Finance committee  Although I don't have the cost for that, we do know that is the amount required to meet a poverty reduction standard. It's still about $2,000 below. And as I did say in my presentation, I do believe we have come a long way in reducing child poverty, but we still have a long way t

Finance committee  We'd be happy to do that. Thank you.

Finance committee  To a certain extent, yes, because there should be some accountability for those moneys. But we're still asking that the federal government work collaboratively with the provinces on that, and to look at some of the provinces that have really had some great poverty reduction strat

Finance committee  We feel it would be best to eliminate some of the provincial social assistance programs in favour of delivering a federal initiative.

Finance committee  The federal government could work with the provinces to establish other initiatives that would be beneficial to people receiving the supplement. This would assist people in transitioning back to work. People with mental health problems can recover, but once you're in a cycle of p

Finance committee  We're asking that the basic income supplement be initiated and administered through the federal government. It would be much easier and more equitable that way. The federal government would work with the provinces to look at developing other support systems, such as employment pr

Finance committee  Yes, we want the basic income supplement to come from a federal initiative.

Finance committee  First of all, if the rates were raised to supplement the elderly pensions, that would help considerably. Right now people are receiving less than $8,000 in the provincial system—and that's with the disability supplement.

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  That would be good.

Finance committee  I'll wrap up now and just say that we feel that these are very reasonable and that they could be administered very easily through federal initiatives.

Finance committee  Thank you, Chair and committee members, for having us today. I'm here alone from the Canadian Mental Health Association, as the chief executive officer of our national office. Dr. Taylor Alexander is unable to make it today due to illness, so we apologize for that. I am the co-

Human Resources committee  I think one of the most profound ways that we could increase people's salaries would be to provide resources to people on low income, such as we're doing for the OAS and the guaranteed income supplement at this time. That would put money into people's pockets right away. Another

Human Resources committee  Thank you for that information.

Human Resources committee  We've known for a long time in mental health that having a home is one of the most integral components of a person's quality of life. Things like the “housing first” model have been very successful. When we look at the long-term effects of housing and the research that the Mental