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October 4, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) – Canada’s frontline nurses met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday to discuss critical actions needed to tackle the dire shortage of nurses and save Canada’s public health care system. “Canadians across the country are feeling the effects of emergency room closures, excessive wait times and reduced levels of care. The nursing…

Dire situation for Saskatchewan registered nursing, survey finds Saskatchewan’s registered nurses are demoralized, exhausted, and losing confidence in provincial leadership, according to an annual survey of membership conducted by the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). The survey was conducted online in February and March of 2022. The questionnaire was sent to all SUN members, of whom…

Without nurses, we don’t have a health care system at all. As Canada’s premiers gather virtually today to talk about health care, Canada’s nurses have a clear message for them: our public health systems are in crisis. At the heart of this crisis is a dire shortage of nurses and other health care professionals. Nurses are burning out in record numbers. Those left behind work…

February 2, 2022 (OTTAWA, ON) – It’s no wonder many of Canada’s nurses want to call it quits. For months, nurses have been sounding the alarm on the impact insufficient staffing has on patient care and their capacity to do their jobs well. Nurses are crying out for support. Alarmingly, 94% of nurses are experiencing symptoms of burnout, as reported in a recent Canadian…

January 25, 2022 The Honourable Scott Moe Premier of Saskatchewan Room 226, 2405 Legislative Building Regina, SK S4S 0B3 Dear Premier Moe: Saskatchewan’s Frontline Workers Call on Government to Protect Vital Services On Thursday, January 20, 2022, unions, and professional organizations representing more than 113,000 Saskatchewan workers addressed the media and publicly called on…