Bernice Downey ‘09, ‘14
Faculty of Social Sciences
Downey is driven to create change and says it’s why she chose a health profession. A mother and grandmother of Ojibwe and Celtic heritage, she received a BSc in nursing from the University of Ottawa then came to McMaster after gaining experience in the nursing field to pursue her masters, PhD and post-doctoral work in medical anthropology.
A life-long advocate in the work of addressing the serious health inequalities among Indigenous populations in Canada, Downey continued at McMaster after her studies, joining the School of Nursing in 2017, cross-appointed with the Department of Psychiatry and Neuro-Behavioural Sciences. She also led the Indigenous Health Initiative with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the development of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute.
iPolitics By Iain Sherriff-Scott. Published on May 28, 2021 4:22pm Members of the Ontario government sit in the legislature in spring 2020. iPolitics asked opposition leaders and the government what they re trying to get done in the final week of sitting before the summer break. (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star)
With one week left on the legislative calendar at Queen’s Park, elected members are ready to pass a raft of priority bills, and square off on key issues, including getting kids back to school and reopening the economy.
This week, iPolitics asked opposition leaders and the government what their top priorities are before the house rises and members head home for the summer.
The resignation is the result of Comuzzi’s concerns over the government’s legislation to make the Northern Ontario School of Medicine a stand-alone institution.
The Conservative candidate for Thunder Bay-Atikokan is not running for election in the next provincial vote. Moe Comuzzi has resigned the position, po.