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Hundreds Of Quebec Doctors Made Over $1 Million Last Year — Here's What They Do

It pays to tend to the sick, but only if you're a doctor. Hundreds of Quebec doctors made over a million dollars last year, new data from the Régie de l'assurance maladie (RAMQ) shows. A handful even made over $2 million.

A RAMQ page published Tuesday lists all the doctors whose total compensation, including salaries, bonuses and other undefined "packages," topped $1 million in 2021. In total, there are 294 individuals on the list, including six whose compensation exceeded $2 million.

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Quebec Paramedics Are Blocking SAQ Warehouses To Protest Their Very Expired Contract

Without a contract since April 2020, Quebec paramedics are now protesting outside the Montreal and Quebec City Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) distribution centres.

According to a February 25 statement released by the Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS-CSN), the paramedics are still waiting for an offer from the government to respond to the sector's issues. In the meantime, they're protesting directly outside the SAQ, a corporation that brings in major revenue for the government.

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A Group Of Quebec Health Care Workers Is So Fed Up It’s Complaining To The UN

It's no secret in Quebec that health care workers feel overworked. But now the situation could take on global implications.

The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) labour organization has reached out to the U.N. to intervene in Quebec's health care management practices, particularly when it comes to "mandatory overtime," which is when a worker is required to cover shifts following their full workday.

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Quebec Health Care Workers Are Taking Selfies To Shame The Government Into Paying Them

For months, the Government of Quebec has promised the province's health care workers bonuses and pay bumps to both stabilize and recognize their essential role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. But hundreds of professionals are claiming that they still haven't received the funds they're owed — and they're getting fed up.

So fed up, in fact, that they've taken to social media to do something about it. If you scroll through social media, you may find Quebec healthcare workers holding up signs with different amounts of money and #mobiliséespourêtrepayées (or #MobilizedToBePaid) written on them. There are also more than 200 of these photos on the Quebec Interprofessional Health Federation (FIQ) | Private sector (FIQP) website.

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Nearly 530 Unvaccinated Quebec Health Care Workers Were Suspended In Recent Weeks

Even though Quebec decided to scrap mandatory vaccination for health care workers, there are still conditions unvaccinated employees in the sector must follow. Since Health Minister Christian Dubé announced a series of measures for staff who have not received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, 527 people have been suspended without pay, according to a recent Santé Quebec tweet.

In a press conference on November 3, Dubé said "vaccination of health care workers will no longer be mandatory for current employees of the network and will be mandatory for all new employees. Secondly, public health requires a very rigorous screening of all unvaccinated employees [...] three times a week."

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Most Quebecers Say We Should Fire Health Care Workers & Teachers Who Won't Get Vaccinated

If Quebecers had it their way, a whole lot of people would be fired over refusing to get vaccinated. According to a new poll by Angus Reid, most respondents support the idea of firing health care workers if they don't get vaccinated.

Most would also do the same if it were police officers or teachers refusing the vaccine.

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Quebec Flip-Flopped On Mandatory Vaccination For Health Care Workers

"Beggars can't be choosers" seems to be the government's approach to mandatory vaccinations for health care workers. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Wednesday that the province will let unvaccinated health sector employees continue to work after November 15 — the date by which workers were supposed to be adequately vaccinated or face suspension.

That was already an extension. The original deadline for health and social service workers to get their COVID-19 vaccine was October 15.

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