Linda Salis, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, pictured at a Women's March in Ottawa on Jan. 21, 2017, says throughout this pandemic, nurses have shouldered the burden of a short-staffed and under-funded health care sector. It’s time to do right by health care workers and invest in a stronger health-care system.
Like many nurses in Canada, I welcomed last week’s announcement that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had reached an agreement with health care at its heart. As nurses, we have long advocated for national pharmacare, long-term care standards and dental care, and we recognize affordable housing as an essential social determinant of health.Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.
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