I think that's an excellent fact that we have to communicate to Canadians. You alluded to where we are with mental health in comparison to breast cancer 30 years ago. That is an excellent analogy. I believe individuals with mental illness deserve the services, support, and access to them.
The federal government is trying to provide those funds to the provinces and territories. I spent nine years in local government working at that level and getting the funds down, but the challenge we have jurisdictionally is ensuring that the provinces deliver the dollars where we'd like them to go. As you said, supportive housing is something we've heard from other witnesses who have come to the committee, and we'll continue to get that message to the provinces. Once again, each province and territory is unique.
I have a follow-up question about facilities for the individuals you mentioned. The police force has indicated that approximately 50% of 911 calls are due to mental health. How are you addressing networking with our judicial system and the Criminal Code? Are there recommendations coming forth from the task force?