2024-07-08 from theglobeandmail.com
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.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on the offensive in late May, talking at some length about the threat the Tories pose to programs such as dental care.
“These measures are based on the idea that everyone in this country should have access to the care they need no matter where they live, or how much money they have in their bank account,” he said during a news conference in Truro, N.S. “And yet, the Conservative Party of Canada opposes this idea at every turn. They opposed free dental care for kids and now for seniors, including pushing on dentists across the country to not sign up to offer free dental care to vulnerable 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.
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