QUEBEC — Saying it wants to calm the storm, the Coalition Avenir Québec government is reaching out to the province’s disgruntled doctors in the hope of resuming talks.

On the same day as Quebec’s medical students opened their court challenge of Quebec’s doctor renumeration law , Treasury Board president France-Élaine Duranceau said it’s time to cool down the atmosphere.

“The premier (François Legault) has asked me to resume contact with the federations, the FMSQ and FMOQ, to find some common ground,” Duranceau told reporters Tuesday with Health Minister Christian Dubé standing at her side.

“We are inviting them to return to the table. I hope we will get a favourable response from the two federations.”

Dubé then offered a carrot to doctors, saying the government is suspending, for now,

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