Inside a Montreal clinic struggling to deal with Quebec’s imposed health reforms – CBC

Clinic loses 9 doctors since tabling of legislation last spring

Nov 13, 2025

As a family doctor, Hiromi Tissera prides herself on taking a compassionate approach to her patients.

She says that will be more difficult because of the targets outlined in the Quebec government’s new health reforms, known as Bill 2.

“We are going to be penalized for spending extra time with patients because we are going to have to meet certain targets, and I don’t think that’s how it should be done,” said Tissera, a family physician who works at District Medical, in Montreal’s Ahuntsic neighbourhood.

To provide the best care takes time, Tissera said. In her view, that means taking a moment to sit down with patients, make eye contact and ask, “What can I do for you?”

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