GUELPH — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a report that Ontario Power Generation, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and Aecon Group Inc. are planning to build a small modular nuclear reactor at the province’s Darlington site.
“The people of Ontario will pay the price for the Premier’s …
GUELPH — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Aushwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, on January 27, 1945.
“We observe this anniversary out of respect for the victims of the Holocaust, the six million Jews and others – ethnic Poles …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to Toronto Mayor’s call for a national mental health summit:
“We are in the midst of a mental health crisis, and the Premier’s government is busy pointing fingers to avoid accountability.
The challenges of the last several years have put an unsustainable strain on …
GUELPH — Mike Schreiner is calling on the federal government to stop construction of gas-fired power plants in Ontario.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Schreiner calls on the federal government to move immediately to establish federal clean electricity regulations that ban new gas plants and require Ontario to move to a net-zero …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner addressed the annual conference of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association in Toronto this morning. The following is an excerpt from his speech:
“We have a housing affordability crisis. But it is absolute nonsense to suggest that we can solve it by blowing up municipal budgets, handing over protected land …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner today repeated his demand to the Premier: Keep your Greenbelt promise, keep your hands off our Greenbelt.
Speaking to a packed rally outside the annual conference of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, Schreiner said: “It’s not the land speculators’ Greenbelt, it’s not the Premier’s Greenbelt – it’s the people’s Greenbelt …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier’s government’s announcement that they will table legislation allowing healthcare workers licensed in other provinces to immediately practice in Ontario.
“When will the Premier admit that Ontario’s healthcare crisis won’t be solved until he treats nurses and frontline healthcare workers …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a report that the Premier’s government waited until municipalities were on vacation before issuing a notice stripping Conservation Authorities (CAs) of vital environmental oversight powers.
“The Premier’s government’s stealth and deception is unacceptable and damaging. The Premier’s embrace of underhanded tactics …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Auditor General and the Integrity Commissioner announced they will conduct separate investigations into the government’s decision to open up Greenbelt lands for development.
“I am pleased that both the Integrity Commissioner and the Auditor General have agreed to investigate the Premier’s decision …
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier’s announcement that the government will increase the number of surgical procedures conducted in private for-profit clinics.
“Everywhere you look in Ontario, the government is on a mission to ensure that private interests trump the public good.
We see it in the …