Media

Mike works to amplify the voices of his neighbours in Kitchener Centre, both in the House of Commons, and in the media. Please see below for a sampling of some of Mike’s work covered in the media.

For media requests, please contact Rosalind Horne, Senior Communications Advisor.  

2023

June 2, 2023 The Record The burning season arrives before summer starts

May 10, 2023 The Mike Farwell Show Cross party support on Green motion for electoral reform mirrors motion passed at Liberal convention this weekend (starts at 42:30)

April 11, 2023 CityNews MP Mike Morrice makes proposal to address housing crisis

April 10, 2023 The Record Kitchener MP proposes removing tax exemptions for REITs. Report finds it would save hundreds of millions

April 6, 2023 The Hill Times Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years

March 29, 2023 CityNews Local politicians react to 2023 Federal Budget

March 29, 2023 CBC KW | The Morning Edition Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice on the federal budget and why he won’t support it

March 16, 2023 CBC News This petition asks Canada to grant asylum to transgender people from the U.S. Could it work?

February 11, 2023 Radio-Canada| À échelle humaine L’élu de la semaine : le député vert Mike Morrice

February 11, 2023 CityNews Petition created in Waterloo Region sees over 24,000 signatures in two weeks

February 11, 2023 The Record Kitchener MP Mike Morrice champions refugee status for trans and non-binary asylum seekers

February 10, 2023 CTV Kitchener Waterloo woman starts petition calling on Canada to provide asylum to trans and non-binary people

February 3, 2023 ​​National Observer New disability benefit on its way to making ‘major, major difference’ for working-age Canadians

January 25, 2023 The Hill Times Provincial shifts towards health care privatization ‘100 per cent the wrong way to go,’ says NDP MP Davies

January 4, 2023 MSN / CP Canada’s top CEOs make 243 times more than the average worker: report

2022

December 30, 2022 The Record Who lives in poverty in Waterloo Region? Race, age and love all play a role

December 14, 2022 The Record Morrice amends Canada Disability Benefit to include inflation indexing, barrier-free applications

November 21, 2022 CityNews Mike Morrice returns from COP27 in Egypt

November 21, 2022 The Record Kitchener-Centre Green MP returns from climate conference ‘feeling pretty mixed’

November 10, 2022 The Record Green MP says holding UN climate meeting in Egypt is disgusting

November 10, 2022 Rabble.ca Green Party MP pushes for end to REITs tax exemptions

November 10, 2022 The Hill Times ‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation

November 5, 2022 CityNews Kitchener MP provides update on Canada Disability Benefit

October 19, 2022 The Maple Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Surpass $15.6 Billion This Year: Report

September 12, 2022 The Record Kitchener Centre MP Morrice calls on government to address ‘twin national crises’: housing unaffordability and homelessness

September 9, 2022 CityNews Kitchener Centre MP Morrice creates petition to tackle housing problem

September 7, 2022 CityNews Local MP plans to raise issue of housing affordability in House of Commons

August 29, 2022 The Record It’s a different world on the other side of the doorstep

August 5, 2022 CBC News: The House Backbenchers’ backyards: Green MP Mike Morrice

July 25, 2022 The Record As a Green MP, I see the value of political independence

July 15, 2022 CBC News It’s time for MPs to work together and tone down the rhetoric

June 24, 2022 Global News Disability benefit bill in limbo as Parliament breaks for summer

June 21, 2022 TVO Today ‘I don’t know how long I can do this’: Disabled Ontarians still waiting on federal disability benefit

June 20, 2022 City News Local Green MP gives Grits a B- on plastic ban

June 17, 2022 The Record As prices rise at the pump, it’s time to stop gifting billions to oil and gas companies

June 15, 2022 CBC News MPs rush over 150 amendments to streaming bill, Senate says it won’t be pressured

May 4, 2022 The Toronto Star NDP continues pressing Liberals to end fossil fuel subsidies

May 3, 2022 The Toronto Star MPs to discuss ending fossil fuel subsidies at cross-party townhall

April 27, 2022 The Toronto Star Feds “unprepared” to deliver a just transition, says Canada’s climate watchdog

April 21, 2022 The Record Is it time for guaranteed livable income?

April 21, 2022 Rabble.ca Broad support for new Canada Disability Benefit puts pressure on Liberals

April 20, 2022 The Record From housing successes to climate failures: Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice’s take on federal budget

April 20, 2022 The Hill Times Budget 2022’s employment strategy for people with disabilities not a replacement for income support, warn advocates (plain text version here)

April 8, 2022 CBC News Expert, Green MP have mixed feelings on budget’s climate change initiatives

March 30, 2022 The Toronto Star Increased oil and gas production, carbon capture tax credits calls Canada’s new climate plan’s credibility into question

March 23, 2022 The National Observer NDP-Liberal deal fuels cautious optimism for climate file

March 10, 2022 Rabble.ca Using drugs ‘should not be a death sentence’

March 8, 2022 The National Observer Politicians weigh in as Bay du Nord decision remains on the table | Canada’s National Observer: News & Analysis 

March 2, 2022 The Hill Times The new climate denialism 

February 22, 2022 The Record ‘It was a difficult decision’: MP Mike Morrice votes against Emergencies Act | TheRecord.com 

February 16, 2022 CTV News Kitchener The Grove offers mental health services for youth experiencing difficulties amid pandemic | CTV News 

February 10, 2022 The Record Morrice aims to fast-track income program for people with disabilities | TheRecord.com 

January 1, 2022 The Record From COVID to climate change, Waterloo Region MPs set agendas for 2022 | TheRecord.com 

2021

December 9, 2021 CBC News Waterloo region police budget an ‘open tap’ councillors need to turn off, advocate says | CBC News 

November 22, 2021 The Record ‘A real sense of frustration’ at climate change negotiations in Glasgow, Kitchener Centre MP reports | TheRecord.com 

November 18, 2021 The Hill Times Opportunity amidst uncertainty: how will new MPs’ perspectives shape the 44th Parliament? 

November 3, 2021 CBC News Green Party MP at COP26 sees climate change ‘commitments’ being made but not backed by science | CBC News 

October 9, 2021 The Record In Conversation: Mike Morrice, Kitchener Centre’s history-making Green MP, says listening is key | TheRecord.com 

September 29, 2021 Global News (1) Kitchener MP Mike Morrice rules out run at Green Party leadership | Globalnews.ca