Carmant Returns to CAQ, Legault Steps Down

0:00Former Quebec Social Services Minister, Lionel Karma, is heading back to the coalition Avenir Quebec Caucus after sitting independent for months. He quit last October over a dispute with the government's tough stance on medical specialists, but sources say he's rejoining Wednesday with a join. Announcement alongside Premier, Francois Legault. This comes right as Legault wraps up his time leading the party in cabinet just before he steps down for good. The two go way back as close friends, with Karma there when Legault founded the CAQ back in 2011. They patch things up and agreed to let bygones be bygones. Karma, a medical specialist himself with a wife and daughter in the same field, walked out when Bill too hit, slapping strict salary and work rules. On doctors, it sparked real family tension too. Legault kept the door open for talks, and now those pesky clauses in the Bill are gone. Meanwhile, the health minister, Christian Dubet, bailed over the same Dr. drama after Legault dialed back the bill.

1:01Dubet is still independent, with no sign of returning. Karma even popped up at the final CAQ leadership debate Saturday, back in candidate Christine Frichette. No deal yet with the specialist though, so tensions linger as the party eyes its next chapter without Legault at the helm. That's the story for today, Canada News Today, driven by AI.