GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to a call from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario for mayoral candidates in upcoming municipal elections to seek decriminalisation of simple drug possession in their communities
“People are losing loved ones every day — eight lives lost daily last year across Ontario …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to Energy Minister Todd Smith’s announcement of new funding for energy efficiency programs.
“This program is woefully inadequate to address the climate crisis and the electricity shortage Ontario faces.
A small incentive targeting a select group of homeowners, disguised as an energy efficiency program …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the announcement that education workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action amid current contract negotiations with the province.
“Once again the Premier and Minister Lecce are failing Ontario’s students.
The government promised a safe, stable learning environment for students returning to …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, called for the cancellation of Highway 413 Saturday while speaking at the Harvest Ontario Walk in Brampton.
“People want farmland, not freeways. They want affordable housing, not destructive Greenbelt highways.
“We are in a climate emergency,” said Schreiner, while speaking to hundreds of people who walked portions of the proposed …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
“Confronting the truth and addressing the reality of Indigenous Peoples’ experiences is fundamental to our observance of this second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
This truth hurts, but the pain gives us insight into the …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to World Animal Protection’s investigative report Nothing New at the Zoo, which documents multiple instances of cruelty to animals and unsafe practices at roadside zoos in Ontario.
“I strongly condemn the inhumane practices at roadside zoos in Ontario and call on the Premier’s government …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to an Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) report outlining the need for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the housing market.
“I urge the government to take action to address systemic racism in the housing market.
And I want to applaud OREA’s report that …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the release of figures showing that the Premier’s government has a $2.1 billion surplus, is increasing the “catchup” payments to parents from $225 million to $365 million and yet still refusing to scrap Bill 124.
“The government touting a $2.1 billion …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, MPP for Guelph, released the following statement in response to the new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario on the cost of climate change impacts on public transportation infrastructure.
“We are in a climate emergency that is costing Ontario billions of dollars each year. And it …
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner demands that the Premier explain why his government used a well-known climate change denier as an expert witness to defend its climate plan in a landmark court case.
“Ontarians facing costly extreme weather events deserve a direct answer from the Premier on why his government is using a known …