PQ slams Gaétan Barrette for standoff with optometrists

The Parti Québécois is calling on Premier Philippe Couillard’s government to change its negotiating strategy with optometrists, who threatened last week to withdraw from Quebec’s health insurance plan (RAMQ).
PQ health critic Diane Lamarre blamed Health Minister Gaétan Barrette for playing tough with optometrists, which she said has caused them to switch course and walk out on the talks.
Lamarre, the MNA for Taillon, said Barrette’s intransigent stance is a