publicManitoulinDistrict.17$128,769.00thepolicingservicesperspective.Timeisourpaymentarrangementisdifferent.Butinallcasesbillingismandatoryand,forthatreason,eachatopprioritywhenbudgetingforeachyear.toreviewafewnumberstogivegreaterThepresentbill(2022)forO.P.P.townis$478,973.00annuallyforregularservices.Thisamountiscalculatedbynumberofhouseholdsinacommunity.Ourambulanceservicestotaleachyear.WesharetotalcostswithothercommunitiesintheManitoulinSudburyAnothercostsharedwithothersintheSudburyDistrictisthatincurredforhousing,employmentprogramsand children care programs. These are all done through the MSDSB ( Manitoulin Sudbury DistrictServicesBoard)basedinEspanola.The costfortheseis$72,379.00.Aservicewhichdoesagreatjobintown isthelocalPublicHealthUnit.Aswiththeothers wepayanannualfee,$105,855.00for2022.Oneofthemostimportantobligation of anymunicipalityistheoperationofthedrinking water plant and the sewage plant. Since the Walkerton disaster the Ontario government has establishedalistofregulationsfortheoperation of both types of plants which require trained personnel in water management. We own the facilitiesbut,toassurepublicsafetyandefficient operation, we contract services from a professional agency, OCWA – Ontario Clean Water Agency.Our drinking water service is contracted for $282,109.00 annually and the sewage plant contract is $94,036.00. These amounts have spiraledsharplyupwardsoverthelastfewyears. Addedtothisamountsis$125,000.00forchemi$1,188,175.00Corporation)ofcals,anitempreviouslypaidforbyOCWA.OurlastobligatorycostisfortheservicesMPAC(MunicipalPropertyAssessmentwhichtotals$26,054.00.Thetotalforthesemandatorycostsisannually.Morenextweek.
PIZZA HUT & KFC Stop in and see our new menu. You may be surprised! 705-864-0911CHAPLEAUEXPRESSTalk about good coffee! Miss CoffeeMugginsand Fresh Donuts Vol.27,Issue1,September1,2022 Local News Weekly Delivered Free to Every Household CallAlainatMissionMotors 61 Mission Road, Wawa, ON, P0S 1K0 MOTORS of WAWA MISSION Phone (705) 856-2394 The opinions expressed are those of the Mayor andnootherCouncillor. THEOPERATIONSBUDGET–PART1 Apologiesforthelongdelaybetweenthis and the last article. The discussion on the Operating Budget covers several diverse topics andwillbeintwoparts. WHATISTHEOPERATIONSBUDGET? Let's stick with the household example: every household has bills it must pay and municipalityfocusdetaildifferentdocumentthebutsafety,sewage,seasontotheTheimprovementsitmustmake.Sotoamunicipality.OperatingBudgetisallthosethingsthatkeepmunicipalityfunctioningefficiently–thedayday,weektoweek,monthtomonth,seasontoactivitiesandexpenses-water,hydro,landfill,roads,sidewalks,healthandandsocialservices.Nothingglamorousveryessential.Allfiguresusedinthisarticlearefoundin2022MunicipalOperationsBudget,apublicavailabletoeveryratepayer.TheOperationsBudgetcoversmanyareasandconcernstoonumeroustoadequatelyintheseshortarticles.Ourtodayisonseveralexpenseswhichtheiscompelledtopay;theseare responsibilities dictated by provinciallawandlegislation.Chapleau,likemostother municipalities, is mandated to cover the following: Ontario Provincial Police; the operation of the drinking water and sewage plants; the local Public Health unit; various programs of the ManitoulinSudburyDistrictServicesBoard;the localambulanceservice;andMPAC(Municipal Property Assessment Corporation ) local propertyassessments.Ineachcase our financial obligations is determined by provincially set formulae. Each
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keepvaccinationschoice19VaccineoutParentssixboosterdoseatarecommendedintervalofatleastmonthsfollowingtheirmostrecentdose.withquestionsareencouragedtoreachtotheirhealthcareprovider,theProvincialContactCentreortheSickKidsCOVID-VaccineConsultServicetomakeaninformedfortheirfamily.“StayinguptodateonCOVID-19andboostersisstillthebesttooltopeoplehealthyandoutofhospitals,andto
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ensure Ontario’s economy stays open,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Expanding access to boosters for ages fiveto11willgiveparentsmoreopportunitiesto protect themselves, their families and their communities this fall as kids go back to school andaspeoplearespendingmoretimeindoors.”Inanticipationoftheapprovalof a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which may offer more targeted protection against the Omicron variants,theprovinceisworking with public health units and sector partners to make sure doses are ready to be administered once supply is received from the federal government. Details on timing and eligibility for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be communicated once Health Canada provides additional informationandguidance.Inadditiontothe many tools already in place to keep Ontarians safe, on the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario is updating public health guidance to manage COVID-19 during the respiratory illness season this fall.
The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for COVID-19 first booster doses to childrenagedfiveto11toprovideanextralayer of protection to those who need it ahead of the newschoolyear.Asof8:00 a.m. onThursday, September 1,parentsandcaregiversofchildrenagedfiveto 11 will be able to book an appointment for a paediatric COVID-19 booster dose through the COVID-19 vaccination portal or by calling the ProvincialVaccineContactCentreat1-833-9433900. Eligible individuals can also book an appointmentdirectlythroughpublichealthunits thatusetheirownbookingsystems,Indigenousled vaccination clinics, participating health care providersandparticipatingpharmacies.Eligiblechildrencanreceivetheir first
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In1845,JohnSanders,oneofafamilyof 20 children, was born to Ojibway parents at Flying Post, at the time a native settlement on Groundhog Lake, about sixty miles north of Biscotasing.About 1860, Rev. John Horden, a missionary of the Church of England (Anglican) journeyed by canoe from Moose Factory to Missanabie, a distance of more than 500 miles. (AsanasideIalwayswantedtomakethistripto MooseFactorybycanoe,andontwooccasionsI started out on it, once from Chapleau and the othertimefromMissanabie.Bothventuresfailed but we went part way which was really an awesomeexperience.Returning to old Brunswick Post which ordainedfirstmetHordenandwasabout10milessouthofthepresentPeterbell,about60milesnorthofChapleau,Rev.struckoverlandtoFlyingPost.ThereheJohnSanderswhowastobecomeoneofthenativepersons(hemayhavebeenthefirst)asapriestintheChurchofEnglandin
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collegetheythemarried,JohnbishopwhoMooseattendingworkingofJohnknownhisFactorywherehewastolivewithgrandmothercommonlyas'OldMaggieSanders'.SandersenteredtheemploytheHudson'sBayCompany,asacarpenter,andthemissionschoolatFactory.By1872,JohnHordenbythenhadbecomethefirstofMoosoneedecidedthatSanders,whowasnowshouldhavetrainingforministry.FollowmeonthetripmadetogetJohnSanderstoinWinnipeg.Theysetout from Moose Factorybycanoe,crossingportagesandeventually arrived at Michipicoten Harbour near the presentcommunityofWawa.Thentheygotona sailing vessel on Lake Superior to Fort William and then overland to St. John's College in Winnipeg. Apparently a great storm occurred whiletheywereonLakeSuperior,bringingfears thatthevesselwouldsink.Followinghisstudies, John Sanders was ordaineddeaconin1876andpriestintheChurch ofEnglandin1879inMooseFactory.Asamissionary,hetravelled from his RedfernSandersenactmentthefirstheldearlyriver.ChristianForamazedhistorybookadaptstretchsnowshoeshavePacificarypresent(Borden)Michipicoten.baseatMattagamitoFlyingPosttoMissanabietoHealsotravelledbywayofLoonLake,theLoonLakeportage,andtothesiteofChapleau.JohnSanderswascarryingoutmission-workforhischurchbeforetheCanadianRailwaywascompleted,andhewouldtravelledbycanoe,onfootanddogteamandinthewintermonthsacrossavastofNorthernOntario.QuitehonestlyasIthestoryofJohnSandersfrommy1984'SonsofThunder...ApostlesofLove',theofSt.John'sAnglicanChurch,IamatthetravelsofpeoplelikeJohnSanders.sureweshallneverseetheirlikeagain.Rev.SandersconductedoneofthefirstservicesatChapleauonthebanksoftheAfterChapleauwasestablished,manyresidentsrecalledtheopen-airservicesheattheFirstNationscommunityandattheSt.John'sChurch.In1982,thelateRev.WilliamIvey,thenrectorofSt.John'sorganizedthere-oftheserviceconductedbyRev.onehundredyearsearlier.CanonLouttit,whohadattendedtheresidential school and graduated from Chapleau High School returned to portray Rev. Sanders. Canon Louttit had been ordained at St. John's in 1940 after graduating from Wycliffe College and had worked as a missionary in the Diocese of Moosonee.The service held on the banks of the river behind the church was conducted in Cree, Ojibway,andEnglish.AftertheCPR was completed Rev. @outlook.comaboutcertainlysnowshoeslaboursSanderswhenrectorconductedMissanabie.sibleinformationtohasMulliganchurchesthattoSandersmovedhisheadquartersfromMattagamiBiscotasing.AlthoughmyresearchindicatesRev.SandersestablishedoneofthefirstinthediocesesouthofJamesBayattheBayHudsonBayCompanyPost,therebeenconsiderablediscussiononthispointaswhereitwasactuallylocated.Anyonewithpleaseletmeknow.Hewasrespon-forthebuildingoftheAnglicanchurchatOnFebruary26,1902,JohnSandersdiedatBiscotasing.FuneralservicesforhimwereatMissanabiebyRev.A.O.Cheney,ofSt.John's,Chapleau.Hewasfifty-sevenhediedandisburiedinMissanabie.Rev.hadmanyrelativesinChapleau.Withoutdoubt,hisarduousmissionaryandhistravelsbycanoe,dogteamandhadtakentheirtoll.JohnSanderswasoneoftheapostlesoflovethatIwrotein1985.Myemailismikejmorris41
Canada.With the consent of his father, Rev. Horden took the young man with him to Moose
Le CSC Nouvelonafficheuntauxde diplomationparmilesmeilleursenOntario
ajoutedépassementfavorisantd'apprentissaged'offrirdémarquebesoinsrépondantdegrandementfamillesenseignantnotrel'engagementfrancophonecatholiquescolaireetainsiquesoutenudepersonneletdenoscontribuentàlaréussitenosélèves.Toutenauxdiversdesesélèves,leCSCNouvelonseparsacapacitéunmilieularéussiteetledesoi»,laprésidenteduCSCNouvelon,MmeSuzanneSalituri.«L'obtentiond'undiplôme d'études secondairesestunatoutdepremierordredansle mondedutravail,aujourd'huiplusquejamais», expliqueM.PaulHenry,directeurdel'éducation etsecrétairetrésorierduCSCNouvelon.«Nous sommes donc fiers de constater que, grâce à ses stratégies gagnantes et son personnel dévoué, le CSC Nouvelon demeure un tremplin vers la réussite pour les élèves qu'il accueille dans ses écolessecondaires.»LeConseilscolairecatholiqueNouvelon offre une éducation catholique de langue française reconnue pour son excellence. Avec prèsde6100élèvesrépartisdansunréseaude27 écoles élémentaires, une école virtuelle et 10 écoles secondaires, le CSC Nouvelon offre un :adulte.éducatifmilieupropiceàl'apprentissageetunprogrammedequalité,delapetiteenfanceàl'âge
The Government of Ontario recently released the 2021 student graduation rate for the province'sCatholicandpublicschoolboards.The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon takes great studentssecondaryaveragearoundNouvelon2012,consistentlythatgraduationOntariohasoperatingandboardsgraduationfourfivetheprideinthefactthat95.9%ofitsstudentscompleterequirementsfortheirhighschooldiplomainyears,with93.3%receivingtheirdiplomainyears.TheCSCNouvelonstudents'rateisamongthebestamongallschoolinOntario(AnglophoneandFrancophone)isthehighestamongallschoolboardsinNorthernOntario.TheCSCNouvelonthe3rdhighestfive-yeargraduationrateinandis5thoverallforitsfour-yearrate.TheCSCNouvelonacknowledgesthatitsCatholicsecondaryschoolstudentsachievethislevelofexcellence.Sincethefive-yeargraduationrateofCSCstudentshassystematicallyhovered92%orhigher.The2021provincialforgraduationwithinfiveyearsofstartingschoolwas89%,while84.2%ofreceivedtheirdiplomasinfouryears.
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Le gouvernement ontarien a diffusé tout récemment le taux d'obtention du diplôme secondaire dans les différents conseils scolaires catholiques et publics de l'Ontario pour l'année 2021. Le Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon estfierdeconstaterque95,9%desesélèvesont obtenu leur diplôme du secondaire en cinq ans, alors que 93.3 % de ses élèves ont atteint cette cible en quatre ans. Le taux de diplomation des élèvesduCSCNouvelonestparmilesmeilleurs de tous les conseils scolaires de l'Ontario (anglophones et francophones) et demeure le plusélevédansl'ensembleduNorddel'Ontario. Eneffet,leCSCNouvelonaffichele3emeilleur été%,partird'obtentionEnansDepuiscedediplomationretrouvetauxdediplomationsurcinqansenprovinceetseau5erangencequiatraitautauxdesurquatreans.LeCSCNouvelonconstatequelesélèvessesécolessecondairescatholiquesatteignentniveaud'excellencedemanièrehabituelle.2012,leurtauxdediplomationencinqsesituesystématiquementau-dessusde92%.2021,lamoyenneprovincialedutauxdudiplômeenmoinsdecinqansàdudébutdesétudessecondairesétaitde89alorsque84,2%desélèvesdelaprovinceontdiplômésenquatreans.«Noussommesconvaincusquenotre milieu
somerunslearningexcellence.Programofferssecondarysuccessstaff,thatNouvelon.Educationever,"assetstudenttoitsvaluableassets.Whilemeetingthediverseneedsofstudents,theCSCNouvelonshinesinitsabilityprovidealearningenvironmentthatnurturessuccessandpersonalexcellence,"addedCSCNouvelonPresidentMs.SuzanneSalituri."Ahighschooldiplomaisatremendousintoday'sworkingworld,nowmorethanexplainedMr.PaulHenry,DirectorofandSecretaryTreasurerattheCSC"WearethereforeverypleasedtoseethankstoourwinningstrategiesanddedicatedtheCSCNouvelonisaspringboardtoforthestudentswewelcomeatourschools."TheConseilscolairecatholiqueNouvelonaFrench-languageCatholicEducationalthatiswidelyrecognizedforitsTheCSCNouvelonprovidesaqualityenvironmentandacademicprogramthatfromearlychildhoodtoadulteducation,with6,100studentsenrolledin27elementary,1
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CHAPLEAU EXPRESS,September1,2022-Page5 Cont’dfromP.2 needtoisolatebutyoushouldwearamaskfor10 •dayswheninpublic.Ifyouareexperiencing symptoms of COVID-19suchasfever,cough,orrunnynose, stay home from school, work and social events until your fever is gone and symptoms are provincestaymakeguidance,testingexpandedWithandpublicencouragedchildrenincludesrecommendedadvantage“IKieranandinfectionsguidance,“Whilesettings.non-essentialimproving,getarapidantigentestor,ifeligible,aPCRtest.Wearamaskfor10daysafterandavoidvisitstohigh-riskindividualsandweareupdatingourpublichealthpreventingCOVID-19andotherisvitaltokeepingourfamilies,schoolscommunitiessafeandhealthy,”saidDr.Moore,ChiefMedicalOfficerofHealth.stronglyencourageallOntarianstotakeofvaccineandboosterdosesthatareandavailabletothem,whichnowtheavailabilityofaboosterdoseforagedfiveto11.Ontariansarealsotoprotectoneanotherbyrespectinghealthguidance,includingstayinghometakingprecautionsifyouaresick.”Omicron-specificvaccinesonthehorizon,boostereligibility,continuedaccesstoandantivirals,andupdatedpublichealthOntarianshavethetoolstheyneedtothebestdecisionsforthemselvesonhowtosafe,healthyandoutofhospitalsasthecontinuesitseffortstosupportthe themselvesshotsboosterseverelyservices,settingsandhomes,agedandover,individualsmonthsreceiveimmunocompromiseddose.intervalforrecoveryandrebuildingofthehealthsystem.Individualsaged18andoverareeligibletheirsecondboosterdoseatarecommendedoffivemonthssincetheirfirstboosterIndividualsaged12andoverwhoarearerecommendedtotheirsecondboosteratanintervalofsixsincetheirfirstbooster.Itisrecommendedthathigh-riskincludingindividualsaged60andFirstNation,InuitandMétisindividualstheirnon-Indigenoushouseholdmembers18andover,residentsoflong-termcareretirementhomes,orElderCareLodgesolderadultslivinginothercongregatethatprovideassisted-livingandhealthandindividualswhoaremoderatelytoimmunocompromisedgettheirsecondassoonaspossible.TheprovinceispreparingtoprovideflutoOntariansthisfallsotheycanprotectandreducethenumberof hospitalizationsduetoinfluenza.Ifyouhavequestionsabout COVID-19 vaccines, please contact the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900 (TTY for assistance,freeConnectaoptions,5738Clinicorappointment304-6558Serviceoryourprovidingdaysimpaired:peoplewhoaredeaf,hearing-impairedorspeech-1-866-797-0007),whichisopensevenaweekfrom8a.m.to8p.m.andcapableofassistanceinmorethan300languages.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutvaccinatingchild,speakwithyourhealthcareprovidercontacttheCOVID-19VaccineConsultatsickkids.ca/vaccineconsultor1-888-tobookaconfidentialphonewithaSickKids’RegisteredNursetheScarboroughHealthNetworkVaxFactsatshn.ca/vaxfactsor416-438-2911,ext.tospeakwithaqualifiedphysician.Formoreinformationabouttreatmentcontactyourprimarycareprovider,visitclinicalassessmentcentre,orcallHealthOntarioat811or1-866-797-0007(toll-TTY)formoreinformationontreatments,oreligibilityforvirtualcareoptions. ChildrenAgedFiveandOverEligibleforFirstBoosterShot UpdatedPublicHealthGuidancetoKeepOntariansSafeandHealthyThisFall 705-864-2579 CHAPLEAU EXPRESSCHAPLEAU EXPRESS
On Sept. 5, 1972, at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, a group of Palestinian terrorists,knownasBlackSeptember,stormsthe Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. In an ensuing shootout at the Munich airport, the nine Israelihostageswerekilled.
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Lastmonth,Canada'sPremiersmettodiscuss the most pressing issue facing their respective jurisdictions,andallagreed,fromeachcornerofthe country, regardless of political affiliation, what that issueis:thepotentialcollapseofourcherishedpublic health care system. Federal government representativesdidnotrespondtothePremiers'requesttomeet andfurtherdiscussincreasingitsshareofhealthcare funding from 22 to 35 percent to address these challenges,insteadmakingargumentsthroughmedia
des heures supplémentaires pour pallier les pénuries de personnel, et que 79 % éprouvent de la détresse psychologique lorsqu'ils sont à leur poste. Le plus inquiétant, c'est qu'environ la moitié d'entre eux disent envisager de quitter la profession. Nous ne pouvons pousser des personnes au bord de l'épuisementtoutennousattendantàunbilanpositif enmatièredesanté.Legouvernementfédéralalaresponsabilité, envertudelaLoicanadiennesurlasanté,des'assurer du respect des cinq principes énoncés dans la Loi (l'universalité, l'intégralité, la transférabilité, l'accessibilité et la gestion publique), et pourtant, chacun de ces principes souffre, à divers degrés, des fermeturesdessallesd'urgence,surtoutsurleplande l'accessibilité. Nous croyons que les Canadiens devraient pouvoir s'attendre raisonnablement à obtenir des services médicaux en temps opportun et prèsdechezeux.Lorsquelesurgencesferment,cette attente s'effondre. Bien sûr, les gouvernements des provinces, en tant qu'administrateurs des services de santé, ont la responsabilité de veiller à ce que les portes des urgences ne ferment pas : or, ce n'est pas faisables'ilsnedisposentpasdeseffectifsnécessaires pourlesmaintenirouvertes.Outrelaréponseaux demandes présentées parlesgouvernementsdesprovincesetdesterritoires visantàaccroîtrelapartfédéraledufinancementdes soins de santé, en la faisant passer de 22 à 35 %, commentlegouvernementfédéralpeut-illessoutenir au mieux pour s'assurer qu'ils disposent d'un effectif suffisant pour garder les urgences ouvertes et empêcher le personnel infirmier de s'épuiser encore filedavantage?Ilpeutentreautresjouerunrôledechefdeenleurpermettantdefaciliterl'accréditationdu
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istimeleavetwostaffthenewsthattheyhavedoneenough.Intheshorttimethathasfollowed,we'veseenstoryafternewsstoryaboutERclosuresacrosscountry.Staffinglevelsfornursesandsupportarecrateringasmanyarefacingburnoutafteryearsofapandemic,withmanyoftendecidingtoaprofessiontheylovebecauseofstress.Thetofixtheseissuesisnow,andfederalleadershipneededtoaddressthisbeforetheygetworse.AstudyconductedbytheRegistered
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thehealth-careprovincescomplimentsclose,haveprovinces,reasonableareasonableassumptiontoinvolvingtion)ness,principlesunderexpectprofession.almostingstaffingaskedstaffingbeingopening.aboutthechallengesnursesfaceinthisprovinceiseyeSevenintennursesbelievepatients'healthisputatriskduetoinadequatetime,resourcesandlevels.It'snotedthat84percenthavebeentoworkmoreshiftsorovertimetocovershortages,andthat79percentareexperienc-moraldistressonthejob.Andmosttroubling,halfsaytheyareconsideringleavingtheWecan'toverworkpeopletothebrinkandgoodhealthoutcomes.TheFederalgovernmenthasaresponsibility,theCanadaHealthAct,toensurethefiveoftheact(universality,comprehensive-portability,accessibilityandpublicadministra-arefollowed,andwiththecurrentissuesERclosures,eachoftheseprinciplessuffervaryingdegrees,particularlyaccessibility.TheisthateachCanadianshouldhaveaexpectationtoreceivemedicalservicesintimelymannerclosetohome.WhenERsclose,thatexpectationfallsapart.Whilecertainlytheastheadministratorsofhealthservices,theresponsibilitytoensurethatERdoorsdonotit'snotdoableiftheydon'thavethestafftokeepthemopen.Asidefromrespondingtotherequestsfromandterritoriestoincreaseitsshareoffundingfrom22to35percent,howcanFederalgovernmentbestsupportthosejurisdictions to ensure they have enough staff to keep ERs openandkeepnursesfromburningoutfurther?They canleadbysupportingtheprovincesandterritoriesto makecredentialingeasierforthosewhoaretrainedas nurses,doctors,andspecialistsoutsideofthecountry but not credentialed to work in Canada. In Ontario alone,thereare15,000internationalnurseswaitingto beprocessedbytheCollegeofNurses.Ifwecanget thosepeoplecredentialedandworking,itwouldease theburdenonthosenurseswhohavealreadygivenso muchofthemselvesandfeelingburnout.Additionally,weshouldconsiderthecreation ofanationalhealthcarehumanresourcedatacollection and coordination agency, and provide panCanadian licensure for health professionals. These two measures combined would provide health care practitionerswithasimplermethodtoensuretheyare licensed to practice anywhere in Canada, as well as provide hospitals and health networks an easier
Le mois dernier, les premiers ministres du Canadasesontrencontréspourdiscuterduproblème lepluspressantauseindeleuradministrationrespective,ettous,departoutaupaysetquellequesoitleur allégeance politique, étaient d'accord pour dire qu'il s'agissait de celui de l'effondrement potentiel du système de santé publique qui nous est si cher. Les représentants du gouvernement fédéral n'ont pas réponduàlademandedespremiersministresdetenir une rencontre pour discuter plus en profondeur de l'augmentationdesapartdufinancementdessoinsde santé pour la faire passer de 22 à 35 % afin de permettre de remédier à ces problèmes, et ils ont plutôt fait valoir, par le truchement des médias, qu'ils faisaientlenécessaire.Aucoursde la courte période qui s'est écouléedepuis,nousavonsvuunreportageàlasuite de l'autre portant sur des fermetures de salles d'urgence aux quatre coins du pays. Le nombre d'infirmiers et d'employés de soutien est en train de s'effondrer, car beaucoup sont épuisés à la suite de deux années de pandémie, et bon nombre décident souvent, à cause du stress, de quitter une profession qu'ils aiment. Il est maintenant temps de régler ces problèmes, et un leadership fédéral est nécessaire si l'onveutyfairefaceavantquelasituationempire.Uneétudemenéeparl'Association des infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires autorisés de l'Ontario (WeRPN) portant sur les difficultés auxquelles fait face le personnel infirmier de cette province est révélatrice. Sept infirmiers sur dix estiment que le manque de temps, de ressources et d'employés compromet la santé des patients. Il est à noter que 84 % d'entre eux se font demander de travaillerunplusgrandnombredequartsoudefaire
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