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House Hansard - 117

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:41:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we very much appreciate this question, which allows me to speak of the importance of dental care for our children. If Parliament agrees, of course, 500,000 children in Canada will have access to a dental benefit. For Quebec children in particular, there will be additional support for preventative dental care. We know that prevention is key to good health, and the Canadian government will be there to help families and children across Canada, and definitely in Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:42:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member is absolutely right. Many of us in Canada and Quebec know that dental care is important. That obviously includes businesses and Canadians who already have access to dental insurance. About 4% of dental care expenses are paid by the provinces and territories, and 40% of dental care is unfortunately paid by people who do not have access to dental insurance. That is why all Canadians, including Quebeckers, will be able to benefit from the insurance program provided by the Canadian government.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:50:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are all grateful for the member's question. We all feel and fear the consequences of the crisis that health care workers throughout the country are going through. That is true everywhere in Canada, as we heard. People are having difficulty accessing appropriate emergency care, but, more than that, difficulty getting access to a family health team, to a safe and quality long-term care home, to home care, to palliative care and to dental care. That is why we are investing many billions of dollars and we are going to continue doing that, because we promised we would do so—
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:56:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am certain that many people here in the House were troubled by the member's previous question, when he criticized Canada's vaccine supply. According to recent figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada, which were validated by other experts, the exceptional vaccine supply that Canadians had access to probably saved about 400,000 lives in Canada over the past year. That is 400,000 people whose lives were saved. We must also take into account the millions of people who would have lost a loved one if Canadians had not made every effort to get vaccinated and to protect themselves, as well as their loved ones.
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