I thank my honourable colleague for the question.

Affordability for the people of Ontario has been our primary focus from the day we got elected. Just recently, I joined the wonderful Minister of Education in increasing the Student Nutrition Program in the province of Ontario by $5 million to help families.

Mr. Speaker, we have either reduced or eliminated the LIFT tax credit, which helps the lowest-income earners in our province; the child care tax credit; the Resilient Communities Fund, which provides $96 million of funding to non-profits in our communities, including to food banks; as well as increasing the minimum wage. We have reduced the gas tax for the people of Ontario. We have removed tolls and removed licence plate stickers.

There’s only one problem here, Mr. Speaker. Do you know the one thing that we have in common here? We’ve done all this to reduce costs for the people of Ontario, and the NDP has voted systematically—

When it comes to the cost of living, I will remind my honourable colleague and everybody across there that we have said from the beginning there is one thing that is raising the cost of everything in this province. The government House leader has even been so gracious as to provide phone numbers to the opposition to call their colleagues in Ottawa to stop the carbon tax, which is adding a cost to everything and is hurting our most vulnerable. It’s time for them to stand up for Ontarians, help us, and tell the federal government—

Again, I thank my colleague for the question.

We’ve been very clear: Unlike the previous government, supported by the NDP along the way, we’re not in the business of pitting people against one another. We’re in the business of working in collaboration with everyone to make sure we build homes. Housing is a priority for us.

Mr. Speaker, you don’t have to take my word for it. I’ll read a quote from an accredited economist. Dr. Gillezeau, who, by the way, is the policy adviser to the future leader of the NDP, had this to say in response to comments on Bill 23: “It’s disappointing but not surprising to see municipalities come out so hard against one of the most effective pieces to lower prices in Ontario’s housing legislation.” He said that the changes introduced to development charges under Bill 23 are excellent policy and should have meaningful price effects.

We agree with experts. We need more housing built—

I thank my honourable colleague for the question.

Mr. Speaker, it’s only the NDP that don’t seem to understand that we’re in a housing crisis in the province of Ontario, and we don’t know why they don’t, because Ontarians told us this in the last election; they told us this in the last municipal election. Every single person who was running for office was told that housing is a big issue, but somehow it’s not a big issue to the NDP. In fact, they’ll oppose housing all along the way.

Through the one initiative—the outgoing mayor, the incoming mayor, the current mayor have said, “We need homes.” Over 50,000 homes are going to be created as a result of this one initiative, because of the great work of this Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Once again, we’ll be very clear: As the NDP continue to say no to housing, this side of the House—with the members in the middle, who continue to shrink them on the other side—will continue to fight for Ontarians for housing.