Constituency Office
Monday to Friday 9am-4pm
173 Woolwich Street, Unit 102
Guelph, ON N1H 3V4
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Tel.: 519-836-4190
Fax: 519-836-4191
Legislative Office
Monday to Friday 9am-4pm
Room 467
Main Legislative Building, Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A5
mschreiner@ola.org
Tel.: 416-325-4664
“Ontario is facing a housing affordability crisis and a mental health crisis.
The two are linked. And both crises have worsened during the pandemic.
Estimates are that up to 50% of people who are unhoused live with a mental health condition.
Mental health professionals are clear that the lowest-cost way to improve people’s lives and …
“Life is getting more and more expensive in Ontario, and the affordability crunch is hitting Ontarians with disabilities the hardest.
The average rent for a one bedroom apartment is over $1,000 a month, and even higher in cities like Toronto.
Yet the basic needs and shelter allowance for ODSP is just $1,169 a month …
“The Premier seems to think the market alone can solve the housing crisis. He’s wrong.
It will take more than the private sector to address the real housing affordability challenges that Ontarians are struggling with.
The task force was clear in its report: affordable housing was not part of their mandate.
That is a failure …
“Highway 413 cannot be part of Ontario’s solution to the housing crisis.
I support the task force’s recommendations on more density and environmental protections and urge the Premier to adopt these measures.
But even if implemented, these recommendations will be undermined by the Premier’s obsession with new highways like Highway 413. Aligning development with …
“The shelter system in Toronto and Ontario is collapsing during a frigid winter, while the Premier fails to take any action.
In the past 10 days alone, three unhoused Ontarians have died from extreme cold in Toronto. It’s a tragedy that could have been avoided with the necessary emergency and long-term investments in …
Mike Schreiner held a virtual news conference to call for all-party collaboration on housing and to call on the Premier to “get serious” about addressing the housing affordability crisis.
Notably, no opposition parties were invited to the Ford government’s housing summit today.
“This is a pattern,” Schreiner said. “ The Premier refuses to listen to …
“Ontario is dead last when it comes to per-capita housing supply. We need to change course urgently.
It’s becoming harder and harder for people in Ontario to find an affordable place to live. The housing affordability crisis is hitting Ontarians hard.
It’s hurting them in their wallets, and it’s hurting their health.
If we want …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to this morning’s Auditor General report:
“You would think in the midst of a devastating housing crisis that has intensified during the pandemic, homelessness would be a top priority. But not for the Premier.
The Auditor General did not mince her words in …
QUEEN’S PARK — This morning, Mike Schreiner announced his new motion that will tackle urban sprawl and address both the climate and housing affordability crises at the same time.
“We are in a climate emergency,” Schreiner stated. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) is clear: unless huge cuts are made to carbon …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on this morning’s FAO report:
“Today’s FAO report shows the dire state of homelessness in Ontario. The government needs to act now to make affordable housing an immediate priority.
The report is clear: without new policy measures, the government will fail to meet the goal of …