When Tommy Douglas first envisioned public health care in Canada, he imagined a system that would care for people from head to toe. But in a country awash in wealth, that vision is still incomplete. Mental health is part of your health. It should be part of our publicly funded healthcare system. Many services are not covered under public health insurance plans, including counselling and psychotherapy. No one should go without the healthcare they need because it’s unaffordable.
That is why I introduced Bill C-201, An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (mental, addictions and substance use health services), the very first Private Member’s Bill introduced in this Parliament.
The financial barriers to mental health and substance-use health services must be addressed.
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