, or “An act to make the health and social services system more effective,” will essentially see Quebec do what a number of other provinces have already done – create an agency that oversees the day-to-day administration of the health system.
is a whopping 300 pages-plus in length, with 1,180 clauses, and will require amendments to 30 existing laws – more a testament to the breadth of bureaucracy than the complexity of the task. Where Quebec does differ significantly from other provinces, however, and where Bill 15 could actually have an impact, is in labour relations.
Physician associations have also spoken out against the reform because, among other things, it will force specialists to work more nights and weekends, and do on-call shifts in the ER. General practitioners are already subject to these rules, and that has made the already-difficult recruitment of family doctors even more so.
In coming late to the restructuring party, the big advantage Quebec has is learning from the mistakes of other provinces – and there have been many.
Well, if it was promised by the caq… folks can rest assured absolutely NOTHING will get done!!
The problem with any kind of reform is the “tax incentives to businesses corporations” far exceed the benefits and revenues Provinces put all the money in general funds then tax cuts write offs the money comes from general fund. There is no way of resolving this issue.