Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to draw attention to Mental Health Week, which is this week, May 2 to 6.
This serves as an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of our mental health. Every year, one in five people in Canada suffers from mental illness. This year's theme, “Get Loud”, invites us to stand up and speak out against the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and to talk about it more in order to educate the people around us.
We all know someone who is struggling with mental illness. By “getting loud”, we will really be able to reduce the stigma that continues to surround mental illness in Canada.
Get loud, whether it is for a colleague, a family member, or yourself.