Issue
Mental Health
Federal mental-health funding, 988 crisis line implementation, youth mental health, and parity-of-esteem with physical health in transfers.
Where parties stand
Compare side-by-side- Bloc QuébécoisBLOC
Supports the Mental Health Transfer but only as an unconditional addition to the Canada Health Transfer. Wants Quebec mental-health priorities (PL-92 youth) respected.
- Conservative Party of CanadaCONSERVATIVE
Supports the 988 line. Wants a National Mental Health Strategy with explicit recovery-first emphasis, and supports the Mental Health Transfer if untied from federal conditions.
Universal mental-health care as part of single-payer Medicare, mandatory training for federally-regulated employers on workplace mental health, and federal funding for Indigenous-led healing programs.
- Liberal Party of CanadaLIBERAL
Launched the 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline. Negotiating a federal Mental Health Transfer to provinces tied to specific service standards. Maintains the $4.5B mental-health budget commitment.
Wants the Mental Health Transfer raised to $8.4B/year, parity of esteem legislated, and universal therapy coverage piloted through the pharmacare framework.
Bills affecting this issue
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