New Brunswick tables bill to cancel unfair contract for private nursing services – New Brunswick [Video]

The New Brunswick government has introduced a bill to terminate an “unfair” contract for private nursing services.

Health Minister John Dornan told reporters Wednesday the legislation would end a contract for travel nurses between the francophone Vitalité Health Network and Ontario-based Canadian Health Labs. The bill also aims to protect the province from legal action, he said.

“We want to mitigate the opportunity to be sued for cost,” he said. “It was an unhealthy contract for New Brunswickers, for taxpayers, and so legislation was the only way we could do this.”

The province has consulted with lawyers and teams at the health network to get legal advice, Dornan said. “It’s never easy to walk away from a contract,” he said, adding that the bill reduces Canadian Health Lab’s ability to sue the province.

“Does that absolutely prevent us from being sued at some point in time? I’m not sure.”

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