Honourable senators, I am humbled and feel a great deal of pride to be able to rise here today and propose what I am about to propose. To the many thousands of Canadians who deal with mental health issues and suicide, know that I was broken too, but I am broken no more.

Honourable senators, I give notice that, at the next sitting of the Senate, I will move:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on suicide prevention and mental health needs among Canadians, including a particular emphasis on boys and men, and the over-representation of Indigenous peoples in suicide statistics, when and if the committee is formed; and

That the committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2020.