Spending on private nurses in Canada by public tax dollars is up 6-fold in just 3 years, now at CA$1.5B by the end of 2024. This is money that conservative premiers give to wealthy donors who help get conservative premiers elected, all on our dime.

We could hire all those nurses back, give them a raise, and still save tax dollars. #CanPoli #CdnPoli

https://healthsci.queensu.ca/stories/news-announcements/new-research-reveals-public-health-dollars-spent-profit-nursing-agencies

New research reveals public health dollars spent on for-profit nursing agencies

Nationwide spending on for-profit nursing agencies has boomed to billions within one fiscal year, revealed new research led by Dr. Joan Almost, a professor in the Queen’s University School of Nursing.

Faculty of Health Sciences | Queen's University

@dan613

“We could hire all those nurses back, give them a raise, and still save tax dollars.”

Absolutely, and anyone who tells you differently is either lining their own pockets or the pockets of the their friends with the excess.

#CdnPoli #HealthCare #PublicHealthCare #PublicHealthCareMatters