QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the province announced its plan for reopening child care centres:
“Access to safe, affordable child care is essential to reopening our economy and communities.
That is why I’m disappointed that the Ford government is not providing additional funding to child care operators to help …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after it was announced that bars and restaurants would be allowed to extend their patios:
“I support the increased use of outdoor space to help people socialize safely and provide additional income generating opportunities for small businesses.
This is a smart move that I backed …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after it was announced that most of the province would be entering Stage 2 reopening on Friday:
“I support a regional approach that responsibly allows different parts of the province to reopen if they are meeting COVID-19 benchmarks.
I want to thank frontline workers and …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after it was announced that Ontario would be banning evictions on some small businesses:
“I first want to thank the Premier for finally listening to the business community and using the tools that have always been at his disposal to prevent evictions.
I am proud …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the Premier’s Council on Equality and Opportunity:
“I support the creation of this youth council, which never should have been cancelled in the first place.
But this is clearly damage control from the Premier’s earlier denial that Canada has a systemic racism problem.
Two days …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about delays to the province’s pandemic pay:
“I am disappointed that workers will still be waiting for weeks for the pandemic pay that was promised to them at the onset of this crisis.
The province should have been ready to roll out wage supplements when …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement:
“The Premier ignored the warning signs and now he is ignoring the proof.
I am truly puzzled that he is sticking by his wait-and-see attitude when it comes to the fate of Ontario’s small businesses.
For weeks, advocates like myself warned about the shortcomings of this …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the ongoing unrest in North America related to violence against Black communities:
“I want to acknowledge the pain, grief and anguish that so many people are experiencing right now.
Our reaction to centuries of anti-Black racism cannot be one of silence or excuses.
The suggestion …
QUEEN’S PARK — A day after the Premier ignored the request from five large business groups to freeze commercial evictions, Mike Schreiner spoke out in legislature on behalf of local independent businesses facing eviction.
“June 1st is only a few days away and more than half of small businesses in Ontario say they will …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after 11 health organizations said that pandemic pay had yet to flow to frontline workers:
“It’s Promises Made, Promises Delayed for the Government.
Whether it’s testing or pandemic pay, the Premier is not following through with the promises he makes in his daily briefings.
It’s …