Winnipeg Free Press By: Linda Silas and Darlene Jackson Posted:
Opinion
As we approach the March 11 anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, nurses across Canada are at their breaking point. We are exhausted, burned out – and angry.
Nurses are on the front lines of the pandemic and our health-care system every day. We see its problems in brutal detail and we have the experience to know what’s needed. We have repeatedly called on decision-makers to address critical staffing shortages and provide basic protections to keep workers safe.
We continue to be disregarded, and the result has been devastating.
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The Canada Pharmacare Act introduced by B.C. MP Peter Julian was defeated in its most recent reading in the house of commons.
Bill C-213 was brought forward as a private member bill. The purpose of the bill was to “establish a universal single-payer, comprehensive and public pharmacare plan” which will give access to prescription drugs to everyone eligible in the Canadian healthcare system. This is in addition to things covered by healthcare like doctor’s visits and certain medical procedures.
In Canada, the healthcare system is administered by each province and territory, and last November, Singh reassured Canadians that a national pharmacare would not take over provinces and territories legislating their own health care plan.
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A COVID-19-free future is within our reach a future in which it’s safe to hug again and our smiles no longer need to be hidden behind a mask. To get there, we will need a robust vaccination drive.
Opinion
A COVID-19-free future is within our reach a future in which it’s safe to hug again and our smiles no longer need to be hidden behind a mask. To get there, we will need a robust vaccination drive.
We will need Canadians to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated. But we will also need to be patient. Immunizing the country won’t happen overnight; it will be an incremental process informed by science, and one that seeks to immediately stem the loss of life.
Vaccinations and a trust in science the path out of the pandemic
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Linda Silas
Canadian Federation of Nurses
A COVID-free future is within our reach – a future where it’s safe to hug again and where our smiles no longer need to be hidden behind a mask. To get there, we will need a robust vaccination drive. We will need Canadians to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated. But we will also need to be patient. Immunizing the country won’t happen overnight. It will be an incremental process informed by science and one that seeks to immediately stem the loss of life.