QUEEN’S PARK — Today in Question Period, Mike Schreiner asked why the government is disrespecting taxpayers by reviving the Ontario Municipal Board system that once cost municipalities millions in legal fees to defend against deep-pocketed developers.
“It was bad enough the OMB was used to overturn local planning decisions made by democratically elected …
QUEEN’S PARK — The PC government continues to mislead the people of Ontario about the elimination of the 50 Million Tree Program.
The Green Party would like to correct the record on various statements:
1. “We’re giving the forest industry, the best stewards of the environment, the opportunity and the support to plant 67 million …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the elimination of all provincial funding for Gambling Research Exchange Ontario:
“It is incredibly irresponsible – and ironic – to shut down the hub of research into responsible gambling policy at a time when the government is overhauling its gambling laws.
But …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the UN global scientific report on biodiversity:
“The timing of this report could not be more damning for a government that is dismantling environmental protections, punctuated by last week’s housing bill that gives big developers the ability to bulldoze the places …
QUEEN’S PARK — The PC government’s major omnibus bill tabled today would decimate the Endangered Species Act, jeopardizing habitat protections for Ontario’s 243 species-at-risk.
The Green Party of Ontario analyzed over 1000 submissions on the government’s 10-year review of the Endangered Species Act, representing over half of the total responses.
A staggering 97% of …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the PC government’s housing action plan:
“The PC government has given us a mix of good, bad and ugly in its housing plan.
The ugly
Most disturbing is the revival of the much maligned rules of the Ontario Municipal Board, which allowed deep pocketed …
Green Party leader and Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner made the following statement regarding Large Urban Mayor’s Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) request that the provincial government reverse their cuts:
“I support LUMCO’s call to pause implementation of budget cuts that affect municipalities.
The Premier’s knee-jerk cuts will download costs onto municipalities and lead to service …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after Lisa Thompson’s comments on collective bargaining today:
“It is unfair for the Minister to vilify teachers for exercising their rights. Negotiations have typically started in June and it is the prerogative of teachers’ unions if they want to begin talks early.
The Minister continues …
QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner, will be introducing a bill to eliminate cash-for-access fundraising in Ontario today, an effort to get big money out of politics and tighten election finance laws that were loosened by the Conservative government in the fall.
“Cash-for-access events have no place in a …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after news that 200 affordable units will be built on surplus government sites sold to Greenwin Incorporated and Choice Properties:
“We need a comprehensive housing affordability strategy in Ontario.
But it’s important to acknowledge that making surplus land available for affordable housing is a step …