FEMINIST ACTION
March 8 demonstration

Women of Diverse Origins, part of the Collectif 8 mars, invites you to take to the streets for International Women’s Rights Day on March 8. Dorchester Square, Montréal, 5.30 p.m.: we’ll be there!

Meeting point: the corner of Peel Street and Dorchester Square Street.

ORGANIZATION OF WORK AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Expanding professional practices: everything you need to know

You may have heard that Minister Dubé is staking a great deal on expanding professional practices for his health care reform plan, the Plan santé. But perhaps you aren’t sure what that means and how it might affect you.

Our brand new Current Issues publication is exactly what you need! Consult it to find out everything you need to know about expanding professional practices.

Wait times at the DPJ: the APTS reaches out to the CDPDJ

The APTS jumped at the chance to offer its help to Québec’s Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission (CDPDJ) upon learning that it was opening a systemic investigation into the impact of wait times for youth protection (DPJ).

The CDPDJ decided to move ahead with the investigation because it saw the situation on the ground was deteriorating. This observation is diametrically opposed to that of the minister responsible for youth protection, Lionel Carmant, who denies he is wearing “rose-coloured glasses.”

The APTS is confident that the results of the CDPDJ investigation will offer a much more accurate view of the situation.

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LABOUR RELATIONS
$65,000 fine for anti-union conduct

“The employer pretended […] to negotiate. [It] ignored, bypassed and excluded union representatives. [It persists] in engaging in illegal, anti-union behaviour.”

The Administrative Labour Tribunal (TAT) blasted the government, on February 28, which was caught for the fourth time flouting the law by hindering the work of the unions and trying to bypass them.

The tribunal imposed a $65,000 fine, denouncing the government’s unremitting propensity to reoffend. The APTS had wasted no time in taking up this case about professional order membership fees. Another win!

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SOCIO-POLITICAL ACTION
2024-2025 budget as if you were there... or almost

Québec’s finance minister, Éric Girard, will table his new budget next Tuesday. On that day, Émilie Charbonneau – vice-president of the APTS – and Philippe Hurteau – research officer – invite you to a live discussion while the topic is fresh. Join us on Facebook on March 12, at 6:30 p.m.!

Budget

Prescription drug insurance: Québec must act

In a recent open letter signed by many parties, the APTS called on the Legault government to stand for Quebecers and follow the example of the new federal drug insurance plan.

One in ten people do without prescription drugs because of financial issues. Urgent action is needed! Québec must set aside its turf wars with Ottawa and stop playing into the hand of the pharmaceutical lobby at the expense of citizens.

Unless the government prefers to keep hiding behind the smokescreen of jurisdiction in order to put a handful of private interests ahead of collective well-being? Find out more in the letter (in French).

Read the letter