Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions

Protecting the health of patients and our national health system, and promoting nurses and the nursing profession at the national level - and doing it effectively - is the job of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.

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Dec 22, 2016

New report released to Canada's premiers denounces $62 billion wasted without pharmacare

New report released to Canada’s premiers denounces $62 billion wasted without pharmacare

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions provided all premiers with a new report tallying up wasted health-care dollars over the last 10 years, while Canadians wait for promised national pharmacare.

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Jun 8, 2016

Physician-assisted dying will be guided by Court ruling for now

Canadian doctors are now free from criminal prosecution if they assist patients in ending their lives, following the federal government's failure to pass legislation by a June 6 deadline.

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May 9, 2016

Ontario Nurses' Association, NDP call for moratorium on RN cuts

Ontario hospitals have cut 1,440 RN positions, or the equivalent of three RN positions per day since the beginning of 2015.

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Feb 26, 2016

Nurses to Health Canada: Deny licenses to all paid blood and plasma donation corporations

A letter from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions to the Minister of Health Jane Philpott on the commercialization of the Canadian blood supply system.

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Aug 6, 2010

Nurses urge First Ministers to negotiate a new Health Accord

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions want the Premiers to renegotiate the 2004 Health Accord which expires in 2014, and they have specific recommendations for what should be in a new agreement.

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Apr 9, 2010

Nurses vehemently oppose user fees in Quebec

Nurses for Medicare opposes the Quebec government's decision to implement a flat health tax and user fees of $25 per visit for patients.

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Feb 23, 2009

More for less: a national pharmacare strategy

This report, prepared by the Canadian Health Coalition, makes a compelling case for why Canadians need a public national drug plan.

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Sep 13, 2006

Fact and fiction: The truth about private health care

Although hockey remains Canada's national sport, debating the merits of private vs. public health care is equally Canadian. Voices calling for more private financing and delivery of health care in Ca

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Aug 23, 2006

Nurses disappointed in doctors' pro-private positions

Nurses want to reiterate their support for publicly-funded and delivered health care, in light of the Canadian Medical Association decisions to advocate for privatization. Delegates at the Canadian M

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Jan 30, 2006

Experience counts: New study offers real strategies

The first Canadian discussion paper on retaining experienced nurses has been released. "Taking Steps Forward: Retaining and Valuing Experienced Nurses" has two objectives: the identification of innov

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