Statement made on 12 May 2009 by Senator Lucie Pépin (retired)
Hon. Lucie Pépin:
Honourable senators, the Canadian Nurses Association estimates that in 10 years there will be a shortage of 60,000 nurses compared to the current shortage of 11,000. Canadians are already affected by the nursing shortage, which affects the working conditions of caregivers.
We cannot and must not allow this shortage to worsen. Will the Leader of the Government in the Senate assure us that our government is taking the nursing shortage seriously — a shortage that is already having significant repercussions on health care?
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