QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the government bowed to opposition from farmers and abandoned its plan to sever farm lots.…
Tag: environment
Premier gets a failing grade on biodiversity protections
“Strong, healthy ecosystems are the foundation of our communities, our environment, and our economy.
But when it comes to protecting them, the Premier gets a failing grade.…
We are in a climate emergency. The Premier is pouring fuel on the fire
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the release of the Auditor General’s report on the State of the Environment in Ontario.…
Ontario needs a Bradford Bypass impact assessment
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that the federal government will not conduct an impact assessment of the Bradford Bypass, despite a court ruling that would have allowed it to reverse the decision.…
It’s time for the government to drop the Greenbelt act
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that senior government staff discussed changes to the Greenbelt months before the Premier and housing minister claimed to have found out about it.…
The government is failing Ontario’s food and farming sector
TORONTO — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the government is investing $9.5 million over the next three years towards soil data mapping and soil evaluation and monitoring.…
As demand for clean energy continues to grow, fossil gas plants remain an economic black hole
GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that even if federal regulations require new fossil gas plants to shut down, the government will continue to pay their contracts.…
Bradford Bypass ruling a step in the right direction
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Federal Court ruling that Federal Environment Minister was “unreasonable” when he denied a request from environmental groups to reconsider his decision to not undertake an environmental assessment of the Bradford Bypass.…
The Premier’s love of polluting fossil gas leaves Ontarians behind
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that the government’s continued investment in fossil gas plants may mean Ontario businesses are not eligible for the federal government’s clean energy tax credit.…
Carbon capture and storage is not the key to a greener future
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to reports that the government is seeking feedback on proposed rules for carbon capture pilot projects.…