Madam Speaker, I will give the member a practical example. My understanding is that, in the Similkameen and in Penticton proper, there have not been any sign-ups for a dentist. Maybe there has been one now, but the NDP is touting this program as being widely available and accessible to people. I have had people in Kelowna tell me they have tried to go to a different dentist, but the new dentist requires a number of X-rays that cost hundreds of dollars. They cannot afford that.
This member may believe his own rhetoric, but when we actually talk to the people trying to access the so-called dental program, we hear they cannot. It is smoke and mirrors. Many people phone me specifically because they know I am a Conservative and they want that feedback heard on the House of Commons floor.