By merging INESSS and INSPQ into a single entity, as provided for in Bill 7, experts fear funding will go more toward care rather than public health prevention. The minister responsible for government administration and state efficiency, France-Élaine Duranceau, is defending her bill tooth and nail.

The “Act to reduce bureaucracy, increase government efficiency, and strengthen the accountability of senior public servants” aims to merge the National Institute of Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS) and the Quebec National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) to create the new Quebec Institute of Health and Social Services (IQSSS).

On Tuesday, during special consultations on Bill 7, Duranceau assured that she was taking into account the risks highlighted by experts during the fo

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