Since its inception in 2003, and the signing of the Canada Health Accord in 2004, Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers have worked collectively as the Council of the Federation on behalf of all Canadians to improve our health care system. With the end of the Health Accord, the Council of the Federation has taken on even greater significance for the future of our health care system and nurses recognize the importance of its efforts.
The CFNU policy brief Where Policy Meets the Nursing Front Line: A Framework for Determining Appropriateness for a Safe, Sustainable Health System, is a message to provincial and territorial leaders and includes recommendations for the future of Canada’s health care.