TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement regarding the Premier’s response to the pandemic:
“As we head into the holidays, our worst fears for the pandemic’s strain on our hospitals and health care workers seem to be coming true.
Current modelling shows that by the end of January hospital ICUs could be flooded …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner made the following statement regarding the funding gap facing municipalities in 2021:
“Yesterday, the Financial Accountability Officer identified a $2.4 billion shortfall projected for Ontario municipalities in 2021.
Let’s be clear – there will be no recovery if the province doesn’t support municipalities.
The province must step up, while also working …
Toronto – Mike Schreiner, MPP for Guelph, made the following comment regarding the second wave of Covid-19 affecting long term care residents and workers:“The Premiers’s failure to invest in better care and more staff in LTC over the summer is unacceptable.
Stories of neglect, rampant infection rates and the increasing number of deaths break …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on Long-Term Care facilities:
“Once again Minister Fullerton rose in the House and said, ‘we simply can’t snap our fingers and make it happen,’ when it comes to protecting LTC residents and front-line workers.
It’s shocking to hear the Government using the same excuse they …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“I support efforts from the government to help parents get through this pandemic.
Families have been facing a lot of extra expenses during the pandemic to help their kids with online learning, while many parents are facing job insecurity.
But this …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Ontario schools:
“This summer I called out the Premier and the Minister of Education for their half-baked plan for schools.
The Government’s failure to follow the advice from Sick Kids to cap class sizes at 15 students to …
TORONTO, ON — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“The Premier needs to show that he cares more about small businesses than big box stores.
The Premier says he’s for the little guy, but in reality he’s taking marching orders from Walmart.
I’m alarmed that decisions about business activity are …
TORONTO, ON — Mike Schreiner released the following statement:
“From the onset of this pandemic, I’ve been worried that only the Amazons and Walmarts of the world would survive.
We must give independent retailers a fighting chance, but the Premier is failing to do what he can to prevent mass closures on mainstreet.
While I …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner, released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“I support the measures announced today even though they are weeks behind schedule.
I know these decisions are hard, but the Premier’s dithering has forced us to play catch-up.
This indefinite lockdown is confirmation that the Government failed to …
QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner, released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“Frankly, it’s offensive that the Premier is teasing his COVID-19 decisions and telling us to tune in tomorrow for a big announcement.
This is a global pandemic, not a game show.
If health experts are telling …