GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that a Hamilton primary care clinic is charging patients using a model that allows nurse practitioners to bill directly for access to primary care services.
“Ontarians should never have to pull out their credit card to access primary …
GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the Ford government will pass legislation to block future provincial governments from implementing a price on pollution.
“Let’s call this what it is – a new round of performative political games from a government desperate to distract …
GUELPH — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the signing of a healthcare agreement between the governments of Ontario and Canada.
“This long overdue deal will not be the silver-bullet solution to solving Ontario’s healthcare crisis if the government continues to disrespect healthcare workers and privatize public services.
Federal funding alone …
The City of Guelph and the County of Wellington, the federal government, the provincial government and private sector have partnered to build a 32 unit permanent supportive housing building at 10 Shelldale Cres.
This building will provide homes for 32 people in Guelph who are most in need of housing and mental and …
GUELPH — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to renewed warnings from the OMA that Ontario does not have enough family doctors to meet demand in communities across the province.
“Despite warning after warning about a primary care system on the brink of collapse, the government is still asleep at the …
GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that current wait times in Ontario’s emergency rooms are some of the longest on record — including during the COVID pandemic.
“Under this government, crisis has become the norm – and nowhere is this more obvious than in …
GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that hallway healthcare reached an all-time high in Ontario in 2022-23.
“The government has promised to end hallway healthcare for five years now – but their constant string of poor choices has made the healthcare crisis worse.
Hallway healthcare …
GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to new data from the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions showing widespread burnout among public-sector hospital workers due to staffing shortages and unmanageable workloads.
“The horror stories we’re hearing from our public-sector hospital workers are deeply troubling, and they should …
GUELPH — MPP Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to a new report from CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions on the staffing and capacity crisis in Ontario’s hospitals.
“All across Ontario, hospitals are frantically sounding the alarm – but the Premier just doesn’t care.
The numbers in this report are staggering …
LONDON — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to warnings that emergency rooms in rural northeastern Ontario are at high risk of closure this fall.
“The warnings we’re hearing about looming ER closures in Northern Ontario are deeply troubling – and they’re yet another stark sign of a …