Finance committee  Yes, that's the aim. We're looking at inclusion. Regardless of which title we're using, we want to be inclusive of all professionals who practise the act of counselling therapy and psychotherapy, whether that's in a regulated or an unregulated province. It is actually a very big

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Davies. I appreciate that. It's good to see you as well. That is part of the issue, absolutely. For our piece—the current private member's bill, Bill C-323, which is leading into Bill C-59—what we're looking at is a tax exemption for counselling and psychotherapy

Health committee  It makes things worse. When we're talking about the context of organized sport, I guess what I didn't say was that we're assuming that it's a safe environment. We're assuming that it's an environment for growth and development. Absolutely, building off what Dr. Afifi was just tal

Health committee  Absolutely.

Health committee  I'm trying to think about what else to add, because I'm 100% in agreement with you. That's something we need to look at. Also, the impact of parents' mental health, and being able to think.... If I were a parent, would I want to put them in a sport, at all? There's so much risk

Health committee  Stepped care is a model that is currently being implemented. I can speak to at least the context in Ontario. A lot of research has been done in the U.K. to be able to determine where someone is in terms of their needs. Can they do bibliotherapy, which is maybe doing self-direct

Health committee  Absolutely, there are eating disorders. I work with women who experience eating disorders on the spectrum. From the clients who I've worked with, they said they've struggled with this from a young age. Bringing that back to social media, social media is a huge cause of eating dis

Health committee  Have an oversight committee, some kind of structure and oversight to actually have accountability, to see where the money is flowing and ensure that it's not being left in the pot and leaving Canadians high and dry, and have different hubs in different locations—rural and urban,

Health committee  Yes. I can speak to research in terms of the impacts that recreation and movement have on our mental health in general. I'll have to find you the exact reference for this so I can send it to you after. Research has demonstrated that if we do a control group and an experimental

Health committee  The cost for psychotherapy services varies greatly depending on where that psychotherapist is working: if they're in private practice versus a government setting versus a community program. The more complicated answer is that it really varies. From what I've seen in my experience

Health committee  Absolutely. Thank you. I definitely echo what Dr. Afifi is saying. To add to that, among the psychological tools that are available for doing different mental diagnoses, we see that they're not all appropriate across the different cultural experiences and ethnic backgrounds. Th

Health committee  Yes, one hundred per cent.

Health committee  Not in detail, no.

Health committee  For that, I'll say I'm not an expert, so I'll be going based on the research that I've read and my experience in thinking about working with children from a mental health perspective. The thing I can think of and that I've heard from our school counsellor educators through the

Health committee  I have one point, if I may add to that. I would just further Carrie's point about absolutely increasing the availability of psychotherapists within the schools. I have had the opportunity to do my bachelor's in education and actually be in schools. I learned that, as Carrie