Month: October 2019

QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario leader and MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement following the FAO report on the province’s plan to create 15,000 long-term care beds:

“Successive governments have chronically underfunded elder care, punting this problem down the road as baby boomers enter their senior years.

The FAO’s …

QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario leader, and MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner set out his priorities as the legislature restarts, offering to work with the Premier to find solutions on big challenges.

See the full transcript of the speech here.

“I remain eager to speak with the Premier about how Ontario can be …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Education Minister’s press conference on contract talks with teachers:

“The Education Minister should not be forcing a choice between funding for classrooms and funding to fairly compensate teachers.

Let’s get our priorities straight.

Yesterday we learned that the province is giving top bureaucrats a …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the union representing high school teachers announced it would hold a strike vote:
“I urge the government to avoid an interruption to the school year by working hard to address the education quality concerns raised by teachers and education support staff.
I commend the …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on the government’s review of the pit bull ban:

“I have long opposed breed-specific legislation that discriminates against certain dog breeds in the face of scientific evidence.

We know the best way to protect public safety is a community-based approach focused on responsible breeding, pet …