First of all, I'm here for a pre-budget consultation, so I'd like to move forward.
We get our mandate from our member organizations and from members on the ground at our annual general meeting every summer, so I disagree with MP Chambers. We are getting our mandate from our members, absolutely.
I am very concerned, though, about mental health, about children's mental health. I'm very concerned about public services in Canada. I'm looking over at my colleague here, who represents nurses, and I've said this before in this committee: These are jobs mostly done by women, and we're seeing them leave the professions, so I'm very concerned. I think it's really important to invest. I'd love to have a minister of education, because I think the federal government does have a role to play in education across this country too, just like it does in health.