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Mark Holland
On Oct. 28, Health Minister Mark Holland announced the government is launching a ‘national conversation’ on advance requests for medical assistance in dying.
Opinion | BY PATRICIA TOMASI | October 7, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to deliver timely access to perinatal mental health services in his mandate letter to the minister of mental health and addictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PATRICIA TOMASI | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY PATRICIA TOMASI | October 7, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to deliver timely access to perinatal mental health services in his mandate letter to the minister of mental health and addictions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 7, 2024
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya'ara Saks said that the 2024 federal budget’s $500-million Youth Mental Health Fund will 'help fill gaps in our mental health support system and ensure young Canadians get the help they need to succeed, right in their communities,' in a April 9 press release. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 7, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | October 7, 2024
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya'ara Saks said that the 2024 federal budget’s $500-million Youth Mental Health Fund will 'help fill gaps in our mental health support system and ensure young Canadians get the help they need to succeed, right in their communities,' in a April 9 press release. The Hill TImes photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HYMIE ANISMAN | October 7, 2024
Mental health
Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY HYMIE ANISMAN | October 7, 2024
Opinion | BY HYMIE ANISMAN | October 7, 2024
Mental health
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Opinion | BY ANANGKWE CHARITY FLEMING | October 5, 2024
Ya'ara Saks
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 27, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANANGKWE CHARITY FLEMING | October 5, 2024
Opinion | BY ANANGKWE CHARITY FLEMING | October 5, 2024
Ya'ara Saks
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 27, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP GORD JOHNS | October 3, 2024
Coming out of the pandemic, data show young Canadians are experiencing higher rates of depression and anxiety than adults, but are less likely to access supports, writes NDP MP Gord Johns. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY NDP MP GORD JOHNS | October 3, 2024
Opinion | BY NDP MP GORD JOHNS | October 3, 2024
Coming out of the pandemic, data show young Canadians are experiencing higher rates of depression and anxiety than adults, but are less likely to access supports, writes NDP MP Gord Johns. Image courtesy of Pixabay
MPs and staff can access psychological counselling, financial and legal assistance, addiction counselling, and more, through the House administration's Employee and Family Assistance Program, a confidential service available across the country, in person or online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
MPs and staff can access psychological counselling, financial and legal assistance, addiction counselling, and more, through the House administration's Employee and Family Assistance Program, a confidential service available across the country, in person or online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 3, 2018
Open-bar receptions attended by Hill staffers and MPs take place most nights in the spring and fall when the House is sitting. In the summer, the PMO sent a survey to Liberal staffers asking, among other things, about their work-life balance, and if they agreed there’s a drinking culture on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 3, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 3, 2018
Open-bar receptions attended by Hill staffers and MPs take place most nights in the spring and fall when the House is sitting. In the summer, the PMO sent a survey to Liberal staffers asking, among other things, about their work-life balance, and if they agreed there’s a drinking culture on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In the past 30 years, Canada has gone from the federal health minister thinking mental health wasn’t his problem to the health minister being a former mental health counsellor, writes Ginette Petitpas Taylor, the latter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In the past 30 years, Canada has gone from the federal health minister thinking mental health wasn’t his problem to the health minister being a former mental health counsellor, writes Ginette Petitpas Taylor, the latter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 3, 2018
The more people normalize the conversation around things like depression, the way they do about an illness like cancer, the sooner those who still feel stung by society’s stigma around hidden diseases will be able to feel some relief, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 3, 2018
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | October 3, 2018
The more people normalize the conversation around things like depression, the way they do about an illness like cancer, the sooner those who still feel stung by society’s stigma around hidden diseases will be able to feel some relief, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a time to encourage conversations that likely wouldn't have taken place 10 years ago, writes Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a time to encourage conversations that likely wouldn't have taken place 10 years ago, writes Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | July 11, 2018
Opinion | July 11, 2018
Opinion | July 11, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan says the 'teeth' of Bill C-81 is in the creation of new agencies focused on accessibility issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan says the 'teeth' of Bill C-81 is in the creation of new agencies focused on accessibility issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 27, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 27, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | June 27, 2018
Opinion | February 12, 2018
Patients are a powerful resource in having the lived experience of being on the receiving end of health, and they deserve to be at the table alongside other experts in working towards the common goal of improving quality health services for all, write Leslee Thompson. File photograph
Opinion | February 12, 2018
Opinion | February 12, 2018
Patients are a powerful resource in having the lived experience of being on the receiving end of health, and they deserve to be at the table alongside other experts in working towards the common goal of improving quality health services for all, write Leslee Thompson. File photograph
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 20, 2017
The holiday blues can be brought on by anything during the season, and should be discussed openly, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 20, 2017
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | December 20, 2017
The holiday blues can be brought on by anything during the season, and should be discussed openly, writes Tim Powers. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY KEVIN FORD | December 18, 2017
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured recently at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEVIN FORD | December 18, 2017
Opinion | BY KEVIN FORD | December 18, 2017
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured recently at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 15, 2017
Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor fills out paperwork prior to getting a flu shot on Nov. 9. The minister said in September she looked forward to working with provincial and territorial counterparts to develop bilateral agreements on accountability frameworks for mental health spending outlined in the Health Accord. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 15, 2017
News | BY EMILY HAWS | November 15, 2017
Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor fills out paperwork prior to getting a flu shot on Nov. 9. The minister said in September she looked forward to working with provincial and territorial counterparts to develop bilateral agreements on accountability frameworks for mental health spending outlined in the Health Accord. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade