Natalia Kusendova is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2018 provincial election. She holds Bachelor of Science Degrees in Human and Molecular Biology from the

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, and in Nursing from

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. In addition, she speaks five languages: English, Polish, French, Czech and Slovak. She represents the riding of

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as a member of the

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. Before being elected, she worked as a

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. Kusendova is of Slovak and

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descent. In March 2020, while the province was under a state of emergency due to the

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, Kusendova started taking 12-hour shifts in the emergency department at

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. In September 2020, Kusendova's bill to recognize the

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as an emblem of the province of Ontario was passed by the Ontario legislature and into law.

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