Our government's investments in science, technology and innovation are ensuring that ideas move from the lab to the marketplace faster, creating jobs and opportunities for Canadians. Through our investment in Mitacs Elevate, we are providing training and new career opportunities for talented researchers while ensuring that local businesses such as Vision Extrusions stay competitive and continue to create jobs here in Woodbridge.

We're on record. We're part of the crusade. We're not backing down.

Coordinating our efforts and sharing information and expertise is a great way to step up our fight against violent criminals. We are determined to make Ontario communities safer for law abiding citizens.

The four BIAs in the area support it. Operational benefits include accessibility and a place for police officers to come and go when they're working. Everyone's clamoring for more police presence.

That's garbage. I am really tired of this notion that we have to hug a thug.

As long as people are coming together, they're motivated and anxious to do good things. We have to believe that these are positive things.

The seminar also provided the opportunity to discuss best practices and lessons learned from a variety of emergencies so we will be better prepared for any upcoming challenges in Ontario.

These Project Snowball arrests involve offenders from all walks of life, who live in every corner of the city. They only have one thing in common, and that is the criminal approach to their relationship with children.

Everything had to be debated up, down and sideways. People were good, they came to understandings and agreements. But it was all done on a wing and a prayer and negotiations. In an emergency .Ê.Ê. there may be circumstances where you can't have debate for days on end.

We're working as diligently as we can to facilitate a speedy, orderly return to the community, hopefully before winter sets in.