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July 28, 2022
Council of the Federation Health Human Resources Nursing Shortage

Nurses rally support among premiers to solve the staffing shortage

Silas: We have the solutions. It’s time to act on it. Nurses’ calls for action to end the dire staffing shortage plaguing Canadian health care were heard loud and clear across the country following a successful meeting between premiers and nurse union leaders. Focused on solutions to the health human resources crisis, the meeting took […]

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July 12, 2022
Council of the Federation Health Human Resources Media Release Nursing Shortage

Prime Minister and Premiers must work together to fix the dire nursing shortage

Silas: We need all hands on deck to protect public health care July 12, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – Canada’s nurses welcome the premiers’ call for a First Ministers Meeting focused on strengthening health care and alleviating the critical nursing shortage, as announced at today’s closing of the Council of the Federation’s summer gathering. “We are encouraged […]

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July 11, 2022
Council of the Federation Health Human Resources Media Release Nursing Shortage

Canada’s nurses met with premiers at the Council of the Federation on how we can stop a health care disaster

Silas: Governments need to unite around saving public health care. July 11, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – Nursing leaders from across the country met with premiers at the Council of the Federation to discuss the dire staffing crisis threatening the sustainability of public health care in Canada. “There are solutions to the crisis plaguing our health care […]

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July 10, 2022
Council of the Federation Health Human Resources Media Release Nursing Shortage

Nurses to Premiers: Canada’s health care is on the brink of disaster. Let’s fix the nursing shortage before it’s too late.

Silas: Nurses always step up to support Canada. Now governments must step up to support nurses. July 10, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – As the Council of the Federation begins critical meetings around the future of our public health care systems, Canada’s nurses are urging all levels of government to come together behind solutions for the most […]

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July 8, 2022
Council of the Federation Health Human Resources Media Release Nursing Shortage

Health care groups call on premiers to make Canada’s collapsing health system their top priority

Ottawa – July 7, 2022 – With health workers across Canada burned out and exhausted, surgical backlogs rampant, primary care access limited and emergency departments facing closures, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and HealthCareCAN are calling on Canada’s premiers to make health care their top […]

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July 4, 2022
Council of the Federation Health Human Resources Media Release Nursing Shortage

Nurses’ unions launch campaign to bring urgent message to Canada’s Premiers: act now to stop a public health disaster

Silas: To fix the health care crisis, Canada’s leaders must listen to Canada’s frontline nurses July 4, 2022 (VICTORIA, B.C.) – As premiers prepare to meet at the upcoming Council of the Federation, nurses are launching a campaign to deliver an urgent message from Canada’s frontline nurses: Our public health care system is on the brink […]

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February 4, 2022
Council of the Federation Health Human Resources Media Release Nursing Shortage

Canada’s nurses applaud the premiers’ call for federal funding

Premiers met today to discuss the future sustainability of Canadian health care, calling once again for an immediate and significant injection of funding from the federal government into provincial and territorial health systems. For the past several months, provincial and territorial leaders have put the spotlight on health care funding, demanding urgent assistance to the tune […]

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December 11, 2020
Council of the Federation Long-term care Media Release

Federal commitments from First Ministers Meeting welcomed by Canada’s Nurses

Canada’s nurses are welcoming a number of commitments made by the federal government in yesterday’s First Ministers’ Meeting. In the weeks ahead, we expect to see substantive developments in areas essential to our health care system. “It is positive news that the federal government is covering the cost of COVID-19 vaccines and any further costs […]

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July 25, 2018
Council of the Federation Media Release Pharmacare

Canada’s nurses commend premiers for their continued leadership on national pharmacare

MEDIA RELEASE Canada’s nurses commend premiers for their continued leadership towards implementing a national pharmacare program July 20, 2018 (ST. ANDREWS, NB) – At this year’s Council of the Federation, Canada’s premiers recommitted to working with the federal government to build a system of prescription drug coverage for Canada. “Every year, we take another leap […]

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July 19, 2018
Council of the Federation Media Release Pharmacare

Canada’s nurses and pharmacare Council Chair Dr. Eric Hoskins to hold media availability following event for premiers

MEDIA ADVISORY July 19, 2018 (ST. ANDREWS, NB) – Media representatives are advised that Linda Silas, President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), and Dr. Eric Hoskins, Chair of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, will hold a media availability, following a pharmacare roundtable event with Canada’s premiers. The breakfast […]

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