Liberals announce just before election the expansion of Canadian dental care plan in May

[blackbird]

Wow!  Does this sound like bribery or not?  The federal health minister just announced this morning that the Canadian Dental Care Plan will be expanded to cover all Canadians starting in May.  This is a significant promise for the tens of millions of Canadians who do not have a dental plan.  The question is how will they be able to pay for this?  From what I just found on the internet, this could cost 13 billion dollars.  The government is already I believe over 60 billion dollars in debt and promises to significantly increase military spending to try to reach 2% minimum GDP commitment to NATO.  Did the government also commit to dropping the carbon taxes on consumers on April 1st?   Did they commit to reducing taxes on the middle class?  If so, where is the money going to come from for such expensive programs?

We also may be facing a vast number of job losses as a result of Trump's tariffs and the government has committed to providing financial support to these people.  We may be heading into a recession according to some experts.  If this is the case, how can the government promise to increase spending by billions of dollars more at a time when the government may be facing huge increases in essential spending?  This just doesn't add up.  

The question is, if Carney wins, is this expansion of the dental care plan just an empty promise which they will not fulfill?  Is it a form of bribery which cannot be possibly fulfilled?  I have a feeling that many Canadians will just base their vote on this promise without really understanding or thinking about the whole financial situation of the government and whether such a promise is credible.

Edited March 22, 2025 by blackbird

[herbie]

How very decent of them. Rip another chunk off Jagmeet and rub PP's face in it.

[eyeball]

11 hours ago, blackbird said:

The federal health minister just announced this morning that the Canadian Dental Care Plan will be expanded to cover all Canadians starting in May. 

It's very European of Carney. Dentalcare is rolled into healthcare in most of Europe.

You're hoping PP repeals the whole shebang?

 

[ironstone]

The federal government will spend $46.5 billion 
on debt servicing charges in 2023/24, which is 
nearly what the government expects to spend on 
the Canada Health Transfer ($49.4 billion), and significantly more than it expects to spend on child care benefits ($31.2 billion).

It's only money right? Let's just keep on borrowing more and just pass it on to the next generation.

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/federal-and-provincial-debt-interest-costs-for-canadians-2024.pdf

[TreeBeard]

On 3/22/2025 at 7:59 AM, blackbird said:

If so, where is the money going to come from for such expensive programs?

They will cut waste. Isn’t that what Conservatives want to hear?  
 

Why don’t you want Canadians to have dental care?