Premier Legault to meet doctors' union president Monday
Premier François Legault will meet with the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) president Dr. Vincent Oliva, on Monday morning in Montreal.
The meeting will take place at a time when the FMSQ is calling for talks to begin on renewing its framework agreement, which expired on April 1, 2023.
In addition to Legault andOliva, Health Minister Christian Dubé will also be attending the meeting, which will take place at 10 a.m.
The FMSQ framework agreement governs, among other things, the remuneration of specialist physicians.
The most recent version of the agreement was concluded in 2018 under the Liberal government of Philippe Couillard, and then amended the following year following the election of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
When it reopened the agreement in 2019, the CAQ government reduced the physicians' remuneration envelope by $560 million on a recurring basis, for a total of $1.6 billion in savings over the period covered by the agreement.
The FMSQ represents 10,000 specialist physicians. Oliva has been its president since 2021.
In addition to its negotiations with specialists, Quebec must also work to renew the framework agreement for family physicians, which also expires on April 1, 2023.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Sept. 23, 2024.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Police investigating sudden death of 2-year-old boy in Cambridge, Ont.
Police say a toddler in Cambridge, Ont., who was reported missing early Monday morning, has since died.
Number of CRA employees fired for inappropriately claiming CERB approaches 300
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has provided new data on the number of employees who were found to have received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Speaker asks MPs to behave better in question period after incident
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus says he expects members of Parliament to behave better than they did last week, when an exchange between two party leaders got so heated one MP thought it may actually come to physical blows.
Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 350
Israeli strikes on Lebanon Monday killed more than 350 people, including more than 60 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
Missing six-year-old boy in Manitoba found dead: RCMP
It was a tragic ending to the search for a six-year-old boy in northeastern Manitoba who had been missing since Wednesday.
Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle
A new analysis of dozens of arrowheads is helping researchers piece together a clearer portrait of the warriors who clashed on Europe’s oldest known battlefield 3,250 years ago.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland reveals dementia diagnosis, will soon play final Canadian show
Beverly Glenn-Copeland says he's been diagnosed with dementia and will play his final concert tour dates over the next two weeks.
'Quite alarming': U.S. student says Vancouver housing unit subdivided with cardboard wall
A U.S. family whose son is pursuing an education in Vancouver is speaking out following their 'quite alarming' experience with a housing site.
Malaysian police rescue 187 more children as sex abuse probe of Islamic group deepens
Malaysian police said Monday they have rescued 187 more children and raided locations nationwide linked to an Islamic business group that is being investigated for alleged sexual assault of children.