Statements
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Government of Canada Announces Federal Chief Nursing Officer
Today is an exciting day for Canadian nurses! The Government of Canada has posted a position seeking a Chief Nursing Officer for Canada. Working collaboratively, with our colleagues and partners across the country, NNPBC was…
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In Plain Sight – One Year Later
Nurses have a foundational responsibility to practice nursing ethically and to provide safe and competent care. The racism described in the In Plain Sight report violates the public’s trust by neglecting the most fundamental nursing…
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NNPBC Anti-Racist Statement
NNPBC stands with Black, Indigenous and People of Colour against racism, violence and hate. Equality should not be a privilege for some, it should be a right for all. We all have a responsibility to…
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NNPBC Board Statement Re: In Plain Sight Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care
The NNPBC Board of Directors wishes to thank Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond for her months long investigation into systemic racism in the BC health care system. Her report entitled “In Plain Sight Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and…
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Re: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
We observe this day on March 21 to commemorate the anniversary of the day in 1960 that South African police in Sharpeville opened fire and murdered 69 people who were attending a peaceful demonstration against…
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COVID-19 and Racism Against Indigenous People
Recently Al Siebring, North Cowichan Mayor, spoke against instances of racism perpetuated against members of the Cowichan Tribes in Duncan, BC who reported cases of COVID-19 and subsequently issued a shelter in place order in…