QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner sent the attached letter to the Health Minister today, asking her to release a plan for resuming the over 65,000 surgeries that have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These procedures include cancer, cardiac and other vital surgeries that cannot be delayed any longer without risking …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner sent the following letter to the Premier, asking the province for a Municipal Response Plan to give municipalities urgent financial relief to deal with COVID-19.
The recommendations include:
Restoring the previous funding formula for public health;Providing a $350 million operating grant to cover the operating costs of municipal-run …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the province announced some businesses could reopen on May 4:
“I am delighted that people can safely start tending to their gardens and growing fresh fruit and vegetables.
I want to thank the Premier for listening to me and the thousands of Ontarians who …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the province released sector-specific guidelines for protecting against the spread of COVID-19:
“I want to thank the government for providing guidelines for how workplaces can safely re-open and ensure physical distancing and public health measures.
This is a major adjustment and the government will …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the province expanded childcare for essential workers:
“I fully support expanding the list of people who can access free child care to include grocery clerks, truck drivers and other essential workers at this time.
We need to make things as easy as possible for …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement urging the province to provide residential rent relief.
“May 1 is only a few days away and the Ontario government is missing in action.
Yesterday the Prime Minister said it is up to the provinces to provide rent relief to supplement the Canada Emergency Response …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the province released its plan to re-open Ontario:
“I want to thank the Premier for outlining a cautious and gradual plan to reopen the province. The worst thing we could do is rush this process and undo all of our collective efforts to …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Government amended the emergency orders to permit the use of community gardens in Ontario:
“I am encouraged that the Government heard the pleas from the people of Ontario, including the 10,000 people who signed the Green Party’s petition, to reopen community gardens …
On April 9th Mike Schreiner wrote to the Premier asking that Community Gardens be considered essential and be allowed to re-open.
A follow up letter to the Solicitor General was sent today.
You can read it here.
MPP Schreiner is concerned that small businesses are being left vulnerable without a relief package as statistics show that a majority cannot survive the financial hardship caused by COVID-19.
MPP Schreiner wrote a letter to the Minister calling for the following actions to help small businesses:
Grants of up to $5000 for small business …