US EditionQuebec doctors vote in favour of deal, premier names new health minister
Quebec family doctors voted 97% in favor of a deal removing penalties from Bill 2 and incentivizing enrollment of 500,000 new patients by June 2026, the federation said.
- In Quebec, doctors approved a deal, with 97 per cent voting in favour, that removes major measures of Bill 2, including penalties and the 2027 population assignment.
- After the Coalition Avenir Québec pushed Bill 2 in October, widespread protests and threats of clinic closures led Premier François Legault to step in and move Christian Dubé aside to negotiate earlier this month.
- The agreement offers incentives for doctors to enrol 500,000 new patients by June 2026, including 180,000 vulnerable patients, preserves pay changes, funds telemedicine, stabilizes GMF clinics, and removes the 1.2 million orphaned patients obligation while postponing Bill 2 until Feb. 28, 2026.
- Political fallout included Christian Dubé, former health minister, resigning over the watered-down deal and Sonia Bélanger, new health minister, sworn in shortly after the federation's Dec. 19 announcement.
- The federation argued the pact reflects a clear commitment to transforming frontline care, and Premier François Legault wrote `As premier, I felt we had gone far enough and that it was time to reach an agreement with the doctors to avoid further damaging the health-care system`.
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Prince George Citizen
Quebec doctors vote in favour of deal, premier names new health minister
Quebec Family Doctors Vote 97 Percent in Favour of Revised Deal With Government
Quebec’s family doctor federation says its members have voted 97 percent in favour of an agreement in principle with the provincial government. The deal removes certain measures of a controversial doctor-pay law the government passed in October. Removed are performance-related penalties and a plan that would have assigned all Quebecers to a health-care provider by 2027. Instead, the deal offers incentives for doctors to enrol 500,000 new patient…
Family physicians approved on Friday 97% of the agreement-in-principle concluded last week with the Government of Quebec.
Family physicians voted 97% for the agreement-in-principle with the Quebec government, an agreement which, according to their federation, provides for an increase of 14.5% in their remuneration as well as financial incentives rather than penalties.
Winnipeg Free Press
Quebec family doctors vote 97 per cent in favour of revised deal with government
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