Trois-Rivières, September 12, 2026 – The leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, Charles Milliard, has pledged to make prevention a true priority in healthcare by gradually increasing the share of spending allocated to it to 5% by the end of the next decade.
While our healthcare system is largely structured to intervene once a disease has already developed, the Quebec Liberal Party wants to shift the focus to better prevention, earlier detection, and helping Quebecers live longer, healthier lives.
This increase will, in particular, make it possible to expand organized screening programs for certain cancers, strengthen chronic disease prevention and vaccination efforts, and invest more in healthy lifestyles.
Rather than waiting for Quebecers to get sick, the healthcare system will reach out to them more proactively.
A Liberal government will create a Quebec Prevention Pathway to support residents throughout their lives. Residents will automatically receive personalized invitations for screenings, vaccinations, and preventive interventions recommended based on their age, gender, and risk factors.
The Quebec Liberal Party will also support the “time-out” proposed by Pierre Lavoie and the Coalition for the Future of Sports and Physical Activity in Quebec, in order to rally all stakeholders around a common goal: to get Quebecers to be more active and to bring about lasting changes in their lifestyles.
« Our system will always be there to care for Quebecers when they are sick. But it must also be much more involved before they get sick. Gradually allocating 5% of our health care spending to prevention means making a clear choice: taking action earlier so we can live longer, healthier lives. » - Charles Milliard, Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
