Madam Speaker, Quebeckers who use community clinics, hospital dentistry departments or long-term care facilities currently do not have access to the federal dental care program because of disputes between the Government of Quebec and Canada.
Some are children, vulnerable people, less fortunate people or individuals living with disabilities. Dentists are sorry not to be able to register their patients. All these people are being held hostage, being penalized because our governments cannot get along.
Can the Prime Minister tell us where they are in their discussions so that this unacceptable situation—