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Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023

Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023

For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,

Feds not off the hook on mental health spending

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | April 24, 2023

For too long, the government has relied on these not-for-profit organizations to fill the gaps in basic health care, without adequately funding them. Looking forward,

Canada needs a mental health transfer to put national standards into practice

Think back to those early days of the pandemic, when there was an outpouring of “caremongering” and support for elderly neighbours needing groceries, and

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | March 28, 2022

Canada needs a mental health transfer to put national standards into practice

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | March 28, 2022

Think back to those early days of the pandemic, when there was an outpouring of “caremongering” and support for elderly neighbours needing groceries, and

Canada needs a mental health transfer to put national standards into practice

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | March 28, 2022

Think back to those early days of the pandemic, when there was an outpouring of “caremongering” and support for elderly neighbours needing groceries, and

It’s time to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list

People in Canada have been waiting to get the mental health help they need for too long. This election has shown us we have

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 4, 2021

Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Liberals promised to establish a new Canada Mental Health Transfer, with $4.5-billion promised over five years to the provinces, the Conservatives made mental health a pillar of their platform, promising $60-billion of health spending over 10 years for provinces and territories, the NDP wants to provide mental health care at no cost for everyone who needs it, the Greens seek to renegotiate the Canada Health Act to expand coverage for mental health services, and the Bloc wants to tackle the issue through increased health transfers to the provinces. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

It’s time to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 4, 2021

People in Canada have been waiting to get the mental health help they need for too long. This election has shown us we have

It’s time to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | October 4, 2021

People in Canada have been waiting to get the mental health help they need for too long. This election has shown us we have

Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole, Jagmeet Singh, Yves-François Blanchet, and Annamie Paul. The Liberals promised to establish a new Canada Mental Health Transfer, with $4.5-billion promised over five years to the provinces, the Conservatives made mental health a pillar of their platform, promising $60-billion of health spending over 10 years for provinces and territories, the NDP wants to provide mental health care at no cost for everyone who needs it, the Greens seek to renegotiate the Canada Health Act to expand coverage for mental health services, and the Bloc wants to tackle the issue through increased health transfers to the provinces. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time

When COVID-19 forced us all to shut down our way of life as we knew it last spring, the Canadian Mental Health Association warned

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020

Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020

When COVID-19 forced us all to shut down our way of life as we knew it last spring, the Canadian Mental Health Association warned

Mental health key to economic recovery, but we’re running out of time

Opinion | BY MARGARET EATON | November 11, 2020

When COVID-19 forced us all to shut down our way of life as we knew it last spring, the Canadian Mental Health Association warned