᔾ ᐁᓂᐘᓂᐦᑐᔭᐣ ᑭᑎᔑᑭᔑᐍᐏᐣ

ᐁᓂᑯᐠ ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᒐᔭᒼᐸᐣ

ᒥᐍ ᐁᐦᑐᒋᑫᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᑐᐦᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᐦᒋᐘᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐁᑲ

ᐁᓂᐘᓂᐦᑐᔭᐣ ᓂᑫᓂᐣ ᑲᑭᓇᓄᐦᑭᔭᐣ ᑭᑢᓱ ᐁᓂᐘᓂᐦᑐᔭᐣ ᓂᑭᓂᐢᑐᐦᑖᐠ

ᓂᑭᓂᐢᑐᐦᑖᐠ ᐃᐍ ᐁᐘᓂᐦᑖᐘᐠ

ᒥᑵᐨ ᔖᓑ ᓂᑎᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᐅᐍ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᑯᔺᐣ ᑭᔭᒼ ᐅᑯ ᒋᔭᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᔭᐣ ᐅᐦᐅᒪ

ᒫᐘᐨ ᓂᒥᓄᐍᑕᐣ

ᑫᑭᔐᑊ ᑲᐘᓂᓑᑲᔭᐣ ᐅᒪᒥᓇ ᐁᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᔭᐣ

ᐊᐦᐊ ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐠ ᓇᒣᑯᓯᐱᐃᓂᓃᐘᐠ ᑲᑭᑯᑢᓱᐘᐨ ᑲᑭ ᑭᐸᑿᐦᐘᑢᐸᐣ ᐆᒪ ᒣᑿᐨ 2008

ᒥᐍ ᐅᐍ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑭ ᓴᑭᒋᐦᐃᑢᐸᐣ ᐅᐍ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ ᒣᔾ 28

ᐯᔑᐠ ᐁᑎ ᐊᐱ ᐅᑭᒪᐦᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᓇᐦᔓᐍᐏᓂᓄᐘᐠ ᐆᒪ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐳᐘᐠ ᓂᐘᐸᒪᐠ ᐅᑯ

ᒥᐅᐍ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᔭᐚᐨ ᐅᑕᐦᑭᒧᐚ ᐁᑲ ᐁᒥᑲᑕᒧᐘᐨ ᐅᑕᐦᑭᒧᐚ

ᐊᒥᐍ ᑲᐃᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᑿ ᑲᔦ ᒪᐘᐨ ᓂᒥᓄᐍᐣᑕᐣ ᐊᐦᐊ ᓂᒪᒪ ᐆᒪ ᑲᔭᐨ

ᐅᐍ ᑲᑎᐱᓑᑲᐣᐠ

ᐁᑿ ᑲᔦ ᓂᑐᐣᒋ ᒥᑲᐏᐣᑕᐚ ᓂᑕᑕ ᐊᔭᑐᐠ ᐅᓇᒋᑕᐣ ᐅᐍᑲᔭᓂᐠ ᐅᓇᒋᑕᐣ

ᐅᐦᐅᐍ ᔕᓑ ᑲᔦ ᓀᑲᐃᑭᐟ ᓂᑫᓂᐣ ᓂᑎᔑᐸᐦᑯᓭᐣᑖᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᑐᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐆᒪ ᐅᐣᑕᕒᐃᐅ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ

ᐊᐣᔑᓂᓃᒧᐏᐣ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐍ ᓂᑎᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑭᐦᒋᐅᑭᒪᐏᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐍᑎ ᒥᓯᐍᑲᒥᐠ

ᐆᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ

ᑫᐏᓇᐘ ᐅᐍᓂ ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᒋᑐᑕᒧᐘᐨ

ᑫᐏᓇᐘ ᐃᐍᑎ ᐊᑕᐚ ᑲᔭᐳᐘᐨ ᑭᐦᒋᐅᑭᒪᐏᑲᒧᐠ ᑫᐏᓇᐘ ᒋᔭᐣᑕᒋᑫᐚᐨ

ᐊᒥᐍ ᐁᐃᔑᓇᑿᐠ ᐁᒪᒪᐤ ᑲᐸᐏᓇᓄᐘᐣᐠ ᐁᐏᑕᓄᐦᑭᒥᑐᓇᓂᐘᐣᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐘᓂᐦᑐᔮᐣᐠ ᐃᓀᓄᐘᐣ

ᓂᑎᔑᓂᔑᐍᐏᓂᓇᐣ

ᒫᐘᐨ ᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑿᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐃᐦᐃᐍ

ᐅᐍᑕᓑ ᓂᑲᐃᐦᑭᐟ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔭᓂᔑᓂᒧᔭᐣ ᐊᒥᒪ ᐁᐅᒋᓭᐠ ᓂᑕᓂᔑᓂᓃᐘᑎᓱᐏᓇᐣ

ᐅᐍ ᑲᔭᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᔭᐣ ᐊᒥᒪ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᔭᔭᐣᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐣᐠ ᒥᐍ ᐁᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᓄᔭᔭᐣᐠ ᐃᐦᐃᐍ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐣᐠ

ᒪᐘᐨ ᐅᑯ ᑭᐦᒋᓀᑕᑿᐣ ᐅᐦᐅᐍ ᐊᐸᐣ ᒪᓑᑲᐏᓯᐏᐣ ᐊᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓄᐘᐠ ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᐁᓂᒪᒪᐤ ᑲᐸᐏᐘᐨ

ᒥᐍ ᒋᔭᓂ ᐸᓯᑷᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᓴᒼ ᐊᔕᐃ ᑭᓄᐍᓑ ᑭᑿᑿᑕᐦᐃᑯᒥᐣ ᐃᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐏᓇᐣ

ᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᐏᑕᓄᐦᑭᒥᔑᔭᐣᐠ ᐏᑕᓄᑭᒧᐍᐣ ᐏᑕᓄᑭᒧᐍᔪᐠ ᐊᒥᐍ ᐁᐃᑭᑐᔭᐣ

ᐆᒪ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓄᐘᐠ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑭᑭᑐᐘᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐏᐦᑳ ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐏᐣ ᒋᔭᒥᓇᓄᐘᐣᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑭᐦᒋᐘᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ

ᐁᐦᐊ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑭᑭᑐᐸᐣ ᑊᕒᐊᐣᐠ ᐱᕒᑎ ᐁᑭᓇᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᐅᒐᓑᑯᓂᒥᐣᐠ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᓭᐨ

ᑲᐏᓂᐣ ᐏᐦᑲ ᑭᑭᑐᐸᐣ ᒋᔭᓂᔑᓂᒧᓇᓄᐘᐣᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐘᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ

ᓄᐣᑯᒼ ᑕᓑ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐸᐦᑲᐣ ᐃᔑᓭ

ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᓴᑫᐣ ᐁᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐍ ᐃᔑᑭᔑᐍᐏᐣ

ᒥᐍ ᒪᐘᐨ ᐅᑯ ᒥᑵᐨ ᑲᐦᑭᓇ ᓂᑎᓇᐠ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐠ

ᒥᑵᐨ ᑲᐦᑭᓇ ᓂᑎᓇᐠ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ

ᐍᒥᑎᑯᔑᐘᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐆᒪ ᑲᔭᐳᐘᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᐃᐦᑵᐘᐠ ᐅᓑᑭᓂᑯᐘᐠ

ᒥᑵᐨ ᑲᐱᔕᔦᐠ ᐆᒪ ᑲᐱᓇᒋᑕᒣᐠ

ᐊᐦᐃ ᒥᐦᐃᒫ ᐁᐅᐣᒋ ᐅᐣᑎᓇᒪᐣᐠ ᒪᓑᑲᐏᓯᐏᐣ ᐅᐍ ᑭᔭᐸᐨ ᑲᐱᒪᐦᐃᐍᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐊᐦᑭᐣᐠ ᐃᐍ ᐁᐅᒋᓭᐠ ᐃᒪ ᓂᑎᔑᑭᔑᐍᐏᓇᐣ

ᐁᑿ ᑲᔦ ᓂᐘᐦᑯᒥᓇᐣ ᑲᐘᐦᑯᒪᔭᐣᐠ ᐱᒪᑎᓱᐏᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᒪᐣᐠ

ᐁᑿ ᐅᒪ ᐊᐦᑭᐣᐠ ᑲᔭᔭᐣᐠ ᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᐅᐣᒋᓭᐠ ᐅᐦᐅᐍ ᐃᔑᑭᔑᐍᐏᐣ

ᐃᐦᐃᐍ ᑲᔦ ᒋᒥᓄ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᔭᐣᐠ

ᒋᒥᓄ ᐏᑕᓄᐦᑭᒥᑎᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐦᑭᓇ ᑲᔭᔦᐠ ᒪᐘᐨ ᑭᐦᒋᓀᑕᑿᐣ

ᐁᑿ ᒪᐘᐨ ᐅᑯ ᓂᐦᑭᒋᓂᑕᐣ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᔑᔦᐠ ᒋᔭᓂᔑᓂᓃᒧᔭᐣ ᒫᐘᐨ ᓂᓇᓇᐦᑯᒼ

ᒪᐘᐨ ᓂᑭᐦᒋᓀᑕᐣ ᓂᑌᐦᐃᐣᐠ ᐁᑿ ᐆᒪ ᓂᑎᐯᓂᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᓂᐘᑯᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᐦᑭᓇ ᐁᔭᐳᐘᐨ

ᑲᐏᐣ ᐃᑯ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᑭᔑᓂᐦᑲᑕᓯᐣ ᐁᓑᑲᒼ ᐊᐦᑯ ᐁᔭᔭᐣ ᐁᒧᔑᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᐅᐍ ᑲᐃᔑᓭᐠ

ᒥᐍ ᐱᓇᒪ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑕᐘᐨ ᑫᔭᔭᒥᔭᐣ ᐁᑿ ᒥᓇᐘ ᓂᑲᐃᑭᐟ

ᑭᐦᒋ ᒥᑵᐨ ᒥᑵᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᓇᑐᑕᐏᔑᔦᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑯᔭᐣ ᒋᔭᔭᒥᔭᐣ ᐅᐍ ᒣᑿᐨ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ

ᑭᐦᒋᑭᔑᑳ ᐅᐦᐅᐍ

ᑭᐦᒋ ᒥᑵᐨ

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ᒥᑵᐨ

ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐍᓂᒥᐣᑢ ᑲᓇᐍᓂᒧᐍᐏᐣ ᐍᑎ ᐘᐘᓇᐘᑲᐣᐠ ᐍᑎ ᑲᔦ ᑭᐍᑎᓅᐠ ᑲᐏᓂᐣ ᑿᔭᐠ ᒋᓭᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᓄᐍᓂᒥᐣᑢ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐏᑲᒥᑯᐣᐠ ᐁᑳ ᑌᐻ ᐁᒥᔑᓇᑎᐦᑭᐣ ᐁᑕᑿᒋᓇᑐᑭᐣ ᐅᑯ ᐃᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐍᓂᒥᑢ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐠ ᐍᑎ ᐘᐘᓇᐘᑲᐣᐠ

ᒥᔭᐦᐸᐣ ᐊᑯᓯᐏᑲᒥᑯᐣᐠ ᐁᐃᔑᓂᔕᐏᐣᑢ ᐁᑿ ᐊᐸᐣ ᐁᐏᐣᑕᒥᓭᑭᐣ ᐃᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᒪᓑᑭᑭᐏᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑫᑭᔭᐘᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐏᑲᒥᑯᐣᐠ

ᐊᓇᐦᐱ ᐚᐦᐍ ᐅᐣᑕᕒᐃᐅ ᑫᑭ ᓇᓇᑲᑕᐍᓂᒪᐸᐣ ᐃᐍᓄᐘᐣ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐣ ᐍᑎ ᑮᐍᑎᓅᐠ ᐁᑿ ᒋᑭᔭᑭᐸᐣ ᑫᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐍᓂᒥᐣᑢ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑿ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᑲᓄᐏᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᐃᐍ ᒋᑲᓇᐍᓂᒪᑲᓄᐘᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐏᑲᒥᑯᐣᐠ ?

Applause.

ᐅᐦᐅᐍ ᑲᔭᓂᒧᑕᒪᐣ ᐍᑎ ᐘᐘᓇᐘᑲᐣᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐘᐨ ᑮᐍᑎᓅᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐘᐨ ᐊᒥᐍ ᑲᔭᓂᒧᑕᒪᐣ

ᐁᑿ ᐍᑎ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐘᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓄᐘᐠ ᐍᑎ ᐍᒥᑎᑯᔑᐘᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐍᑎ ᐘᐘᓇᐘᑲᐣᐠ ᑭᒪᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐘᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᐊᔕᐃ ᐁᓇᐣᑕᐍᐣᑕᒧᐘᐨ ᐃᐍᓂᓂ ᒋᑭ ᐅᔓ ᒋᒋᑲᑌᓂᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᐍᓂ ᑲᑮ ᐃᔑ ᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᑲᓄᐘᐸᐣ ᒍᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐦᐃᐍ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐏᑲᒥᑯᐠ

ᐅᐍᔕᓑ ᑲᐃᑭᑐᔭᐣ ᒪᐘᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐁᐦᐱᐅᐘᐨ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐠ ᒥᔭᔕᑕᐘᐨ ᐁᓂᐦᑕᒥᓭᑭᐣ ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐤ ᐏᒋᐦᐍᐏᐣ

ᐆᒪ ᓇᐣᑕ 2018 ᑲᑭᔭᐦᑭᐘᐣᐠ ᓂᔁᓯᒥᑕᓇ ᑭᑢᓯᔕᑊ ᓂᐯᐏᓇᐣ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐅ ᓂᐯᐏᓇᐣ ᑿᐃᐣ ᒪᔑ ᒍᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᐆᒪ ᑲᑭ ᓇᑕᐍᒋᑲᑌᐸᓃᐣ ᐅᒪ 2025.

ᐊᐦᑎ ᐏᐣᑕᐣ ᐅᑭᒪ ᐊᓇᐦᐱ ᑫᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑿᐸᐣ ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᐘᐘᓇᐘᑿᐣᐠ ᓂᐯᐏᓇᐣ ᐊᔕᐃ ᓂᑯᑢᓱ ᐊᐦᑭ ᐊᐘᔑᒣ ᐁᐱᒥᓭᐠ ?

ᑐᐦᑲᐣ ᑷᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑭᐦᒋᑵᐘᐠ ᑷᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐠ ᐱᐦᐅᐘᐠ ᓂᔁᓱ ᐊᐦᑭ ᓂᐯᐏᓇᐣ ᐁᐱᑐᐘᐨ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐠ ᑲᔑᑲᐯᔑᐘᐨ ᑲᐏᓂᐣ ᒋᐏᒋᐦᐃᑯᐘᐨ

ᑲᐏᓂᐣ ᑕᑅᑌᓭᓯᓄᐣ ᐘᐦᐊᐍ ᐅᑭᒪᐏᐣ ᒋᑭᐊᔑᑕᒪᑫᐸᐣ ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᑵᓂᐘᐣ ᑭᒉᐦᐊᐏᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐃᐍᑎ ᐘᐘᓇᐘᑲᐣᐠ ᑮᐍᑎᓅᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐊᔕᔾ ᐍᓴ ᑭᓄᐍᓑ ᐱᐦᐅᐘᐠ

ᐊᓇᐦᐱ ᐘᐦᐍ ᐅᑭᒪᐏᐣ ᑲᑭᑭᑐᐦᐸᐣ ᐆᒪ 2018 ᑲᔭᐦᑭᐘᐠ ᐃᐍ ᒍᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑵᓄᐘᐣ ᓂᔁᓯᒥᑕᓇ ᓂᑯᑢᓯᔕᑊ ᓂᐯᐏᓇᐣ ᑭᒉᐦᐊ ᓂᐯᐏᓇᐣ ᐍᑎ ᐘᐘᓇᐘᑲᐣᐠ ᐊᓇᐱ ?

Meegwetch.

Some things are bigger than politics, and I believe that’s one of those moments this morning. Meegwetch to the honourable member for that question.

Speaker, what’s bigger than politics also is making sure that we take care of those who took care of us. I’m also honoured to see that the member’s mother is here. Happy birthday to her.

Interjections.

While we have a larger capital plan to build and redevelop 58,000 new spaces in Ontario. We understand there are unique challenges when it comes to rural and northern areas, particularly when it comes to Indigenous communities. That’s why our government has specific programs catered towards Indigenous communities.

I was just in Temiskaming Shores to announce 128 new spaces, predominantly for the Indigenous communities there, part of a larger plan of 18 projects associated with First Nations; 997 new and 221 upgraded beds. We’re going to continue to work with that member to make sure we address the needs in Sioux Lookout.

While we work on the challenge of Sioux Lookout, we have produced results when it comes to the Indigenous communities through long-term care. I look to Niagara Falls, 32 new spaces; Toronto Centre, 128 new spaces. As I said: 18 projects, 997 new spaces, 221 redeveloped spaces specifically for First Nations.

I want to go back to Temiskaming Shores, when I was there, talking about Indigenous services delivered in native languages with culturally appropriate care. This is hugely important to me. I come from a culturally diverse background. I understand the importance of that in your life. Our seniors deserve to live out their golden years understanding and speaking the language that they spoke, eating the foods that they’re accustomed to. This is hugely important to the Premier and to this government.

Speaker, I commit to work with that member to make sure that we get this done for Sioux Lookout. Please come to my office and we’ll continue this journey along the path to building those 76 new spaces.

I appreciate the question. As I said yesterday, if the leader of the NDP has any additional information that she would like to share with the Integrity Commissioner, I invite her to do so. I have full confidence in the Integrity Commissioner’s ability to continue any investigation that he needs to do.

At the same time, we’re going to continue to work on the priorities of the people of the province of Ontario: growing the economy, building homes, building schools, reinvesting in health care, transit and transportation—all of the priorities that the people of the province of Ontario elected us to focus on back in not only 2018 but in 2022. We’ll continue to focus on those priorities because building a bigger, better, stronger, safer province of Ontario is exactly what we’ve been focused on, and we will not be strayed from that mission.