The remarks followed an emergency summit Tuesday night, which brought together more than 30 national and provincial health organizations including the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). There was "such a sense of hopelessness last night," CMA president Dr. Katharine Smart told reporters during a virtual briefing. 'No light at the end of this tunnel'Smart said the current health-care crisis is unacceptable and called for immediate relief for health-care workers in COVID-19 hot zones. "Health-care workers want our leaders to be honest," she said. Health-care workers have also shared stories of being afraid to walk in and out of work, over fears of being accosted by members of the public, he said.

Source: CBC News October 06, 2021 14:55 UTC