Mr. Chair, I will start right away with my questions for the Minister of Health and I want to thank her for being here tonight.
The COVID-19 pandemic is in its second wave and it continues to devastate individuals, families and communities. As part of the efforts to fight COVID-19, in July 2020, the Government of Canada announced the safe restart agreement funding of over $19 billion for provinces and territories, to help them safely restart their economies and make our country more resilient to possible future waves of COVID-19.
What portion of this funding will be used to support mental health and substance-use issues, which continue to be impacted by the pandemic?