It’s time to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list
The nine in 10 family physicians who say they are ‘highly concerned’ about their patients’ mental health are telling us we need to rebuild our approach from the ground up, according to Margaret Eaton, CMHA national CEO.
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
