Doctor Maya Cholette-Tetrault says premier François Legault has no idea of her reality as a family physician, and his demand for doctors to take on 1,000 patients is upsetting.

The move comes after Health Minister Christian Dubé recently reduced the number of new family doctors who are allowed to practise in Montreal.

Patient advocates say the system of issuing permits for family doctors in Quebec is making it hard for physicians of colour, as well as for patients with language barriers.