We're talking about transfers, and people might say that a lot of money is being spent on COVID-19, but we need sustainable and structuring investments that will allow our networks to get back on their feet and correct the mistakes that have been made. We have the opportunity to start from scratch, to get back on the right foot.
Ms. Hetherington, in the document we received this morning, around 10:00 a.m., you say that one in five people will personally experience a mental health problem or mental illness. Your organization says the following:The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) estimates that the direct annual cost attributable to mental health problems and mental illness—health care, relevant social services, income supports—is at least $42 billion. By contrast, total direct costs for cancer care in Canada, which includes hospital care, was in 2012 estimated at $7.5 billion, while direct costs for heart failure are estimated at $2.8 billion per year. These costs parallel those in peer jurisdictions such as England and at the global level: the World Health Organization…
It's really not insignificant.