Advice to new Parliament: don’t forget your own mental health

Taking care of one’s mental health doesn’t always come easy for those in public service; but when it comes to ensuring a fully functioning democracy, it is now an imperative.
New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson, pictured on Nov. 22, 2021, wearing a mask, arriving with Conservative staffers to the opening of the House. MPs should also take care of their own mental health, write Dale Richardson and Emile Scheffel.

The election is over, a new cabinet has been chosen, and Members of Parliament and their staff have returned to the House of Commons. The prime minister has said his government will pursue an aggressive “progressive agenda," the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and i...

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