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House Hansard - 290

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 18, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 290 - Mar/18/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Mar/18/24 2:39:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to hear our colleague talk about dental insurance, the new Canadian dental care plan, for which over 1.4 million seniors have already applied and been approved. Over one-third of those 1.4 million seniors are Quebeckers. I hope our colleagues from Ontario are not hearing this, but more Quebec seniors have been approved than seniors in Ontario. It is all happening because we really need this plan to help patients get the dental care they need. It will help dentists and hygienists provide care to these people, and as an added benefit, it will also help the Government of Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 290 - Mar/18/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Mar/18/24 3:03:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as many ministers, including the CBSA minister, have often said, what happened during COVID-19 regarding the application was unacceptable, despite the fact that it was at a moment when it was important for public servants to be efficient and act quickly. Unfortunately, some of the rules were not followed. There is more work to do, although much of the work that the Auditor General asked us to do has already been implemented.
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