Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the opportunity for public servants to appear before such a committee.
At Statistics Canada, we have been tracking the direct and indirect consequences of this pandemic on Canadians. One thing we've observed in the recent period is an unprecedented reduction in the self-reported mental health of Canadians, but this reduction is not felt evenly across the country.
My colleague, Mr. Ron Gravel, will present to this committee a series of statistics related to the varying impacts of the pandemic on particular population groups. I'd like to ask Mr. Gravel to finish the presentation.
Thank you.