PM Trudeau on Dental Care, Carbon Tax Hike, Situation in Haiti – March 13, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Calgary to highlight the ongoing rollout of the Canadian Dental Care Plan. He is joined by Sonja Chamberlin (dean of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's School of Health and Public Safety) and George Chahal (MP for Calgary Skyview).

The prime minister is asked about the upcoming federal budget and opposition to the planned carbon tax increase on April 1. He faces questions as well about the federal contracting process, his meeting with Premier Danielle Smith earlier in the day, and the situation in Haiti.