Legislation covers performance-based pay, severe penalties for collective resistance by doctors
The Quebec government has passed special legislation to impose a new compensation system on the province’s doctors, introducing performance-based pay and severe penalties for collective resistance.
Bill 2 was adopted in a special session of the National Assembly just before 4 a.m. on Saturday, following a call from Premier François Legault, reported The Canadian Press (CP).
The bill passed with a vote of 63 to 27, with Legault present. Health Minister Christian Dubé introduced the bill on Friday morning, expediting its passage. The legislation closely resembles Bill 106, tabled in May, but includes new provisions aimed at ending the ongoing labour dispute between the province and its family doctors and medical specialists.
Under the new law, a portion of doctors’ pay will be tied to performance targets, specifically the number of patients they care for, with a focus on vulnerable populations. Doctors who engage in “concerted action” to challenge the government’s policies could face fines of up to $500,000 per day, CP noted in the article published in Global News.
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