TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to World Animal Protection’s investigative report Nothing New at the Zoo, which documents multiple instances of cruelty to animals and unsafe practices at roadside zoos in Ontario.
“I strongly condemn the inhumane practices at roadside zoos in Ontario and call on the Premier’s government …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to an Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) report outlining the need for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the housing market.
“I urge the government to take action to address systemic racism in the housing market.
And I want to applaud OREA’s report that …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the release of figures showing that the Premier’s government has a $2.1 billion surplus, is increasing the “catchup” payments to parents from $225 million to $365 million and yet still refusing to scrap Bill 124.
“The government touting a $2.1 billion …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, MPP for Guelph, released the following statement in response to the new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario on the cost of climate change impacts on public transportation infrastructure.
“We are in a climate emergency that is costing Ontario billions of dollars each year. And it …
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner demands that the Premier explain why his government used a well-known climate change denier as an expert witness to defend its climate plan in a landmark court case.
“Ontarians facing costly extreme weather events deserve a direct answer from the Premier on why his government is using a known …
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, made the following statement today in response to the release of the Premier’s government’s regulations on the new long-term care legislation allowing seniors waiting for a long-term care bed to be moved from hospital to a home that is not in their community.
“Elders should not be forced …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to the constitutional challenge to Bill 124, the Ford government’s legislation that caps wages for provincial workers.
“It’s time for the Premier to stop fighting expensive court battles in defence of bad legislation.Fresh off a bruising defeat in the Supreme Court over …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner today released the following statement as students across Ontario head back to classrooms for the new school year.“After two years of pandemic disruption, the Premier’s government must now ensure that Ontario students can finally enjoy a stable learning environment.
That means avoiding unnecessary labour confrontation by ensuring that …
GUELPH– Mike Schreiner issued the following statement in support of over 200 advocacy groups calling for the doubling of social assistance rates:
“It is shameful that people with disabilities are forced to live in legislated poverty.
Social assistance rates have failed to meet people’s basic needs for decades. Now, with skyrocketing inflation and …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner, made the following statement on the Premier’s support for “strong mayor” systems:
“The Premier is starting off his second term with yet another attack on local democracy and the people of Toronto and Ottawa.
Steamrolling voices and concentrating power at the top is not the answer.
And now they are exploiting …