Keynote speaker: Linda Silas, President, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions

Linda Silas has been the President of the 250,000-strong Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) since 2003. As the dynamic and charismatic leader of Canada’s largest nurses’ organization, Linda is recognized as the foremost advocate on behalf of nurses in Canada.

Linda has fine-tuned her skills as a union leader at the local, provincial, national and international levels over the course of two decades. 

Linda champions greater understanding and action on the social determinants of health and key policies that will enhance socio-economic equity, including a national pharmacare program and justice for Indigenous communities.

Linda believes health care, like education and decent work, is a human right.