Marois comment on health care propels Charest into better mood

'Unanimous in Quebec' that retiring nurses and doctors was an error, Liberal leader says WILLIAM MARSDEN, The Gazette Published:Â 43 minutes ago Looking exhausted after a string of flight delays caused by bad weather, Premier Jean Charest suddenly regained his humour and fighting spirit yesterday after hearing that PQ leader Pauline Marois told The Gazette she had no regrets about retiring thousands of medical staff in the late 1990s, causing vast shortages of doctors and nurses. "I couldn't believe my ears when I heard what she had said," he told an impromptu press conference gathered outside his campaign bus. "Nobody for a second today believes that it was the right decision. We still today live with the consequences of the retirement packages of doctors, nurses and technicians." He then repeated his stump line that "it... [read full story]                    

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