Tag: health

QUEEN’S PARK – Guelph MPP, Mike Schreiner, released the following statement following today’s announcement by the Minister of Health of funding to train critical care nurses.

“The Minister of Health’s declarations of support for Ontario’s nurses ring hollow while in the same breath her government confirms it intends to appeal the Superior Court …

QUEEN’S PARK – Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that Bill 124 violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms:

“The Premier must not waste any more taxpayer money fighting for this terrible piece of legislation.

I call on the …

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Office’s Expenditure Monitor report for the first half of 2022-23.

“Today’s FAO report illustrates once again how the Premier would rather cling to his austerity agenda than help people in need.

The report shows that the …

MPP for Guelph, Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to the government’s announcement on funding for software to reduce surgical backlog.

“While I’m all for the modernization of our healthcare technology system, the government clearly remains in a state of delusion about the reality of the healthcare crisis in this province.

Solving …

QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement about an SOS call from five of Ontario’s biggest healthcare unions.“Today, five healthcare workers’ unions came together to make an emergency appeal to the government to save our crumbling healthcare system. If this isn’t the wake up call that the Premier needs, I’m …

QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner released the following statement as regulations under Bill 7 – More Beds, Better Care Act come into effect.

“Robbing elders of their choices for long-term care – and charging them $400 a day if they don’t comply – will do nothing to solve the current healthcare crisis.

Even if …

QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to the government’s healthcare infrastructure announcement.

“Fixing a few doors and windows will not fix our ailing healthcare system. That’s not where the problem lies.

And beds without staff are nothing but furniture.

If I were the Premier, I would be scrapping Bill 124 …

QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore’s recommendation that all Ontarians wear masks in indoor settings.“Our pediatric healthcare system is in crisis yet just like during COVID, the Premier is letting politics get in the way of taking the …

GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, made the following statement in response to concerning new data showing that all available pediatric intensive care hospital beds in Ontario are occupied:

“Parents in Ontario should be able to know that their child can get treatment if they require urgent care. But right now with pediatric ICU beds …