‘The time is now’ to push Liberals on mental health transfer promise, says NDP MP

Advocates and MPs should act quickly to push the Liberal government to follow-though on its promise of a $4.5-billion mental health transfer, according to NDP MP Don Davies.

During the federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 28 in Ottawa, promised $4.5-billion over five years towards a permanent mental health transfer. A more specific timeline for implementing the transfer has not been announced.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

October 4, 2021

Parliamentarians and mental health organizations say they are ready to push the Liberal government to deliver on its promise of a multi-billion-dollar mental health transfer before the momentum from the recent election dies down. “Often these things get a lot of attention, and then they start to ...

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