CCSN?s recent visit to Queen?s Park

Jackie Manthorne, CCSN president & CEO, paid a visit to Queen’s Park in late May to meet with several MPPs and other decision-makers to discuss issues related to cancer survivorship. While there, she met with:
 
  • Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
  • Holly Burke, Senior Policy Analyst in the office of Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
  • MPP John Fraser, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-term Care.
  • France Gélinas, Health and Long-term Care critic for the Ontario New Democratic Party.
 
On a previous visit to Queen’s Park, Manthorne met with Jeff Yurek, Health and Long-term Care critic for the Conservative Party.
CCSN’s message during these meetings was to think of cancer as a chronic disease rather than as an event, one that must be approached with a life-long attitude, from prevention to detection to treatment to survivorship, and to understand what cancer patient go through, including:
 
  • Fear of cancer spreading or coming back.
  • Physical side effects of treatment and surgery.
  • Psychosocial and mental health issues.
  • Changing family dynamics.
  • Difficulty transitioning back to work.
  • Financial impact.

Jackie Manthorne, CCSN president & CEO, with MPP John Fraser, Parlimentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-term Care.

Jackie Manthorne, CCSN president & CEO, with MPP France Gélinas, Health and Long-term Care Critic for the Ontario New Democratic Party.