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Mike Schreiner released the following statement after meeting with the Premier and leaders of other parties to discuss COVID-19:

“Now that the federal government has announced an emergency funding package and Ontario has its first possible case of community…

“My office has received countless emails from people across this province who are appalled that the Government is using valuable…

“The Deputy Premier brushed off my question about employer sick leave policy last week, and since that time the threat…

“Flexible sick leave policies limit the spread of infection, yet the Premier ignored best practices when he repealed paid sick…

“This week we learned that the already unacceptably long waitlist for youth mental health services actually doubled over two years.…

“We must invest in more mental health services for children. It is unacceptable that the waitlist for youth mental health…

“Thank you to all public health officials and frontline staff who are working around the clock to safeguard our health…

“People with autism were promised more than this and the Ford government continues to fail them. The Conservatives’ complete mishandling…

“There is one place where these deaths aren’t occurring, which is overdose prevention sites where health professionals can safely monitor…