QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement in response to a new report showing that schools experiencing shortages of educational assistants were more likely to recommend students with special needs stay home.
“The government’s chronic underfunding of our education system is hurting kids with special needs.
No child should …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the government is issuing additional licenses for private surgical clinics to perform MRI and CT scans.
“Further privatization of Ontario’s public healthcare system will only lead to higher costs and poorer care.
Ontarians should never have to pull out their …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that it could take at least 11 years to complete the refurbishment of the Pickering nuclear plant.
“Ontario is falling behind while the rest of the world reaps the benefits of the clean energy transition.
Recent data shows that the United …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement to mark Pride month.
“Pride is all about honouring the strength of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and its vital contributions to so many social justice movements around the world.It’s about coming together to stand up for inclusive, loving communities where diversity is …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement to mark National Indigenous History Month.
“On National Indigenous History Month, we honour the legacy, heritage and resilience of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Ontario and Canada.As we do so, we must also reckon with the reality of Canada’s …
QUEEN’S PARK — Today, Mike Schreiner and Aislinn Clancy joined thousands of community members, healthcare advocates and frontline workers calling on the government to stop the privatization of our public healthcare system.
“Healthcare should be for people, not profits,” said Schreiner.
“It’s going to take people power and worker power to protect our healthcare …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Clancy and MPP Schreiner released the following statement in response to the government’s introduction of new high school graduation requirements.
“This is a hasty announcement that was made without guidance from the educators who keep our classrooms running.
While we support the introduction of financial literacy and other core life …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier’s confirmation that his chief of staff used his personal email and phone to conduct government business.
“Finally, the Premier has said the quiet part out loud – yes, members of his staff use their personal emails and devices to …
“As someone who’s in the classroom every day, I have seen firsthand the extreme toll that social media is taking on our kids’ learning, socialization and mental wellbeing,” said Matt Richter, a teacher in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board.
“I fully support the efforts of Ontario’s teachers, schools and school boards to …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to new data from the Financial Accountability Office showing that in order to reach the government’s target of 1.5 million homes by the end of 2031, Ontario would need to build an average of 38,600 units each quarter, a 66 percent …