Ms. Lisa MacLeod: The question is for the Acting Premier. The last time that the auditor reported, Premier McGuinty reacted with PR schemes and bluster. In the PR video that he made before the auditor's report on the billion-dollar eHealth scandal, the Premier said: "Expenses for OPS senior management, cabinet ministers, political staff and senior executives at Ontario's 22 largest agencies will be posted online." It is a year later and 85% of your agencies have yet to post any-

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executives at Ontario's 22 largest agencies will be posted online. It is a year later and 85% of your agencies have yet to post any of their expenses online.

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Why would Ontario families believe what the Premier is promising to do to stop Liberal-friendly consultants from getting rich this time around?

Hon. Dwight Duncan: I responded to this question in a previous question. My understanding is that these agencies have in fact submitted on time. Those expenses are with the Integrity Commissioner, who does an outstanding job in reviewing these. I imagine that that office is quite backlogged.

But we're very proud of the fact that we brought this level of accountability and transparency to those expenses. I look forward to those expenses being posted and look forward to working with all parties in this Legislature to enhance accountability. I look forward to that member supporting the Minister of Health's legislation later today

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Thank you. Supplementary?

Ms. Lisa MacLeod: Again, it's his understanding, but the fact remains, 85% of his agencies haven't posted online. That's a fact.

The Premier, however, made a second video apologizing for eHealth on September 14, but he's taken it down from his website. It could be to make room for a new video confessional about Liberal-friendly consultants getting rich off hospital contracts. But Ontario families have heard Premier McGuinty promise new rules before. Eleven of your cabinet ministers have not posted their expenses online since he said they would.

The Premier once said that the buck stops with him, but we all really know it stops with his press secretaries, Jane Almeida, Michele Wong and Jennifer Beckermann, because it is through them where he buries his own expenses.

If the biggest scandal in Ontario history won't stop Premier McGuinty from skirting accountability and transparency rules, then why-

Interjections.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): I'd just remind the honourable member and I'd like her to withdraw the comments because it was appearing to me that you are imputing motive on the part of the Premier and I'd just ask you to withdraw that comment, please.

Ms. Lisa MacLeod: Withdrawn.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Acting Premier?

Hon. Dwight Duncan: Had the regulations we're putting in effect been in place or put in by that government, we would have found out some really interesting things. We would have found out that former Premier Harris received almost $20,000 in consulting fees from Hydro One. We would have found out that Paul Rhodes collected $1,074,000 through contracts with Hydro One, the Minister of the Environment, Ministry of Health and the LCBO. We would have found that Michael Gourley collected $3.7 million in untendered contracts to provide advice on hydro privatization. We would have found a lot more.

We will be revealing that party's record of not providing transparency, not providing accountability, not respecting taxpayers, not respecting a brighter future for Ontario, not investing in health care, not investing in education. Your record is dismal. Your arguments are pathetic. We're cleaning up-

Interjections.