CFNU PRESS RELEASE: Canada’s Nurses are standing up for the country’s health care system this federal election, as the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) and the eight provincial nurses unions it represents will register as third-party advertisers for the first time in the organization’s history.
“With proposed cuts of $36 billion over the next ten years, [Canada’s nurses] cannot wait any longer to take a stand and defend our country’s health care system,” said CFNU President Linda Silas. “The needs of health care services are increasing, especially as our population ages, yet budget cuts make it impossible to answer those needs.”
“What many don’t realize is that provincial health systems don’t function in silos, federal financial support plays a vital role in ensuring everyone receives the high quality healthcare they deserve,” says SUN President, Tracy Zambory RN. “Our members, like all nurses across Canada, face the consequences of persistent federal funding cuts on a daily basis, and it’s for this reason we are proudly joining CFNU in standing up for healthcare this coming federal election.”
The three areas most important to Canada’s health care system are developing a safe seniors strategy, creating and implementing a national pharmacare policy, and protecting nurses and other health care workers with a safe staffing strategy.
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