The Quebec Interprofessional Health Federation, which represents 80,000 nurses, practical nurses, respiratory therapists and clinical perfusionists, is holding its second day of walkout in a row. The president of the union, Julie Bouchard, announced two additional days of strike, on November 23 and 24. Yesterday, the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, affirmed that a thousand operations would have to be postponed due to the strike days of November 8 and 9.