Silas: Nurse staffing decisions must be based on patient safety, not bottom lines July 22, 2025 (Huntsville, ON) – Patient safety was at the heart of discussions between Canada’s nurse union leaders and premiers at today’s policy breakfast meeting hosted by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). “Safe patient care relies on a strong […]
Read MoreSilas: Nurse staffing decisions need to be based on safety July 15, 2025 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s nurses union leaders will be meeting with premiers to discuss nursing as a safety-critical workforce at the upcoming Council of the Federation meetings next week. “Nursing is the largest safety-critical workforce in Canada, yet nurses are not being […]
Read MoreSilas: 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: 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 MoreSilas: Nurses and patients need to see action that matches the urgency of this crisis. November 7, 2023 (OTTAWA, ON) – “Premiers can not lose sight of just how critically important tackling the nationwide nursing shortage is to bringing Canada out of this health care crisis,” warned Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of […]
Read MoreSilas: CFNU delivered a strong message to premiers – fix the nursing shortage, end the health care crisis. July 11, 2023 (WINNIPEG, MB) – Supporting nurses and health care workers to complete the recovery of our ailing health systems was the focus of today’s policy meeting between Canada’s premiers and nurse union leaders from across the […]
Read MoreSilas: This is a critical moment in health care, and Canada’s leaders must prioritize fixing the nursing shortage. July 6, 2023 (OTTAWA, ON) – As the Council of the Federation begins critical meetings on the future of Canada’s public health care systems, nurses are looking to the premiers for coordinated action to fix the crisis […]
Read MoreSilas: Canada’s leaders need to roll up their sleeves and finish the job. June 27, 2023 (OTTAWA, ON) – As Canada’s premiers prepare to meet at the upcoming Council of the Federation next month, nurses are launching a campaign urging provinces to fix the nursing shortage and end the health care crisis plaguing the country. […]
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