Now that the federal government has committed to a Fall budget, the CPA provide its views via a Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. As part of its strategic alliances, the CPA has also contributed and shaped the Briefs of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), the Canadian Consortium for Research (CCR), and the Extended Healthcare Professionals Coalition (EHPC) that were also submitted. The CPA has also requested to appear as a witness to the Committee hearings.