Support for National Daycare, Pharmacare, and Dental Care Drops When Attached to Tax Increase, Poll Finds

Support for National Daycare, Pharmacare, and Dental Care Drops When Attached to Tax Increase, Poll Finds
Prescription drugs sit on shelves at a pharmacy in Montreal on March 11, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
Isaac Teo
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Over half of Canadians are not enthusiastic about supporting national daycare, pharmacare, and dental care when these programs are to be paid for through an increase in taxes, particularly the goods and services tax (GST), a new poll finds.
All three programs were included or committed to in the 2022 federal budget released by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on April 7.