Worries, anguish, anger: doctors are thinking of leaving Quebec or bringing forward their retirement because of Health Minister Christian Dubé’s bill that aims to link part of their compensation to performance indicators. The legislative piece will be adopted under a gag order in the National Assembly in the next few hours.

Dr. Julie Boulanger is shaken and says she is seriously considering continuing her practice outside of Quebec.

“It breaks my heart. I have people that I’ve been following for 26 years. Imagine! I just make people think about it, and it makes me dizzy. These are people I know like the back of my hand,” she said, visibly emotional.

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