Finance committee  The fact that we've only talked about it and not done anything about it. The fact of the matter is that we don't have a semblance of a mental health strategy at the national level in this country, and of course what it means is that we have 13 different systems that could be be

Finance committee  That's easy. The brief one thing would be the Canada mental health proposals, the creation of a new Canada mental health commission and the mental health transition fund--a major impact for children and youth across this country, Madam.

Finance committee  The short answer is absolutely. Just to embellish on what you're saying, the single largest group of poor people in this country are single-parent, mother-led families. So anything we can do to address and focus on the needs of that group of people...because we know they are the

Finance committee  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Peter Dudding and I'm the co-chair of the National Children's Alliance and the executive director of the Child Welfare League of Canada. Also present with me today is Larry Gemmel, the executive director of the National Children's