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4d ago

Liberal government announces dental care expansion the day before expected election call

www.cbc.ca /news/politics/liberal-government-dental-care-expansion-1.7490792

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Thanks, Jagmeet.
- Ndp is so underrated. If they had power we'd see way more progress towards things Canadians can actually benefit from
  
  Unfortunately Jagmeet overplayed his hand in a blunt fashion and lost his power.
  The NDP seems to do very well puppeteering a minority red gov. The blues will never deal and NDP needs the flatlanders to take federal power.
- Jagmeet's the only leader who fulfilled some of his election promises.
  
  But Trudeau legalized weed! That was the only promise he fulfilled. I wish he did the whole election reform stuff but we can get high after we vote!

This really should have been provincially funded healthcare, if any of our premiers decided to operate in their own jurisdictions.
They have jurisdiction to cut costs, but implementing anything is the federal government's job apparently.
- The provinces L O V E their little fiefdoms and will fight tooth-and-nail to keep them.
  (Fyi I'm not ignoring this is in our Constitution. I'm just focusing on the fact that premiers can be selfish little fucks more often than not.)
- cough Ontario's NDP 2018 cough cough

One of the things I remember most from my childhood is my father screaming in pain due to tooth decay he couldn't get treatment for because of how expensive a trip to the dentist was. Man would try using whiskey as an antiseptic which did fuck all and ended up costing us more for his alcohol as a family when that became his drink of choice afterwards over beer.
The NDP is in dire need of new leadership. I genuinely think Jagmeet is a great guy, but he really should be making a publicity campaign of the NDP's accomplishments here, and him not doing so to the degree he should be is just the latest in a line of leadership decisions he's made that have disappointed me. I want to vote NDP in the upcoming election, but even putting aside the movement to back the Liberals to keep Polievre out of office, I'll be voting Liberal unless they have a change in leadership and leadership strategy.
Gonna go so far as to say the same with the Greens while I'm at it cause the entire kerfuffle they've had with Annamie Paul basically fracturing the party, and seeing Elizabeth May as their leader again isn't doing any favours considering how hard she and other party leadership pushed for Paul over Dimitri Lascaris, who I feel would have been a much better party leader.

I was hoping to get lazer teeth. Would this pay for it, or, knowing it's a Liberal plan, would I have to move to the lowest income bracket first?
- if your family income is less than 90k you can apply.
  anybody making above that likely already has dental insurance, or can certainly afford to get it.
  and this plan doesnt cover cosmetic dentistry. so no, no lazer teeth for you, lol. just cleanings, fillings, extractions, that sort of necessary dentistry for maintenance and health.
- The government says all Canadians who have household incomes of less than $90,000 and don’t have private insurance will be able to apply for the program over the month of May.
  
  So, I'd have to lose my job to be eligible, or my wife lose hers, and we'd both have to lose our health plans. Got it.
  Conservatives: Tax Breaks for the Rich!!
  Liberals: Tax Breaks for the Poor!!
  Nobody ever: Tax Breaks for the Middle Class!!

I still think this was a mistake, dental industry needs better regulation before we subsidize all the private practice with this dental plan. It can and should be much cheaper.
- I do not think it is a mistake, this needs to happen however I do agree there need to be better regulations. 100% needs to mean 100%, I recently discovered I could apply for coverage. I got the documentation I called up the dentist when I got my card and booked an appointment, I was informed that even though I am 100% covered it does not mean I am 100% covered. I have been putting off major dental things for about 6 years now so I decided I would go in and get the ball rolling. Once the bill is paid in a week or two, I will be starting a human rights complaint. Although Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Commission is a joke right now maybe I can get something done.
  Leave it to the little people to push the buttons.
  
  Here are some of the requirements for registering for the dental plan.
- Forgive me for asking, but I'm not sure how this could be framed as subsidizing private practices?
  In my mind, despite flaws with the program, relieving the cost of treatment for patients is worth it.
- Yeah, lets just wait, long enough and you can just switch to "ItS tOo LaTe", "lets pay consultants to cost more than the dental program and throw our hands up because we no longer have enough since we paid for all that feasabillity study"

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