Quebec extends hand to doctors, suspends parts of special law in bid to resume talks – CBC
Federation representing medical students appeared in court Tuesday to challenge payment reform law
Nov 04, 2025
The Quebec government will be suspending two measures of Bill 2, with the hope of persuading doctors’ federations angered by the special legislation to return to the bargaining table.
Though changes to doctors’ remuneration method are a done deal, Premier François Legault told reporters Tuesday afternoon he wants to “extend a hand” to the two federations to discuss the details.
The move to pause parts of the law, announced by Health Minister Christian Dubé and Treasury Board President France-Élaine Duranceau, comes as the federations representing Quebec’s general practitioners, medical specialists, and medical students each launch legal challenges to Bill 2, filing a stay of execution.
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