QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that hospitals have been directed to cancel all scheduled surgeries and non-emergent activities starting Monday due to the large wave of COVID patients requiring hospitalization:
“The Premier’s delay to enact stricter measures and his refusal to implement key policies like paid …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the government’s announcement and the Premier’s claims that paid sick days are unnecessary:
“Premier Ford trying to justify why he doesn’t need to legislate paid sick days is disrespectful to essential workers who haven’t stopped working throughout the pandemic.
The very same workers …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the Premier’s refusal to protect essential workers:
“We need to vaccinate essential workers now, not in 6 or 8 weeks.
Outbreaks at warehouses, food processing plants, and distribution centres are driving the spread of COVID-19.
It’s unconscionable that essential workers and their family members are packing …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to this morning’s COVID modelling from the Science Table:
“Half measures will only prolong the pandemic.
We’ve heard this today from Ontario’s ICU doctors and now from Dr. Brown and the Science Table.
We need to break the chain and get ahead of this virus …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the rapid increase in ICU admissions:
“We are on track to surpass the highest level of ICU admissions this week, one year after the pandemic first started. This is a clear indication that the Premier’s pandemic response is not working.
And re-emphasizes why it was …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the lack of ODSP support in the 2021-22 budget:
“Instead of using the budget to address the immense challenges that Ontarians with disabilities are facing, there were no increases in support for people on ODSP.
This is a shame.
Since Premier Ford took office …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the recent spike in COVID cases and ICU admissions:
“Premier Ford must not be reading the news, because he’s acting like COVID-19 is over with his most recent budget.
There have been well over 2,000 cases for two days in a row, and …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner made the following statement regarding the Supreme Court decision on the carbon tax lawsuit:
“This $30 million lawsuit was a politically motivated waste of public dollars.
Proceeding with this lawsuit was more proof that the Premeir denies the urgent need to take the climate emergency seriously.
Chief Justice Wagner’s words should …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the 2021-22 Spring Budget announced today.
“Throughout COVID-19, Premier Ford has been a day late and dollars short in taking action.
And today’s budget drops the ball on getting all Ontarians through COVID safely and fails to lay the foundation for recovery.
This is …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to Ontario Hospital Association’s declaration that the province is now in wave 3 of COVID-19:
“We are now a year into the pandemic and according to the OHA, entering the third wave. Yet we are still battling the same issues we were in …