My name is Hilda Swirsky, and I am the Region Six Board Representative for the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. With me today is RNAO's Senior Economist, Kim Jarvi. On behalf of RNAO, I wish to thank the Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Social Policy for this opportunity to present the views of Ontario's registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students on Bill 34, the Green Energy Repeal Act. We are here to speak to the health implications of the bill.

Good morning President Binder and members of the commission. My name is Beatriz Jackson, and I am a board member of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO). I represent RNAO's Region eight, an area that includes Durham Northumberland and the nuclear reactors at Pickering and Darlington. I have lived in Pickering for 22 years now, just 10 kilometers from the nuclear plant. With me today are Susan Munro, representing RNAO's Ontario Nurses for the Environment Interest Group, and Kim Jarvi, RNAO's Senior Economist.

Good morning. My name is Lynn Anne Mulrooney. I am a registered nurse and Senior Policy Analyst at the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO). With me today is Shirley Kennedy, the President of the Ontario Correctional Nurses' Interest Group (OCNIG). OCNIG is an interest group of RNAO comprised of registered nurses working in the federal and provincial correctional systems as well as nursing students interested in correctional nursing. We thank you for the opportunity to present on Bill 6 to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.

Good afternoon. My name is Lisa Levin. I am the Director of Nursing and Health Policy with the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. With me today is Nicole Jeffery, Implementation Specialist with RNAO's Tobacco Intervention Team.

Thank you for this opportunity to present the view of Ontario's registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.