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House Hansard - 100

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 22, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Sep/22/22 10:20:13 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, I would love to know whether the Minister of Health realizes that Quebec already covers dental care for kids under the age of nine. Did he factor that into his program? How does he plan to compensate Quebeckers whose taxes will be paying for benefits that are allocated elsewhere in Canada? Quebeckers already pay for such a program and our health care system is in need of funding. This all boils down to one question: When will the minister look at increasing health transfers and letting Quebec do its job?
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Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Sep/22/22 1:42:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I wonder if he could clarify something for me. I am concerned because Quebec already has a program that covers a good portion of dental costs for children under 10. Quebec taxpayers are accustomed to their tax dollars being used for this. I cannot even guarantee that it will be used only for dental care. Someone can submit a receipt for $100 but get $650 back and do whatever they want with the other $550. This is not a dental insurance program; it is throwing money out the window. Besides that, I also want to know whether the government has thought about how it plans to compensate Quebec taxpayers, who pay for their own dental care and who will pay for that of other provinces. Why is the money not being transferred to the governments that have the jurisdiction to do this, that is, the 10 provinces?
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