© Provided by The Canadian PressOTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament is questioning why a national suicide-prevention hotline approved by the House of Commons last year still does not exist. MPs from all parties voted in December 2020 for "immediate action" to set up a suicide hotline that people in crisis could call for help by dialing 988. Conservative MP Todd Doherty spearheaded the creation of the three-digit crisis number and says calls to crisis lines have gone up dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 29. The Canadian Press

Source: CBC News December 29, 2021 22:26 UTC