Ep 25. Interview with a Nurse Turned Politician: Power, Passion, or just Politics?

Jul 23, 2020

In this episode, we take a dive into politics and healthcare with Natalia Kusendova, who is a nurse turned politician, and Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Ontario representing Mississauga Centre. 

We ask Natalia about her journey to becoming a politician, and Bill 124 which caps the wages of 1.2 million public sector employees (including nurses) for the next 3 years. How did this bill come to be and who is included and excluded from it?

What is the importance of having more nurses and women in politics? What is it like to be a young female nurse in politics? What is the world of politics really like and how can we make a difference?

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Articles for reference:

Natalia Kusendova:

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2019/12/13/mpps-are-marking-10-years-without-a-pay-raise.html

https://torontosun.com/news/national/mps-poised-to-score-pay-hike-amid-covid-19-crisis

https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/natalia-kusendova

https://www.ontario.ca/page/public-sector-salary-disclosuhttps://globalnews.ca/news/6758572/coronavirus-natalia-kusendova-mpp/re-2019-all-sectors-and-seconded-employees

https://globalnews.ca/news/6758572/coronavirus-natalia-kusendova-mpp/

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-election-2018/failed-pc-leadership-contestant-granic-allen-wins-nomination-in-mississauga-1.3896475

https://globalnews.ca/news/4189784/tanya-granic-allen-doug-ford-ontario-pc/

https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2018/05/05/tanya-granic-allen-will-no-longer-be-a-candidate-for-ontario-pc-party-doug-ford-says.html

Voting:

https://www.lawoforderblog.com/2018/03/4-things-most-people-get-wrong-about-abstentions/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstention

https://www.thelawyerportal.com/blog/why-would-anyone-abstain-from-voting/

Ontario Medical Association (OMA):

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-oma-considering-all-options-after-ontario-government-pulls-out-of/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-province-ontario-doctors-to-return-to-the-arbitration-table/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-talks-shut-down-between-ontario-doctors-and-provincial-government/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-government-reaches-an-arbitrated-agreement-with-oma/

Gender & Pay Equity

https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/the-gender-pay-gap/

http://www.payequity.gov.on.ca/en/GWG/Pages/what_is_GWG.aspx

https://globalnews.ca/news/6001276/gender-wage-gap-women-canada/

 

Bill 124 & Ontario Nurses Association (ONA):

https://www.ehlaw.ca/ontario-caps-compensation-increases-for-public-servants-and-the-broader-public-sector/

https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-124

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ontario-nurses-association-files-charter-challenge-of-bill-124-821160354.html