Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner makes stops in London, Ont. 'highlighting solutions to housing crisis'

Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner is touring sites throughout southwestern Ontario on Monday.

Schreiner, who currently holds a seat in the Ontario legislature, along with local Green Party candidate Carol Dyck, made three stops in London, Ont. Monday.

They began their day with a tour of Joan’s Place, Youth Homelessness Services on Richmond Street, that is currently under construction.

Schreiner said their goal was to highlight solutions to the housing crisis.

“Over 80,000 people in Ontario are experiencing homelessness right now. And we're touring fantastic projects like the Joan's Place, creating housing opportunities for young people integrated with employment services, mental health services and even court services , so they have around the wraparound supports they need to achieve success and stability,” said Schreiner.

Joan's Place is set to officially open in February of this year, providing housing and supports to some of the community’s most vulnerable population. The Green Party members were given an early look at some of what the facility will have to offer.

“The biggest priority is going to be tackling the affordability crisis, because we obviously have a very large problem right now with homelessness and that unhoused,” continued Green Party candidate Carol Dyck. “And that number is growing because people are really struggling to pay for their, housing, struggling to pay for food.”

As talk of an early provincial election call persists, Schreiner was critical of the Ford government.

"The premier's early election call is all about what's good for him politically, not what's good for the people of Ontario,” continued Schreiner. “Especially when you're looking at the instability we're seeing in the world with these Trump tariff threats. We need to unite across party lines, across jurisdictional lines to protect Canadian workers, Canadian jobs, Canadian businesses.”

After the tour of Joan's Place, Schreiner, along with his team, went across the street to the YOU Made It Cafe for a meet and greet, and had plans to tour Indwell Supportive Housing on South Street in London Monday afternoon.

“We know that people are experiencing an affordability crisis. Life is tough right now, and that's primarily been driven by the housing crisis. So we're putting forward solutions like legalizing multiplexes, we're putting forward proposals to protect renters, and we're putting forward proposals to, you know, really provide housing for people who are experiencing homelessness,” said Schreiner.