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Tonight on 'Closer Look': How the Ford government (if re-elected) plans to ensure every person in Ontario has a primary care provider by the time the next provincial election rolls around.

Every weeknight, Village Media’s Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our journalists to explore a compelling story they are covering. These in-depth conversations go beyond the headlines, helping viewers better understand how we gather the details that land in your local news feed.

On tonight’s episode: Another crack at solving Ontario's doctor shortage.

The timing was impossible to ignore. On Monday — just one day before Premier Doug Ford triggered a snap election — his government revealed a detailed plan to solve the province's doctor shortage.

Joining Health Minister Sylvia Jones at the news conference was the government's non-partisan advisor on the issue, former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Jane Philpott.

Dubbed "Ontario's Primary Care Action Plan," it promises to provide two million Ontarians with access to a family doctor over the next four years by assigning them to one of hundreds of new "primary care teams."

"This plan is ambitious, and the changes will not happen overnight," Philpott said. "But when our shared vision is realized, we will have a primary care system in the province that has never existed before."

SEE: PCs announce plan to solve doctor shortage by 2029

Alan S. Hale, a reporter at The Trillium, joins us with all the details. You can read his coverage HERE.

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