(Montreal) A coalition is mobilizing to oppose the new reform of the health care system tabled last month. The coalition “Reply to the Health Plan” says it wants to “stop the machine”.
The Minister of Health Christian Dubé had promised to do “ shaker the pillars of the temple” with his new reform, he therefore had to expect to face opposition.
Organizations called the media Thursday morning in Montreal to express their criticism of the Health Plan unveiled last year by Minister Dubé and of Bill 15 concerning the An Act to make the health and social services system more efficient.
Among the groups opposed to the reform, we note the Coalition Solidarité Santé, the collective Soignons la justice sociale, the Regroupement des aides et assistants naturelles de Montréal and the League for Rights and Freedoms.
The coalition, which brings together 35 organizations, denounces what it considers to be a decline in the right to health and a democratic decline in the system.
These groups are also concerned regarding the acceleration of the privatization of the health system and call for a halt to it.
In particular, they call for the holding of a real public and democratic debate on health.
Note that Bill 15 provides for the creation of a government corporation, Santé Québec, which will be responsible for coordinating the operations of the Québec health network, while the department will retain its role of setting guidelines and allocating budgets.