Schreiner: Ontario’s drinking water is Ford’s next target

October 23, 2025

QUEEN'S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s latest legislation that makes changes to the Clean Water Act.

“The Ford government has wasted no time getting back to their usual tricks: rolling back environmental and safety protections to serve the interests of industry insiders.

The proposed changes to the Clean Water Act put Ontario’s drinking water and communities at risk by removing critical checks and balances and politicizing the water permitting process.

Ask the people of Grassy Narrows or Walkerton what happens when your drinking water is contaminated. This is not something we can afford to get wrong. 

This continues the Ford government’s pattern of throwing responsible planning out the window and concentrating power in the hands of a single cabinet minister.

Protecting Ontario’s drinking water is not red tape.

The health and safety of Ontarians is not red tape.”

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