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

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 a real opening for meaningful change on mental health—a transformative opportunity to take Canada’s mental health system off the wait list for lasting reform. All major pol...

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