Mr. Speaker, nursing week is an important opportunity for us to recognize the contributions made by nurses on the frontlines of our health care system.
In Newfoundland and Labrador our nurses are doing their best to cope in a very difficult professional environment. Tomorrow afternoon they will be holding a silent vigil at the house of assembly in St. John's to increase public awareness of their struggle for fairness.
As we all know, the nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador were legislated back to work without any recognition of their tremendous efforts on behalf of all patients in our health care system. Nurses and those who depend on their care deserve to be treated fairly by both federal and provincial governments.
I applaud the Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union for its ongoing efforts. My colleagues in the Progressive Conservative Party join me today in expressing our support for all nurses across this great country.