A brand new survey by Abacus Knowledge, performed for The Logic, reveals that Canadians overwhelmingly assist the continuation of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). The examine, performed with 1,500 Canadians aged 18 and older from Jan. 9 to 14, 2025, discovered that 62 per cent of respondents need this system to proceed, emphasizing its significance in enhancing public well being and addressing inequalities in dental care entry.
The findings recommend robust public attachment to the CDCP, which was launched as a part of a political settlement between the Liberal authorities and the NDP. Assist for the plan stays regular throughout areas and demographics, whilst confidence within the governing Liberals has declined.
Conservative voters again the CDCP
The ballot additionally highlights that half of those that plan to vote Conservative need the CDCP maintained, regardless of the occasion’s opposition to it as a possible risk to personal insurance coverage.
In the meantime, the Parliamentary Funds Officer estimates the CDCP will value $10 billion over 5 years. With Trudeau proroguing Parliament to permit the Liberal Social gathering to carry a management contest, the extra $317 million allotted late final yr to the CDCP and $1.5 million to Statistics Canada will now be delayed till Parliament reconvenes. Critics have raised considerations about CDCP’s monetary sustainability, whereas supporters argue that enhancing entry to dental care helps deal with inequalities and reduces long-term well being care prices.
The ballot additionally discovered that 60 per cent again the federal drug protection for diabetes and contraception remedy.
The survey was performed on-line with a randomized pattern of members recruited through the Lucid alternate platform, which mixes a number of double opt-in panels to reduce knowledge biases.