This article was first published by GuelphToday, a Village Media publication.
Mike Schreiner urged his supporters to not “agonize" but "organize” as they come up against another majority PC government.
He won another landslide victory in his Guelph riding, his third, and Aislinn Clancy held onto her seat in Kitchener Centre.
The Greens were hoping to clinch a third seat for their deputy leader, Matt Richter, in Parry Sound—Muskoka, who came a close second to Progressive Conservative Graydon Smith.
“The two Ontario Green MPPs will do our job to hold your government accountable. We will do it as the unofficial, official opposition,” said Schreiner during his victory speech at Delta Hotels Conference Centre.
Roughly 150 people were in attendance to support the Green Party leader. Cheers erupted as results rolled in on the two projected screens in the large conference room.
Schreiner watched the votes tally up from a suite at the Delta Hotel before walking through a sea of green in the hotel’s ballroom.
“There, are real and serious challenges facing the province of Ontario in climate, housing, health care, education and tariffs. You could put the word crisis after each and every one of those items. As a matter of fact, it feels like crisis has become the new normal in Ontario,” he said.
He reiterated his willingness to work across party lines to get things done as he has said many times before.
“Don't agonize, organize,” said Schreiner. “Because just in the same way that people power saved the Greenbelt, people power can fight to build homes that people can afford, to fix health care and education and to protect the people and places we love in this province. We owe it to the people of Ontario to fight for progressive values, and that's why Ontario Greens are going to continue to organize, organize, organize for the people of Ontario.”
Schreiner said the Greens fought for fairness and a livable affordable future for our children. “Aislinn Clancy and I will continue that fight for you at Queen’s Park as your champions.”