Take Your MPP To Work LIVE - #TogetherWeCanDoIt

Submitted by mscaini on May 6, 2020, 10:42am

Each year during and after Nursing Week, we encourage RNs, NPs and nursing students to take part in our annual Take Your MPP To Work™ political action event.

This year is unlike any other, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in Canadian cities and communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Health-care organizations and workers are among those feeling the most substantial effects of the virus.

Together with our health-care system partners, we have been addressing the concerns expressed by our front-line heroes, and there is more work to be done. To help our elected federal and provincial MPs, MPPs and Ministers better understand and make informed, timely decisions, we plan to engage them in witnessing, first-hand, the significant challenges organizations and facilities are currently facing.

This year, to remain consistent with COVID-19 and physical distancing, we are inviting our partner organizations to participate in Take Your MPP To Work LIVE - #TogetherWeCanDoIt, a virtual experience, beginning during Nursing Week (May 11 - 17) and continuing until July 2020.

This event is an innovative approach to RNAO’s Take Your MPP to Work™ (TYMTW) event, which was established in 2000. Since that time, TYMTW has grown to become an important annual political engagement event for RNAO members and MPPs alike. Premiers, Cabinet Ministers, Opposition Leaders and numerous MPPs have gone to work with RNs and NPs in all care settings. We hope this virtual on-the-job experience in 2020, the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, will give politicians a unique opportunity to better understand the breadth, depth and challenges of providing nursing care across diverse practice settings, particularly in times of a health care crisis.

Confirmed Events

Date	Organization	Politician
May 11, 2020	Michael Garron Hospital	Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
May 11, 2020	KFLA Public Health	Ian Arthur, MPP Kingston and the Islands
May 13, 2020	West Park Health Care Centre	Premier Doug Ford, Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care & Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
May 13, 2020	Guelph Community Health Centre	MPP Mike Schreiner, Ontario Green Party Leader
May 13, 2020	Trillium Health Partners	Natalia Kusendova, MPP Mississauga Centre
May 14, 2020	Ottawa Public Health	Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
May 14, 2020	St. Joseph's Health Care London	Terence Kernaghan, MPP London North Centre
May 14, 2020	Sandy Lake Nursing Station and Health Centre	Sol Mamakwa, MPP Kiiwetinoong
May 15, 2020	Hôpital Montfort	Hon. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation and Minister of Francophone Affairs
May 15, 2020	Saint Elizabeth Health Care	Mitzie Hunter, MPP Scarborough - Guildwood
May 15, 2020	Inner City Health Associates	Andrea Horwath, Leader, Official Opposition, MPP Hamilton Centre

Please note events will continue to be added.

Recap Videos

MPP Terence Kernaghan at Parkwood Institute (May 15,2020)

Ontario Liberal Party leader and MPP John Fraser at Greenwood Court (May 15, 2020)

MPP Mitzie Hunter at Saint Elizabeth Health Care (May 15, 2020)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Ottawa Public Health (May 14, 2020)

MPP Sol Mamakwa at Sandy Lake Nursing Station and Health Centre (May 14, 2020)

Premier Doug Ford, Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care & Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health at West Park Health Care Centre - (May 13, 2020)