Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the government’s new critical mineral strategy:
“Today’s government announcement on a critical mineral strategy and made-in-Ontario electric vehicle (EV) supply chain is welcome news but should have come years ago. It’s another win, and something I have championed for years.
But the Premier’s hostility to …
“The drug poisoning crisis in Ontario is real and it is raging,” Schreiner said at a news conference in North Bay. “It’s a public health emergency. And tragically, it’s hitting the North the hardest.”
According to the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, fatal opioid drug poisonings rose by a staggering 79 per cent …
TORONTO — The Premier’s refusal to make electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable and accessible is making the affordability and climate crises worse.
“We need to get big oil out of our pocketbooks and make life more affordable by helping people switch to electric and avoid sky high prices at the pumps,” Mike Schreiner …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to news that the government is pressuring all school boards to remove masking by March 21st:
“School boards, in consultation with their Public Health Units, should be able to make the call on masking.
The Children’s Health Coalition, including Sick Kids, Children’s Hospital of Eastern …
“There is a mental health crisis in Ontario and it’s disproportionately impacting people with disabilities,” Schreiner said at a virtual news conference this afternoon. “Ontario needs to do better.”
A survey from the University of British Columbia showed that 82% of Canadians with disabilities said the pandemic is negatively impacting their mental health …
“Ontario is facing a housing affordability crisis and a mental health crisis.
The two are linked. And both crises have worsened during the pandemic.
Estimates are that up to 50% of people who are unhoused live with a mental health condition.
Mental health professionals are clear that the lowest-cost way to improve people’s lives and …
“Ontarians have been through so much in the last two years and we’re all frustrated and waiting for the end of this pandemic. Masks, like vaccines, are a key layer of protection that help us fully reopen the province and stay open.
COVID-19 is an airborne virus. It’s highly contagious. And experts are …
“This is a win,” said Mike Schreiner. “Many teachers and schools have gone above and beyond to teach about the climate crisis, even though it wasn’t required, and we thank them for that.
“Youth are on the frontlines of the climate emergency, and climate education needs to be a fundamental part of the …
“Yesterday, I asked whether the Premier would commit to doubling ODSP rates.
And his government in so many words said ‘NO’, they would not bring people with disabilities who are unable to work above the poverty line.
ODSP advocates say they feel like they are being punished for being born disabled, like they ‘have …
“On International Women’s Day, and every day, I’m calling on the government to make women’s mental health a priority.
Research shows that women have experienced much higher mental health-related challenges as a result of the pandemic.
The pressure of being a teacher, mother and professional all at once as offices and classrooms shut down …