Private health agencies in Quebec launch legal challenge to new law limiting their use
Quebec passed a law that will limit and eventually phase out the use of private health agencies. The agencies say patients will suffer, so they’re fighting the law in court.
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![Thousands of nurses across Quebec are refusing to work any mandatory overtime this weekend, as their union ramps up the pressure on provincial and regional health authorities to stop forcing health-care workers to stay past their scheduled shift. Nurses walking down a hospital corridor seen from the back.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6213963.1695763732!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/quebec-nurses-refuse-mandatory-overtime.jpg)
Quebec passed a law that will limit and eventually phase out the use of private health agencies. The agencies say patients will suffer, so they’re fighting the law in court.