The Trudeau government keeps saying the Conservatives are opposed to ‘free’ dental care. But it’s not free and was never intended to be
The Liberals seem to think they have a surefire wedge issue against the Conservatives: their hardhearted opponents want to snatch away free dental care from the nation’s kids and seniors.
It’s a great line of attack, except for one minor detail: almost nothing that the Prime Minister said is true, starting with his characterization of the federal dental benefit. Even those with family incomes below $70,000 will still have to pay for dental care, since dentists’ fees can exceed the amount that government pays out. The official description of the program isThen there is the conspiracy-theory-tinged accusation that the Conservatives are somehow manufacturing dissent among dentists. When asked for proof of that assertion, the Prime Minister’s Office deferred to the Health Ministry, which dispatched boilerplate language that did not answer the question.
The benefits are targeted to those most in need, rather than diffused to higher earners who don’t really require Ottawa’s help. The co-payments are part of that targeting, and are an excellent innovation. The decision to not attempt to cap dentists’ fees avoids recreating the artificial scarcity that has left millions of Canadians without a family doctor.
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