Now is the time for Parliament to take action on improving mental health care in Canada

The upcoming session is a clean slate for this new Parliament to take immediate, meaningful action on an issue that all parties have clearly made a priority.

We know the long-term mental health impacts of the pandemic will be significant, and right now, we have control over how we prepare to meet the moment and provide support to those who need it, writes Dave Gallson. Unsplash photograph by Matthew Ball

Opinion

BY DAVE GALLSON

November 19, 2021

With Parliament sitting next week for the first time since the summer election, the government is now seized with the important task of drafting their legislative agenda—and what better time to lay out key priorities around mental health care in Canada than in the Speech from the Throne? It is ou...

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