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.

My name is Kerrie Pickering, president of RNAO’s Ontario Nurses for the Environment Interest Group. On behalf of RNAO, I urge the Ontario government adhere to the precautionary principle and develop a strong emergency preparedness plan regarding nuclear risks on the Great Lakes.

RNAO is very concerned about the health risks and costs of nuclear power, and we urge that as long as Ontario continues to run nuclear plants, it must act in accordance with best practices and develop a comprehensive nuclear emergency plan to reduce the risks to the public.