QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to MPP Mamakwa’s calls for action this morning:
“I am moved by MPP Mamakwa’s powerful words and calls for action this morning.
The mass grave uncovered last week in Kamloops is a stark reminder of the horrors that occurred in residential schools across Canada …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premiers’s letter on schools:
“By insisting on everyone coming to a ‘consensus’ on schools, Premier Ford is fully abdicating his responsibility as Premier and failing children.
Being Premier isn’t about being popular. It’s about making the tough decisions. But Premier Ford continues …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding splash pads:“First the government closed playgrounds, now they’re not allowing splash pads.
The science table has recommended that safe outdoor recreation be allowed.
Mayors are asking to be allowed to open splash pads, to give kids and families a chance to cool off and be …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding schools:
“The Premier must make getting students safely back in the classroom a top priority.
Schools should be the last place to close and the first to open.
Any reopening needs to put the health and wellbeing of children and staff first.
This government has failed our …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier’s reopening announcement this afternoon:
“Fifteen months into the pandemic and Premier Ford has finally delivered an outline with metrics that will guide how Ontario reopens. This is the kind of clarity I’ve been calling for since last summer.
Now is the …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a new report from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network:
“The lack of urgency from the Government in addressing the opioid crisis is costing lives.
This is a public health emergency and the government needs to treat it as one.
New research from the Ontario Drug …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on the lack of clarity from Ford on a plan for reopening:
“We are now less than two weeks away from the end of the stay-at-home order, yet there is still no clarity on what a safe reopening could look like.
I’m calling on Premier Ford …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that Greyhound Canada shutting down all bus service permanently:
“I am deeply concerned with the news that Greyhound Canada is shutting down all bus service permanently.
Greyhound busses were a crucial and affordable transport service for many Ontarians, particularly lower-income individuals, students …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on Nurses Week and Nurses Day:
“While it was already evident before, the pandemic has highlighted just how indispensable nurses are.
They protect our loved ones, treat the sick and care for the elderly.
But Premier Ford has abandoned nurses, capping their wages and ignoring their mental …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to this morning’s FAO report on health care funding:
“You’d think that after the tragedy of the past 14 months, Premier Ford would understand the importance of investing in health care.
But today’s FAO report shows a $62 billion spending shortfall in health care …