TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to John Tory’s press conference regarding the planned protests at hospitals:
“The Premier needs to urgently work with municipalities to protect hospitals from angry protestors.
Municipalities are clear that they’re open to working with the province to keep patients and health-care workers safe and …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Science Table’s brief on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Opioid-Related Harm in Ontario:“The government needs to urgently step up and address the opioid crisis that has surged during COVID-19.The Science Table’s new report is clear: rates of opioid-related …
TORONTO — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will not be recognized as a statutory holiday in Ontario:“I support calls from Indigenous leaders and groups to recognize The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday in …
TORONTO — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding rapid testing for students:“Asymptomatic rapid tests should be free for school-aged children at pharmacies.The program was available during the spring. With schools now starting again, it needs to be reimplemented — especially since children under 12 are still ineligible for vaccinations.Making parents …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the breakdown in negotiations between the government and Ontario Association of Optometrists:
“I call on the Premier and Minister of Health to immediately commit to funding the operating costs for OHIP funded services provided by optometrists.
The sooner the government commits to funding …
TORONTO — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the government is proroguing the legislature:
“The Premier’s decision to prorogue the Legislature is irresponsible.
Right now Ontarians need leadership. Instead they are stuck with a Premier that is running from accountability and responsibility.
Ontario is facing multiple crises that demand …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the new Science Table modelling:
“The Premier’s plan to increase vaccine uptake in Ontario is falling flat.
The Science Table modelling is clear: full vaccination rates have to accelerate substantially above 85% of the eligible population to avoid another lockdown.
Unvaccinated people …
TORONTO — This afternoon, MPP Mike Schreiner sent an open letter to the Premier calling for non-partisan collaboration to improve and expedite the vaccine certificate plan announced yesterday.
“This plan falls short of what’s needed to protect Ontarians, the health care system and small businesses,” Schreiner wrote.
“It’s confusing and sends mixed messages.”
The vaccine …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier’s announcement on vaccine certificates today
“Today’s vaccine certificate news is welcome, but the Premier has once again delivered a bare minimum half measure that’s months late.
The Premier’s dithering on the inadequate three paid sick days announced in May …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement following the Queen’s Park flag raising ceremony in honour of Emancipation Month:
“The flag raising marking the end of Emancipation Month is a reminder of how far we’ve come since slavery was abolished in the British Empire on August 1,1834.
But it’s also a reminder …