In this year's federal budget, the Liberal government announced a $13-billion plan to expand dental care to families earning less than $90,000 a year, fulfilling the government's commitment to the New Democrats. This is, of course, a major step forward for dental care in Canada. But is it enough? Or do we also need to rethink the structure of dental care in Canada as a whole?

This week on rabble radio, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Dr. Brandon Doucet about his new book, About Canada: Dental Care.

About our guest

Brandon Doucet is a Nova Scotia-based dentist, founder of the group Coalition for Dentalcare, and author of About Canada: Dental Care.

You can get a copy of About Canada: Dental Care at FernwoodPublishing.ca or order it at your favourite local bookstore.

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