QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier government’s proposal to revise current land use planning documents to weaken protections against reckless urban sprawl.
“Make no mistake. These eleventh-hour attacks on land use planning rules are designed to open the floodgates to reckless, expensive sprawl – while …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the release of Ontario’s annual Poverty Reduction Strategy report, which shows the government is not meeting its own poverty reduction targets.
“If this government truly wanted to help Ontarians living in poverty, it could start with putting a permanent end to …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that the Premier’s government has refused to respond to freedom of information requests about how certain parcels of Greenbelt land were selected for development.
“The Premier and his housing minister have repeatedly insisted that there is nothing suspect about their process …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement to mark Equal Pay Day.
“Women in Ontario earn nearly 30 percent less than men – and the gap is even wider for racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+ and disabled women.
Yet one of the first things this government did after taking office was repeal the Pay …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports from the Daily Bread Food Bank showing the highest-ever recorded client use in March.
“All across the province, people are in crisis mode.
The cost of everything including food, shelter and transportation is still increasing at an alarming rate.
And yet, Ontarians …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier government’s announcement of a minimum wage increase.
“People are hurting from a cost of living crisis that’s hitting the lowest-paid workers the hardest.
And it’s a slap in the face to minimum-wage workers that the Premier government pats themselves on …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the launch of the government’s voluntary clean energy credit registry.
“The voluntary clean energy credit registry that appeared in the government’s budget is nothing more than a greenwashing manoeuvre designed to distract us from their abysmal track record on climate action.
These …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that members of the government are once again pushing for an end to the federal price on carbon pollution.
“We’re in a climate emergency, yet this government has shown time and time again that they’ll do whatever it takes to …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that Greenbelt sprawl will put unsustainable demand on municipal budgets.
“The Premier’s plan to sprawl onto the Greenbelt has never been about building more affordable homes.
In fact, there is overwhelming evidence that opening the Greenbelt will not solve the housing …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier’s government 2023 budget.
“We can’t prepare for a better future unless we tackle the multiple urgent crises that are affecting us today: climate, housing, healthcare, mental health, and poverty.
But this head-in-the-sand budget shows a government in denial of the …