Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Newmarket—Aurora for his hard work on the health committee and in particular his leadership on this important issue. He is absolutely right. We have known that mental health and substance use issues are on the rise as a result of Canadians' distress around dealing with COVID-19. Very early on, we worked to establish supports for Canadians through the Wellness Together Canada portal.
On October 9, I was pleased to announce we will be investing an additional $10 million in COVID-19 mental health and substance use service needs and delivery research. This will support 55 teams across the country to address specific mental health and substance use crisis needs resulting from COVID-19.