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{
"time": "2026-06-03 15:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NDP)",
"fr": "Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"9376655\"> moved for leave to introduce Bill <a data-HoCid=\"14116162\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-280/\" title=\"An Act to enact the Mental Health, Addictions and Substance Use Services Act and to make consequential amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act\">C-280, An Act to enact the Mental Health, Addictions and Substance Use Services Act and to make consequential amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9376656\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to table this bill, which aims to create parity between physical and mental health in our public health care system. The mental health parity act proposes a framework for the federal government to partner with provinces and territories to provide public coverage for community-based mental health, addictions and substance use services. The goal of this bill is to make mental health services accessible to all Canadians through our public health care system. This bill would incorporate the principles of the Canada Health Act: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and accessibility. It would also incorporate provisions to promote public accountability and to reduce regional disparities in coverage.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9376657\" data-originallang=\"en\">I want to thank the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health, the Canadian Mental Health Association and all those who spent years advocating for mental health parity. I also want to thank my colleague, who has been a champion for mental health, the member of Parliament for <a data-HoCid=\"318008\" href=\"/politicians/heather-mcpherson/\" title=\"Heather McPherson\">Edmonton Strathcona</a>, for seconding this bill. I hope all members will support this bill as a step towards building a stronger, healthier Canada.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"11\"> (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) </p>",
"fr": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"9376655\"> demande \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"14116162\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-280/\" title=\"An Act to enact the Mental Health, Addictions and Substance Use Services Act and to make consequential amendments to the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act\">C\u2011280, Loi \u00e9dictant la Loi sur les services en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9 mentale, de d\u00e9pendances ou de consommation de substances et apportant des modifications corr\u00e9latives \u00e0 la Loi sur les arrangements fiscaux entre le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et les provinces</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9376656\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u2014 Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis honor\u00e9 de prendre la parole aujourd'hui pour pr\u00e9senter le projet de loi sur la parit\u00e9 en sant\u00e9 mentale, qui vise \u00e0 rem\u00e9dier \u00e0 la disparit\u00e9 entre les services de sant\u00e9 physique et les services de sant\u00e9 mentale au sein de notre syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 public. La Loi sur la parit\u00e9 en sant\u00e9 mentale propose un cadre visant une collaboration entre le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, les provinces et les territoires afin que les r\u00e9gimes publics couvrent les services communautaires en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9 mentale, de d\u00e9pendances ou de consommation de substances. Le projet de loi vise \u00e0 rendre les services de sant\u00e9 mentale accessibles \u00e0 tous les Canadiens par l'entremise de notre syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 public. Ce projet de loi int\u00e9grerait les principes \u00e9nonc\u00e9s dans la Loi canadienne sur la sant\u00e9: la gestion publique, l'int\u00e9gralit\u00e9, l'universalit\u00e9, la transf\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 et l'accessibilit\u00e9. Il comprendrait \u00e9galement des dispositions visant \u00e0 promouvoir la responsabilit\u00e9 publique et \u00e0 r\u00e9duire les disparit\u00e9s r\u00e9gionales dans les services assur\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9376657\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je tiens \u00e0 remercier l'Alliance canadienne pour la maladie mentale et la sant\u00e9 mentale, l'Association canadienne pour la sant\u00e9 mentale ainsi que toutes les personnes qui militent depuis des ann\u00e9es pour la parit\u00e9 en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9 mentale. Je tiens \u00e9galement \u00e0 remercier ma coll\u00e8gue d'<a data-HoCid=\"318008\" href=\"/politicians/heather-mcpherson/\" title=\"Heather McPherson\">Edmonton Strathcona</a> d'avoir appuy\u00e9 le projet de loi et d'\u00eatre une ardente d\u00e9fenseure de la sant\u00e9 mentale. J'esp\u00e8re que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s appuieront ce projet de loi, qui constitue un pas dans la bonne direction pour b\u00e2tir un Canada plus fort et en meilleure sant\u00e9.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"11\">(Les motions sont r\u00e9put\u00e9es adopt\u00e9es, le projet de loi est lu pour la premi\u00e8re fois et imprim\u00e9.)</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/6/3/gord-johns-1/",
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Mental Health Parity Act",
"fr": "Loi sur la parit\u00e9 en sant\u00e9 mentale"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/6/3/",
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}