Overview
- Students at Université de Sherbrooke, Université de Montréal, Université Laval and McGill University approved an unlimited strike mandate over the new physician payment law.
- Premier François Legault said he will not reverse the reform despite the backlash and the resignation of Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant, who will sit as an Independent.
- Bill 2, adopted within 24 hours, ties 10% of physician compensation to performance targets and bans certain concerted actions with fines of up to $20,000 per day.
- The Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec filed for a temporary stay and constitutional challenge, with a Superior Court hearing expected next week.
- Provincial regulators reported a surge of licence applications from Quebec doctors, with 70 to Ontario since Oct. 23 and roughly three to four dozen to New Brunswick in October, as Ontario’s premier publicly encouraged recruitment.