▁organization . ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Congress ▁of ▁Italian - Can ad ians . ▁ ▁Due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁her ▁high ▁profile , ▁Min na ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁two ▁task ▁forces ▁with ▁the ▁Work er ' s ▁Comp ens ation ▁Board . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁she ▁co - cha ired ▁the ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁V oc ational ▁Re h abil itation ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁she ▁cha ired ▁a ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁Service ▁D elivery . ▁Both ▁led ▁to ▁significant ▁improvements ▁in ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁W CB . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Min na ▁sought ▁the ▁Liberal ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁York ▁West ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁She ▁lost ▁to ▁Ser gio ▁Mar chi . ▁She ▁also ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁York ▁North ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Maur izio ▁Be vil ac qua . ▁The ▁York ▁North ▁nom ination ▁fight ▁turned ▁ugly ▁amid st ▁claims ▁of ▁delegate ▁stack ing ▁and ▁impro per ▁procedures . ▁Min na ▁later ▁appe aled ▁the ▁nom ination ▁but ▁with d rew ▁the ▁compla int ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁appeal ▁process ▁was ▁t aint ed . ▁ ▁In ▁government ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ▁won ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 9 ▁Ontario ▁seats . ▁Although ▁the ▁former ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁ran ▁against ▁her ▁as ▁an ▁independent ,