E-7136: Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled — Canadian Petition Tracker
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Track petition E-7136 — "Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled" sponsored by Chak Au. 933 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• According to Canadian Mental Health Association, in any given year one in five people in Canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness;
• Approximately 20% of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder;
• Suicide is the second leading cause of death among age 15-34;
• Only one out of five children receive appropriate mental health services;
• Mental illness changes a person's thinking and impairs sober decision making;
• Research has found that 46% of people who die by suicide had a known mental health condition;
• Mental illness can be treated and recover, leading to a meaningful and productive life; and
• For recovery, mental health patients need a message of hope, not an option of death.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to support Bill C-218 to exclude mental illness or disorder from MAID and to invest resources to mental health services.