Human Resources committee  I have a question for you as well. Although I know we like to think in terms of today's modern mediation, this is the crisis of all crises. It's been building for many years. Many of the individuals we're dealing with have been living in poverty for many, many years. This is th

Human Resources committee  If I understand the question correctly, there is no coordination to follow the individuals, to provide supervisory support, until a real crisis occurs, and even then usually it's a band-aid that's used. I know a lot of work has been done in Montreal, for example, with the Old Bre

Human Resources committee  I would throw the number 60% out, and much like the chap you're talking about in Halifax, I would say it's much higher. We see the results of the children who didn't get the mental health help, and who perhaps have never been diagnosed or who have multiple mental illnesses at th

Human Resources committee  First of all, thank you very much for the opportunity to be here. The opportunity to speak to members of Parliament is one that can't be turned down. I will tell you that a few months ago I was asked to speak at a local church, and the minister asked me how much time I would lik