Hon. Katherine Hay: Thank you, Senator Gold. I will have opening remarks at the G7 Canada Brain Economy Summit, with a clear call to action for the leaders of the G7.

Prime Minister Carney eliminated the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, rolling that into Health Canada. The new $500-million Youth Mental Health Fund, established with a clear mandate to build capacity, is apart and separate from all other health funding. My question is this: When does the Minister of Health plan to activate this fund, particularly when Canada has a mental health crisis embedded in communities coast to coast to coast?

Hon. Marc Gold (Government Representative in the Senate): As I stated, the government is committed to allocating these funds in an appropriate manner, as laid out in the legislation to which you referred. I don’t have a timeline for any new proposals, but I have every confidence the work will be done expeditiously.