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Montreal, March 15, 2011 – The Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities (CREPUQ) fully supports the government’s objective to improve the management of Quebec’s health and social services system. However, CREPUQ is extremely concerned by the fact that, as a result of new governance changes proposed by Bill 127, the academic mission of university health care centres will be gutted.

The changes would reduce university representation on the boards of such institutions from three or four members to just one, with no exceptions. The bill makes no distinction between the different types of health care centres and no longer takes into account the academic mission of university-affiliated institutions. Note that the specific mission of academic health care centres covers three interdependent and closely linked areas: clinical patient care, the education and training of future health care professionals, and clinical and basic research.

“Synergy between universities and their health care centres is essential to the health and social services system. Patient care in these institutions is enhanced by university training and research,” said Denis Brière, Chair of the CREPUQ Board of Directors and Rector of Université Laval.

CREPUQ recommends that the number of members designated by universities to the boards of directors be revised upward, which would ensure adequate university representation on the boards of academic health care centres, while still allowing the government to achieve its objective of reducing board size.

“The academic vocation of university health care centres must continue to be expressed through significant university representation at the highest decision level. Boards of directors must reflect the academic mission of these institutions, in the best interests of the students who are trained there and the people who receive services there,” concluded Daniel Zizian, President and Director General of CREPUQ.

The complete brief is available at the CREPUQ website: http://www.crepuq.qc.ca/spip.php?article1305&lang=fr.

CREPUQ includes all 18 Quebec universities. The organization acts as their voice in relations with government and milieus concerned with university education and research. It also fosters coordination and collaboration between universities, is a research centre for university administrations, acts as a centre for coordination and joint service delivery, and is a resource centre and think tank for its members.

Source :
Chantal Pouliot, Director of Communications
Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities
514 288-8524, ext. 244
chantal.pouliot@crepuq.qc.ca