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The new federal dental insurance plan will be phased in gradually over 2024, with the first claims likely to be processed in May, government officials said ahead of a formal announcement scheduled for Monday morning.

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[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe some of us will vote for them in the next election

[–] mayo 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They'll get more votes but people are still going to vote strategically because what choice do they have.

[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

which strategy overcomes giving people healthcare that actually covers their health?

honest query, not sure how to read this response, and actually jealous because I'm an american (merikafuckyeah no healthcare and bang bang vroom vroom war war) who pays out the nose for dental and my kids' braces are gonna cost bank even with 'good coverage'. :(

[–] franklin@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately much like America we have a system that punishes split votes with this is mind the question becomes less who do you want and more who do you really not want?

Regardless this is great news and good on the NDP

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

I’m done voting strategically, once Trudeau broke his promise to end FPTP I gave it up and I’m never going back.

[–] TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The strategy that avoids the entire system being dismantled. Imagine if there were five congressional representatives from a new Social Democracy Party. Because those five representatives are the deciding vote if it goes along party lines, they can apply pressure on the Democrats to pass healthcare reform. Hooray, everyone loves the Social Democracy Party.

They might take a few more seats from the Democrats' safe districts in the next election. But in a contentious district where the Republican candidate has a good chance of winning, if half the people who voted Democrat vote Social instead, the vote gets split and the Republican gets in. So many of those people, who want to vote Social, will realize that if they do, then healthcare gets completely gutted. So they hold their nose and vote for the Democrat.

[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

The strategy that avoids the entire system being dismantled.

struggling with this here too. hope people can overcome their slight discomforts in the face of actual fascism.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Strategic voters vote NDP, strategically voting Lib hasn’t worked