Jake Sawatzky

Thank you very much. I appreciate those insights. My next question is for Mr. Boston with the Canadian Men's Health Foundation. In my riding of New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville, I have many unionized trades workers. I often hear about the pressures they face from burnouts and mental health challenges with high-stress work environments. At the same time, the government recently announced [more]

Thank you very much, Chair. Do I have any more time?

I have a point of order. Chair, we're supposed to be talking about the excise tax for alcohol. This is a very long, rambling filibuster. A lot of resources go into this committee and it's clear this isn't going anywhere related to this amendment. I'd like to see if we can bring this back to something that's going to be remotely productive.

I have a point of order. We're on clause 43 right now. We've been on clause 43 for how long? It's been several hours.

I have a point of order.

I have a point of order. I'm sorry, Madam Chair. This has nothing to do with the amendment. Can we get back to what we should be doing here?

It's about seven hours on a clause. This could have been done in three hours. We are at, I believe, 14 hours now. We've talked about trees falling in the forest. I'm curious as to what's going to come up next. Is Sisyphus really happy? What's the answer to the trolley problem? There are so many random tangents being taken. Nothing is getting done here. Taxpayer money is going into the resources [more]

Thank you very much, Chair. Hello, everyone. I'm excited to see such a great panel focused on mental health. This is an important opportunity to have a conversation about how budget 2026 will better support mental health care and improve access and services. I have a lot of questions, so I'll try to be very brief here. My first question will be for Ms. Kennell with CMHA national. Since 2017, [more]