As the federal government's national dental insurance program continues to roll out, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that the plan leaves too many Canadians without coverage and need an additional $1.45 billion in funding.

As the federal government’s national dental insurance program continues to roll out, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that the plan leaves too many Canadians without coverage and need an additional $1.45 billion in funding.

  • corsicanguppy
    31·
    6 months ago

    … so far.

    But, and this is the math I’m thinking, helping some in this very early version of a plan the cruel conservatives already want to quash and discredit in its infancy before it can look good, is a laudable goal and a good first step. This is akin to disparaging a toddler for its carpentry work.

    • BlameThePeacockEnglish
      12·
      6 months ago

      Yea things don’t need to be perfect to be helpful. We can work on perfect as we go along.

      • psvrh
        32·
        5 months ago

        You know what? No, not after seeing how $10/day daycare turned out.

        The Liberals need to pony up real money and do this stuff correctly, not drag their feet and nickle-and-dime it, lest people remember what life was like before 1990, when we started giving everything away to pay for tax cuts for the rich.