Finance committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak about our recommendation that mental health counselling services be classed as zero-rated for HST and GST. There are two issues here. One is around access to care. The second has to do with fairness in the labour market. I'll speak to the access to care issue first.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the invitation to present to the committee. Good afternoon, honourable members. On behalf of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, or CCPA, it is my pleasure to be here today to discuss our recommendations to support the federal government in its efforts to increase productivity and competitiveness in the Canadian economy.