Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. It is always a privilege to give you an opportunity to explain to Canadians the leadership you provide in the negotiations with the many provinces, especially Quebec, on home care and mental health, topics I will now focus on.
In my former life, I was a mayor, and constituents came to see me to get some suggestions to help them stay at home. Those seniors have a family that supports them, and they want to stay at home. They don't really want to go into institutions, unless they are forced to do so because of the nature of the care they must receive.
Canada is a federation, and the federal government negotiates with the provinces. I would like you to explain the leadership you have provided in the negotiations to give Quebec in particular, but also the rest of Canada, the notion of home care and mental health. In the latest federal budget, investments in those areas are of a truly historic nature.