Overview
- Carmant announced his departure Thursday in Quebec City alongside Premier François Legault, calling the decision difficult and saying he is choosing family.
- Bill 2 links 10% of physicians’ pay to performance benchmarks and authorizes fines of up to $20,000 per day for certain concerted actions.
- Doctors began public protests after the law passed last week, and the federation of medical specialists filed a legal challenge in Quebec Superior Court.
- Carmant cited tensions at home; his daughter, a maternal‑fetal medicine specialist, warned in an open letter she may leave the province if she cannot practise freely.
- Legault reshuffled cabinet, naming Sonia Bélanger to seniors and social services and moving Caroline Proulx to housing, as some physicians apply to work in other provinces.