I think continuing to support the work of the Mental Health Commission would be great. Again, whatever type of resources for employers--I'm talking all employers, from small business right up to huge corporations--the employers need that advice.
In terms of extending the EI medical benefits, I think it's 15 weeks now. That's for someone who's going through a first episode or has just become ill. Often it takes months--years, actually--for doctors to find the right diagnosis and therefore the right medication. People really suffer through that timeframe. Then you have this huge employment gap on your resume. Things just get worse and worse.
So extending the medical leave for people to a six-month level, I think, gives a person a better chance to return to work healthy. If we had resources available for employers on accommodation, on mental health--if we helped employers increase what I call mental health literacy--they could detect when employees were in trouble. There are so many things that we could be doing that we're not doing.
I'm glad I got that EI thing in there.