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The toll from service-related mental health challenges is not new, but these impacts—and the need to properly address them—are now coming to light in a significant way, writes Fardous Hosseiny. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY FLORENCE BUDDEN, ANTHONY ESPOSTI | October 6, 2025
There can be no health without mental health and substance use health, write Florence Budden and Anthony Esposti, co-chairs of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | BY FLORENCE BUDDEN, ANTHONY ESPOSTI | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY FLORENCE BUDDEN, ANTHONY ESPOSTI | October 6, 2025
There can be no health without mental health and substance use health, write Florence Budden and Anthony Esposti, co-chairs of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health. Image courtesy of Pexels.com
Opinion | BY MONIQUE AUFFREY | October 6, 2025
We must balance the potential benefits of AI in mental health care with ethical responsibilities, writes Monique Auffrey, founder and CEO of Uplift Next Level Counselling and Consulting in Calgary. Photograph courtesy of Tomislav Jakupec, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY MONIQUE AUFFREY | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY MONIQUE AUFFREY | October 6, 2025
We must balance the potential benefits of AI in mental health care with ethical responsibilities, writes Monique Auffrey, founder and CEO of Uplift Next Level Counselling and Consulting in Calgary. Photograph courtesy of Tomislav Jakupec, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY LEESA RENéE HALL | October 6, 2025
In the rush for speed, many are seeking a shortcut to therapy. Therapy, however, is not a quick fix, writes Leesa Renée Hall. Photograph courtesy of Ron Lach, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY LEESA RENéE HALL | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY LEESA RENéE HALL | October 6, 2025
In the rush for speed, many are seeking a shortcut to therapy. Therapy, however, is not a quick fix, writes Leesa Renée Hall. Photograph courtesy of Ron Lach, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY MARION COOPER | October 6, 2025
AI holds enormous potential to strengthen mental health care, if it’s deployed thoughtfully, writes Marion Cooper, president and lead executive officer of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Photograph courtesy of cottonbro studio, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY MARION COOPER | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY MARION COOPER | October 6, 2025
AI holds enormous potential to strengthen mental health care, if it’s deployed thoughtfully, writes Marion Cooper, president and lead executive officer of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Photograph courtesy of cottonbro studio, Pexels.com
Opinion | BY SHIMI KANG | October 6, 2025
Survivors’ flags fly at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHIMI KANG | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY SHIMI KANG | October 6, 2025
Survivors’ flags fly at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI | October 10, 2018
Rookie Liberal MPs Bob Bratina, Sean Fraser, Gary Anandasangaree, Majid Jowhari, and Iqra Khalid pose for a photo in the Centre Block rotunda on Nov. 5, 2015, the day of their first caucus meeting. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI | October 10, 2018
Rookie Liberal MPs Bob Bratina, Sean Fraser, Gary Anandasangaree, Majid Jowhari, and Iqra Khalid pose for a photo in the Centre Block rotunda on Nov. 5, 2015, the day of their first caucus meeting. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI | October 3, 2018
Conservative MP John Brassard, left, and Liberals MPs Bill Blair and Michel Picard were all first elected in 2015. It’s tough for a rookie MP to learn the ropes of the new job while maintaining good health, writes Liberal MP Majid Jowhari. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI | October 3, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI | October 3, 2018
Conservative MP John Brassard, left, and Liberals MPs Bill Blair and Michel Picard were all first elected in 2015. It’s tough for a rookie MP to learn the ropes of the new job while maintaining good health, writes Liberal MP Majid Jowhari. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SENATE SPEAKER GEORGE FUREY | October 3, 2018
Liberal MP Raj Grewal checks his phone in the House of Commons foyer in October 2017. In the past, it may have been easier for Parliamentarians and staffers to separate their personal and work lives, but smartphones, social media, and the 24-hour news cycle have increased demands on their time, writes Senate Speaker George Furey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SENATE SPEAKER GEORGE FUREY | October 3, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATE SPEAKER GEORGE FUREY | October 3, 2018
Liberal MP Raj Grewal checks his phone in the House of Commons foyer in October 2017. In the past, it may have been easier for Parliamentarians and staffers to separate their personal and work lives, but smartphones, social media, and the 24-hour news cycle have increased demands on their time, writes Senate Speaker George Furey. 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
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