"Mr. Speaker, the duplicity of the government knows no bounds. While its ministers spend like royalty it looks for so-called efficiencies by surreptitiously cutting programs to the most sick and vulnerable.

Suicides in the Canadian Forces have almost doubled. The current government cut veteran suicide prevention programs and the specialists who treat post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD causes a lifetime of mental pain and suffering. Can the Minister of National Defence justify these callous cuts as easily as he defends his bloated perks?"

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"Mr. Speaker, 1 in 5 Canadians are affected by mental health problems. Many of them will not be able to access the care they need because of the longstanding stigma and negative stereotyping that make them afraid to seek the help they need.

The 'Not Myself Today' campaign, by Partners for Mental Health, aims to transform and improve mental health in Canada by raising awareness, encouraging better treatment, funding for research, for support, and for better...