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Queenʼs Park on the Road (QPOR) is one of RNAOʼs signature political advocacy events.
It allows RNAO members to meet their MPPs within their local constituency to discuss key nursing, health, and health-care issues that matter to them and that affect their day-to-day practice. Through these meetings, nurses bring their experience and expertise to the table to influence healthy public policy changes that benefit Ontarians.
RNAO has developed a toolkit to help members learn how to connect with their MPP and to help plan a QPOR MPP meeting.
QPOR photo gallery
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Image CaptionRNAO board member Lale Tüner (right) and student nurse Renee Huizinga (left) met with Grey-Bruce MPP Paul Vickers (centre) on May 15 as part of RNAO’s QPOR initiative, bringing forward key nursing priorities and solutions.
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Image CaptionMember of RNAO's Mississauga and Brampton Chapter met with Minister of Long-Term Care, Hon. Natalia Kusendova-Bashta on April 9, 2026 to discuss key nursing and health issues. Pictured clockwise (from left to right left) are Sandrina Ntamwemezi, Maria Tandoc, MPP for Mississauga Centre Kusendova-Bashta, Upneet Lohcham, RNAO President & NP Lhamo Dolkar and RNAO Region 4 board representative Poonam Sharma. -
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Image CaptionMembers of RNAO’s Durham Chapter — Chair Sasha Allen (left), Policy and Political Action Officers Sepelene Deonarine (second from left) and Roya Haghiri-Vijeh (right) — met with Ajax MPP Rob Cerjanec (third from left) on Feb. 13, 2026 to discuss key nursing and health priorities. -
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Image CaptionMember of RNAO's Sudbury Chapter met with NDP MPPs on Feb. 12, 2026 to discuss key nursing and health issues. Pictured clockwise (from bottom left) are Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, Chapter Communications Officer Neil Stephen, Chapter Chair Dr. Christina McMillan Boyles, Chapter Executive Network Officer and Social Media ENO Paul-André Gauthier, and Sudbury MPP Jamie West. -
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Image CaptionMembers of RNAO’s Windsor–Essex Chapter — Policy and Political Action Officer Olivia Cochrane (left) and Chair Kathy Moreland (right) — met with Essex MPP Anthony Leardi (centre), who is also the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health, on Feb. 3. They discussed Ontario's primary care crisis, nursing crisis, homelessness and other policy issues. -
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Image CaptionMembers of RNAO’s Windsor–Essex Chapter — Policy and Political Action Officer Olivia Cochrane (left) and Chair Kathy Moreland (right) — met with Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie (centre) on Feb. 3, 2026 to discuss the nursing crisis and other key policy issues. -
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Image CaptionWindsor–Essex Chapter Chair Kathy Moreland (left) and Policy and Political Action Officer Olivia Cochrane (right) met with Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky (centre) to discuss key nursing and health-care priorities on Feb. 3, 2026. -
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Image CaptionRNAO’s Middlesex–Elgin Chapter Chair Janet Hunt (right) and chapter member Lallu John (left) met with London North Centre MPP Terence Kernaghan (centre) on Jan. 13, 2026. -
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Image CaptionNursing Students of Ontario (NSO) Chair and RNAO board of directors student representative Hugo Tam (left) travelled to Durham region, meeting with Oshawa MPP Jennifer French (right) on Jan. 10, 2026 to discuss key nursing and health issues.
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Image CaptionRNAO’s Middlesex–Elgin Chapter Chair Janet Hunt (third from left), Communications Officer Huda Mohamed (left) and Mental Health Nursing Interest Group Chair Andrew Marlowe (second from left) met with London–Fanshawe MPP Teresa Armstrong (right) on Dec. 18, 2025. -
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Image CaptionRNAO's Toronto East Chapter's Policy and Political Action Officer Helen Holubec (right) and student mentee Tanveer Ahmed (right, on screen) met with then-Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum (left) on Dec. 15, 2025 to discuss key nursing and health care issues. -
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Image CaptionRNAO's Toronto East Chapter Chair Selvi Baijnauth (bottom left) and RNAO Region 7 board representative Sonia Chin (bottom centre) met with Don Valley East MPP Dr. Adil Shamji (top) on Dec. 4, 2025.
