Thank you very much for the question, Ms. Vandenbeld.
We know where the Canada health transfer goes. It goes from the federal coffers into provincial budgets, and it ultimately gets spent on services deemed medically necessary. Those are hospital-based care, psychiatrists who are in the community—but again, you need a referral to get to see a psychiatrist—and family doctors. We know, sadly, that family doctors don't have the time or the training to be delivering comprehensive mental health and substance use health supports.
We see opportunity with the Canada mental health transfer to direct resources into areas of the sector that have been underfunded yet, as we know, are so critically needed. It's those wraparound supports that help people transition out of hospital if they've been in crisis care through either an emergency department or a psychiatric ward. It's really about ensuring that they have the supports needed to advance along a recovery journey, whatever that looks like for them. It's not only the preventative upstream interventions that we see but also that long-term ongoing support for people dealing with mental illness and substance use health concerns throughout their life course. It's really about ensuring that people get the care they need, when they need it, wherever they are.