When asked about dental care and pharmacies, Poilievre promised to “protect these programs”
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Ottawa – Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promised Tuesday that Canadians will continue to do so if his party forms the next government.
Poilievre outlines his intentions for the program while appearing in Vaughan, Ontario, where he declared housing affordability.
When asked about dental health care and pharmacies, the Liberal Party established two plans during the government’s last term, Poilievre promised to “protect these plans.”
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“No one will lose them,” he told reporters. “We will make sure no one will lose their dental care.”
The development of a federal dental care plan is one of the conditions listed in the supply and confidence agreement signed by liberals with the New Democrats in March 2022, which officially ended last summer.
The ushered in the national dental health bill became law at the end of that year.
The Liberal Party has begun implementing the program in phases, which is currently open to children over 65 and older people who receive federal disability benefits.
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The eligibility requirement says that only those without dental insurance can apply for net household income below $90,000.
According to federal statistics, nearly 3.5 million applicants have been approved and more than 1.5 million people have obtained dental care through the program.
The Liberal Party announces in 2023 Spend $13 billion in five years to implement the plan, which is expected to be implemented in the next $4.4 billion.
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Prior to the election, Poilievre had been talking before his mother about whether the party plans to continue the plan. On the eve of the election appeal, liberals announced plans to further expand their qualifications to 18-64-year-olds starting in May.
Voters will conduct a poll before this April 28.
Federal New Democratic leader Jagmeet Singh advised reporters that he hopes conservatives “lied” about their intentions, but he said he hopes Liberal leader Mark Carney does the same.
“We know what conservatives do, people in Ontario know what conservatives do – They cut it off. ”
A spokesman for the Free Campaign said Poilievre tried to distance himself from his records in parliament.
“Pierre Poilievre is now desperate to turn the pages in the middle of the election campaign,” Yana Titarenko wrote.
“Canadians know they can’t trust him. He is the wrong choice at the wrong time.”
Prior to Sunday’s election appeal, the Liberals have been negotiating drug agreements with each province and territory, which will allow certain diabetes drugs and birth control pills to expand universal coverage to. Deals have been signed with British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Yukon.
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On Tuesday, Poilievre also talked about the national child care program.
“We all think that this country should have more affordable parenting,” the conservative leader said, targeting the Liberals’ plans to launch as a “large top-down bureaucracy.”
Not only does the country lack adequate space for childcare, he said, but the program does not provide flexibility for parents who are night shifts or private care.
Still, Poilievre promises to commemorate the federal government’s agreements with provinces and territories that last until 2026. Under these agreements, liberals say jurisdictions should have $10 childcare by that date.
“While commemorating the parenting agreements with the provinces, we will provide parents, providers and provinces with more freedom and flexibility to support parenting for all children.”
He continued to assure that the conservative government would “massively expand the availability of parenting and reduce bureaucracy.”
Carney accused Poilievre of hopes of “eliminating” the national parenting and dental care program to pay campaign promises such as tax cut income tax, which the Conservatives estimate will cost $14 billion once fully implemented.
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