QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner rose in the House today to question the Premier’s delay in resolving concerns of Optometrists:
“It’s time the Premier did basic math and agreed to cover the full operating cost of OHIP eye exams so seniors and children can get the care they need.
The Premier’s refusal to cover …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the government’s proposed bill that would remove barriers facing foreign-trained professionals:
“Ontario is in a nursing shortage crisis, with hundreds of thousands of vacant positions at hospitals.
Yet the government has left healthcare workers off its list of proposed legislation that would …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the ongoing optometrist situation:
“The Premier needs to immediately commit to properly funding optometrists so kids and seniors can access the eye care they deserve.
It’s now been nearly two months of cancelled appointments because the Premier can’t get his act together.
Two months where …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement about the stalled negotiations between the government and Ontario Association of Optometrists:
“The Premier and Minister of Health need to immediately commit to funding the operating costs for OHIP-funded services provided by optometrists.
The Premier’s refusal to fairly compensate optometrists is leaving millions of kids …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner made the following statement on the nursing shortage crisis facing Ontario:
“The Premier needs to take immediate action to address the nursing shortage crisis.
Ontario is facing a mass exodus of nurses that is being driven by poor working conditions and low pay. And health care leaders warn that …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding the breakdown in negotiations between the Ford government and Ontario Association of Optometrists:“I am renewing my call for the Premier and Minister of Health to immediately commit to funding the operating costs for OHIP-funded services provided by optometrists.Kids and seniors are stuck without …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to John Tory’s press conference regarding the planned protests at hospitals:
“The Premier needs to urgently work with municipalities to protect hospitals from angry protestors.
Municipalities are clear that they’re open to working with the province to keep patients and health-care workers safe and …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Science Table’s brief on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Opioid-Related Harm in Ontario:“The government needs to urgently step up and address the opioid crisis that has surged during COVID-19.The Science Table’s new report is clear: rates of opioid-related …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the breakdown in negotiations between the government and Ontario Association of Optometrists:
“I call on the Premier and Minister of Health to immediately commit to funding the operating costs for OHIP funded services provided by optometrists.
The sooner the government commits to funding …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement regarding OHIP coverage for optometry services:
“The Premier and Minister of Health need to sort out the government’s relationship with optometrists so Ontarians can access the quality and affordable eye care they deserve.
Eye care is health care.
This is not the time to allow anyone to end …