Tag: health

GUELPH – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Premier’s announcement that the government will increase the number of surgical procedures conducted in private for-profit clinics.

“Everywhere you look in Ontario, the government is on a mission to ensure that private interests trump the public good.

We see it in the …

QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to a report that the government will announce plans to significantly increase the number of surgeries performed in private for-profit clinics.

“By throwing open the door to private, for-profit operators, the Premier is setting the stage for a further deterioration of Ontario’s …

QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to comments by the Premier about private delivery of healthcare in Ontario.

“Let’s be honest: When the Premier keeps repeating that “the status quo is not an option” for healthcare in Ontario, he’s not promising major changes to improve our public healthcare …

GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to a report that the government’s internal briefing documents confirm that Bill 124 has contributed to the staffing crisis in Ontario’s healthcare system.

“The fact that the Premier knew Bill 124 was contributing to the crisis in our healthcare system, refused to repeal …

GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement about the government’s decision to file an appeal of the court decision striking down Bill 124.

“The government had a choice. They could accept what everyone had been saying for years – that Bill 124 was unconstitutional – or they could double down and make …

GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement about the government’s plans to appeal the court decision striking down Bill 124.

“With just over a week to go to file an appeal against the Bill 124 court ruling, the government is hopefully feeling the pressure from the public about launching yet another expensive …

GUELPH – Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the ongoing crisis in Ontario’s healthcare system.

“Every day brings new evidence that our healthcare system is crumbling before our eyes and every day the silence from the Premier and Health Minister Jones becomes more deafening.

Ambulances are on standby to shuttle sick children from …

QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the government’s announcement that businesses in “high risk” settings will be required to have naloxone kits on-site.

“The drug poisoning epidemic is real and it is lethal and every measure we take to prevent people from dying is worth taking.

So I …

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to reports that the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario has called in the Red Cross to help with patient care.“The Premier’s government continues to insist that all is going according to plan as children’s hospitals across the province struggle …