Mr. Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North): My question today is for the Premier, in the absence of Minister Kwinter. As a follow-up to yesterday's question to Minister Kwinter, I would like you to clarify the information on page 96 of the expenditures estimates regarding the Ontario Provincial Police. It clearly states that $502,900 will be cut from the investigations and organized crime unit, $31,073,800 will be cut from field and traffic services, and $1,147,000 will be cut from the fleet management program.

Yesterday, the minister indicated that I had incorrect information. Premier, can you tell the House what the correct expenditures will be in these three key OPP programs and how many other pages are incorrect in this expensive document?

Hon. Dalton McGuinty (Premier, Minister of Research and Innovation): I'm pleased to be able to speak to the question. Let me just say at the outset that the OPP funding this year has increased by $11,774,400. In the last two years, we have increased the funding for the OPP by 7%.

I'm sure the member knows that, while we provide the global operating budget to the OPP, it is the responsibility of the OPP itself to designate which programs they want to invest in. We provide the global budget; they, of course, make decisions which they think are in the best interests of public safety in Ontario.

Mr. Dunlop: Thank you for the answer. As a critic and a host MPP for the OPP general headquarters, I can tell you and I can tell everyone in this House that no one has more concern for the well-being of the Ontario Provincial Police.

What I'm really looking for is correct information. I just simply can't understand why that page would exist in this document. You are telling me that the information in this expensive document is really incorrect; in fact, similar to the information you provided to the voters of Ontario in your Liberal election platform, which we all know is full of broken promises.

Premier, when can this House expect correct information on the operating expenses of the OPP for 2006-07?

Hon. Mr. McGuinty: Again, I am pleased to report that funding this year has in fact increased by close to $12 million. I repeat that over the course of the last two years, we've increased funding for the OPP by 7%. We are providing additional support for the guns and gangs unit, for the biker enforcement unit, for a program which has the cyber-proofing of our children from predators in mind and an anti-child-pornography section.

Let me just take the opportunity to say how proud we are of our Ontario Provincial Police and the dedication they bring to public safety throughout our province. It's the kind of organization that we have a strong attachment to, and we will continue to make the necessary investments to ensure that they have the wherewithal at all times to live up to their full responsibilities.

Let me say as well that we're proud to have invested $2.3 million to expand the OPP provincial weapons unit --

The Speaker (Hon. Michael A. Brown): Thank you, Premier. New question.