Family physicians in the Outaouais are hopeful an agreement in principle between Quebec’s family doctors and the province will keep them in the region, but some say it won’t do enough to counter the impact of delayed legislative reforms.

Bill 2, which would have come into effect Jan. 1, ties doctors' pay to performance targets and has been a point of contention since it was tabled. In response, hundreds of family doctors applied for licences to practise in Ontario.

Over 260 Quebec doctors apply for Ontario licences in weeks following Bill 2

The Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ) and the Quebec government reached the deal Thursday, pushing back the implementation of the legislation to allow for several amendments.

Quebec scraps penalties for family doctors, obliga

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