OttawaMonique Chartrand suffers from a blood disorder and is worried the growing exodus of doctors from her province following the passage of a controversial bill will disrupt her care. Ripple effects continue since passage of controversial bill on Oct. 25CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2025 2:21 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Quebec’s deputy health minister Sonia Bélanger speaks in her province’s National Assembly. Bélanger told Radio-Canada on Friday that the exodus of Quebec doctors following the passage of Bill 2 last month is now a ‘crisis.’ (The Canadian Press)Monique Chartrand suffers from a blood disorder and is worried the growing exodus of doctors from her province following the passage of a controversial bill will disrupt her care. Chartrand’s family doctor recently informed her he’s considering leaving Quebec’s public health system because of Bill 2. The divisive legislation, adopted into law last month, is drawing the ire of doctors in part because it imposes a new salary structure on physicians. “I feel completely alone,” Chartrand said in French to Radio-Canada, adding that she doesn’t blame her family doctor because she supports doctors who are critical of the bill. According to the province’s public health agency Santé Québec, since Bill 2 went into law on Oct. 25, approximately 30 physicians have signalled their intent to resign in the coming weeks and months. The College of Physicians of Ontario has reported receiving 250 applications from Quebec doctors since Oct. 23. Ottawa’s Montfort Hospital says it has received more than 50 applications from Quebec doctors since the start of October.Monique Chartrand says her family doctor recently informed her that he is consideing leaving Quebec’s public health system because of Bill 2. (Radio-Canada)Jean Pigeon, president and CEO of the Outaouais Health Foundation, said if surgeons leave Quebec and operating rooms are shuttered, technicians and nurses could also flee the province. That will only make recruiting new health-care employees more difficult, he said. In a written statement to Radio-Canada on Thursday, Santé Québec said key positions will be filled, and no impact on clinical services is being observed. On Friday, however, the province’s deputy health minister acknowledged the situation has reached the “crisis” stage. “All I want is for us to resume discussions with doctors, to get out of this crisis, to work together, and to put in place the necessary resources to help doctors in Quebec serve their patients,” Sonia Bélanger told Radio-Canada in French. With files from Radio-Canada
More Quebec doctors quit amid health-care ‘crisis’
