TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on schools:
“Tomorrow is the TDSB deadline for parents to decide between online and in-person classes for their child come September.
But it’s an impossible choice between the negative impacts associated with more online learning and the risk of COVID in unsafe classrooms.
Parents are stuck between …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the new IPCC report:
“Today’s IPCC report highlights the full scale and severity of the climate emergency.
It’s a code red for humanity, according to the UN Secretary-General.
Unfortunately, the report is not at all surprising.
The climate emergency is being felt in full force across …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in regards to Cowessess First Nation discovering 751 unmarked graves in Saskatchewan:
“The 751 unmarked graves found at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan is another disturbing and tragic reminder of the horrific legacy and present day reality of colonialism …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a report from the Toronto Star on COVID spread in schools:
“Today’s report from the Star confirms that Premier Ford and Minister Lecce failed children by not collecting the data experts say could actually clarify the level of spread happening in schools.
Instead, they simply …
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 …