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CFNU
Friday, Dec 21 2012
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Via email
Subject: Idle No More – 10 days is enough, it is time to show leadership and meet with Chief Spence
Dear Prime Minister Harper,
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, representing close to 200,000 nurses and nursing students across this country, urges you as Prime Minister to...
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Winnipeg Free Press
Friday, Aug 3 2012
Hospitals over-crowded, under-staffedby Linda Silas
The premiers health care innovation working group released its first report last week to polite applause. Baby steps, low-hanging fruit, motherhood and apple pie are all words that have been used to describe the initial efforts of premiers to collaborate on health care without Ottawa herding the cats.
Those of us clapping loudly are trying to...
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The Hill Times
Thursday, Aug 2 2012
Canada needs a new Health Accord to liberate health-care talent
A common approach to scope-of-practice reform will be a huge challenge under any circumstances, but close to impossible without Ottawa playing a major role.
By LINDA SILAS, STEVEN LEWIS |
The Council of the Federation has identified both coordinated health human resource planning and scope of practice reforms as a central part...
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Saskatchewan Union of Nurses
Tuesday, Jul 31 2012
SUN responds to Saskatchewan labour law consultation
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) submitted its official response to the province’s labour consultation today in Regina. The omnibus review of 15 separate pieces of legislation governing labour laws in the province was announced by the Government of Saskatchewan in May of this year with a July 31, 2012 deadline set for all...
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Thursday, Jul 26 2012
Photo by Jennifer Henderson/CBC
Protesters send message to premiers over healthcare
Protesters in downtown Halifax have been trying to get a message to the premiers as they head into healthcare discussions at the Council of the Federation meeting in Halifax.
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Chronicle Herald
Wednesday, Jul 25 2012
Almost a decade after a national health accord brought hope for a national home-care plan and drug strategy, nurses say they’re still waiting for action.
Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, said the 2004 accord between provinces and the then-Liberal government was a “great stand for solidarity for health care,” but hasn’t fully lived up to...
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Wednesday, Jul 4 2012
Pull together for public health care
Toronto Star. Published on Saturday June 30, 2012.
Tommy Douglas speaking in 1961.
Maude Barlow and Linda Silas
Fifty years ago on Canada Day, Saskatchewan passed the Medical Care Insurance Act, under the leadership of Tommy Douglas. This bold move birthed medicare and helped shape Canadian identity. The passage of medicare federally four years later...
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Monday, Jun 25 2012
Robin Hood Tax: U.S. and Canada kickoff campaigns to tax financial transactions
With actor Mark Ruffalo and Coldplay’s Chris Martin recently publicly backing it, the Robin Hood Tax campaign is gaining steam.
