Thank you very much, Chair.
Hello, everyone. I'm excited to see such a great panel focused on mental health. This is an important opportunity to have a conversation about how budget 2026 will better support mental health care and improve access and services.
I have a lot of questions, so I'll try to be very brief here. My first question will be for Ms. Kennell with CMHA national.
Since 2017, $5 billion in bilateral investments in mental health and addictions care have supported a wide range of community-based services across Canada, including youth, addiction treatment, crisis response services, rural e-mental health supports and many others. As you said, this funding is expiring on March 31, 2027, at a time when demand for mental health services remains very high and affordability pressures continue to impact Canadians.
From your perspective, what impact has this federal funding had on Canadians over the past decade? What lessons should inform future investments in mental health care through budget 2026?