No “massive purge”, you say. Just 1%, you say. Nothing to worry about! 
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said the province’s health system has been pushed to the brink for more than a year and a half, and it can’t afford to lose between 14,000 and 22,000 workers.
According to government estimates, the province would have lost about 600 hospital beds and 35 operating rooms if it had pushed ahead with the original deadline.