TNC: Noah Jarvis: 'A report from the Fraser Institute has revealed that Canadians’ support for new big-ticket social programs plummets when they learn they have to pay for them.
'Data from the report shows that support for national pharmacare, dental care, and $10-a-day daycare drops to only 4 in 10 Canadians when they consider the tax increases needed to finance the programs.
'The introduction of a national $10-a-day daycare program holds 69% support among Canadians when funding costs are not considered, with support dropping to 36% when a 1% increase in the GST is proposed to finance the program.
'Support for a national pharmacare program stands typically at 79%, but when the program’s costs are considered, the program’s support among Canadians is nearly halved (40%).'
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