A number of medical specialists have stepped up to the plate following calls from Quebec Premier François Legault for help to staff the province’s troubled network of long-term care homes (CHSLDs) as they battle the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Among them is Dr. Gaétan Barrette, who served as health minister from 2014 to 2018 under the previous Liberal government. Barrette, who worked as a radiologist before entering provincial politics, told Global News Morning he felt a duty to help out. “Look, this is a big call, and I answered the call,” he told Global’s Laura Casella. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] On Friday, he started work as an orderly, a job Barrette said he has actually done before. “The