QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the safety of schools in Ontario:
“The Premier must use this week’s school break as an opportunity to make schools safer before classes return next week.
That means vaccinating teachers and education staff, reducing class sizes, addressing outstanding ventilation concerns, ensuring schools have adequate and …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the 2021-22 Spring Budget announced today.
“Throughout COVID-19, Premier Ford has been a day late and dollars short in taking action.
And today’s budget drops the ball on getting all Ontarians through COVID safely and fails to lay the foundation for recovery.
This is …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a memo that the government may cut $1.6 billion in supports for schools:
“The Premier has failed to support students and schools.
It unfortunately comes as no surprise that the government is planning to cut all $1.6 billion in school supports.
The Government …
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 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 school reopenings:
“The Government must ensure that children with special needs have access to safe schooling.
Kids with special needs represent one of our most vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 public health crisis. And yet the Government has decided that it’s safe for these kids …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement with regards to school reopenings:
“As elementary students prepare to return next week, Ontarians are being left in the dark while Premier Ford and Minister Lecce opt for a wait-and-see approach whether to extend school closures.
This is unacceptable.
Leading epidemiologists, pediatricians, and the Elementary Teachers Federation …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding education workers:
“As parents and teachers try to navigate virtual learning this week, we’re all reminded of the difficulties of balancing work and child care.
Education workers like clerical, custodial and maintenance workers are still required to report to work and those who have young …
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 …
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 …