QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Schreiner, marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, joined by the ODSP Action Coalition, by renewing his demand for the Premier’s government to end legislated poverty by immediately doubling social assistance rates.
“Thousands of people in Ontario are living 30 per cent below the official poverty line …
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to the government’s flawed licence plate refund program.
“Not only did this shameless vote-buying exercise cost the province $2.4 billion dollars, we now learn that a few people made out way better than the majority of people.
The Premier said it was meant to …
GUELPH – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to a call from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario for mayoral candidates in upcoming municipal elections to seek decriminalisation of simple drug possession in their communities
“People are losing loved ones every day — eight lives lost daily last year across Ontario …
TORONTO – Mike Schreiner, released the following statement in response to World Animal Protection’s investigative report Nothing New at the Zoo, which documents multiple instances of cruelty to animals and unsafe practices at roadside zoos in Ontario.
“I strongly condemn the inhumane practices at roadside zoos in Ontario and call on the Premier’s government …
TORONTO — Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to growing concerns about the continued strain on our healthcare system:
“Ontario is facing a crisis in our public healthcare system.
Existing capacity constraints due to staffing shortages were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we are at a breaking point.
Nurses are burnt out …
TORONTO– Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to a review that found people of colour faced disproportionate levels of violence from Toronto police in 2020:
“This review is disturbing but yet not surprising.
It further shows why we need to urgently reallocate funding from policing to health and why we must be open …
TORONTO– Mike Schreiner penned an open letter to the Premier this afternoon, calling on his government to double Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates immediately.
“The issue of affordability is top of mind for many Ontarians right now,” Schreiner wrote. “And people with disabilities are feeling the effects of the cost of living …
QUEEN’S PARK– Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the Premier’s government’s budget:
“The Premier just announced a 1950s-era Sprawl Budget that is taking us backwards and setting Ontario up for an expensive, unhealthy province that will pave over our children’s future.
We’re in a climate emergency and a cost of living crisis …
QUEEN’S PARK– Mike Schreiner made the following statement ahead of budget day:
“The Premier’s budget tomorrow needs to include investments in addressing the climate emergency, the housing affordability crisis and the mental health crisis.
We’re in a climate emergency that’s making life more expensive and unhealthy, it’s getting harder and harder for Ontarians to find …
TORONTO– Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the Premier’s election promise of raising injured workers’ compensation:
“Actions speak louder than words when it comes to supporting workers.
And the Premier has failed injured workers by denying them benefits through deeming.
If the Premier really cared about supporting injured workers, he would immediately end …