Month: April 2019

QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner, will be introducing a bill to eliminate cash-for-access fundraising in Ontario today, an effort to get big money out of politics and tighten election finance laws that were loosened by the Conservative government in the fall.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after news that 200 affordable units will be built on surplus government sites sold to Greenwin Incorporated and Choice Properties:

“We need a comprehensive housing affordability strategy in Ontario.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after news of full-time job cuts to Legal Aid:

“It is misleading for the government to tell vulnerable people in need of legal representation that they can simply call the Premier or the Attorney General after the funding cuts to Legal Aid.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after Ottawa, Huntsville and Bracebridge all declared a state of emergency in response to rising flood waters:

“Thank you to all the emergency service personnel, including the Canadian Armed Services, who are working around the clock to keep people safe from rising flood waters in areas surrounding Bracebridge, Huntsville and Ottawa, and around the country in Quebec and New Brunswick.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after news the 50 Million Tree Program had been cut:

“It’s clear that the Premier does not believe that the new licence plate slogan “a place to grow” applies to trees and forests.…

QUEEN’S PARK — The government is proposing changes that would gut the Endangered Species Act, taking an axe to protections for Ontario’s 243 species at risk.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on cuts to library funding:

“Libraries matter.…