Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is with regard to the urgent problem of mental health crises across Canada. My colleague, Jenica Atwin from Fredericton, held a press conference this morning in which she used the term “echo pandemic”. We will face an echo pandemic. We're already seeing increases in suicides on southern Vancouver Island.
My question to the minister is this: Will we see direct funding to community mental health services as urgently requested by the Canadian Mental Health Association?