Canada’s nurses applaud new federal legislation to protect health care workers against violence
November 26, 2021 (OTTAWA, ON) – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) welcomes the federal government’s announcement of new legislation intended to protect health care workers from violence at work. Nurses...
Big Reset Tax Measures Little More than Window Dressing
By Toby Sanger, Executive Director Canadians for Tax Fairness The Big Reset report, to its credit, identifies a number of additional taxes and other revenue measures that would substantially increase...
September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Every Child Matters. September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As an organization that advocates for social justice, we feel it is important for RNU...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents many challenges. We’re dealing with a highly transmissible virus that is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Canadians and millions more around the...
The Hard Math About Deficits, Debt, and Public Services
By Jim Stanford Fiscal conservatives always claim that the necessity of balancing the government’s budget is a matter of ‘hard mathematics’. A government only takes in so much revenue. Basic...
RNU and CFNU do not endorse the “Canadian Frontline Nurses” group and events
It has come to our attention that the group "Canadian Frontline Nurses" is planning another protest for what they call a "national health freedom movement" today at Memorial University. This...