QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner made the following statement after it was announced that the government would be creating a central agency for mental health and addictions care:

“I am encouraged by the creation of an umbrella agency to oversee the mental health and addictions crisis, but I urge the government to go further and create a stand-alone ministry.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner made the following statement after the government cancelled retroactive cuts to municipal public health, child care, and other services:

“I am relieved the Premier has come to his senses and finally listened to Ontario’s mayors, who have warned for weeks about the damage from his short-sighted cuts.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after funding cuts to stem cell research:

“The Ford government appears intent on reviving Harper’s war on science, which put a chill on cutting-edge research and led to a steep decline in informed policy-making in this country.…

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the PC government voted down an opposition motion to declare a climate emergency:

“Today the PC government refused to take even a symbolic position on the urgency of the climate crisis, proving unequivocally that they want to be on the wrong side of history.…

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