TORONTO– Mike Schreiner called for an Ontario extreme heat preparedness plan as temperatures across the province continue to soar amid the climate crisis.…
Tag: environment
This Earth Day, let’s Stop the Sprawl
TORONTO– Mike Schreiner made the following statement for Earth Day:
“This Earth Day, I would like to thank all the community activists and leaders, in particular the Indigenous water and land protectors, who continue to stand up for the environment and protect the places we love.…
Schreiner to rally: I will stop the sprawl and protect water
SIMCOE COUNTY — Mike Schreiner was in Elmvale yesterday to speak at a protest in support of protecting the world’s cleanest water.…
Mike Schreiner will protect Paris Galt Moraine and Grand River watershed as part of Bluebelt
GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner will protect the Paris Galt Moraine, the headwaters of the Grand River watershed and the Grand River through Haldimand County as part of a proposed new Bluebelt.…
Schreiner calls on Premier to double size of Greenbelt instead of doubling down on highways and fossil fuels
QUEEN’S PARK– Mike Schreiner rose in the House to call on the Premier to double the size of the Greenbelt to include the Bluebelt, instead of doubling down on destructive highways and supporting fossil fuels:
“This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a chilling report stating that there must be ‘rapid, deep and immediate’ cuts to climate pollution.…
Schreiner tables Bluebelt motion to protect water
QUEEN’S PARK– This afternoon, Mike Schreiner tabled the following motion in the House to expand the size of the Greenbelt to include a Bluebelt to protect water:
“That, in the opinion of the house, climate change and development are serious threats to Ontario’s water, which therefore should be protected by expanding the size of the Greenbelt to include a Bluebelt that protects critically important watersheds, basins and river systems such as the Paris Galt Moraine, Carruthers Creek and the Lake Simcoe watershed.”…
Mike Schreiner launches made-in-Ontario EV supply chain strategy
“Ontario is well positioned to be a global leader in the new climate economy,” said Mike Schreiner at a virtual news conference.…
The Premier fails again to protect the places we love and need
Mike Schreiner reacted to today’s disappointing Greenbelt expansion proposal:
“The Premier has made it clear today that his sprawl agenda comes before the protection of our environment and the places we love.…
Schreiner calls on Premier to stop ecological disaster
Mike Schreiner rose in the House today to call on the Premier to impose a moratorium on all new gravel mining approvals and expansions:
“Tuesday was World Water Day and most Ontarians would be shocked to know that the gravel mining industry uses around 2 billion liters of water everyday.…
The Premier has Ontario playing catch up on EVs
Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the new electric battery vehicle plant in Windsor:
“The Premier’s active hostility to electric vehicles (EVs) until the past six months means Ontario is playing catch up as jurisdictions like the USA soar ahead.…