CFNU writes Canada’s national party leaders asking who will champion health care?

Never before has the Canadian health care system needed a national conversation the way it does now, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions has told all major national party leaders in letters sent to them today.

Each leader is asked: “Will you be working with Canada’s premiers and health care stakeholders to guarantee we have a health care system we can be proud of? Will you become the health leader that Canadians are waiting for?”

“We are eagerly waiting to hear where you stand,” say the letters to Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, NDP Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair, Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, written on behalf of the 200,000 nurses across Canada represented by unions affiliated with the CFNU.

“As front line 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,” the letters say. “Your platform is built on a vision of a Canada that works, and we want to see a health care system that works effectively and efficiently for years to come.

“When Canadians are asked about their top priorities for our country, a strong, stable and properly funded health care is always at the top of the charts.”

To read CFNU’s news release and each of the letters, follow the links below.

CFNU News Release
Letter to Stephen Harper, Conservative Party
Letter to Thomas Mulcair, NDP
Letter to Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party
Letter to Elizabeth May, Green Party
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