QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the possibility of extended school closures:
“We wouldn’t be considering the shutdown of schools if the Premier hadn’t taken his hands off the wheel by putting public health on the backburner.
There was a pathway to managing the second wave and preventing the uncontrollable …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“The Premier lost the privilege of confidentiality when he was caught forging an endorsement of his weak colour-coded COVID plan.
Everyday the Premier stands in front of the cameras and refers to these closed-door conversations that Ontarians are not privy …
TORONTO, ON — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“I agree with the Premier tightening restrictions today, but he did not go far enough to avoid the catastrophic second wave we are headed for.
The Premier is sending mixed messages by asking people to stay home, while keeping casinos …
GUELPH, ON — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“The Premier spent most of the press conference shaming other people for their bad COVID behaviour while denying his own.
The Premier is refusing to admit that he misrepresented his COVID plan and ignored the recommendations of experts.
He needed to …
TORONTO, ON — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about changes to conservation authorities in the Fall Budget:
“The Premier sees conservation authorities as an obstacle to his pro-sprawl agenda.
The Premier is overriding the laws and the people who protect provincially significant wetlands, woodland and farmland from reckless development projects.
This is yet another …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the Fall Budget:
“This is a bare-bones budget that fails to prepare Ontario for the tough battle before us.
People need help now, not years down the road.
As Ontarians deal with record-high case numbers, the Premier is standing pat with a COVID-plan that isn’t …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Government announced a framework for responding to COVID-19:
“For too long, this Premier has made decisions haphazardly without consistency or clear communication, putting both public health and small businesses at risk.
I welcome this transparency so that we can reduce confusion for families …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after Ontario broke another record for new cases:
“What alarms me the most is the huge gap between testing and case numbers.
Ontario is recording the highest positivity rate (4.2%) since May and yet there seems to be no urgency to test more people.
Case numbers …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after pharmacies reported shortages of the flu vaccine:
“Whether it’s getting money to hospitals or getting flu vaccines to pharmacies, the Government just cannot get it right the first time.
Vaccinating people against the seasonal flu ensures that more public health resources and hospital capacity …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Premier’s press conference:
“I do not fault the Premier for taking action to protect public health in COVID-19 hotspot regions.
I think it was the right decision to put a temporary pause on bars and indoor dining when the case numbers started climbing.I …