If elected, the Greens have committed to:
- Expand medicare to include universal pharmacare for Canadians and dental care for low-income Canadians
- Establish a national mental health strategy and a suicide prevention strategy
- Expand mental health and rehabilitation services; reduce wait times, provide safe-access to abortion and gender-affirming health services
- Establish a Health Canada program to support organizations focused on LGBTQI2+ youth’s mental health and well-being
They’ve also pledged to:
- Ensure Health Canada’s mandate is focused on mental health and addictions, health promotion and disease prevention, and the health risks of the climate crisis
- Declare a national health emergency in response to the opioid crisis; decriminalize drug possession and treat the crisis as a health care issue
- Support Indigenous health care services that incorporate traditional practices
Intersections
The state of our mental health is connected to what’s going on in the world around us. We can be hugely affected by things like our working conditions, our ability to make rent, intergenerational trauma, or the security of our planet. Click below to see where the Greens stand on each issue.