Cabinet “underestimated” how many Canadians would sign up for the recently announced federal dental-care insurance plan, which is why the government said in the 2023 budget that the plan will probably cost $7 billion more than the original estimate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.
Speaking to reporters in Val-d’Or, Quebec, on April 3, Trudeau addressed added costs in the budget regarding the Canadian Dental Care Plan.
Tabled on March 28, the budget estimates that the new federally administered dental insurance program will cost more than double over the next five years than originally thought.
Ottawa previously budgeted $6 billion for the program, but now estimates it will cost around $13 billion over the next five years….