Freeland Says Feds ‘Working Hard’ to Deliver Dental Plan as NDP Threatens to Pull Out of Deal

Freeland Says Feds ‘Working Hard’ to Deliver Dental Plan as NDP Threatens to Pull Out of Deal
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters at the Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 23, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says her government is doing its best to deliver on a promise to introduce a national dental care plan after the NDP threatened to reverse its pledge to keep the Liberals in power if a plan isn’t in place before year-end.

“Providing dental care to children and families earning less than $90,000 a year, to children under 12, was a clear commitment we made in the budget,” Freeland said on Aug. 9 after a tour of an automotive parts manufacturer in Etobicoke, Ont.