OTTAWA -- The president of the Canadian Medical Association says provinces like Alberta are "gaslighting" health-care workers over the toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on the health-care system.
Canada is currently in a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, driven partly by a more transmissible variant and not yet having achieved herd immunity through vaccinations. Together, they called on governments to address staffing shortages across Canada through better retention and recruitment efforts, as well as provide "immediate relief" to those working in COVID-19 hot zones.
Tim Guest, president of the Canadian Nurses Association, said Tuesday the health-care sector is facing a "huge data gap" in knowing what resources are available for them, and what the workforce looks like across the country. He said the federal government, which transfers health funding to the provinces, should remedy this.
"One of the real things we heard and a theme last night is health-care workers want our leaders to be honest. They want them to acknowledge what they're hearing from front-line workers," said Smart.
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