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Douglas Todd: What’s behind Canada’s doctor shortage? One factor rarely gets discussed

Family physicians in Canada don’t work as many hours as doctors did 30 years ago

Canada’s family doctor shortage: The public, and politicians, worry about it a lot.

Most everyone believes it’s a crisis that almost six million Canadians are without a family doctor, and waiting times are lengthening.

The solutions trotted out most frequently involve governments paying to expand medical schools to train more physicians, or luring more doctors to Canada from other countries.

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