Suzanne Westover
COVID-19 shining a light on where we must do better
Don Davies, NDP health critic and member of Parliament for Vancouver-Kingsway, has long known the value of essential workers.
Without a job, but not without hope
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on employment in Canada and abroad. To date, nearly six million people in this country have applied for government emergency benefits to offset their financial burden. That’s almost equivalent to the entire population in the Greater Toronto Area.
Mental health top of mind for members of Parliament
If there’s any job that relies on the power of interpersonal connection, it’s being a member of Parliament.
Dr. Patricia Pottie on breaking barriers
When Dr. Patricia Lingley Pottie was about to graduate high school on Nova Scotia’s south shore in the early eighties, she was given the results of a new computerized aptitude test — which she calls a “very primitive precursor to today’s artificial intelligence, albeit a pioneer in its day.”
Mental Health Commission of Canada mourns a bright light
Aimee LeBlanc loved winter. She spent her honeymoon in the Yukon in late summer, freezing in the back of a pickup with a hardtop camper. Aimee and her husband Dan were a devoted couple who made the most of life’s adventures, big and small.
Out with resolutions, in with meaningful change
In a recent interview with psychologist and past president of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, Dr. Keith Dobson, the MHCC asked why our New Year’s resolutions almost always fail and how to incorporate meaningful change in our lives.
A place free from judgement
Everyone had heard that the KAIROS Blanket Exercise could be emotionally difficult.
Mental Health for the Holidays
Give back, feel better
How to become more connected with others, combat social isolation, improve your physical health, and bring fun and fulfilment into your life.