As the federal government's national dental insurance program continues to roll out, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that the plan leaves too many Canadians without coverage and need an additional $1.45 billion in funding.
As the federal government’s national dental insurance program continues to roll out, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues that the plan leaves too many Canadians without coverage and need an additional $1.45 billion in funding.
But, and this is the math I’m thinking, helping some in this very early version of a plan the cruel conservatives already want to quash and discredit in its infancy before it can look good, is a laudable goal and a good first step. This is akin to disparaging a toddler for its carpentry work.
You know what? No, not after seeing how $10/day daycare turned out.
The Liberals need to pony up real money and do this stuff correctly, not drag their feet and nickle-and-dime it, lest people remember what life was like before 1990, when we started giving everything away to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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But, and this is the math I’m thinking, helping some in this very early version of a plan the cruel conservatives already want to quash and discredit in its infancy before it can look good, is a laudable goal and a good first step. This is akin to disparaging a toddler for its carpentry work.
Yea things don’t need to be perfect to be helpful. We can work on perfect as we go along.
You know what? No, not after seeing how $10/day daycare turned out.
The Liberals need to pony up real money and do this stuff correctly, not drag their feet and nickle-and-dime it, lest people remember what life was like before 1990, when we started giving everything away to pay for tax cuts for the rich.