QUEEN’S PARK — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a new report from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce addressing the lingering mental health impacts of the Covid pandemic and their effect on small- and medium-sized businesses.
“The lingering effects“The lingering effects of the Covid pandemic are still being felt …
GUELPH — MPP for Guelph Mike Schreiner released the following statement to mark Mental Health Week.
“Every year, Mental Health Week encourages a more open dialogue about mental illness and addiction in our communities.
Over the last several years, discourse has been shifting slowly but surely. Finally, we are making progress when it comes …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement calling on the government to prioritize climate action, affordable housing and essential public services in the upcoming provincial budget, to be tabled March 23.
“Since the Premier was elected in 2018, quality of life in Ontario has gotten worse.
Everywhere you look, there’s a crisis …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to Toronto Mayor’s call for a national mental health summit:
“We are in the midst of a mental health crisis, and the Premier’s government is busy pointing fingers to avoid accountability.
The challenges of the last several years have put an unsustainable strain on …
KEMPTVILLE — Mike Schreiner is opposed to the Premier’s government’s plans for a new provincial prison in Kemptville that will pave over 170 acres of heritage farmland. The last thing Ontario needs right now is a new prison — especially a new prison that is going to pave over farmland.
“We should be …
“Everything is not ok when it comes to kids’ mental health,” Schreiner said at a virtual news conference.
The impact of COVID-19 has been severe on kids, including the uncertainty of online school, social isolation, and disruption of routine. According to SickKids, over 70 per cent of school-aged children in Ontario reported a …
“The drug poisoning crisis in Ontario is real and it is raging,” Schreiner said at a news conference in North Bay. “It’s a public health emergency. And tragically, it’s hitting the North the hardest.”
According to the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, fatal opioid drug poisonings rose by a staggering 79 per cent …
“There is a mental health crisis in Ontario and it’s disproportionately impacting people with disabilities,” Schreiner said at a virtual news conference this afternoon. “Ontario needs to do better.”
A survey from the University of British Columbia showed that 82% of Canadians with disabilities said the pandemic is negatively impacting their mental health …
“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 …
“On International Women’s Day, and every day, I’m calling on the government to make women’s mental health a priority.
Research shows that women have experienced much higher mental health-related challenges as a result of the pandemic.
The pressure of being a teacher, mother and professional all at once as offices and classrooms shut down …