GUELPH – Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the Premier blaming newcomers as justification for opening up 7,400 acres of the Greenbelt for development:“It is shameful that the Premier is blaming newcomers and increased immigration targets for his broken Greenbelt promise that will lead to the destruction of farmland …
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Bill 28 dead and buried – now about that broken Greenbelt promise
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement:
“The Premier is right to admit he was wrong when he took a chainsaw to the Charter rights of the province’s lowest paid education workers.
Now that he has backed down on the egregious Bill 28, he can turn his attention to another outrage by his …
While all eyes are on CUPE strike Ford opens up the Greenbelt to development
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement:“The Premier’s destructive sprawl agenda knows no bounds as he breaks his promise not to touch the Greenbelt.
The Premier is now planning to open up 7,400 acres of the protected lands for development.
This puts our farmland at risk as well as people’s property as the …
New housing bill is underwhelming on supply, MIA on affordability and dangerous to our environment
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, made the following comment on Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022.
“The government’s new housing bill is underwhelming on supply, missing in action on affordability and dangerous in dismantling environmental protections.
We need housing solutions that match the level of the crisis and this bill does not …
The Government is building a false narrative that we have to make a choice between housing and protecting our environment
QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to the province’s housing bill, More Homes Built Faster Act.
“A year and a half ago I put forward a masterclass housing plan that didn’t compromise our environment and showed how the province could solve the housing crisis.
We can and must build the …
Housing, ODSP, healthcare, and energy top priorities for Mike Schreiner as legislature resumes
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner, released the following statement outlining the party’s legislative priorities ahead of the return to Queen’s Park next week.
“The rising cost of living, a crumbling healthcare system, schools facing labour disruption, a looming energy crisis, and thousands continuing to live below the official poverty line – it’s very …
Schreiner calls on government to stop bulldozing farmlands in favour of highways
BOLTON – Mike Schreiner, was in Caledon leading a Day of Action on Sunday with local municipal candidates, hearing from local residents who are demanding that Ford cancel Highway 413.
“Ontario needs farmland, not freeways. People want better healthcare and affordable housing, not another highway,” said Schreiner.
“Yet, the Premier is determined to spend billions …
Efficiency and renewables, not gas, are the answer to the Premier’s energy woes
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to a report from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) recommending more gas-powered generation to meet an expected energy supply crunch.
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“The Premier has badly mismanaged the province’s electricity supply — and now people will pay the price in higher bills and …
People Need Farmlands Not Freeways
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, called for the cancellation of Highway 413 Saturday while speaking at the Harvest Ontario Walk in Brampton.
“People want farmland, not freeways. They want affordable housing, not destructive Greenbelt highways.
“We are in a climate emergency,” said Schreiner, while speaking to hundreds of people who walked portions of the proposed …
Ontario needs an extreme heat preparedness plan
TORONTO– Mike Schreiner called for an Ontario extreme heat preparedness plan as temperatures across the province continue to soar amid the climate crisis.
“Ontario urgently needs an extreme heat preparedness plan,” Schreiner said. “As the climate emergency worsens, summers are getting hotter and hotter. And as we saw last summer in British Columbia, extreme …