QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario leader and Guelph MPP, Mike Schreiner, issued the following statement on news that Guelph would be permitted to continue offering life-saving overdose prevention services:
“Today’s announcement is good news for people in my community of Guelph dealing with mental health and addictions challenges. It is also …
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Harm reduction measures should not come with hard cap
QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario leader and Guelph MPP, Mike Schreiner, issued the following statement on the PC decision regarding safe consumption sites:
“I’m calling on the government to rethink their decision to put a hard cap on the number of safe consumption sites.
While I am pleased that safe injection sites …
Schreiner votes yes on Bill 36; recommends amendments in future
QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario leader and Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner issued the following statement on Bill 36:
“I voted yes on Bill 36 today because I believe a retail model with regulated dispensaries across the province is the best way to end the illegal, unsafe, underground market.
The previous government’s monopoly …
Costs of Ford’s anti-climate action keep rising
QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario leader and Guelph MPP, Mike Schreiner, issued the following statement in response to the FAO review of cap-and-trade cancellation:
“Premier Ford’s anti-climate agenda is bad for the environment and bad for business. And today we learned that the Premier’s reckless actions are a $3 billion boondoggle …
Students get it; Why doesn’t Ford government?
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner issued the following statement regarding the student walkouts taking place across Ontario today:
“I ask the Premier to listen to the thousands of students demanding a modern health and physical education curriculum. They are asking for a curriculum that provides them with the knowledge and tools needed to …
PCs walking away from clean energy at the worst possible time
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner, GPO leader and Guelph MPP made the following statement regarding the Green Energy Repeal Act:
“This legislation will do nothing to lower electricity prices, but it will have a chilling effect on job creation and investors in the clean economy. The government is doubling down on its message …
Supporting EVs is the best way to lower cost of driving
QUEEN’S PARK — The PC government is taking credit for a seasonal drop in gas prices, attributing it to their climate cancellation bill, even though it hasn’t yet become law.
“It’s a complete farce for this government to be lavishing praise on itself for the drop in gas prices. The cap-and-trade bill hasn’t …
Schreiner urges government to protect healthy soils in Ontario
CHATHAM-KENT, ON — Green Party of Ontario Leader and MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner, issued the following statement on the day of the 2018 International Plowing Match:
“I am thrilled to be attending my eighth plowing match as Green Party Leader and first as MPP. As someone who grew up on a farm …
Ford attacking democracy under cover of darkness
QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario Leader and MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner, issued the following statement on the midnight sitting of the legislature:“This Premier has manufactured a crisis by meddling with elections and trampling on local democracy. The Conservatives are acting with impunity, trying to suspend people’s Charter rights under …
Schreiner to Premier: What are the costs of your manufactured crisis?
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner issued the following statement about the recalling of the Legislature for a rare weekend sitting:
“I’m calling on the Premier to stop wasting taxpayer dollars on petty political fights that he has created for the province.
How much is it costing taxpayers to pay for MPPs to travel back …