QUEEN’S PARK — Today in Question Period, Mike Schreiner asked the Government to protect migrant workers from deportation and lost wages if they test positive for COVID-19. [watch video here]
“If we want migrant workers to get tested, we need to give them assurances they will not lose wages or be sent home …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after a third seasonal farm worker died from COVID-19:
“It’s time to start treating seasonal farm workers as essential, not invisible.
This pandemic has exposed the inequality between how we treat migrant workers and local workers.
It is not fair that seasonal workers might be afraid to …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after the Premier announced that Ontario would begin testing a COVID-19 contact tracing app:
“Contact tracing is our best defence against a resurgence of the virus and digital technology is an important tool for tracking the movement of COVID-19.
But we cannot pin all of our …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Ford government passed legislation to ban evictions:
“This bill isn’t perfect, but I’m hearing from small businesses that they need an immediate signal to stave off eviction.
I voted in favour of this bill because I have pledged to quarantine partisanship and support …
Mike Schreiner sent the attached letter to the Environment Minister today, asking him to publish a full list of all changes made while the Environmental Bill of Rights was partially suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the government restored the Environmental Bill of Rights earlier this week, Schreiner is seeking full transparency about all proposals that were …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier indicated he was considering civil liability protection:
“Residents and families of those who suffered preventable deaths in long-term care homes deserve justice.
I do not support blanket immunity for the long-term care sector – not after several hundred outbreaks and close to …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the outbreak of COVID-19 cases among seasonal farmworkers:
“My heart goes out to the families of the two men who died and to all the other seasonal workers who are ill from COVID-19. Their health matters just as much as anyone else’s.
Much like …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after Regulation 115/20, which suspended part of the Environmental Bill of Rights, was revoked:
“I welcome the news that the Environmental Bill of Rights has been restored.
Public consultation on changes that affect our air and water is essential to keeping people and communities safe.
I …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the province increasing the number of people Ontarians can interact with:
“This is a huge relief for everyone in Ontario who has spent three months separated from loved ones. It’s a big boost to our collective mental health.
I am heartwarmed thinking of the …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after it was announced that families could once again begin visiting relatives in long-term care:
“ I understand the agony of families and residents who are desperate to see each other after months of isolating elders in long-term care homes.
With visitations once again allowed …