Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I guess to Mr. van Koeverden, when I prepared the motion, I hadn't really.... I'm still a relatively new member of Parliament, having been elected in the class of 2021. It wasn't something that I was initially contemplating, but I take the suggestion from my colleague Mr. Vidal. I think it's important to, whenever possible....
This is an issue that parents from coast to coast to coast are struggling with. Making sure that we have all of the answers as to what's causing it and what is being done to solve this, I think, would be beneficial to parents and would help to alleviate some stress.
One thing we heard from Ms. Digout is that children's mental health is a family issue. I would suggest that a lot of families right now are facing additional anxiety because they are unable to find basic over-the-counter pain medication in a first world country. This is something that is standard in a third world country. This is not something that's relatively standard in Canada. I think that it merits and is worth discussing.
I would hope that members of this committee accept that I am still a new member of Parliament and I think this is a very good suggestion.