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Advertisement 1This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While final numbers from Sunday's municipal elections are yet to be finalized, the voter participation rate in Montreal was listed at 36 or 37 per cent. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal GazetteArticle contentShame on us. Only around 36 per cent of eligible voters in Montreal did their civic duty and cast ballots in the municipal election.Sign In or Create an Accountor View more offersArticle contentWould we all prefer autocracy to democracy?Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article contentIris Shestowsky, MontrealArticle contentLegault should give Ford a callArticle contentArticle contentIt looks to me that François Legault has misread the room in regards to the doctors.Article contentDoes the premier think that using draconian measures will work — or is it his last gasp in a floundering attempt to gain the public’s support?Article contentAdvertisement 1Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article contentWith reports of doctors taking measures to relocate to other provinces in protest, how can our health network survive?Article contentGiven Legault’s history of digging in his heels and not backing down, I am fearful for all Quebecers as our system declines.Article contentPremier Doug Ford seems to have worked out a manageable solution to Ontario’s health care challenges. I suggest Legault give him a call.Article contentPaul Saunders, LachineArticle contentBill 2 threatens family medicineArticle contentArticle contentBill 2 may be the death knell for family medicine in Quebec.Article contentIn one fell swoop, overworked family doctors will be forced to take on “orphan patients” who live near their clinic, which presumably would allow the CAQ government to claim every Quebecer finally has a doctor.Article contentAs a family doctor, I have a question: How will these new patients manage to see us if we already have a full roster? (I care for 1,600 patients myself.)Article contentIt’s impossible and absurd — and yet, under Bill 2, doctors will be fined for not seeing these new patients.Article contentAdvertisement 2Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article contentPushing family doctors to do more with less, and then penalizing them when they can’t, will only result in those doctors retiring, moving to another province or going private.Article contentRead More Letters: I'm a doctor. I urge Quebecers to demand the repeal of Bill 2 Letter of the day: My husband is neither lazy nor greedy. No doctor is Advertisement 1Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article contentThe government needs to flush Bill 2 before family medicine is finished in Quebec.Article contentJ. Graham Pratt, MontrealArticle contentMore health staff, fewer bureaucratsArticle contentArticle contentFrançois Legault’s government created Santé Québec, hired “top guns” to run our health-care system and created a whole new bureaucracy for day-to-day operations.Article contentInstead of more bureaucrats, we need more physicians, nurses, therapists, technicians and support staff.Article contentIf allowed to continue down this road, the harm to our health-care system will be irreparable.Article contentAllen Rubin, WestmountArticle contentForeign students enrich othersArticle contentArticle contentIn the discussion about international university students, some forget the inestimable value of having a foreign student as a roommate or a classmate.Advertisement 1This advertisement has not loaded yet.Trending LIVE MAP: Live results from the Montreal municipal election Montreal Election 2025 Mayoral election results in Côte-St-Luc, Montreal West, Westmount and Town of Mount Royal Montreal Election 2025 New era in Montreal: Martinez Ferrada elected mayor Local News Chart: Montreal's new city council Montreal Election 2025 The Montreal municipal election in maps and charts Montreal Election 2025 Advertisement 2AdvertisementThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentContact with people from other countries — or even other provinces — opens up vast new horizons.Article contentAs Quebec society appears to careen more toward cultural isolation every day, the experience of associating with others enriches the undergraduate experience well beyond the classroom.Article contentRobert Tittler, N.D.G.Article contentSubmitting a letter to the editorArticle contentLetters should be sent by email to letters@montrealgazette.comArticle contentWe prioritize letters that respond to, or are inspired by, articles published by The Gazette.Article contentIf you are responding to a specific article, let us know which one.Article contentLetters should be sent uniquely to us. 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