US EditionPremier Legault’s health-care gamble is alienating Québec doctors—but will it pay off with voters?
Bill 2 ties doctor pay to access targets, sparking strikes and mass protests as 60% of younger Quebecers oppose the law, citing punitive measures and lack of reform.
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Outaouais doctors still hope to convince regional elected officials to stop the "bleeding" caused by the passage of Act 2.
Quebec’s New Health Care Law Sparks Province-Wide Clash with Doctors
François Legault, leader of Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec government, comes by his reputation as an authoritarian honestly. Over the past seven years, he has repeatedly used extraordinary parliamentary tools to consolidate power and sidestep democratic scrutiny. The premier has invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield two major laws from Charter challenges—effectively placing them beyond judicial review—and has relied on closure to ram th…
Mounting: Justin Khan (The Rover) Two well-known Montreal medical clinics, as well as eight sexual health clinics across the province, could close because of Bill 2, which is supposed to promote access to health care by linking physician compensation to performance criteria that remain unclear. The new legislation will also increase the workload of caregivers, who will be accountable for the work done by their colleagues. This article was also p…
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