Update on federal dental-care program expected today
Health Minister Mark Holland is expected to provide an update on the federal government's dental-care program today.
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Delivering new dental service for kids 'complicated,' Freeland says
The government is working hard to meet its end-of-year deadline to deliver dental-care coverage to kids, the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, but added providing new services is "complicated."
Liberals are planning a temporary solution to dental care promise: sources
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.
Feds ask industry to weigh in with ideas for dental-care program
The federal government has asked the private sector to weigh in on how companies could play a role in Canada's national dental-care plan.
Feds confident dental care program will land on time
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is confident the federal government will be able to set up its proposed dental-care program by the end of the year.
How the Liberal-NDP agreement changed Parliament Hill political dynamics
A confidence and supply agreement reached between the Liberals and NDP three months ago changed the dynamic of the House of Commons, even in a parliamentary sitting that will mainly be remembered for the axing of another Conservative leader, and the further polarizing of Canadian politics by a convoy against pandemic restrictions.