MP Seeback our speaker
Posted by Rita Gayle
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Kyle Seeback is a Conservative MP for Brampton West and is well-known to all in the community. He represented Canada for many years and for seven years on the National Swim Team.Kyle gave an update on mental health. Statistics Canada report that 4,000 commit suicide each year. Suicide is a major, sometimes hidden, public health concern in Canada and the leading cause of death between the ages of 10-24 yrs. 30% of long term and short term disability relate to mental health as well as $6 billion per year to loss of productivity and absenteeism.
Pictured is Kyle with the new board.
Photo by Joan Whelan
For anyone suffering from any form of mental illness, there is a website that can help with some of the issues that deal with mental health and suicide prevention. www.needhelp.com
Jobs and the economy: Some of the things include meeting with small business people. Employers should be the people who determine the type of training required, not the Government. Economic growth prediction for 2013: 1.6% and for 2014: 2.5%. We are doing better than a lot of countries but there is still a lot more to do.