Update: The Canadian government is appealing a Federal Court ruling that upheld a landmark Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on Indigenous child welfare compensation.

RNAO is joining the November 14 rally organized by @NurseWithSign bringing the public sector to call on Premier Ford to repeal Bill 124!

Health professionals around the world are calling on global leaders congregating in Glasgow, Scotland for the climate change conference starting this Sunday, October 31, to address the emergency aggressively and in unison.

Welcome to our Saturday, October 30 report. Join the Nov. 6 rally for climate emergency action, and the Nov. 14 rally organized by @NurseWithSign to call for the repeal of Bill 124. An update on the federal court ruling on Indigenous child welfare compensation. This week we share articles on: (1) Hospitals ‘bleeding out’ as nursing shortage intensifies; and (2) The Lancet calls for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. Scroll down for RNAO’s upcoming webinars.

Facebook and other social media platforms spread massive misinformation and bear huge responsibility for the urgent threat to public health raised by the U.S. Surgeon General. This is a July 29 article by Anjana Susarla, Omura-Saxena Professor of Responsible AI at Michigan State University.

Misinformation is an urgent public health threat – and also a threat to democracy and values of social justice. In July, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued the first Surgeon General's Advisory of this Administration to warn the American public about the urgent threat of health misinformation.

RNAO issued the following media release in response to the Ontario government’s reopening plan.

Welcome to our Sunday, October 24 report. This week we share: (1) RNAO’s deep disappointment with the Ontario government’s reopening plan; (2) misinformation as an urgent threat that prolongs the pandemic and puts people at risk; and (3) what we can do about the vaccine misinformation problem in social media. Scroll down for policy updates and action alerts, as well as RNAO’s upcoming webinars.