QUEEN’S PARK — The PC government’s major omnibus bill tabled today would decimate the Endangered Species Act, jeopardizing habitat protections for Ontario’s 243 species-at-risk.
The Green Party of Ontario analyzed over 1000 submissions on the government’s 10-year review of the Endangered Species Act, representing over half of the total responses.
A staggering 97% of …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the PC government’s housing action plan:
“The PC government has given us a mix of good, bad and ugly in its housing plan.
The ugly
Most disturbing is the revival of the much maligned rules of the Ontario Municipal Board, which allowed deep pocketed …
QUEEN’S PARK — Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner, will be introducing a bill to eliminate cash-for-access fundraising in Ontario today, an effort to get big money out of politics and tighten election finance laws that were loosened by the Conservative government in the fall.
“Cash-for-access events have no place in a …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after news that 200 affordable units will be built on surplus government sites sold to Greenwin Incorporated and Choice Properties:
“We need a comprehensive housing affordability strategy in Ontario.
But it’s important to acknowledge that making surplus land available for affordable housing is a step …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after news of full-time job cuts to Legal Aid:
“It is misleading for the government to tell vulnerable people in need of legal representation that they can simply call the Premier or the Attorney General after the funding cuts to Legal Aid.
This is not …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after Ottawa, Huntsville and Bracebridge all declared a state of emergency in response to rising flood waters:
“Thank you to all the emergency service personnel, including the Canadian Armed Services, who are working around the clock to keep people safe from rising flood waters …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after news the 50 Million Tree Program had been cut:
“It’s clear that the Premier does not believe that the new licence plate slogan “a place to grow” applies to trees and forests. For them, Ontario is no longer a place to grow, but instead a …
QUEEN’S PARK — The government is proposing changes that would gut the Endangered Species Act, taking an axe to protections for Ontario’s 243 species at risk.
“The Liberals put the Endangered Species Act on life support. Today the government proposed changes that pull the plug on protecting endangered species,” said Green Party leader …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement on cuts to library funding:
“Libraries matter. These cuts are especially disappointing since library funding was frozen 20 years ago.
The government fails to recognize the role libraries play as community meeting hubs, affordable access to information, especially digital resources.
This is a cruel irony given …
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Peel school board warned of impending teacher layoffs:
“Teachers are losing their jobs as a result of Ford’s overhaul of education.
It is disingenuous for the Premier and Education minister to claim otherwise as school boards issue layoff notices.
I hope most of these …