QUEBEC — Saying Quebec’s new doctor remuneration bill is a clear violation of their fundamental rights, the head of the province’s medical specialists announced Tuesday they are taking the government to court.

And in the meantime they want Quebec to suspend application of the legislation, Bill 2, which the Coalition Avenir Québec government adopted around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. They used the rules of closure, allowing them to fast-track the bill into law.

Standing in front of a group of 20 medical specialists who wore tape over their mouths to appear gagged, Dr. Vincent Oliva, president of the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ), launched a blistering attack on the government for imposing the law.

Announcing the FMSQ will file a legal challenge against the government Wedn

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