Poilievre Pledges to ‘Protect’ Pharmacare and Dental Care; Carney Promises New Submarines

Then-Liberal Leadership candidate Mark Carney speaks with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before a ceremony at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, on Jan 27, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will “protect” the newly introduced Liberal government social programs such as dental care and pharmacare.

The Conservatives have largely refrained from discussing the federal dental care program, and have criticized pharmacare in the past. But the Tory leader told reporters March 25 he would not axe the programs if elected.