We will now resume the meeting.
Welcome, everyone. We are continuing meeting 12 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health. We are meeting today to study the mental health aspects of the emergency situation facing Canadians in light of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I'd like to thank all the witnesses for appearing today. You will have seven minutes for your presentations.
I'll go over a few housekeeping items. You may certainly speak in the official language of your choice. Interpretation services are available for this meeting. You have the choice, at the bottom of the screen, of floor, English or French. Before speaking, click on the microphone icon to activate your own microphone. When you are finished speaking, please put your microphone on mute to minimize any interference.
Just as a reminder, all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair. When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, the use of headsets with a boom microphone is mandatory for everyone participating remotely.
For this hour's panel we have, as an individual, Dr. Nick Kates, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University; from the British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Teri Mooring, president; and from the Canadian Association for Long Term Care, Jason Lee, treasurer.
Thank you, all.
Dr. Kates, we will start with you. Please go ahead. You have seven minutes.