Christian Dubé

Christian Dubé emphasizes ensuring physicians receive "all the most up-to-date information" before deciding to leave or close clinics, implying the government should provide information to influence doctors' decisions and possibly mitigate clinic closures and resulting healthcare shortages.

Christian Dubé says the aim of Bill 2 is to ensure the population has access to the services it needs, framing the legislation as intended to improve patient access to care and address shortages in availability of healthcare services.

He said the government had no choice but to 'draw a line' and defended Bill 2's penalties to prevent concerted actions (such as withholding medical training) in order to ensure Quebecers receive care.

Christian Dubé supports imposing a new remuneration system for doctors—presenting Bill 2 that links part of compensation to performance targets—and argues the current situation isn't sustainable, saying 'we need to do things differently.'

Christian Dubé says there is an urgency to act on doctors' compensation and supports the government taking immediate action (including potential legislative measures) to protect patients and students and to change the method of physician remuneration.

Christian Dubé supports Bill 106's approach to tie physician remuneration to performance indicators, proposing to lower the performance-tied share from up to 25% to a maximum 15%. He says the bill will remain but is open to amendments and further discussion.

Christian Dubé advocates increased investment in preventative health care to reduce chronic illnesses and sustain Quebec's health-care network. He proposes repurposing COVID testing/vaccination infrastructure into prevention centres and supports targeted initial funding for screenings and prevention.