Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you so much, Minister Duclos, for being here with us once again at the OGGO committee. It's always excellent talking to you, and it's always wonderful to get your insights.
I want to talk about a very important program in my community, which is the Canadian dental care plan. There are 15,000 people in Windsor-Essex who have received dental care because of our Canadian dental care plan. A large proportion of them are seniors. It is incredibly important. I got a chance to speak with our seniors advisory council just this week, and they emphasized how important the dental care plan was and is for our community.
The Conservatives keep opposing the Canadian dental care plan and, when they're not opposing it, they're denying that it even exists. To quote the Leader of the Opposition, he said that not a single tooth has been cleaned. Again, 15,000 residents in Windsor-Essex would vehemently disagree with his assessment, if you can call it that.
I want to ask you if you can provide an update on the rollout of the Canadian dental care plan, which has helped literally 15,000 residents and seniors in my community already. Can you provide us with a bit of an update on this program?