Overview
- Premier François Legault says the law stands but invites physicians back to discuss the bill’s terms, while Health Minister Christian Dubé pauses two contested payment provisions.
- Bill 2 ties 10% of physician remuneration to performance benchmarks and includes fines of up to $20,000 per day for coordinated actions to boycott the reform.
- The Quebec federation of family doctors rejects the overture, calling for suspension of the law and the abandonment of performance indicators it says encourage rushed care.
- Political fallout deepens as CAQ MNA Isabelle Poulet is expelled after signaling opposition to the legislation, following last week’s resignation of minister Lionel Carmant.
- Legal pushback escalates with medical students seeking a court suspension of the penalty clauses and specialists preparing their own challenge, as licence applications to other provinces continue.