Gaetan Barrette

• Parti Québécois amendment to extend Bill 101 to CEGEPs defeated in committee

  The CAQ government has reasserted its position that it will not apply Bill 101 to CEGEPs.

  Politics

  Feb 23
  
• Former Quebec Health Minister Gaetan Barrette won’t run in next provincial election

  Gaetan Barrette, who served as health minister between 2014 and 2018 under former Premier Philippe Couillard, announced his decision on Sunday.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2021
  
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• Legault threatens to penalize Quebec family doctors who don’t take on more patients

  Legault said his government has obtained a list of family physicians who work part-time, and the province will fight their union to get them to take on at least 1,000 patients.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2021
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• Anglade shuffles shadow cabinet, reassigns Pierre Arcand portfolio

  Anglade shuffled up her shadow cabinet Friday morning, a move which indicates the Liberal Party is trying to regroup before the start of the new session. 

  Politics

  Jan 22, 2021
• Bill 61, to fast-track infrastructure projects in Quebec, raises red flags with opposition parties

  The fear is that safeguards put in place following Quebec's four-year anti-corruption inquiry, led by Justice France Charbonneau, will be left by the wayside.

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2020
• Coronavirus: Former health minister among doctors helping to fill gap at Quebec care homes

  The La Pinière MNA said that despite him once being in charge of Quebec's entire health-care network, he has made clear to his new boss he's just another member of the team.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2020
• Quebec premier takes lead on coronavirus crisis as former foes rally behind him

  François Legault was among the first leaders in Canada to take immediate steps to stop the spread of COVID-19.

  Health

  Mar 19, 2020
• Raucous week has some wondering if question period in Quebec is out of control

  A particularly brash week at the Quebec National Assembly has some wondering if Speaker François Paradis has lost control of Question Period.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2019
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• Quebec wants to allow nurse practitioners to see their own patients

  Health Minister Danielle McCann tabled a bill Wednesday that will give nurses practitioners the autonomy to see their own patients.

  Health

  Oct 9, 2019
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• Former Liberal MNA Fatima Houda-Pepin named Quebec delegate in Dakar

  It is estimated that about 85 per cent of the world's Francophones will live in Africa by 2050.

  Politics

  Sep 4, 2019