The Liberals promised the NDP a new dental-care program for low- and middle-income families in March as part of a supply and confidence agreement to prevent an election before 2025
OTTAWA — Sources close to the government's proposed $5.3-billion dental-care program say the Liberals are planning a temporary solution that involves giving money directly to patients in order to keep their promise to the NDP while they work on a permanent answer.The government has until the end of the year to provide some kind of coverage for children under the age of 12 with an annual household income of less than $90,000.
NDP health critic Don Davies did not directly address the temporary plan either, but said in a statement the party has "identified several ways to ensure the target groups can access dental care on the identified timelines." The agreement isn't prescriptive about how the coverage should be achieved, and the government hasn't committed to any particular means of administering the program yet.
The federal government could also offer money to provinces and territories to take it over, since many already offer similar programs and dental care has traditionally fallen within their jurisdiction. "It comes as no surprise that the Trudeau government is not living up to a commitment it made to buy the NDP’s support," Conservative health critic Michael Barrett said in a statement.
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