QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault insists he will not back down on controversial changes to how the province’s physicians are paid, despite a court challenge by a doctors’ union and the resignation of one of his longtime ministers.

On Thursday, Legault said he anticipated a strong reaction from doctors. No other government has had the courage to enact reforms that have long been necessary to improve health care access in the province, he said.

“I expected doctors to be very emotional, and that’s what we’re seeing right now,” he told reporters in Quebec City. “But at some point, we have to let the dust settle.”

Legault has been under fire since he rushed a special bill through the legislature last week that ties part of doctors’ remuneration to performance targets. He says the cha

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