Do Pay Raises Ever Go Unwanted?

Just when you thought that Canadians couldn't get any nicer, it turns out that a group of doctors in Quebec is rejecting a pay increase in favor of putting the money towards better patient care and fair compensation for other health care professionals. The pay raise, part of an eight-year deal made in February 2018, offers the province's general practitioners and medical specialists raises of up to 1.8 percent a year. But at least 700 of those physicians have signed a petition arguing that the funds should be used to ensure better patient services. A recent independent report appears to back up their argument, stating that physicians in Quebec are spending less time with their patients even though their salaries doubled between 2005 and 2015.

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• More than 50 percent of Canadians have a four-year college degree -- the highest tertiary education rate of any country.
• Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
• Residents of the northern Manitoba town of Churchill leave their houses and cars unlocked to provide a safe haven from polar bear attacks.