Yes, absolutely. Granger and I were both at a health round table that the minister held, and it was unanimous. Everyone around the table, including Canadian medical, Canadian nursing, Canadian home care, and Canadian mental health, all think there needs to be leadership and direction.
We are saying that there are two things we need. One is to transfer to the provinces the monies earmarked for mental health, and if it's not ring-fenced or earmarked, it won't happen. A psychologist would say the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. It isn't because provinces don't want to invest in mental health. It's never getting to the front line. Most of the provinces we've talked to behind closed doors are not that opposed to directed funding for mental health.
Second, we're also asking the federal government to take a bold leadership approach, and that is to have a dedicated mental health transformation fund because, to close the gap, there needs to be systemic investment in some basic building blocks. Similar to the drug treatment funding program that Health Canada holds, this calls for direct funding, directly to specific things, and you'll be able to tell Canadians exactly what you invested in and exactly what outcomes we can expect.