In the wake of Bill 2 and the outrage it has sparked among doctors, the Quebec Federation of Medical Specialists (FMSQ) filed a request for a provisional stay on Wednesday, which will be heard urgently next week by the Quebec Superior Court.

With its request for a stay of execution, the FMSQ is not challenging the law as a whole, but only the most restrictive aspects under fundamental rights and freedoms.

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The federation wants in particular to challenge the provision in t

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