York Region Liberal MPs donating pay raise to charities in fight against COVID-19

Newmarket-Aurora MP Tony Van Bynen will support Southlake Regional Health Centre

Newmarkettoday.ca
April 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge and has put a strain on vulnerable people, health-care workers and hospitals in our communities.

York Region Liberal Members of Parliament (MPs) have been working closely with local community organizations to explore further ways they could give support to their residents, at a personal level.

To give back to their communities and people in need, York Region’s Federal Liberal caucus members have decided they will donate their MP pay raises for this upcoming year to local charities.

These donations will go directly to various organizations in York Region, including the Southlake Regional Health Centre, Markham-Stouffville Hospital, Mackenzie Health Vaughan Hospital and the Vaughan Food Bank, and will help pay for things like medical and food supplies for health-care workers and our most vulnerable.

“Everyone in York Region is feeling the direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinary time that our country is facing. As Members of Parliament, we are here to serve the people in our communities and we need to be there for them now more than ever in this difficult time. We thank all our residents for continuing to heed the advice of our public health officials to stay home, practise physical distancing and wash your hands often.“