Canada’s nurses launch federal election campaign to Choose Care, Not Cuts June 7, 2019 (FREDERICTON) – Canada’s nurses have launched a national public engagement campaign and website to ensure the ongoing underfunding of public health care is a top-of-mind issue during Canada’s federal election this fall. The campaign and its online tools are designed to […]
Read MoreJune 6, 2019 (FREDERICTON) – A safe blood supply advocate, two prominent nursing union leaders and the President of the CLC have been honoured for their advocacy at the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions’ 2019 Biennial Convention today. BloodWatch.org Executive Director Kat Lanteigne, P.E.I. Nurses’ Union President Mona O’Shea, and United Nurses of Alberta Second […]
Read MoreJune 4, 2019 (FREDERICTON) – With all Canadian provinces facing a growing nurse staffing crunch, Canada’s nurses have commissioned a national study that can help governments and major health care organizations find solutions to an anticipated crisis. Announcing the “National Nurse Staffing Survey” at the Biennial Convention of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, President […]
Read MoreJune 4, 2019 (FREDERICTON) – As the criminal trial of a man charged with beating and injuring a female nurse begins in Moncton, presidents of Canada’s nurses unions today called on federal and provincial governments to take measures to end violence against health care workers. “Violence against health care workers and especially nurses is increasing […]
Read MoreJune 4, 2019 (FREDERICTON) – A new discussion paper on the health impacts of climate change calls on nurses to prepare for extreme weather events, plan for emerging patient needs resulting from climate change, and encourage green initiatives at work. The paper, released in Fredericton this morning by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, calls […]
Read MoreMay 31, 2019 (FREDERICTON, NB) – A leading authority on technological transformations in health care, the president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, experts in the growing worldwide shortage of nursing professionals, and the president of the Canadian Labour Congress are among the speakers on the agenda, as more than 900 nurses […]
Read MoreMay 14, 2019 (OTTAWA, ON) – Facing a rising tide of workplace violence across the country, nurses have been demanding action from Ottawa for almost 18 months. Today the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health heard this message and commenced the first-ever parliamentary study on workplace violence in health care. “Nurses in Canada have […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Canada’s nurses applaud NDP’s spot-on pharmacare announcement April 1, 2019 (OTTAWA, ON) – Canada’s nurses applaud the federal NDP for announcing their support for a universal model of national pharmacare today. While the federal government has been considering the issue over the past year, today’s announcement makes Jagmeet Singh the first federal party […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Canada’s nurses call on the Public Health Agency of Canada to ensure the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s actions do not put public at risk March 28, 2019 (WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) is calling on public health authorities to monitor the Windsor-Essex County Health […]
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 […]
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