Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, colleagues, for that moment to reflect. I certainly think it's germane given the difficult topics we're talking about here and that we continue to discuss at the health committee.
Chair, I would like to start with Ms. Foster, specifically about the removal of GST and HST with respect to the services of counsellors and psychotherapists.
Could you just give us a brief idea of how that may affect accessibility and also how it may affect a practice? In my province it's 15% extra. Some people might not find that difficult. In my mind the argument is that sometimes the people that need the help the most are those who are suffering the most financially as well.
If you could provide some comments on that, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.