“While today’s reopening is welcome news for many small business owners, the reality is that most small businesses in Ontario are still struggling and desperately need support,” Schreiner said.…
Month: January 2022
Let’s invest in EVs to help Ontarians save money at the pump
“Today’s all-time high gas prices are another example of why Ontario needs to invest in electric vehicles (EVs).…
Mike Schreiner calls on Premier to put student mental health first and cancel EQAO testing
Mike Schreiner has long called for an end to EQAO testing. The tests cost taxpayers over $30 million a year to administer and are an unnecessary duplication of testing that already exists.…
On International Day of Education, the Premier still leaving parents in the dark and cutting corners on school safety
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement on the International Day of Education:
“On the International Day of Education, I want to thank educators and staff for keeping kids learning during the pandemic.…
The Premier needs to stop blame game on healthcare capacity and repeal Bill 124
“The Premier will blame everyone but himself for the healthcare capacity crisis in Ontario.
If he really cared about addressing the nursing shortage, he’d immediately repeal Bill 124.…
Schreiner calls for 10 permanent paid sick days as reopening plan announced
“It’s time for the Premier to wake up and finally protect workers in Ontario.
Too many workers are forced to choose between going to work sick or staying home and losing pay.…
Government must speed up pandemic pay process for PSWs
“As the Omicron variant sweeps through our province, we need to ensure that Ontarians on the frontlines are being compensated and treated fairly,” Schreiner wrote in a letter to the Minister of Health.…
Government must speed up pandemic pay process for PSWs
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner is calling on the government to speed up the delayed pandemic pay process for PSWs, which is leaving thousands of health-care workers underpaid.…
Schreiner challenges Premier to get serious on housing
Mike Schreiner held a virtual news conference to call for all-party collaboration on housing and to call on the Premier to “get serious” about addressing the housing affordability crisis.…
The Premier is plowing ahead with dangerous Holland Marsh Highway
“The Premier insists on plowing ahead with the Holland Marsh Highway (Bradford Bypass), despite clear evidence that it would be an environmental disaster.…