Silas: Only with all levels of government collaborating meaningfully on proven solutions can we end the crisis in care July 17, 2024 (HALIFAX, NS) – As the Council of the Federation’s summer gathering comes to a close, Canada’s nurses unions are urging premiers to listen to the voices of frontline nurses and health care workers […]
Read MoreSilas: Together, we will protect public health care. Together, we got this. “Public health care is not for sale,” declared Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), at an anti-privatization and pro-public health care rally in Halifax today. Nurse union leaders from across the country joined Silas as a part of […]
Read MoreSilas: Bold vision needed to ensure access to care at all ages July 16, 2024 (HALIFAX, NS) – Nurses unions from across the country brought solutions to alleviate staffing pressures from primary care to long-term care at today’s policy breakfast with Canada’s premiers. “Access to care at all ages relies on our nurses and health […]
Read MoreThe following opinion editorial first appeared in iPolitics on July 4, 2024. Canada’s nurses unions push premiers on a bold vision for the future of public health care By Linda Silas Canada needs a bold vision for the future of our health care. Amidst an ongoing staffing crisis, the cracks in our public health care systems have […]
Read MoreSilas: We won’t let premiers forget that access to care relies on health care workers! July 9, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – As Canada’s premiers prepare to meet at the upcoming Council of the Federation next week, nurses unions are pressing provincial leaders to commit to a bold vision for public health care and ensure everyone […]
Read MoreThe New Brunswick Auditor-General’s report findings on the use of for-profit agencies reveal a critical lack of oversight in the province’s health care spending, underscoring the need for thorough investigations in every province and territory. “We cannot accept over $173 million of taxpayers’ money in New Brunswick being funneled into for-profit corporations with no oversight. […]
Read MoreAs nurses and health care professionals, members of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) continue to be alarmed by the situation in Gaza. Like many labour and humanitarian groups in Canada, we are deeply concerned about the dire situation in Gaza. The loss of life is estimated by local authorities to be at 35,000 […]
Read MoreYour nurses’ unions are raising the bar! Dear members, I know for too many, celebrating Nursing Week feels out of the question. It is hard to celebrate while working doubly hard, pushing your limits and caring for more and more patients without adequate support. Your strength is commendable, but I know you cannot continue to […]
Read MoreSilas: Federal leadership needed to make nursing jobs the best in our communities April 16, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s nurses are encouraged by the federal government’s commitments in Budget 2024 to invest in healthy communities, including a national school food program, housing initiatives and pushing forward pharmacare implementation. “Health is connected to every facet […]
Read MoreAn RN of more than 20 years, Dr. Leigh Chapman knows how powerful nurses’ work and leadership truly are. Now Canada’s Chief Nursing Officer, Dr. Chapman has long been a strong advocate for harm reduction and social justice. During the early years of COVID-19, she headed a new nursing program to support people experiencing homelessness with Inner […]
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