QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, made the following statement on the repeal of Bill 28, which imposed a contract on 55,000 education workers and violated their Charter Right to freedom of association:“The Premier’s repeal of the egregious Bill 28 shows once again that he will backtrack when the pressure is on. It shows …
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Mike Schreiner mobilizing opposition to the Premier’s plans for carving up the Greenbelt
TORONTO – Citizens in communities across Ontario will knock doors on November 26, mobilizing opposition to the government’s revived plan to open up 7,400 acres of protected Greenbelt land for development and to build Highway 413.
“The Premier was going to carve up the Greenbelt four years ago,” said Mike Schreiner. “But the people …
The Premier’s Greenbelt attack continues with Holland Marsh Highway construction
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, made the following statement in response to the Premier’s announcement about construction starting on a bridge for the Holland Marsh Highway (Bradford Bypass):“The Premier just can’t keep his hands off the Greenbelt.
After recently breaking his promise on Greenbelt development, today the Premier announced the start of early work …
The Premier scapegoating newcomers for his government’s assault on the Greenbelt is a new low for the Premier
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 …
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 …