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Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
March 7, 2024 09:00AM
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This will be the last one. The member for Toronto–St. Paul’s.

I’m going to remind members that it’s best if you keep your introduction of your guests brief and devoid of any political commentary or partisan statement.

Members will please rise.

The House observed a moment’s silence.

Interjections.

I recognize the Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity.

We’re ready to start question period. I recognize the leader of His Majesty’s loyal opposition.

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Thank you to the member from Toronto–St. Paul’s for your very passionate presentation. I know that education is close to your heart, and certainly, you are a subject matter expert.

I’m very interested—because one of the biggest contributors of stress and anxiety and depression for post-secondary students is financial stress. It’s the biggest barrier for students to actually seek support and treatment. The second, of course, is the wait-list to get access to those services, and the third is the lack of available services. These are all things that the government has the power to do something about. Is there anything in the bill that actually resources the students so that they can actually access the services that they need to combat anxiety and depression?

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