May 30th, 2018
May 30th, 2018
WINDSOR – Andrea Horwath will deliver dental care to Ontario seniors who don’t have retirement benefits – an important part of her Dental Care for Everyone plan.
Horwath joined Windsor couple Debby and S.P. Aujlay, who are both in their late sixties, in Windsor Wednesday to talk about how seniors are coping with a lack of dental coverage, and how Horwath’s plan would make life healthier, and more affordable.
“Costs just keep climbing, so the fixed incomes of seniors have less and less buying power every month,” said Horwath. “As a result, too many seniors can’t afford to go to the dentist. They live with pain in their mouth that only gets worse the longer they’re forced to wait. Every three minutes in Ontario someone goes to the emergency room or the doctor for a dental issue. We have to stop putting seniors through that.
“Hearing seniors like the Aujlays talk about how dental coverage would change their lives makes me more determined than even to get this done – and to make sure Doug Ford doesn’t get a chance to make his cuts. The $6 billion in cuts he’s promised will take so much away from seniors in Windsor.”
Ford’s across-the-board cuts would mean 116 jobs cut, 20 beds shut down and other losses at the Windsor Regional Hospital alone.
As part of her Change for the Better platform, Horwath has promised to make the most significant investment in public dental coverage in Ontario’s history – which will ensure every senior who does not have retiree benefits will have publicly-funded dental coverage. The NDP plan will deliver publicly-funded dental coverage for 1.5 million seniors.
“This is going to mean better health for seniors, a more affordable life for them, and less stress for seniors and the families that love them.”
An NDP government will make life better for seniors and families by: