Silas: Patients’ well-being and access to care hinges on bold federal leadership and action August 6, 2024 (Ottawa, ON) – Safe patient care is at the heart of working nurses’ recommendations to the federal government in the Canadian Federation of Nurses’ Unions’ (CFNU) pre-budget submission ahead of Budget 2025. “Years of persistent staffing shortages have […]
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 MoreSilas: Urgent action needed to protect patient care and stabilize the health staffing crisis October 11, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s frontline nurses are urging the federal government to fund initiatives that will stabilize the health care staffing crisis and protect patient care, action backed by firm timelines and real accountability. “Patients are going without […]
Read MoreThe following letter was sent by Linda Silas, on February 10, 2022, to the Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Dear Minister Freeland: Canada’s nurses believe that the next few years will be critical for our health care system. With premiers recently calling for an urgent increase in health transfers at […]
Read MoreApril 19, 2021 (Ottawa, ON) – After over two years without a full accounting of federal spending, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) was disappointed by today’s release of Budget 2021. As we continue to grapple with another wave of COVID-19, the CFNU looked to the federal government to continue providing significant investments in […]
Read MoreMedia Release New joint campaign calls on feds to take immediate action on pharmacare Health and labour groups aligned in push for universal access to prescription drugs February 16, 2021 – Ottawa, ON – Heart & Stroke, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) have teamed up to raise the […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE The federal budget inches Canada towards pharmacare, but proposals are minimal March 19, 2019 (OTTAWA, ON) – This year’s federal budget includes commitments that inch Canada closer to the long-awaited implementation of a national pharmacare program for everyone. While optimistic, Canada’s nurses want to see clearer commitments to support the creation and implementation […]
Read MoreWednesday, February 28, 2018 The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Canadian Labour Congress and Canadian Doctors for Medicare are calling on Finance Minister Bill Morneau to recuse himself from the pharmacare file. In a joint letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today, the three organizations express dismay over comments made today by Minister Morneau […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, February 27, 2018 (OTTAWA) – Canada’s nurses applaud the announcement in today’s federal budget of an Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, chaired by Dr. Eric Hoskins, with a mandate to work towards the implementation of a national pharmacare plan. For more than 20 years, the Canadian Federation of Nurses […]
Read MoreCanada’s economy is growing and that means this year’s federal budget can invest in ways that will have a positive impact on workers’ day-to-day lives. Here are some of the things we’ll be looking for in the federal budget. 1. A commitment to universal public pharmacare Canada is the only developed country in the world […]
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