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Nurses' Voice - Federal Election Issue

As you are already aware, Prime Minister Stephen Harper called an election on August 3, signaling one of the longest and most expensive elections in our country’s history.  As nurses and patient advocates, it is our responsibility to speak out when we see the long-term health of the people we care for is at risk With Canada’s aging population and growing families, we need a…

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Canada's Nurses Commend NDP on Continuing Strong Stand for Public Health Care

(Ottawa) - Canada’s Nurses are again commending the New Democratic Party of Canada for committing to public health care. Following yesterday’s $1.8 billion commitment to new health care funding for seniors over the next 4 years, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) applauds today’s announcement by the NDP to invest $300 million to build 200…

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Make health a priority

BY TRACY ZAMBORY, AND LINDA SILAS:  http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/make+health+priority/11361738/story.html  Tracy Zambory is  president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. Linda Silas is president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. Health care is the single most important issue facing our country this election, yet our leaders have remained silent on it…

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Province hopes to respond to court decision before vote

BY WILL CHABUN, THE STARPHOENIX Provincial Labour Minister Don Morgan says the government has a plan to get itself out of the legal problem that followed the Supreme Court of Canada decision striking down its 2008 essential services legislation. "We're hopeful that we have a path forward," Morgan told the Leader-Post. "It's a work in progress," agreed…

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Labour Day Message: Playing a part in making the world a better place

I am because we are – Ubuntu. This single word represents an ancient African philosophy that embodies the very spirit of what it means to be human. Simply put, Ubuntu is about being kind, fair and generous to those around you. It’s about having a collective respect for human dignity. Ubuntu speaks to the fact that we are all interconnected and that we do not, and cannot,…

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