“Strong, healthy ecosystems are the foundation of our communities, our environment, and our economy.

But when it comes to protecting them, the Premier gets a failing grade.

Since taking office, they have gutted conservation authorities and made devastating funding cuts to programs that limit the spread of invasive species.

They’ve pulled the plug on protecting …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that the government will extend the consultation period on the proposed Provincial Planning Statement following calls from agricultural organizations to protect prime farmland.

“Ontario farmers have taken a strong stance against this government’s plan to pave over prime farmland.

But contrary …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement as the government prepares to pass legislation that will expand the practice of penned dog hunting in Ontario.

“I am deeply disturbed about the government’s proposal to allow new licences and transfers for penned dog hunting facilities, or ‘train and trial’ areas, in Ontario.

A …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to calls from agricultural leaders and organizations across Ontario for the government to abandon Bill 97 and the Proposed Provincial Planning Statement.

“Ontario’s farmers have a clear message for the Premier: to farm, we need farmland.

Our province’s food and farming sector is …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a report showing that the Alberta Surgical Initiative to outsource public surgeries to private facilities diverted resources from the public system and reduced provincial surgical capacity.

“The evidence is clear: privatizing healthcare only leads to poorer quality of care.

Everywhere it has …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner announced he is tabling three proposed private member’s bills to protect Ontario’s Greenbelt for generations to come.

The bills are:

No More Highways in the Greenbelt Act, 2023, which would prohibit the construction of any new highways in the Greenbelt area;

No More Pits or Quarries in the Greenbelt Act …

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