TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to Premier Ford’s announcement on the ending of the state of emergency and stay-at-home order:
“We all agree that Ontario’s small businesses need a safe pathway to reopening.
But the Premier is setting us up to fail if he refuses to invest in the necessary …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement on reopening the economy:
“Small businesses are hanging on by a thread, and the Government’s teasing of when or if they’ll be allowed to reopen is adding to the frustration.
For months these businesses have been forced to stay closed while big box stores have been allowed …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the Premiers’s continued disregard for warehouse worker safety:
“To keep our schools safe we need to tackle community transmission of the COVID-19 virus. And that includes preventing outbreaks in warehouses.
The Premier’s complete disregard for the need to protect warehouse workers is astonishing.
These workers play a …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding this afternoon’s announcement from Minister Lecce:
“We all agree that students need to return to in-class learning.
The current lockdown and school closures have been extremely hard on families and on the mental health of parents and children.
We need a clear plan for deployment of …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding Premier Ford’s attempted silencing of Dr. Fallis:
“Attacking doctors and threatening healthcare funding in response to constructive criticism will not solve the Covid crisis.
Healthcare workers have been on the frontlines since the start of the pandemic. Their opinions matter. Day after day they are …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding today’s government announcement on school reopenings:
“It’s unacceptable that thousands of students are already back in class and the Minister is talking about things that will be put in place.
Although I appreciate that the Minister is finally recognizing the desperate need for additional PPE, ventilation …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the lack of paid sick days for warehouse workers:
“The Premier’s insistence on punting responsibility for paid sick days to the Feds is not only disrespectful to our essential workers, but reckless and irresponsible.
Just last week, a worker died and 224 tested positive as a …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following comment on the rollout of the antigen rapid tests:
“For weeks I have called on the Premier to roll-out rapid tests in our long term care homes, our schools and to essential workplaces.
And for months these “game-changing” rapid tests sat unused.
I’m relieved to learn that the Premier …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner provided the following statement on the Government’s recent announcement regarding agricultural inspections.
“In a few weeks, more than 2,000 migrant workers are expected to arrive in Ontario adding to the hundreds already here.
And while I welcome the Premier’s recent announcement to increase inspections of agricultural facilities, these measures are not …
TORONTO — Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner spoke today at the Ontario Health Coalition’s Long-Term Care Livestream Protest:
Addressing the hundreds of livestream protest participants remotely, Schreiner expressed his deepest condolences to grieving families.
He also emphasized the government’s failure to properly plan for, and respond to, the humanitarian crisis facing the …