{"id":11306,"date":"2026-01-14T11:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiqsante.qc.ca\/depart-de-francois-legault-un-reseau-public-de-sante-toujours-au-bord-du-gouffre\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:41:00","slug":"depart-de-francois-legault-un-reseau-public-de-sante-toujours-au-bord-du-gouffre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiqsante.qc.ca\/en\/depart-de-francois-legault-un-reseau-public-de-sante-toujours-au-bord-du-gouffre\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran\u00e7ois Legault\u2019s resignation: a public health network still on the brink of collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaDIlM0UlNUJjb2RlX3NuaXBwZXQlMjBpZCUzRCUyMjYlMjIlMjBwaHAlNUQlM0MlMkZoMiUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Quebec City, le \n14 January 2026<\/strong> \u2014 The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration interprofessionnelle de la sant\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec\u2013FIQ is responding to the announcement of Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault&#8217;s resignation by pointing out that his term in office has left the public health network in a critical state and healthcare professionals exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFran\u00e7ois Legault has left staff and the public to bear the consequences of his inaction, prioritizing populist rhetoric over taking action where the need is most pressing. Overcrowded emergency rooms, exhausted staff and dilapidated infrastructure were not accidents, but the result of reactive management and a persistent lack of planning,&#8221; denounced Julie Bouchard, FIQ President.<\/p>\n<p>While it is too early to draw up a full assessment, one thing is clear: public services were never really at the top of Fran\u00e7ois Legault&#8217;s priorities. The economy may be important, but when the population does not have access to functional health and education systems, everything else loses its value.<\/p>\n<p>The FIQ urges the interim government and Sant\u00e9 Qu\u00e9bec not to repeat the same mistakes. It calls for the immediate introduction of safe ratios, proper planning for peak periods with sufficient staff, sustainable improvements in working conditions, and major investment in emergency services and infrastructure modernization. Finally, it calls for management to refocus on clinical judgement and public protection rather than on administrative indicators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quebec has the means to provide humane, safe and accessible care. What is lacking is not the professionalism or commitment of healthcare professionals, but the political will to make responsible and courageous choices in the face of this crisis. For too long, Mr. Legault has sought to manage healthcare like a business, with administrative indicators and symbolic projects rather than concrete measures to protect patients and support staff. We hope that Mr. Legault&#8217;s successor will be able to make the necessary decisions to bring about concrete improvements to the public network,\u201d concluded the union president.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it is too early to draw up a full assessment, one thing is clear: public services were never really at the top of Fran\u00e7ois Legault&#8217;s priorities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presse-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fran\u00e7ois Legault\u2019s resignation: a public health network still on the brink of collapse - 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