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Schreiner speaks at Raise the Rates rally
ODSP
October 24, 2024
Ontario Greens leader Mike Schreiner addressed attendees of a rally organized by the Raise The Rates Coalition calling on the provincial government to end legislated poverty by raising social assistance rates.
Ontario is breaking food bank records. Where’s Doug Ford?
social assistance
September 10, 2024
Ontario Greens leader Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to a new report showing that more than a…
Calls for Ford to double social assistance rates continue to grow
ODSP
July 25, 2022
Please see the open letter Mike Schreiner sent to the Premier last month requesting the doubling of Ontario Disability Support…
Schreiner disappointed in lack of support for low-income groups
coronavirus
April 23, 2020
QUEEN’S PARK — Mike Schreiner released the following statement after the Social Services Minister announced further measures to protect vulnerable…
Public service gaps worsen under Ford’s watch
Healthcare
December 9, 2019
“The government’s fiscal plan hinges entirely on cuts to public services that will only worsen the state of our healthcare…
Schreiner calls on Ford to stop floating social assistance cuts
doug ford
October 3, 2019
“The natural impulse of this government is to take from those who have the least. That they were even considering…
Conservatives saving money by squeezing people in poverty
poverty
August 1, 2018
“The Conservative government’s leadership style is to cut first and think later. They are more interested in tearing things down…
Statement from Mike Schreiner on cuts to social assistance
poverty
July 31, 2018
GPO leader and Guelph MPP Mike Schreiner made the following statement regarding the Progressive Conservative cuts to social assistance programs…