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Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives oppose the current federal Liberal-NDP Dental Plan for uninsured, low-income Canadian children, while he himself, enjoys ...

Pierre Poilievre, an Ottawa-area MP and candidate for the federal Conservative party, speaks to supporters in Dartmouth on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. - John McPheePierre Poilievre's Conservatives oppose the current federal Liberal-NDP Dental Plan for uninsured, low-income Canadian children, while he himself, enjoys an 18-year MP's comprehensive dental coverage thanks to us taxpayers.

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is right in criticizing the Poilievre Conservative's dental policy or lack thereof! “Tory MPs plan to vote against providing dental care to children when their leader has had state-paid dental care for nearly two decades,” Singh said recently, referring to Pierre Poilievre, MP since 2004.Filling the gaps: Why Canada still needs a public dental health plan despite decades of medicare

Singh says the benefit is intended to be the first step toward a broader national dental program that the NDP has demanded as a condition to continue to keep the Liberal government in power until 2025. He predicted the program would be expanded by the end of next year to include older people, people aged 18 and under, and people with disabilities." (Carma M. Downey,"Dental coverage plan: The NDP criticizes Pierre Poilievre," Geld Sparen, September 29, 2022.

 

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