Thank you so much, Chair.
My first question is for Abrar Mechmechia.
You spoke a bit about one of the barriers being the cultural competency of the therapists providing care. You gave an example of the Islamophobic attacks that happened in Ontario, and the impact on mental health.
My riding of Winnipeg Centre is rich with diversity, but I would agree with you that we lack appropriate care, culturally competent care, particularly for newcomer youth and adult women, who have often experienced things like war trauma.
I want you to speak to that, but because I don't have a lot of time, I also want you to speak about art therapy. We have a program called Artbeat, which provides internships for people who are experiencing mental health issues.
Could you speak to the importance of art as a therapy?