WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:19.559 Thank you for listening to Pictures Media Radio. Welcome to Policy and Rights, 2 00:00:21.160 --> 00:01:04.799 the show about the government, policy and human rights. Welcome back to Policy 3 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:10.000 and Right here in Depictures of Media Radio. I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. 4 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:19.359 I was talking to my wife today and she broke up the topic of 5 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:30.319 sugar tax and she didn't know that we were paying a sugar tax. Well, 6 00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:34.519 I wasn't absolutely aware of myself that we were paying for a sugar tax. 7 00:01:37.079 --> 00:01:40.480 And kind of what that means is anything that contains sugar, you're going 8 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:44.560 to pay extra tax on it. So if you drink a lot of Coca 9 00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:49.439 Cola, pepsi, or any other kinds of soda or pop, you're probably 10 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:57.200 paying a lot of sugar tax. And on top of that, we also 11 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:02.040 still have things like carbon taxes, and we still have sales tax there on 12 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:07.360 on many many products that we actually buy. UH. Depending on the province 13 00:02:07.800 --> 00:02:15.520 that you live in, you could be looking at either a harmonized UH sales 14 00:02:15.560 --> 00:02:23.280 tax or a provincial sales tax along with the the the federal government sales tax. 15 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:31.800 A lot of taxes out there and and a lot more proposed taxes to 16 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:44.759 come. If we keep hearing from Paul Vier about how Justin Trudeau isn't worth 17 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:50.919 the the expense that we're paying. Well, that expense is is the taxes 18 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:58.400 that we're paying and what are we getting in return more taxes, higher costs 19 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:07.199 of living, And it's a it's a it's a really good question. Justin 20 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:16.719 Trudeau claims that the carbon pricing actually works. It's making polluters pay for the 21 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:29.039 ability to pollute, and that isn't It seems that the the the carbon taxi 22 00:03:29.080 --> 00:03:38.080 he's talking about is misplaced, that maybe it should be going to I don't 23 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:43.599 know, the big corporation that manufactures the products, and that they shouldn't be 24 00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:47.599 allowed to pass that tax on. They should just have to eat it as 25 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:55.039 a cost. But again, as consumers, it's passed on to us because 26 00:03:55.199 --> 00:04:03.840 have That is the capitalist way, and it's some of these taxes has done 27 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:13.919 more to lead toward towards corporate greed than it has to to help our environment, 28 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:21.360 which we thought was supposed to be the goal. But in Ontario they're 29 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:27.959 pushing back against taxes. And we're gonna hear from Doug Ford as he's talking 30 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:39.720 about a a tax program in Ontario that's actually going to put money back into 31 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:46.800 the people's pockets, that the residents of Ontario, that they're trying to find 32 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:54.959 ways to rebate or lower the taxes, so that well, the cost of 33 00:04:55.000 --> 00:05:00.759 living is getting to be a bit out of control, and we're going to 34 00:05:00.839 --> 00:05:05.040 hear from a premier who wants to do something about that. So why don't 35 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:13.000 we listen to what Doug Ford is doing in Ontario and maybe we can convince 36 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:20.600 our provincial or territorial governments to do the same where we live if we're not 37 00:05:20.680 --> 00:05:27.279 in Ontario. So let's hear what he has to say together. We built 38 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:31.439 the largest long term care home in Ontario, was just opened up last year. 39 00:05:31.920 --> 00:05:38.920 We're investing in the complete reconstruction of the Mississauga Hospital, which will become 40 00:05:39.040 --> 00:05:45.160 the largest hospital in Canadian history. We're building the Hazel Mackalligan Line, which 41 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:50.879 now includes the Downtown Loop. These are historic, game changing investments right here 42 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:58.279 in Mississauga. I'm also proud to welcome you to the Pioneer Gas Station today 43 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:02.480 because when I was six, I got my first job right here pumping gas 44 00:06:02.519 --> 00:06:06.759 and pro pane. At the time, the price of gas was about thirty 45 00:06:06.800 --> 00:06:12.800 three cents per lead. Within the next six years, the Federal Liberals and 46 00:06:13.040 --> 00:06:18.959 NDP plan is to increase the carbon tax by over thirty seven cents per leader, 47 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:25.319 more than the price of gas when I worked here. People deserve to 48 00:06:25.399 --> 00:06:30.279 know the truth about this and how it will make life harder and less affordable. 49 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:36.439 So now I would like to welcome my good friend and the Minister of 50 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:47.000 Finance, Peter Beth and Faldi to the podium. Well, thank you so 51 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:50.160 much, Rudy, and good morning everyone. It's great to be in Mississauga 52 00:06:50.160 --> 00:06:54.399 again, and along with my colleagues in the premiere, you know, our 53 00:06:54.399 --> 00:07:00.920 government understands that people's hard earned dollars are being stretched far enough. Today our 54 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:05.040 government is leading by example and once again showing Ontarians that we will continue to 55 00:07:05.079 --> 00:07:11.040 find new and innovative ways to put money back into their pockets and protect them 56 00:07:11.079 --> 00:07:15.319 from new taxes and fees, just as we did when we removed the tolls 57 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:19.399 on Highways four, twelve and fourteen so that people and businesses had more options 58 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:23.920 and saved more of their hard earned money, just as we did when we 59 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:29.879 kept transit affordable by removing double fares and extending fair integration. Just as we 60 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:33.600 did when we supported parents with forty six thousand new childcare spaces since we took 61 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:40.199 office and saved an average of eighty five hundred dollars per child. And just 62 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:44.800 as we did when we increased minimum wage to help over nine hundred thousand Ontario 63 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:48.800 workers, and just as we did when we reduced energy costs so that families 64 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:56.600 can count on access access to reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity. At every 65 00:07:56.639 --> 00:08:01.079 turn, our government is making life more affordable for individuals and families because we 66 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:05.839 know that this is not a time to sit back and wait. That is 67 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:11.519 why we are never stopping our fight against unaffordability and inflation during these uncertain economic 68 00:08:11.560 --> 00:08:16.680 times. Instead, we continue our work as one united team Ontario, one 69 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:22.600 that's ready to invest for tomorrow today, one that keeps us moving forward and 70 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:35.559 builds on everything we've done so far. Sepu Relashiteancient Duron set Peria Desertitude, 71 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:46.000 New Continuo, you Nei, Keep pret A Vestill lavinili In Keep continued the 72 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:56.039 New fair As Company to keep more money in people's pockets, to speed up 73 00:08:56.039 --> 00:09:01.320 the construction of housing and critical infrastructure that people in community so desperately need, 74 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:05.759 and to support economic growth for our long term prosperity. That's what building a 75 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:09.320 strong Ontario is about, and we're ready to get it done. So now 76 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:13.799 it is my distinct pleasure and privilege to introduce the Premier of Ontario, Doug 77 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:22.279 Ford. Thank you, well, well, good morning everyone, and thank 78 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:26.120 you Peter for your introduction. I'm thrilled to be back in the beautiful city 79 00:09:26.159 --> 00:09:28.799 of Mississauga, I said, I'm thrilled to be back. I think I'm 80 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:35.120 here every single day. But alongside Minister's Betham Falvey, Caanjin and t Angry 81 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:41.480 and MPPs Rudy casetto Deep backing On and Shreef sabalwe since day one, this 82 00:09:41.600 --> 00:09:46.159 team our government has fought back against the carbon tax. In fact, one 83 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:52.200 of the first things we did after forming government in twenty eighteen was to put 84 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:58.360 an end to the terrible cap and trade scheme introduced by the previous Liberal government. 85 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:03.200 This tax, all carbon tax schemes, they're awful. They take money 86 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:07.720 out of the people's pockets. They raise prices at the gas pump, they 87 00:10:07.799 --> 00:10:13.159 increase the cost of groceries and your home heating bills. They increase the cost 88 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:18.600 of absolutely everything. That's why today I'm pleased to announce that next week, 89 00:10:18.799 --> 00:10:24.480 our government will introduce legislation to protect people in Ontario from the high cost of 90 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:31.120 any future carbon tax. If passed, this new legislation will require future provincial 91 00:10:31.159 --> 00:10:37.519 governments to hold a referendum before imposing a carbon pricing scheme. This new law 92 00:10:37.600 --> 00:10:43.720 will guarantee that no provincial government can force a cost of carbon tax on the 93 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:48.559 people of Ontario without ensuring their voices are heard loud and clear. We're giving 94 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:54.039 the people of Ontario veto over carbon taxes. People know where I stand on 95 00:10:54.080 --> 00:11:00.480 the carbon tax. I've opposed it from the very beginning. My record couldn't 96 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:05.480 be more different than Bonnie Crombie's. She supported the carbon tax right from the 97 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:11.159 start. She's the Queen of carbon tax. Even worse, she raised property 98 00:11:11.200 --> 00:11:16.600 taxes every year she was mayor. Bonnie has never seen a tax she wouldn't 99 00:11:16.720 --> 00:11:20.480 like to hike. The last thing people need right now or higher taxes. 100 00:11:20.919 --> 00:11:26.879 They deserve relief. So we're once again calling on the federal government to eliminate 101 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:33.080 their carbon tax. The federal carbon tax is adding more than fourteen cents every 102 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:37.159 leader of gas, and they're getting ready to increase it again in April from 103 00:11:37.200 --> 00:11:43.279 fourteen point three cents per leader of gas to seventeen point six cents per leader. 104 00:11:43.879 --> 00:11:48.360 It needs to end is driving up the cost of absolutely everything, adding 105 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:54.279 hundreds even thousands of additional dollars in costs on the backs of the hardworking people 106 00:11:54.279 --> 00:12:00.639 of Ontario. I'm a strong believer in protecting the environment by investing in clean, 107 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:05.639 green steel, by building the electric vehicles of the future, by leading 108 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:11.559 the largest transit expansion in North America, by building the future of clean nuclear 109 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:18.159 energy, by expanding provincial parks, not by taxing hardworking people. It's never 110 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:22.799 been more important to keep costs down, especially now as people struggle with the 111 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:30.000 Bank of Canada's interest rate hikes and rising prices. Whether it's eliminating road tolls, 112 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:33.639 cutting the gas tax by ten point seven cents that we did, scrapping 113 00:12:33.679 --> 00:12:39.759 the license plate sticker fees, or fighting back against the carbon tax, or 114 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:45.240 saving people sixteen hundred dollars rate and tron GTA that take transit on the one 115 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:50.440 Fair program we announced, our government will always look for ways to put money 116 00:12:50.480 --> 00:12:54.000 back into your pockets. Thank you to everyone for joining us today and make 117 00:12:54.080 --> 00:13:03.039 God bless the people of Ontario. Thank you well. Now go to reporters 118 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:07.519 questions, Please identify yourselves by name and outlet. It will be one question 119 00:13:07.639 --> 00:13:13.159 and one follow up. First question, Hey, good morning, Premier Colin 120 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:18.600 develop from Global News on Bill one twenty four. Two successes of courts now 121 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:22.759 have deemed the bill was unconstitutional looking back, do you believe that Bill one 122 00:13:22.840 --> 00:13:26.000 twenty four was a mistake. Well, we just believe it should be government's 123 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:31.840 decision, not the courts. If they hike up the costs, that's what 124 00:13:31.879 --> 00:13:35.360 we believe it should be the government. So I always say parliament is supreme, 125 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:41.039 meaning the people are supreme. People elect the parliament, they should make 126 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:45.679 the decisions. But in saying all that, we respect the decision of the 127 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:50.879 courts and we're going to move forward on this. So moving forward, and 128 00:13:50.879 --> 00:13:54.759 this obviously means repealing the legislation, Can you tell us how your government came 129 00:13:54.840 --> 00:14:00.840 to that decision, because for years you and your Finance minister have been defending 130 00:14:00.879 --> 00:14:03.799 Bill one twenty four. So how suddenly did you decide to now reverse and 131 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:09.879 repeal Bill one twenty four. Well, let's just remember we've already signed agreements 132 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:15.159 with the nurses and a lot of the teachers' unions. We've already spent billions 133 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:18.639 of dollars and times are different now. Times are different when we came into 134 00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:26.159 office in twenty eighteen, when this province was a total disaster financially, and 135 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:31.200 now as we move forward, because of the great work of our team and 136 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:35.480 the great work of the Finance Minister, we're a lot more financially stable. 137 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:39.240 We're prudent fiscal managers. And there's a time when cost of living is going 138 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:43.159 up. We understand that and we're a government for the people and we're going 139 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:48.720 to continue making sure that we look at every avenue to save people costs and 140 00:14:48.759 --> 00:14:52.879 put money back into their pockets. You know, folks, we've cut cost 141 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:58.840 to doing business here in Ontario to make ourselves more competitive by eight billion dollars. 142 00:14:58.360 --> 00:15:01.799 We're the only government, think of this, in the history of Canada 143 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:09.240 that has raised revenues from one hundred and fifty billion to two hundred and two 144 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:13.399 billion dollars fifty two billion dollar increase. And we've never ever raised at tax. 145 00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:18.480 We've reduced taxes. And the reason being we can do that because we've 146 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:22.720 made it more competitive. We created the conditions and the climate for companies to 147 00:15:22.759 --> 00:15:26.600 come here, and they're coming by the droves all over the world. That 148 00:15:26.679 --> 00:15:31.919 creates more revenues. There's over seven hundred thousand more people working today than there 149 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:35.399 was five and a half years ago because we created the climate and the conditions 150 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:39.559 for companies to come here and thrive and prosper and grow. Just think of 151 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:43.360 this, folks, And I want to thank all the manufacturers. Because of 152 00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:50.080 our policies, Ontario manufacturers, we created more jobs last year, manufacturing jobs 153 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:56.120 than all fifty states combined. Think of this. Think of that we created 154 00:15:56.159 --> 00:16:00.399 more manufacturing jobs and all fifty US states combined. And we're going to continue 155 00:16:00.399 --> 00:16:07.360 creating a strong economy and creating more jobs. Good morning, miss Spreamer Jamie 156 00:16:07.399 --> 00:16:11.919 with City TV, Hi Jamie, Hello, or Travilla. During the COVID 157 00:16:12.600 --> 00:16:18.159 the horrific stories came out of Ortravilla. They just got a thirty year license. 158 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:22.840 I just I want to explain that, but I also want to make 159 00:16:22.879 --> 00:16:27.799 you aware that at ten o'clock today some of the relatives of the victims are 160 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:33.960 putting a lawsuit together to see compensation. Yeah, it's really hard to hear 161 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:37.799 the first part of the question. Okay, sorry, Orcharvilla, horrific stories 162 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:44.399 came out to a lawsuit pending lawsuit. Also they got a thirty year extension 163 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:48.480 on their ability to operate in Ontario. Well, we've hired many more and 164 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:55.080 more inspectors, and I go back. You know, the previous government created 165 00:16:55.600 --> 00:17:00.679 six hundred and seven long term care beds in fifteen year. We're building an 166 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:07.039 excess of thirty thousand modern homes for people. That's pretty staggering. Were revamping 167 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:12.039 another twenty seven thousand homes until people have their dignity when they're in the long 168 00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:17.839 term care homes, Jamie, I acknowledge it was a tough time throughout COVID, 169 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:21.799 not only here but around the world, but we've corrected those problems. 170 00:17:21.839 --> 00:17:26.160 We're going to continue improving the processes in all long term care homes. But 171 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:32.119 people are now going to be able to live and call it home in brand 172 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:37.200 new facilities all over Ontario, including right here in Mississauga that we built a 173 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:42.839 rapid build and that's the largest in the entire province right now. But we're 174 00:17:42.880 --> 00:17:48.480 going to continue to build. I understand the reaction to the incident, but 175 00:17:48.759 --> 00:17:53.480 Orchravella's still got a thirty year extension on their license, and there's such an 176 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:57.799 emotional level here. How do you justify that? Well, well, Jamie, 177 00:17:57.799 --> 00:18:00.160 I can. I can tell you there was lot of problems with many 178 00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:04.519 homes right across the province. We corrected those problems. We have more inspectors 179 00:18:04.519 --> 00:18:08.440 going in, We're modernizing all the facilities, and I'll never forget. I 180 00:18:08.480 --> 00:18:12.920 got to give the gal from CBC that said about the air conditioning. For 181 00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:17.880 the first time ever, these homes all have air conditioning as well, and 182 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:22.039 I want to thank the reporter that mentioned that. We acted on it and 183 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:26.640 we moved quick and now people are going to live a lot more comfortable than 184 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:30.839 sitting in a long term care home when it's about one hundred degrees out. 185 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:36.400 So we're making tremendous moves when it comes to creating more homes right across the 186 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:44.000 province for people in long term care homes. Morning Premier Liam Casey with the 187 00:18:44.000 --> 00:18:48.839 Canadian Press. The Billboine mayor is asking for money to help fund a community 188 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:53.079 hub for addictions, mental health and homelessness. Big city mayors came out again 189 00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:57.920 yet again asking for more help for you know, cities big and small. 190 00:18:59.160 --> 00:19:03.319 Sure urban role, what more? What more can you do to help? 191 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:07.720 Well? Yeah, I personally talk to the mayor and myself. He's doing 192 00:19:07.720 --> 00:19:12.119 everything you can. Uh. We have Minister Smith on the ground, uh 193 00:19:12.240 --> 00:19:17.480 in in Belleville well as well. We're gonna try to support them. They 194 00:19:17.519 --> 00:19:21.799 need an influx of money right away. We're gonna get that done, and 195 00:19:21.839 --> 00:19:26.359 then we're gonna sit down and talk to them about building building more. I 196 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:30.680 always believe in the rehabilitation centers and supporting communities, but we also have to 197 00:19:30.680 --> 00:19:37.440 go after these bad guys, these bad guys that are poisoning, poisoning our 198 00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:41.720 towns, our cities. Uh, you know, giving them tainted drugs that 199 00:19:41.799 --> 00:19:45.079 are killing people. We need to catch them, We need to throw them 200 00:19:45.079 --> 00:19:51.160 in jail. And that's exactly what we're gonna do. Thanks. The opiated 201 00:19:51.200 --> 00:19:56.599 crisis has gotten a lot worse your under your watch. Some medical professionals and 202 00:19:56.599 --> 00:20:00.319 advocates are calling on what they call a safer supply program to deal with these 203 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:03.480 tainted drugs so that there are no taint to drugs. I know you're a 204 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:07.079 big believer in rehabilitation and treatment. So man, these people are calling for 205 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:11.119 this safe supply. The Province of BC is doing it. What are your 206 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:17.640 thoughts on this safe supply? Yeah, so we've already put in seventeen safe 207 00:20:17.640 --> 00:20:23.200 supply sites around the province. There it's not one or the other. It's 208 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:27.319 not either or it's and we're going to continue working to make sure that we 209 00:20:29.000 --> 00:20:32.440 support the communities. But again, go to root cause, the root cause. 210 00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:36.799 There's drug dealers out there trying to kill our young people, middle aged 211 00:20:36.839 --> 00:20:41.839 people and giving them tainted drugs. You know, that's as far as I'm 212 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:44.359 concerned, as murder. We need to catch them, throw them in jail 213 00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:48.960 for a long time. But we're pouring endless amounts of money into mental health 214 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:53.000 and addiction. Folks. There's no government in this country that's invested three point 215 00:20:53.119 --> 00:21:00.279 eight billion dollars into making sure that we have support work for mental health and 216 00:21:00.359 --> 00:21:04.759 addictions. So we're going to continue working very, very hard and trying to 217 00:21:04.799 --> 00:21:10.440 eradicate this. I want to clarify a little bit of Premier seventeen. Those 218 00:21:10.440 --> 00:21:14.319 are consumption and treatmentsights right now, that's right. Assumption goes are on safe 219 00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:17.359 supply, Like, what do you think about safe supply? Well, again, 220 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:21.720 our Minister our Mental Health and Addiction is working on that. He's in 221 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:26.960 conversations with communities. He's I always say he's the greatest person when it comes 222 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:30.440 to mental health and addiction, Minister Tobolo. He's doing an incredible job and 223 00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:36.599 we're going to support him. Morning Premier Rob Fergus in Toronto. Step, 224 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:44.480 we had a story yesterday about people forgetting to register their license plates, reregister 225 00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:48.559 their license plates on their birthday because there's no stickers anymore. It turns out 226 00:21:48.559 --> 00:21:53.400 that so many people are forgetting that there's one million expired plates out on Ontario 227 00:21:53.559 --> 00:21:59.839 roads. So are you concerned about that? Well, thanks for the question. 228 00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:06.680 I'm here to announce today actually that we're getting rid of that totally registering 229 00:22:06.720 --> 00:22:08.559 your your vehicle. We did the first step getting rid of the sticker. 230 00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:15.319 Now we're getting rid of the re registration. It will be automatically reregistered, 231 00:22:15.359 --> 00:22:18.720 so people won't have to worry about that at all. And premium, when 232 00:22:18.759 --> 00:22:22.160 will that start? And I'm gonna have to get back to you on that, 233 00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:26.440 Rob, but we're going to make sure that's very soon, extremely soon. 234 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:30.799 It will be legislated when we get back. All right, thank you, 235 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:59.720 Finance posy, what comes to you? And okay, a cool for 236 00:22:59.839 --> 00:23:08.400 the four failed the shows comes out came to pull the carbon tax. Pascal 237 00:23:10.640 --> 00:23:22.759 le his on his own and deficate to boculd the the Jean some and academy. 238 00:23:22.920 --> 00:23:30.640 Here the the the the the defeat all on post sell the town, 239 00:23:30.759 --> 00:23:41.920 the signal to mont lettle dample so Aspa downce at the academy deficient see the 240 00:23:41.359 --> 00:23:55.359 said attach Oh yeah boo could the the premium minister, the parade, the 241 00:23:55.519 --> 00:24:11.960 priority set set a sash dorioca uheist news avon the backs of to monce A 242 00:24:11.160 --> 00:24:27.559 uh sal see Augmonte le to Dampo carbon uh de Mondes nice French Minister uh 243 00:24:29.039 --> 00:24:32.400 A, Laura Stone Globe and mail. I'm Premier. Just on your announcement 244 00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:36.200 today, I think a lot of people are looking at this and saying, 245 00:24:36.480 --> 00:24:38.359 what is he talking about? Where is this coming from? We have the 246 00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:45.160 carbon price across the country that federal Conservatives have pledged to quote ax the tax. 247 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:48.200 What exactly are you coming forward with today and why? Well, what 248 00:24:48.359 --> 00:24:52.279 we're doing, We're we're sitting to the people of Ontario. If a future 249 00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:57.519 government ever tries to raise the carbon tax like they did before, uh, 250 00:24:57.799 --> 00:25:00.920 they're going to have to have a reference as simple as that. There's so 251 00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:03.839 many governments out there that said, oh, I'm going to lower taxes, 252 00:25:04.440 --> 00:25:07.960 and they aren't truthful with the people. They get in the office like the 253 00:25:08.039 --> 00:25:12.599 previous liberal government and start jacking up the taxes, making it unaffordable. Let 254 00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:18.200 the people have a voice if it comes down to the carbon tax, and 255 00:25:18.319 --> 00:25:22.880 that's what we're going to do. Make sure that we put into legislation that 256 00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:26.839 they'll have to have a referendum on the I just call it the tax scheme. 257 00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:32.160 That's all this is is making life more unaffordable for people right across the 258 00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:37.400 board. Every time you put a pump gas into your vehicle, folks look 259 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:41.799 at this, say that the gas right now, it ranges from a buck 260 00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:45.319 forty to buck fifty. Right. Just imagine you go for a trip down 261 00:25:45.359 --> 00:25:52.160 in the US. That's six dollars a gallon. When I was down south 262 00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:56.119 at Christmas, it was two eighty a gallon, and a lot of it 263 00:25:56.279 --> 00:26:00.400 is made up of tax. It's unacceptable. You're being gouged by the carbon 264 00:26:00.519 --> 00:26:04.079 tax, as simple as that. It's the worst tax ever. Premiere, 265 00:26:04.160 --> 00:26:07.920 Is this some sort of veiled attack on Bonnie Cromby? Do you feel you 266 00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:11.559 mentioned she's the queen of the carbon tax. I haven't even heard her come 267 00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:14.799 out in favor of the federal one. So what like are you are you 268 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:18.079 feeling threatened by her and you're preemptively attacking. Well, let's be very clear 269 00:26:18.200 --> 00:26:22.200 with Bonnie Crombie. She's raised taxes every single year she's been mayor. And 270 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:26.480 if you look look up when she was an MP in Ottawa, she was 271 00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:30.279 the queen of the carbon tax. She was up there cheering the carbon tax 272 00:26:30.799 --> 00:26:36.880 makes things more unaffordable for people. She's been on record over and over and 273 00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:41.880 over again in favor of the carbon tax. And it's very clear when she 274 00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:47.119 was an MP, she led the charge on the carbon tax. And that's 275 00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:53.920 why Bonnie Crombie is the Queen of the carbon tax. Joe Warmington from the 276 00:26:55.000 --> 00:26:57.559 Toronto Sun here, Nice to see you again, Good to see all your 277 00:26:59.160 --> 00:27:00.920 colleagues, and thanks to the reporters. Let me give a question. And 278 00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:07.880 in nineteen thirteen, four Jewish women in Toronto decided that they were tired of 279 00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:11.480 the anti semitism in the health sector and they put together some money to start 280 00:27:11.599 --> 00:27:17.759 what is now Mount Sinai Hospital. It started in York in the forties, 281 00:27:17.839 --> 00:27:19.759 went over to University Avenue as well know, and you've been there many times. 282 00:27:21.200 --> 00:27:25.759 Last night. There were masked protesters, many of them calling for Intefauda. 283 00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:32.559 Also you know many other incidents of anti Semitism. They jumped on the 284 00:27:32.640 --> 00:27:36.359 hospital. A doctor actually went out and encounter protest. And I think, 285 00:27:36.480 --> 00:27:41.799 since you know this has happened here in Ontario, it's a hospital you know 286 00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:45.839 very well and done a lot of work with, we're looking for your comment 287 00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:48.319 on this. Well, I think it's absolutely terrible. The federal government came 288 00:27:48.359 --> 00:27:52.839 out with a law that you cannot protest on hospitals. Folks, get some 289 00:27:53.000 --> 00:27:59.279 decency, have common sense. These hospitals are there to save lives. You 290 00:27:59.359 --> 00:28:02.799 know Mount si I did everything they could to save my brother's life. He 291 00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:07.640 was in there, and they're an incredible hospital. Along with all the hospitals 292 00:28:07.640 --> 00:28:12.359 around the province. They're there to help people. Do not break the law, 293 00:28:12.599 --> 00:28:18.440 because that's exactly what happened. You broke the law. And again the 294 00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:22.799 federal government came out with a law saying you cannot protest in front of hospitals. 295 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:26.680 But even without the law, you have that an ounce of decency not 296 00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:30.079 to do this. I don't care what you're protesting, that doesn't matter. 297 00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:33.440 You want to protest, go to city Hall, come down to Queen's Park, 298 00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:37.559 jump up and down, do whatever you want, but don't prohibit people 299 00:28:37.680 --> 00:28:42.400 going into a hospital when they're in there saving people's lives, because you never 300 00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:47.400 know you may be the next person in that hospital and they'll be trying to 301 00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:52.680 save your life. They're sacred hospitals. Just a quick follow up. In 302 00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:57.920 addition to that, there was also Prohomas kind of messaging put on another Cafe 303 00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:03.480 Aroma last night as well. The anti semitism, I've been writing about it 304 00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:04.960 for a lot of months and it just doesn't seem to be going away. 305 00:29:06.640 --> 00:29:10.319 Is there something that the province can do about this? It doesn't matter if 306 00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:15.640 it's Islamophobia, anti Semitism. Folks, we have one hundred and twenty nationalities 307 00:29:15.119 --> 00:29:21.039 that live here in Ontario. Two hundred languages are spoken. We pride ourselves 308 00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:26.400 around the world for everyone to come here and get along and live side by 309 00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:30.119 side and work side by side. No matter where you work, we need 310 00:29:30.240 --> 00:29:34.960 to live peacefully together. That's my message to the people of Ontario. You 311 00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:40.440 know, I looked online the other day on how many wars there are around 312 00:29:40.480 --> 00:29:44.119 the world. I think one said one hundred and ten. Act of Wars 313 00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:49.200 you know, we live in a peaceful society. I'm asking everyone please get 314 00:29:49.240 --> 00:29:55.000 along, let's work together. That's not the Ontario I grew up in what's 315 00:29:55.079 --> 00:29:59.960 happening today or on any of the protests. We live in a peaceful societ 316 00:30:00.799 --> 00:30:07.680 and please obey the laws. Thank you, I Premier. Mike Crawley from 317 00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:11.759 CBC. I just saw in today's announcement. If you're going to try to 318 00:30:11.799 --> 00:30:17.920 stop future governments from bringing in carbon pricing, how are you expecting them to 319 00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:22.559 actually bring down carbon emissions or do you not think that that's an important thing? 320 00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:25.440 Oh? I think it's real important matter of fact. Thanks for that 321 00:30:25.599 --> 00:30:30.359 question, Mike, because there's no government that has brought carbon emissions down more 322 00:30:30.400 --> 00:30:33.839 than our government. Let's just run through it here for a minute. We're 323 00:30:33.880 --> 00:30:41.319 eliminating coal furnaces over at Stelco and I'm sorry, at the Fasco and Algoma, 324 00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:45.519 and we're putting electric car furnaces in. That's like taking two million cars 325 00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:52.400 off the road. We're building the largest transit system in North America and bringing 326 00:30:52.640 --> 00:30:57.359 more people out of their cars into transit. We're building and rebuilding, refurbishing 327 00:30:57.799 --> 00:31:03.839 nuclear facilities, the Darlington or Pickering and Bruce Power just out of their sixth 328 00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:11.000 line clean nuclear energy. We're pouring money into all those areas making sure we 329 00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:17.480 cut down on emissions. But it's not either or again, it's not you 330 00:31:17.640 --> 00:31:21.160 have to go radical on one side or radical on the other. You can 331 00:31:21.240 --> 00:31:27.039 be environmentally conscious and friendly and great jobs economic development at the same time. 332 00:31:27.480 --> 00:31:32.359 That's exactly what our government is doing. Now we'll continue to do it. 333 00:31:32.640 --> 00:31:37.480 And by the way, expanding parks, clean lakes, clean water and clean 334 00:31:37.599 --> 00:31:42.759 rivers, that's what we believe in and premieer the colleges and universities. A 335 00:31:42.839 --> 00:31:49.839 bunch of the universities are looking at really deep deficits. You've completely ruled out 336 00:31:49.960 --> 00:31:55.279 to tuition increases. So what are you going to actually do in the way 337 00:31:55.359 --> 00:32:00.279 of funding to help the colleges and universities cope with the financial situation and the 338 00:32:00.759 --> 00:32:05.000 loss of international students, well, the international students. We are caught off 339 00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:07.759 guard by the federal government. Never got a phone call that they're doing this. 340 00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:12.079 But here now there, we're going to be there to support the colleges 341 00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:16.079 and university. I have all the confidence in the world and Minister Dunlop, 342 00:32:16.160 --> 00:32:20.720 she's working hand in hand actually she worked at one of the colleges before she 343 00:32:20.799 --> 00:32:25.279 got into politics. We've been in full communication with the collegists in universities. 344 00:32:25.680 --> 00:32:30.319 We're there to support them. You know, that's the next generation they're teaching, 345 00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:36.200 their training. They come out here and be you know, the future 346 00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:39.880 of our province. So we'll make sure we're there for them. Hey, 347 00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:45.599 Premier Aid and Shmandi from the Trillium here. Late last year, Minister Calandra 348 00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:52.000 Matthew Ray said that your government is reviewing the Ontario Land Tribunal once again. 349 00:32:52.680 --> 00:32:55.599 So why is it still so slow after all of your various attempts to reform. 350 00:32:57.440 --> 00:33:00.759 Well, you know something, we have to reform a lot of things 351 00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:04.839 to get homes built. We had order over eight hundred thousand people show up 352 00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:08.440 to our province and we're trying to speed up development every which way possible. 353 00:33:08.839 --> 00:33:15.319 We're handing out over one point two billion dollars the municipalities to build and if 354 00:33:15.359 --> 00:33:19.279 they hit their targets, they're going to get a check and that will go 355 00:33:19.519 --> 00:33:22.079 towards infrastructure. So we're going to do everything we can to make sure that 356 00:33:22.200 --> 00:33:28.359 we continue building as quickly as possible for the new Canadians that came into our 357 00:33:28.440 --> 00:33:34.480 province, the fastest growing region in an entire North America. And a couple 358 00:33:34.519 --> 00:33:37.519 of weeks ago we reported that you met personally twice with Marie Hubbard, the 359 00:33:37.880 --> 00:33:42.400 late former chair of the oyalty. What'd you guys talk about in those meetings? 360 00:33:43.319 --> 00:33:46.400 I have such a fond memory of Marie. I think she was eighty 361 00:33:46.519 --> 00:33:51.359 five years old. She knew that that file inside and note she did an 362 00:33:51.400 --> 00:33:55.279 incredible job catching up on the backlog and just to see how she's doing. 363 00:33:55.720 --> 00:34:00.720 She's just a wonderful kind of person. And I remember she baked some cookies. 364 00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:05.759 She brought them into me and we sat there. Honestly, we ate 365 00:34:05.880 --> 00:34:09.840 cookies and discussed life. But my goodness, she was such a wonderful person. 366 00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:17.519 And mister Dearly Clara Pasca CBC, so premier across this country. Many 367 00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:23.920 provinces didn't want the carbon tax, and yet they are now having it imposed 368 00:34:24.440 --> 00:34:30.760 imposed on them. So what makes you think that your plan will will actually 369 00:34:30.880 --> 00:34:32.679 work? If we had had this six years ago, would the people actually 370 00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:37.159 not have a carbon tax now in Ontario? Well, it's very simple. 371 00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:40.280 We live in a democracy. We were elected in twenty eighteen and a greater 372 00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:45.320 majority in twenty twenty one of our platforms. We weren't for the carbon tax. 373 00:34:45.599 --> 00:34:52.880 We brought the federal government to the highest court in the land. It 374 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:55.920 didn't go our way, So we respect the courts. We move forward. 375 00:34:57.320 --> 00:35:00.920 But I'm doing everything I can to put money back into people's pockets. The 376 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:05.880 worst place you could put money is in the government's pockets. We took a 377 00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:13.039 different approach rather than raise taxes and take money out of people's pockets and businesses 378 00:35:13.159 --> 00:35:16.000 pockets. You know it doesn't work. It's economics, one on one. 379 00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:20.320 Put money back into people's pockets. They'll go out there, they may go 380 00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:24.280 for dinner, they might buy something they might otherwise not buy. Maybe they 381 00:35:24.320 --> 00:35:30.599 put a little renovation on that stirs the economy. You put money back into 382 00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:35.519 company's pockets. And remember, folks, back in five and a half years 383 00:35:35.519 --> 00:35:40.519 ago, Kathleen Win said we're getting rid out of the manufacturing sector and we're 384 00:35:40.519 --> 00:35:45.480 getting into the service sector. That worked real well, didn't it. Three 385 00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:49.880 hundred thousand jobs were lost overnight. People were struggling, and in five and 386 00:35:49.920 --> 00:35:53.360 a half years there's seven hundred thousand more people working today than there was five 387 00:35:53.400 --> 00:35:58.519 and a half years ago. And we're one of the hottest areas regions in 388 00:35:58.599 --> 00:36:02.880 the entire world. We're an economic powerhouse in North America. My friends south 389 00:36:02.920 --> 00:36:07.280 of the border are asking me, man, what are you doing. You're 390 00:36:07.320 --> 00:36:10.360 eating our lunch. Well, to my American friends that I love, We're 391 00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:13.840 going to eat your breakfast' and eat your lunch. We're going to eat your 392 00:36:13.840 --> 00:36:16.840 dinner. And of course I never missed assert so I'll eat your dessert as 393 00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:23.159 well. So you're putting some sort of legislation forward here that obviously takes a 394 00:36:23.239 --> 00:36:28.719 lot of you know, conversations with legislative drafters and otherwise. What have you 395 00:36:28.800 --> 00:36:31.079 been told that makes you certain that it will work this time, that it 396 00:36:31.119 --> 00:36:35.000 won't just you know, ultimately be reached. Well, you know when it 397 00:36:35.079 --> 00:36:37.639 comes to uh are you talking the carbon tax? Right? Yeah, so 398 00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:42.360 the carbon tax. I think that people have a say. The previous government 399 00:36:42.679 --> 00:36:45.159 said we aren't going to raise taxes. Man, they raised it more than 400 00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:49.400 any government they've ever seen. And then they came up with this big scheme 401 00:36:49.599 --> 00:36:52.320 on the carbon tax. And that's all it was, is a big scheme 402 00:36:52.760 --> 00:36:55.880 taking money out of people's pockets. What is it with governments, no matter 403 00:36:55.960 --> 00:37:01.440 what level in is able provincial or federal. What do politicians get. We're 404 00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:08.079 in a very tough situation. Prices are going up. Start giving people relief 405 00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:13.880 like we have, rather than always trying to gouge the people. You know, 406 00:37:14.599 --> 00:37:17.559 you work overtime. Who's there in your pockets? The government has your 407 00:37:17.559 --> 00:37:22.840 hands in your pocket. Property taxes, who's there? Municipal government's gouging you 408 00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:28.199 for more money. Why don't you run the government efficiently and stop taxing the 409 00:37:28.400 --> 00:37:32.079 death out of people in Ontario take a lead from us. We've never ever 410 00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:37.400 raised a tax ever, and we've seen fifty two billion dollars more up to 411 00:37:37.440 --> 00:37:43.440 the cofference of Queen's Park because more people are paying taxes, more companies are 412 00:37:43.480 --> 00:37:46.639 coming here. And no matter if it's the twenty eight billion dollars in the 413 00:37:46.760 --> 00:37:52.000 EV sector, we've seen close to twenty billion in the tech sector, three 414 00:37:52.079 --> 00:37:55.760 billion in the life science sector. Again, we created more manufacturing jobs. 415 00:37:55.800 --> 00:38:00.800 The manufacturers did not the government. Manufacturers created more job then all fifty states 416 00:38:00.840 --> 00:38:06.599 combined in the US. We're on the right track. And again we're going 417 00:38:07.280 --> 00:38:10.639 in the right direction and we are an economic powerhouse in North America right now. 418 00:38:12.679 --> 00:38:17.159 This will be the last reporter my Premier, Shavon Morris from CTV News. 419 00:38:17.320 --> 00:38:21.320 Hik Jewan, you've talked about for some of your own policies that these 420 00:38:21.360 --> 00:38:24.320 are ideas that have been discussed on the campaign trail. Why is a campaign 421 00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:29.639 not sufficient to discuss something like a carbon tax. Why do you need the 422 00:38:29.760 --> 00:38:32.800 extra layer, an expensive layer, potentially two of something like a referendum. 423 00:38:34.440 --> 00:38:37.119 Well, I think it's very clear. When you're out on a campaign, 424 00:38:37.239 --> 00:38:40.880 you set your goals what you're going to do for the people over the next 425 00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:46.199 four years. And that's what I believe. In a democracy that parliament supreme, 426 00:38:46.280 --> 00:38:50.760 meaning that people are supreme. They vote you in, if they like 427 00:38:50.840 --> 00:38:52.960 you, they'll vote you in again, or they'll get rid of you. 428 00:38:52.400 --> 00:38:57.199 But people have to have a say when future governments want to come in there, 429 00:38:57.360 --> 00:39:00.519 dig their hands in your pockets and start gouging for more of your hard 430 00:39:00.760 --> 00:39:06.840 earned money. Well, we see prices of everything going up. I'll guarantee 431 00:39:06.880 --> 00:39:09.719 you. You know, in our business, before I got involved in politics, 432 00:39:10.239 --> 00:39:15.360 there was a fuel surcharge. Guess where the fuel surcharge came from from? 433 00:39:15.440 --> 00:39:19.119 The carbon tax. So when they're delivering the groceries or the auto parts 434 00:39:19.199 --> 00:39:22.400 or any parts, you're paying more because of the carbon tax. You're paying 435 00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:27.199 more every time you pull up to the pumps. And you know we're here 436 00:39:27.280 --> 00:39:30.119 at Pioneer. Pioneer just opened up across the street from where I live. 437 00:39:30.400 --> 00:39:36.239 It used to be a Husky. It's lined up non stop at the pin. 438 00:39:36.280 --> 00:39:37.559 A matter of fact, I have to ask the Pioneer folks, you 439 00:39:37.639 --> 00:39:45.039 know how much the fuels increased on the volume because people are lined up. 440 00:39:45.079 --> 00:39:49.920 They're always the lowest out there. But okay, here I go with the 441 00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:53.199 gas companies. Now, no offense to anyone, but why is it when 442 00:39:53.239 --> 00:40:00.719 I drive home at night the gas drops five six seven eight cents per leader, 443 00:40:00.400 --> 00:40:04.280 you know, and during the day they jack it up. So I 444 00:40:04.400 --> 00:40:07.920 encourage everyone if you have time, I know a lot of people work afternoons. 445 00:40:07.159 --> 00:40:13.000 Fill up at night time. You get a lower cost. But congratulations 446 00:40:13.039 --> 00:40:16.760 to Pioneer. They're always leading the way in the lowest cost. But don't 447 00:40:16.760 --> 00:40:21.320 start jacking up the prices during the day. It drives me crazy, absolutely 448 00:40:21.400 --> 00:40:23.840 crazy, I guess. Maybe with that in mind, I'm wondering if the 449 00:40:23.880 --> 00:40:30.599 government's contemplating a longer break for the temporary tax our gas tax relief. You've 450 00:40:30.639 --> 00:40:32.760 been doing in sort of six month, one year increments. Would you commit 451 00:40:32.840 --> 00:40:36.639 to something more long term. Well, we're going to take a look at 452 00:40:36.679 --> 00:40:39.239 everything as we move forward, budget by budget. But I'll tell you one 453 00:40:39.320 --> 00:40:44.480 thing. Our government doesn't believe in raising costs. We believe in putting more 454 00:40:44.519 --> 00:40:47.880 money into people's pockets, creating more jobs for people, and that's the best 455 00:40:47.880 --> 00:40:52.960 way to help people lift them up. They have better jobs and bigger paychecks. 456 00:40:52.320 --> 00:40:55.239 That's what our government's all about. And we're going to continue to make 457 00:40:55.239 --> 00:41:00.960 sure the people of Ontario and the economy continues to move forward. There was 458 00:41:00.000 --> 00:41:05.559 over twenty three eight hundred jobs created last month. Call your neighbors, call 459 00:41:05.639 --> 00:41:09.000 your friends. We live in such a multicultural society, as I said, 460 00:41:09.039 --> 00:41:15.440 one hundred and twenty countries people come from. Call your friends and family back 461 00:41:15.480 --> 00:41:17.800 home and ask them how things are going. I'll tell you there's no better 462 00:41:17.880 --> 00:41:23.000 place in the entire world than to live right here in Ontario. I want 463 00:41:23.000 --> 00:41:25.800 to thank you God bless each and every one of you. Thanks everyone. 464 00:41:31.159 --> 00:41:37.639 We're looking at the cost of living as it's climbing. A lot of it 465 00:41:37.960 --> 00:41:39.800 does have to do with taxes, a lot of it has to do with 466 00:41:42.960 --> 00:41:52.320 other types of things such as imports and bringing more and more products from other 467 00:41:52.440 --> 00:41:58.400 countries into our country so that we can have them available to be sold in 468 00:41:58.519 --> 00:42:02.199 stores. There's a lot going on a lot that we need to look at 469 00:42:02.360 --> 00:42:13.199 in order to make our lives a little more affordable, including things like housing, 470 00:42:14.239 --> 00:42:17.960 mortgage rates, rentals. All that sort of stuff also needs to be 471 00:42:19.119 --> 00:42:28.719 looked at a lot closer and see how what's affecting it so that the costs 472 00:42:28.960 --> 00:42:36.639 can come down so that we all can have a decent way of life without 473 00:42:37.000 --> 00:42:43.360 the stress of how is my paycheck really going to stretch far enough so that 474 00:42:43.800 --> 00:42:52.079 I can pay all my bills and put food on the table. So thank 475 00:42:52.159 --> 00:42:54.119 you for listening today. You've been listening to Policy and Rights. I have 476 00:42:54.280 --> 00:43:00.559 been your host, Michael Cloggs and find that subscribe button where for it is. 477 00:43:36.920 --> 00:43:43.559 The show has been produced by Depictions Media. Please contact us at depictions 478 00:43:43.800 --> 00:43:45.639 dot media for more information.