Tag: education

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 …

QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after it was confirmed that new limits would be placed on social gatherings:

“This move needed to happen to deal with the uptick of infections.

I will always support aggressive public health action to stay ahead of the virus and keep people safe.

I encourage everyone …

QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner issued the following statement about the billions of dollars the Government has left unspent in the COVID-relief fight:

“Today’s FAO report leaves one big question unanswered. Why is this government that prides itself on ‘cutting red tape’ holding up $6.7 billion in aid to struggling …

QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the federal government bail out of the government’s failed back to school plan:

“With today’s announcement of $800 million from the Feds for the Premier to spend on education, our starvation diet of just over $300 million to return kids …