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Quebec health minister denounces doctor federations' ‘total refusal' to negotiate
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube speaks at a legislature committee studying the remuneration oof doctors, at the legislature in Quebec City, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is criticizing the 'total refusal' of two doctors' federations to discuss compensation under Bill 106, which aims, among other things, to link up to 25 per cent of family doctors' compensation to performance indicators.
At a news briefing Tuesday morning in Montreal, Dubé sought to 'set the record straight on what we are asking of doctors' with Bill 106.
He gave several examples of the changes the legislation could bring, emphasizing that the goal is to provide more appointments for patients.
Dubé stated that two doctors' federations, the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) and the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ), have refused to submit formal counterproposals as part of negotiations to renew their respective framework agreements.
The government submitted its proposal in March, Dubé recalled.
He said negotiations have not progressed as he would have liked over the summer, pointing the finger at the FMOQ, which has not been at the table since the end of July, according to Dubé.
Last week, FMOQ again urged the CAQ to abandon Bill 106.
In an open letter, FMOQ President and CEO Dr. Marc-André Amyot again denounced the government's attempt to force doctors to practice 'fast food medicine' by linking the performance of general practitioners 'not to the quality and relevance of consultations, but solely to volume.'
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Aug. 19, 2025.
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