QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the province ordered a two-week closure of public schools following March break:
“This is an aggressive step, but I agree with it if it follows the recommendations of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer.
Many families will be travelling abroad during the March break and we …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after meeting with the Premier and leaders of other parties to discuss COVID-19:
“I appreciate the Premier, Minister of Health, Minister of Finance and Chief Medical Officer of Health taking the time to meet with leaders of all four parties today to give us …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the first possible community transmission case of COVID-19 and the announcement of federal funding:
Now that the federal government has announced an emergency funding package and Ontario has its first possible case of community transmission, the Government must be transparent with people about …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the release of the province’s Flooding Strategy:
“I would take this strategy more seriously if the Minister had attached any funding to it.
But on the eve of another spring flooding season, the Minister has put out a bunch of flood mitigation ideas without …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the province’s announcement of a plan to build a new mental health and addictions system:
“I’m skeptical of the Premier’s commitment to investing in front-line mental health solutions.
A new mental health strategy is cold comfort to 28,000 kids on a waiting list that …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner calls on the Government to abandon its judicial review of the Ontario midwives’ hard-earned Human Rights Tribunal (HTRO) pay equity decision.
“My office has received countless emails from people across this province who are appalled that the Government is using valuable tax dollars to fund a judicial …
QUEEN’S PARK — A group of concerned residents from Wellington County are challenging the Government to protect Ontario groundwater by permanently extending a moratorium on new commercial bottling permits that expires in October.
Save Our Water presented a petition signed by over 3,500 residents to the Ontario legislature on Thursday with the full …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on the singing of God Save the Queen being introduced in the legislature:
“I voiced my opposition to this particular change to the Standing Orders when the Government first brought it up, and I continue to be against it today.
At a time when we …
QUEEN’S PARK — In the wake of hospital overcrowding, Mike Schreiner is calling on the government to restore the basic workplace protections it repealed last year.
“Flexible sick leave policies limit the spread of infection, yet the Premier ignored best practices when he repealed paid sick days and reinstated sick notes,” said Schreiner.
Schreiner’s …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner, MPP for Guelph, released the following statement after the Government tabled new transit legislation:
“Across party lines, everyone wants to get transit built faster.
But the biggest priority must be to get transit done right rather than a politically motivated rush job.
We cannot forget that the Premier ripped up …