MEDIA RELEASE Nurses’ unions praise emergency health worker summit and call for urgent reprieve October 6, 2021 (OTTAWA, ON) – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is praising an emergency summit convened by doctors and nurses to address a health care system brought to its knees by the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFNU […]
September 17, 2021 (OTTAWA, ON) – Nurses, health care workers and their supporters are participating in a national day of action today, protesting the lack of government action to fix the critical nursing shortage and make urgently needed improvements to Canada’s beleaguered health care system. The day of action was called by the Canadian Federation of Nurses […]
The following opinion editorial appeared in the Hill Times on Monday November 19, 2018. Nurse practitioners are the innovative solution to Canada’s health care woes By LINDA SILAS AND IVY LYNN BOURGEAULT NOVEMBER 19, 2018 It was recently national Nurse Practitioner Week, but you would be forgiven if you’ve never heard of nurse practitioners. Most […]
