QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after the Ford government announced Stage 3 reopening for Ontario:
“Securing a safe place for kids to be Monday to Friday should be a higher priority than allowing people to crowd into bars and restaurants.
The Premier is forgetting that workplaces are staffed by working parents …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner sent the attached letter to the Minister of Education asking for a plan for full-time education and childcare for September.
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QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after the Premier announced a new logo for Ontario products:
“Local businesses will need more than logos to survive COVID-19.
Although I support efforts to make it easier to buy locally made products, I invite the Premier to actually attend the all-party committee meetings where businesses …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement about a return to school in September:
“Experts are increasingly suggesting that schools can be safely reopened in September by following safety protocols to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Child health experts are increasing their calls for in-person learning to be re-started to protect the mental …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after the Government announced its economic recovery bill:
“Protecting forests, farmland and drinking water is not red tape.
The Premier wants us to believe that we need to destroy the places we love to get the economy moving. He’s wrong.
Caring for nature, farmland and water is …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after the Ford government passed Bill 175:
“This bill does more harm than good for people requiring home and community care.
The Conservatives are repeating the same mistakes in home and community care that put our elders at risk in nursing homes during COVID-19.
I was hoping …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after Bill 161 passed in the legislature.
“I voted against Bill 161 because it restricts access to justice for people who need it the most.
The fundamental changes to legal aid set the stage for vulnerable people to be denied representation on matters of family, employment …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after the Premier announced a new bill to fast-track the construction of highways, transit, and housing:
“Ontario needs a vision for a green and caring recovery.
We cannot afford to squander this opportunity to tackle the climate crisis by making smart infrastructure investments that will lower …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement after the province announced an end to streaming in Grade 9 and a ban on suspending younger students:
“I support any decision to end discriminatory practices and build anti-racism into the fabric of our school system.
Streaming at an early age has unfairly pushed racialized students …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released this statement about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks on farms in Windsor-Essex:
“We need consistent health guidance to keep all workers safe, regardless of where they work or where they are from.
Migrant workers should not be asked to put their health and the health of others on the …