MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner tabled a legislative motion today calling for an immediate moratorium on all new gravel mining permits.
“The biggest threat to water in Ontario is gravel mining and sprawl,” Schreiner said at a World Water Day rally on the Queen’s Park lawn.
“As the climate emergency worsens, Ontario needs to protect our water supplies …
Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the government’s new critical mineral strategy:
“Today’s government announcement on a critical mineral strategy and made-in-Ontario electric vehicle (EV) supply chain is welcome news but should have come years ago. It’s another win, and something I have championed for years.
But the Premier’s hostility to …
TORONTO — The Premier’s refusal to make electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable and accessible is making the affordability and climate crises worse.
“We need to get big oil out of our pocketbooks and make life more affordable by helping people switch to electric and avoid sky high prices at the pumps,” Mike Schreiner …
“This is a win,” said Mike Schreiner. “Many teachers and schools have gone above and beyond to teach about the climate crisis, even though it wasn’t required, and we thank them for that.
“Youth are on the frontlines of the climate emergency, and climate education needs to be a fundamental part of the …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):“Today’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear: this is the bleakest warning yet of the impacts of the climate crisis.Extreme weather events like wildfires, flooding …
“The Holland Marsh Highway is a climate and economic disaster. It would slice through the Greenbelt, pollute the already at-risk Lake Simcoe, increase flood risk, and pump 87 million kilograms of climate pollution into the air, each year.”
Yet with the federal Liberals giving the highway the green light, the Premier’s government says they’re …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a new report that shows closing down the Line 5 pipeline would not trigger an energy crisis:
“As the only party to vote against the Premier’s motion to support pipelines, I urge the government to seek safer alternatives to Line 5 and put forward a plan to …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to today’s report from the Financial Accountability Office (FAO):
“Today’s report makes it abundantly clear: the government continues to waste billions on energy subsidies that disproportionately benefit wealthy Ontarians.
It’s wasteful and unfair.
Of the estimated $78 billion that will subsidize households over the next …
“Today’s all-time high gas prices are another example of why Ontario needs to invest in electric vehicles (EVs).
We need to get big oil out of our wallets to address the affordability challenges people are facing and will continue to confront.
Ontarians are getting gouged at the pump right now. In the GTA and …
“The Premier insists on plowing ahead with the Holland Marsh Highway (Bradford Bypass), despite clear evidence that it would be an environmental disaster.
The highway would increase climate pollution by 87 million kilograms per year, pave over 42 acres of the Holland Marsh, and slice right through the Greenbelt.
Less than 30% of Lake …