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House Hansard - 176

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 30, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23
Hon. Kamal Khera (Minister of Seniors, Lib.)
  • Mar/30/23 2:51:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, budget 2023 continues to grow our government's plan to support seniors, which has already seen poverty rates for seniors drop significantly since 2015. Through this budget, we are bringing in the largest expansion of health care in 60 years by providing seniors access to high-quality dental care. We are helping seniors with their daily costs through a grocery rebate. We are also helping more seniors access supports, such as the guaranteed income supplement, through the automatic income tax filing. Seniors can rest assured that we will continue to have their backs.
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Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23
Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)
  • Mar/30/23 2:57:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are plenty of health care needs in Quebec. Rather than responding to those needs in the budget, the Liberals are creating a new dental care program on top of the one we already have in Quebec. That is close to $3 billion that Quebec could put into areas where it would be more useful or use to improve the existing program. That is why the Quebec National Assembly just unanimously called for Quebec to have the right to opt out with full compensation. Will the government commit to honouring the unanimous request of Quebec's elected officials?
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Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/30/23 2:57:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. First, it gives me an opportunity to acknowledge what we heard from Quebec today. People across the country believe in the importance of dental care, which is essential to overall health. Second, two to three million Quebeckers will be able to benefit from the Government of Canada's new dental insurance plan in the coming years. Lastly, all of this will be done in co-operation with all of the provinces, including Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/30/23 2:58:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for making that connection and focusing on Quebeckers' needs, which are just as important as the physical health, mental health and oral health needs of all other Canadians. The Quebeckers I have been talking to for quite some time now are happy to see that between two and three million Quebeckers, families with average and modest incomes, will be able to take advantage of this new Canadian government dental plan over the next few years.
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