Should the federal government do more for Saskatchewan health care? [Video]

While U.S. President Donald Trump and tariffs have been dominating the conversation this federal election campaign, those on the front lines of the health-care system are hoping to be heard.

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) said there needs to be more commitment to federal funding for health care in the province.

“Tariffs are taking over all of the conversations, and whilst that it an important conversation. If we don’t have health care in this country, we are in big trouble,” said Tracy Zambory, SUN president.

Zambory would like to see federal standards for nurse-to-patient ratios.

“If there were nurse-to-patient ratios that were regulated federally that would flow into the provinces, that kind of situation wouldn’t happen,” said Zambory, “Registered nurses would feel supported, they would feel like they could give safe patient care.”

The union is also pushing for federal data sharing between provinces.

“We have to make sure that data …