Update: Barrette agrees to consult with patients' group on future of MUHC

Faced with an outcry from patients’ groups and union leaders, Health Minister Gaétan Barrette has backed off plans to appoint within days more than half of the board of the McGill University Health Centre.
Rather, Barrette has agreed to consult with the Central Users Committee of the MUHC on a list of possible candidates to replace the 10 independent members who resigned en masse on Monday in protest against his handling of the beleaguered hospital network. The minister now hopes to