The government introduced new legislation that will increase the GST rebate for low\u002Dincome families, provide a dental care benefit and increase housing benefit
He said the government also wants to move forward on its handgun legislation and legislation around the use of French in Quebec.
“I would just impress upon the Conservatives that I don’t think this is a time for games. This is not a time to try to be clever, or use rhetorical tricks or try to pretend things are solutions that aren’t,” he said. “If there’s a continuance of the circus, then they’ll have to see who will buy tickets.”
A dental-care program was a key element of that deal. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said the program announced Tuesday, which offers cheques to families who qualify, is a start but his party wants a complete program. “What we’ve seen often from Liberals and Conservatives is they’re more interested in fighting each other ,rather than focusing on what people need,” he said.
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