Madam Speaker, it is critically important to recognize that to optimize any sort of a national dental program, we need provinces and territories on side. I believe that is indisputable. We have to do that in order to optimize the program.
I am not convinced the New Democrats have done their work. Can they provide any feedback to the House in terms of what provinces they have consulted? Do they already have a sense of which provinces would endorse this? Would the member agree we need to work with provinces and territories to have the optimal program? If that is not possible, is the NDP suggesting the national government would go on its own in providing a national program?