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      Yvonne Sam | CBC Loaded

      Yvonne Sam

      Montreal resident Yvonne Sam is a retired head nurse, secondary school teacher and examiner for the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec who has spent decades writing on social issues for worldwide media.

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        First Person

        This National Nursing Week, we need more than supportive tweets and well wishes

        Nurses are the heart of health care. We have answered the call, and you have heard us all. Will the lawmakers respond?
        Canada -Montreal |May 13, 2021
        Opinion

        Defunding police isn't the answer, there's a fundamental imbalance that must be fixed

        The gamut of skills that we currently ask police officers to incorporate is totally unrealistic, writes Yvonne Sam.
        Opinion |August 27, 2020

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