QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statements on the PC budget:
On cuts to the environment
“It will be virtually impossible for this government to make good on its so-called Environment Plan after slashing the ministry budget for overseeing the environment by 36% or $352 million. Firing the independent environment watchdog was …
Tag: Budget 2019
Booze budget spells trouble for people, places we love
QUEEN’S PARK — In a budget riddled with back-of-the-napkin party plans, it’s the people and places we love who will be paying for deep and real cuts.
Shockingly, drinking and gambling are mentioned 65 times in the 300-page document, whereas climate change gets only 15 mentions and poverty isn’t brought up at all.
“Budgets …
Guelph MPP asks province to restore brownfield funding in budget
QUEEN’S PARK — The Green Party of Ontario wants the province to restore funding for brownfield remediation in this Thursday’s budget to make abandoned land available for affordable housing.
“I hear over and over again from municipalities that brownfields are a bottleneck to increasing affordable housing supply. The province needs to step in …
Guelph MPP urges government to make it a climate-smart budget
QUEEN’S PARK — The Leader of the Green Party of Ontario is urging the PC government to adopt a climate-smart budget and dedicate real funding to make the transition to a low-carbon economy.
“The Premier needs to pull his head out of the sand and stop wasting tax dollars to sabotage climate solutions …