A day after being expelled from Premier François Legault’s caucus, a member of the Quebec legislature says she no longer recognizes the party she used to represent.

Isabelle Poulet says she is “profoundly disappointed” by how the Coalition Avenir Québec government has handled a new law that changes how doctors in the province are paid.

“The status quo is no longer possible. The health care system must be reformed. But I cannot support the proposed solution,” she wrote in a speech published Wednesday morning on Facebook.

“This reform has been poorly conceived and poorly communicated.”

Legault is under fire for the new legislation, which he forced through the national assembly late last month. The law ties part of physicians’ remuneration to performance targets, and threatens steep fines

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