Derek Lee, Liberal MP of my riding is awesome. You have to call their office and schedule an appointment to meet with them; you should have a valid reason which is important enough. I wanted to find out more about the process for immigration and the office was able to help without speaking to the MP. I was able to meet the MP for networking purposes.

It really depends on the issue, and how much they can do. Unless they are the chair, or head of a special committee, on most issues, all they can do is cast their vote.

I contacted my MP about the copyright bill back in June (?); i had left a message, and gotten a reply. Basically he said, he was in opposition, but again all he could do was vote against it. Much good that did because he promptly left politics.

I contacted my MP when i moved back to Sauga, and he did dick all. No call back, nothing. Good thing he just got booted out of his office last night.

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Originally posted by fayraree Derek Lee, Liberal MP of my riding is awesome. You have to call their office and schedule an appointment to meet with them; you should have a valid reason which is important enough. I wanted to find out more about the process for immigration and the office was able to help without speaking to the MP. I was able to meet the MP for networking purposes.

yeah my MP is also Liberal
I've emailed him with all my contact info, I think I might drop a letter too... my issue is pretty big but has a lot of background info that I guess is better that I put all of it in writing

a little bit more info about my issue:

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Foreign grads lack OHIP Ontario red tape snarls international students invited to stay in Canada on 'open' work permits A technical glitch affecting a new Immigration Canada program designed to keep foreign students with Canadian credentials in this country has left international graduates working in Ontario without OHIP coverage. The Immigration Canada program, launched in April, caters to foreign students who graduate from a Canadian university or college by extending their work visas from one to three years – an attempt to encourage talented individuals with Canadian qualifications to stay in the country. Instead of being tied to a specific Canadian employer in their field, as they were under the "closed" work permits issued in the past, graduates can now apply for an "open" permit allowing them to pursue job opportunities without reference to an advance offer or specific employer. The problem is the province of Ontario, in determining health care eligibility, requires foreign workers to possess a work visa that "names a Canadian employer situated in Ontario and your prospective occupation." According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 63,673 international students came here last year and 11,000 postgraduate employment work permits were issued. Laurie St. John, an international graduate of Guelph University/Humber College's joint media and public relations program, has been working in Toronto without health coverage since her graduation in June, when her University Health Insurance Plan (required for all foreign students) expired. The 22-year-old from Barbados, employed by a Toronto public relations firm since graduating, says she has been given the run-around and contradictory information by federal immigration and provincial health officials in her efforts to secure health care coverage. "Like many other foreign graduates, I was so excited when I got my open work permit in May and got to work in Canada two weeks after my graduation," said St. John, who couldn't seek medical treatment for a back injury this summer without paying out of pocket. "I was grateful for the job opportunity, but no one ever told us that we could not get OHIP." A Citizenship and Immigration Canada spokesperson said this week the provinces are individually responsible for health care and their regulations vary. The department can "assist provincial health authorities who wish to cover graduates without having to cover all other open work permit holders," said immigration spokesperson Danielle Norris. Otherwise, "international graduates who are not covered by their provincial health authority or who would wish to complement their provincial health coverage can purchase private health coverage.(note: not eligible for private insurance unless you have OHIP)" Ontario health ministry spokesperson Mark Nesbitt said the ministry is aware of the problem and applications by people on the post-graduation work permits are being reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Nesbitt couldn't say when the policy gap will be fixed.

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I've already appealed to the General Manager of OHIP - appeal denied.
I'm escalating this to the Health Services and Appeal Boards, and decided to notify my MP as well, in hopes of getting some support..

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you should speak to your MPP as well, as this issue might have a provincial connection.

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Originally posted by fayraree you should speak to your MPP as well, as this issue might have a provincial connection.

MPP?

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew MPP?

member of provincial parliament

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Originally posted by chinamon not true. i say "ugh" but i am a tranny.

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Originally posted by kotsy lol colour me retarded

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew MPP?

and OPP

ya u know me

Yup, makes sense since health care is a provincial problem.

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Originally posted by Yohan member of provincial parliament

thanks guys

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Originally posted by fayraree and OPP ya u know me

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fuck, beaten