QUEEN’S PARK — Today, MPP Aislinn Clancy tabled a motion calling on the government to permanently protect Ontario’s prime farmland, including by immediately halting plans to expropriate 770 acres of farmland in Wilmot and reversing urban boundary changes in the Waterloo region that put nearly 7,000 acres of land at risk of …
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On Earth Day, MPPs Schreiner and Clancy renew demand for climate action
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement to mark Earth Day.
“Ontario needs honest, ambitious climate action now.
Fortunately, we have no shortage of affordable solutions that can crush climate pollution while putting money back in people’s pockets through savings on household energy, transportation and transit.
But the government is …
Province must shut down chemical plant endangering Aamjiwnaang First Nation
KITCHENER — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement in response to news that dangerously high benzene levels have been detected near the Aamjiwnaang First Nation for weeks.
“No one in Ontario should be subjected to the kind of toxic air contamination that has become day-to-day life for the residents of …
Schreiner tables motion to use vacant land to build more homes
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner has tabled a motion calling on the government to implement a plan to effectively utilize available vacant land to increase the supply of affordable homes within existing boundaries.
“Time and time again, the government has failed to put forward any serious solutions to increase Ontario’s …
The government misleading Ontarians on rising gas prices
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement in response to news that GTA gas prices rose by 14 cents overnight.
“The government has spent months deliberately misleading Ontarians about the real reason for rising gas prices, which jumped by 14 cents at many stations across the GTA last …
Bill 166 could limit academic freedom
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Schreiner and MPP Clancy released the following statement in response to stakeholder concerns shared during public hearings on Bill 166, the Strengthening Accountability and Student Support Act.
“As Bill 166 makes its way through committee, we have grown increasingly concerned about sections in the bill that give the Minister …
The government puts Enbridge insiders over everyday Ontarians
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that senior staff in the Premier’s and Energy Minister’s offices factored concerns about the costs to Enbridge Gas in their response to the OEB’s ruling to de-amortize new fossil gas hookups.
“In a cost of living crisis …
The Premier is sabotaging Ontario’s clean energy future
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a report showing that fossil gas plants will supply 25% of Ontario’s electricity by 2030.
“Under the Premier’s watch, Ontario’s reliance on costly fossil gas plants has skyrocketed – and everyday people are the ones footing the bill.
Energy …
The government is failing to prepare for looming fire season
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that Canada’s 2024 wildfire season is expected to be worse than last year’s.
“It’s hard to imagine a forest fire season worse than last year’s, when 700 fires raged across Ontario’s north and destroyed over a million …
Overuse of AGIs is costing Ontarians their homes
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Clancy and MPP Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that just 20 corporate landlords filed over half of the applications for above-guideline rent increases (AGIs) in the first eight months of 2022.
“The overuse of AGIs in Ontario is costing people their homes.
With increasing frequency, renters …