Thank you, MP Sidhu, or Sonia.
We know that approximately seven million Canadians don't go to see a dentist every year because dental care is too expensive. Now, that's a terrible outcome, because not doing so means they end up with a lack of preventive care and a lack of diagnostics and treatment. In many cases, they end up in an emergency room. About $2 billion in hospitalization costs are spent every year to look after emergency dental care, most of which would not be needed if those people had access to proper dental care in this country.