Ford government announces funding for primary care plan on eve of election call [Video]

The Ford government has announced a plan to spend $1.4 billion on a four-year plan to close the gap in accessing primary care in Ontario as cabinet ministers rush final promises out the door ahead of an early election.

On Tuesday afternoon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to visit the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the legislature and trigger an early election campaign officially beginning on Wednesday.

Before that visit put the government into caretaker mode, forbidding the use of public resources for campaigning, a slew of announcements, spending and promises are being completed.

Monday morning saw Health Minister Sylvia Jones presenting her plan to spend $1.8 billion over four years to connect two million people with a family doctor or primary care team.

The announcement was made up of $1.4 billion in new money and $400 that had already been budgeted.

“With this historic, transformative investment, we can now achieve our …