GUELPH — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to new polling showing that 39 percent of Ontarians are considering leaving the province due to high housing costs.
“Housing is the number-one concern for so many Ontarians right now, and the government has let them down – so much so that …
Guelph — MPP Mike Schreiner made the following statement about the opening of the Kindle Community supportive housing project at 10 Shelldale Crescent.
“I’m so proud of how our community came together to build housing with health supports to provide a home for 32 of our most vulnerable neighbours.
This project shows what we …
GUELPH — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that housing developers say Ontario’s new affordable housing prices will make it impossible to sell affordable homes without losing money on them.
“We cannot rely on the market alone to meet our affordable housing needs.
The Ford government needs to partner …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to new data from the Financial Accountability Office showing that in order to reach the government’s target of 1.5 million homes by the end of 2031, Ontario would need to build an average of 38,600 units each quarter, a 66 percent …
GUELPH — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the release of an open letter from a broad-based coalition of Ontario organizations calling on the government to abandon its most recent housing bill, Bill 185, and the accompanying changes to the Provincial Planning Statement.
“I stand with the many community …
KITCHENER — MPP Aislinn Clancy and MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that housing starts in April slumped to a six-year low.
“After five years of dithering, scandal and flip-flops, the new figures on housing starts are conclusive proof that the government has no clue how to solve …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that the federal government will transfer funding for affordable housing directly to city service managers, after the provincial government failed to meet its construction targets.
“While I’m glad that Ontario municipalities will still get the funding they need to …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner has tabled a motion calling on the government to implement a plan to effectively utilize available vacant land to increase the supply of affordable homes within existing boundaries.
“Time and time again, the government has failed to put forward any serious solutions to increase Ontario’s …
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Clancy and MPP Schreiner released the following statement in response to news that just 20 corporate landlords filed over half of the applications for above-guideline rent increases (AGIs) in the first eight months of 2022.
“The overuse of AGIs in Ontario is costing people their homes.
With increasing frequency, renters …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the government’s proposed housing legislation.
“With this bill, the government is effectively admitting defeat after five years of housing failures.
Instead of taking big and bold leadership to build more homes that people can afford, they’re tinkering around the edges and shifting …