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Quebec Doctors Rally Against Controversial Pay-for-Performance Bill

11/15/2025

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Thousands of Quebec doctors rallied at Montreal's Bell Centre to protest Bill 2, linking pay to performance.
Bill 2 shifts Quebec from fee-for-service to a hybrid model, withholding 15% of the $9 billion paid to doctors.
A poll shows 73% of Quebeckers worry about doctors leaving amid the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) dispute.
Despite claims of an exodus, only 260 doctors have applied to practice in Ontario since late October.

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Thousands of Quebec doctors rallied at Montreal's Bell Centre to protest Bill 2, linking pay to performance.
Bill 2 shifts Quebec from fee-for-service to a hybrid model, withholding 15% of the $9 billion paid to doctors.
A poll shows 73% of Quebeckers worry about doctors leaving amid the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) dispute.
Despite claims of an exodus, only 260 doctors have applied to practice in Ontario since late October.