Opinion: Quebec's hospitals need advanced technologies, not threats

After injecting $100 million into Quebec’s appalling emergency health system, Health Minister Gaétan Barrette last month issued an ultimatum to hospital executives: fix emergency department crowding or be fired. He seems to think a threat will get people motivated to solve a problem never before solved. He’s wrong.
So are the health ministers of every other province that has recently attempted to address overcrowded emergency departments by increasing funding and accountabilit