Mike Schreiner

Ontario Environment Minister Rod Phillips unveiled a $500 million plan on Thursday that promised to cut the province's carbon pollution in line with Canada's obligations under the Paris climate agreement, but offered few details about how it would actually achieve these reductions.

Mike Schreiner, who became the first Green Ontario legislator after winning the seat for Guelph in the June election, said that "the Ford government is on the wrong side of history and on the wrong side of the electorate" given that a majority of votes cast in that election were for parties (the Liberals, New Democrats, Greens) which included pollution pricing in their platforms.

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner ridiculed the claim as “a complete farce,” saying price declines now are seasonal.

Protesters lingered overnight outside the Ontario legislature after they were barred from observing a rare midnight sitting meant to speed up the passage of a controversial bill to cut Toronto's city council nearly in half.

The Ontario government has filed its argument in the Court of Appeal challenging federal carbon pricing as unconstitutional.

Ontario politicians returned to Queen's Park Wednesday morning for an extraordinary emergency meeting, during which the legislature's public galleries were cleared by security as three people who were protesting were escorted out in handcuffs.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford drew applause from the province's municipal leaders on Monday in Ottawa as he touted his early record and dodged accusations of "meddling" in democracy as if he were the head of government in a developing country.

Canadian Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna says she has come out of her first meeting with her new Ontario counterpart feeling "disappointed."

A moment after he swore his oath, Mike Schreiner said he was looking forward to doing politics differently.

Elizabeth May takes questions from National Observer in an interview on June 20, 2018.

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner won a seat in the Ontario election, making history as the first Green ever in the legislature.

Mike Schreiner cannot walk the streets of downtown Guelph, Ont., without being stopped to talk politics.

In May, National Observer invited the leaders of all four major provincial political parties to share their thoughts on the Ontario election by submitting opinion pieces. The day before the election, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner discuss their visions for change.

On the eve of Ontario's provincial election, Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner writes about the southern Ontario community that could make history on June 7.

Kathleen Wynne flew in and out of Ottawa late Wednesday with a campaign slogan designed to contrast her vision for Ontario with that of Doug Ford, and a guarantee to supporters that she'll be back in Queen's Park.