Human Resources committee  Actually, when I was injured, I was working in a rural mental health clinic in Hanna. I was injured in a rollover car accident on my way to a team meeting. So I can certainly speak to this issue quite extensively. The gaps for people living in rural areas are just tremendous. T

Human Resources committee  I think a blended approach is absolutely essential. To echo and support our colleagues from Salus, it is true that supported housing for many people living with mental illness is essential. I myself could use housing supports that aren't otherwise readily available to us. Home ca

Human Resources committee  We must look at the hierarchy of needs in the first place, and I'm really glad you brought it up. Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a wonderful place to begin. Shelter is on the base level. It's with food, water, air, and the basic things we need to just survive as an organi

Human Resources committee  I would definitely like to see the citizens have the ability to approach a human rights commission and for that commission to have actual power. There are provincial ombudsmen in most of the provinces, but I can only speak for Alberta in this case. I know the ombudsman there does

Human Resources committee  In terms of very concrete things, if the government looks towards the assured income support program for the severely handicapped in Alberta, there are many recommendations from their low-income review that I think could be applied across the country, specifically with respect to

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I thank the committee for inviting us here today. I wish to acknowledge the Haudenosaunee people for welcoming us to gather here today on the traditional lands we share. I hope we have a time of learning from one another about the ways in which we may work together