QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, made the following statement on the repeal of Bill 28, which imposed a contract on 55,000 education workers and violated their Charter Right to freedom of association:“The Premier’s repeal of the egregious Bill 28 shows once again that he will backtrack when the pressure is on. It shows …
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Crisis, what crisis?: The government stokes deficit fears to justify do-nothing fall budget statement
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner issued the following statement in response to the government’s Fall Economic Statement tabled in the legislature today.
“Look at the government’s Fall Economic Statement and you could conclude that everything’s just great in the province of Ontario. The reality is very different for people across the province.
We are …
When will the pediatric health crisis be bad enough for decisive action from the Premier?
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore’s recommendation that all Ontarians wear masks in indoor settings.“Our pediatric healthcare system is in crisis yet just like during COVID, the Premier is letting politics get in the way of taking the …
With pediatric ICU beds at capacity, still no plan from the Premier on healthcare crisis
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, made the following statement in response to concerning new data showing that all available pediatric intensive care hospital beds in Ontario are occupied:
“Parents in Ontario should be able to know that their child can get treatment if they require urgent care. But right now with pediatric ICU beds …
Schreiner calls for major investments ahead of Fall Economic Statement
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement ahead of Monday’s Fall Economic Statement:
“Now is the time to invest in the public services we all rely on everyday.
It’s not the time to be racking up surpluses and stashing away billions in opaque ‘contingency’ funds.
The government’s austerity mindset has caused nothing but …
Mike Schreiner statement on Remembrance Day
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner released the following statement for Remembrance Day:
“On Remembrance Day, I join all Canadians in expressing our heartfelt gratitude to Canada’s veterans and first responders for their service and their sacrifice.
On this day, our thoughts naturally turn to those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms, our …
Mike Schreiner mobilizing opposition to the Premier’s plans for carving up the Greenbelt
TORONTO – Citizens in communities across Ontario will knock doors on November 26, mobilizing opposition to the government’s revived plan to open up 7,400 acres of protected Greenbelt land for development and to build Highway 413.
“The Premier was going to carve up the Greenbelt four years ago,” said Mike Schreiner. “But the people …
The Premier’s Greenbelt attack continues with Holland Marsh Highway construction
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, made the following statement in response to the Premier’s announcement about construction starting on a bridge for the Holland Marsh Highway (Bradford Bypass):“The Premier just can’t keep his hands off the Greenbelt.
After recently breaking his promise on Greenbelt development, today the Premier announced the start of early work …
The Premier scapegoating newcomers for his government’s assault on the Greenbelt is a new low for the Premier
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the Premier blaming newcomers as justification for opening up 7,400 acres of the Greenbelt for development:“It is shameful that the Premier is blaming newcomers and increased immigration targets for his broken Greenbelt promise that will lead to the destruction of farmland …
Bill 28 dead and buried – now about that broken Greenbelt promise
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement:
“The Premier is right to admit he was wrong when he took a chainsaw to the Charter rights of the province’s lowest paid education workers.
Now that he has backed down on the egregious Bill 28, he can turn his attention to another outrage by his …