QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“I’m glad the Premier has finally awoken to the chaos at testing centres, where families are being turned away at the crack of dawn.
But we wouldn’t be in this dangerous position if the Ford government had planned for a …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after a testing centre in Kitchener reached capacity at 7:15am:
“Ontarians are worried about their symptoms and the Ford government is denying them the COVID-19 tests they were promised.
The Premier can ignore reality all he wants, but the testing situation is going from bad …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the Government’s rent legislation:
“Small businesses need certainty to get them through this pandemic.
They need assurance the government will have their back through a second wave and finally deliver the rent assistance they need to survive the economic slowdown.
This two-month reprieve is welcome …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after it was confirmed that new limits would be placed on social gatherings:
“This move needed to happen to deal with the uptick of infections.
I will always support aggressive public health action to stay ahead of the virus and keep people safe.
I encourage everyone …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement:
“The Premier’s commission does not inspire confidence conducting interviews behind closed doors.
I am alarmed that the commission’s work is already underway under the cover of darkness without the public’s knowledge.
The people of Ontario deserve a public process.
For a government that has never been afraid …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about long wait times for COVID-19 testing:
“I’m worried that the Government could be caught off guard by the surge in demand for COVID-19 tests.
I’m worried because testing and contact tracing are crucial to containing the spread of this virus.
The Premier has played catch-up …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier visited Linamar in Guelph:
“This crisis has shown us what is possible when we cooperate on urgent solutions to protect people.
I want to thank Linamar and other Guelph-based companies for turning on a dime to alter their assembly lines and manufacture …
QUEEN’S PARK — On the first day that MPPs returned to the legislature, MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner tabled a private member’s bill to permanently revoke routine sick notes.
“The Premier’s praise of front-line workers is hollow if he doesn’t allow them to stay home when they are ill. I’ve been trying to …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner issued the following statement about the billions of dollars the Government has left unspent in the COVID-relief fight:
“Today’s FAO report leaves one big question unanswered. Why is this government that prides itself on ‘cutting red tape’ holding up $6.7 billion in aid to struggling …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the federal government bail out of the government’s failed back to school plan:
“With today’s announcement of $800 million from the Feds for the Premier to spend on education, our starvation diet of just over $300 million to return kids …