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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 1d

With rising food insecurity and global price uncertainty, it's more important than ever to protect our farmland.

This Thanksgiving say thanks to Ontario farmers by buying local.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 1d

Ontario's farmland is a precious resource that is vital to protect.

This #OntarioAgricultureWeek I'm feeling thankful for the land that feeds us and the farmers that steward it while growing our food.

A photo of Mike on a tractor plowing a furrow at the International Plowing Match.

Mike and Drew Spoelstra, president of the OFA, posing for a photo.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you to the organizers for putting together such a powerful event. I’m committed to continuing to call out and fight back against anti-Semitism and anti-Palestinian hate in our community.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 3d

It means a lot to me to be among so many community members calling for peace in the Middle East and an end to the occupation in Gaza.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight, I attended an interfaith vigil hosted by @ijvcanada.bsky.social Guelph and Guelph Interfaith Justice mourning the lives lost on, before and after October 7.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 9d

It's hard to overstate just how far backwards the Ford government has taken us on climate.

The rest of the world is using the shift toward renewables to generate jobs and prosperity, meanwhile the Premier has no plan at all.

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: "We are continuing to meet our commitment to at least try to meet our commitment for the 2030 target," Environment Minister Todd McCarthy said today.

"We believe in achievable outcomes, not unrealistic objectives." #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145911...

Ford government pledges to ‘at least try’ to achieve emissions target, as it slips away | Globalnews.ca

A new report from Ontario’s auditor general said the province, which already anticipates it will not meet its emissions target, could miss it by 'an even wider margin.'

globalnews.ca

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 9d

Sending my best wishes to the Jewish community for Yom Kippur.

Marked by fasting and repentance, the Day of Atonement offers an opportunity to look forward with hope to the year ahead. Yom Kippur reminds those of all faiths of the importance of self-reflection and renewal.

G’mar Chatimah Tovah.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 9d

Join me on Wed Oct 8 from 7-8pm at Victoria Road Rec Centre to share your priorities for the new session at Queen’s Park.

Whether it’s education, healthcare, protecting farmland, forests, and water, building more housing, or anything else, I want to hear from you.

I hope to see you there.

Poster for Townhall with MPP Mike Schreiner, Wed Oct 8 from 7 to 8pm. Location Victoria Road Recreation Centre in the Oak Room

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 10d

As a former farm kid, it's great to meet a young farmer keeping the family tradition alive.

I had the chance to chat with Austin from TruPure Farms about the challenges of getting started as a young regenerative farmer in Ontario.

Visit to Tru Pure Farms

YouTube video by Mike Schreiner

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 11d

And we will continue to fight against harmful legislation, like Bill 5, which undermines Indigenous rights and respectful nation-to-nation relationships.

Thank you to the team at the Woodland Cultural Centre for the hospitality and their work honouring and teaching Indigenous history.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 11d

Ontario Greens will continue to urge the Ford government to listen to the Indigenous leaders calling for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to be recognized as a provincial statutory holiday in Ontario.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 11d

As elected leaders, we have a responsibility to undertake the work of building respectful nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous nations who are still fighting to protect their cultures, languages, lives, land and livelihoods today.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 11d

It was a powerfully emotional experience to listen to the stories of survivors prior to touring the interpretive historic site.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an important opportunity to confront Canada’s history of sustained and systemic violence against Indigenous peoples.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 11d

Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I had the honour of attending the Woodland Cultural Centre’s official unveiling of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School as an Interpretive Historic Site.

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A photo of Mike reading an inscription on a bench in the Woodland Cultural Centre.

A photo of Mike and Kathleen Wynne listening to the speakers outside in the crowd.

Mike chatting with a local Six Nations member.

A photo of Mike and Sherri-Lynn Hill chief of Six Nations.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 13d

Go Jays Go! The Yankees made us earn it. And earn it they did. Now let’s get healthy and make a push for the World Series!

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 14d

I will never forget the day in QP when pointed me out in the gallery before I was elected and said that I should be allowed to ask a question because he was upset with the opposition questions coming his way.

My thoughts are with his friends, family and colleagues.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 14d

Sad to learn of Jim Bradley’s passing.

Jim served Ontario for decades and was instrumental in bringing about many of the environmental regulations that have preserved the beauty of our province.

The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · 15d

Jim Bradley was a 41-year veteran of Queen’s Park, a determined advocate for his hometown, and was called Ontario’s best environment minister. He was also just a super nice guy, writes @spaikin.bsky.social

Jim Bradley was born to serve the public — and he did until his final day | TVO Today

He was a 41-year veteran of Queen’s Park, a determined advocate for his hometown, and was called Ontario’s best environment minister. He was also just a super nice guy.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 16d

I remain committed to working across party lines and in close partnership with Francophone communities across Ontario to protect access to services in both French and English, and to support the educators who make bilingualism a reality for so many.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 16d

As someone who has taken on the challenge of learning French later in life, I’ve come to deeply appreciate the critical role that French teachers play in helping keep the French language alive and well in Ontario.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 16d

Back at Queen's Park today to raise the Franco-Ontarian flag in celebration of Franco-Ontarian Day and the 50th anniversary of the flag.

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Mike and Mary-Margaret McMahon under umbrellas outside with the Franco-Ontarian Flag behind them.

Mike at a podium in Queen's Park with a crowd around him.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 16d

It's time for the provincial government to invest in solutions to the systemic policy failings that are forcing people to go hungry: deeply affordable homes, a higher minimum wage, doubling ODSP and OW rates to end legislative poverty.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 16d

Today I visited the Daily Bread Food Bank in Etobicoke.

Their work and all the volunteers they engage help feed thousands and thousands of people at more than 205 food banks and meal programs in Toronto.

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A group photo of Mike with Neil Hetherington and Rose Butler at the Daily Bread Food Bank.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 18d

I want to wish everyone celebrating a happy Rosh Hashanah.

Sending you best wishes for a very happy new year.

Shana Tova!

Rosh Hashanah Greetings

YouTube video by Mike Schreiner

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 21d

The Greenbelt, Wasaga Beach, now protected land in Port Hope. We should all be concerned that our environment is being sacrificed for insider profits.

Ontario Greens will keep fighting to protect our farmland and green spaces.

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 24d

This spring, the Doug Ford government shifted the boundaries of a protected area in Port Hope, opening the gates for a subdivision to be built there instead. thenarwhal.ca/garden-hill-...

A Port Hope protected area, opened for development | The Narwhal

The Doug Ford government shifted the boundaries of a protected area, opening the way for a subdivision to be built there instead

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 23d

I'll be in Toronto this Saturday to join the call for climate justice. Join us.

RSVP here to join the Green contingent: app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_51f...

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