Truth: Anglade is wrong about family doctors

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Last Friday, Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade pointed out that more Quebecers are without a family doctor today than four years ago. “In 2018, we had 400,000 Quebecers without family doctors. Today it is not normal that we reach 1 million Quebecers who do not have access to a family doctor,” she said during a discussion organized by the New World Institute. destiny.

The facts

Ms. Anglade is wrong: Quebecers today are without a family doctor. Since François Legault became prime minister, the number of Quebecers registered with a family doctor or group of doctors has increased from 6,394,000 to 6,654,000, an increase of 4.1% in almost 4 years. However, during the CAQ’s mandate the number of Quebecers on the waiting list to receive family physician services increased from 474,000 to 830,000. Thus, more Quebecers have access to a family doctor, but more Quebecers are also actively seeking their services.