Thank you.
I wanted to start and then turn to President Stewart to talk about some of the exciting work we're doing in this area.
I will start by agreeing with the member that it's really important, especially as elected officials, that we're not in any way presenting, either knowingly or unknowingly, misinformation to Canadians, because they're counting on us. They're counting on us to be presenting them with accurate information and the right connections to the right resources. Government websites are always a safe place to find out information about the current research and science. Certainly, health care providers are another good choice; pharmacists are always available to talk through the pros and cons of vaccination and answer any questions.
By the way, it's perfectly normal for Canadians to have questions. These are new vaccines, and some people are anxious. Other people are very excited to get vaccinated, as we've seen around the country with lineups and folks very excited to take the vaccine when it's their turn.
Nonetheless, I do think, to your point, MP Van Bynen, that we have an obligation as visible leaders in our community to ensure we're not pushing misinformation in any way. I know that all of us want our communities to get back to normal, and that relies on people accepting vaccination when it's their turn and having the confidence to do that. It's very critically important to our economy and to the safety of Canadians that people get vaccinated. Saving lives and stopping the spread—that's the goal of this vaccination campaign.
I will just say it's exciting, because we have a special plan that we'll be announcing very soon to work with cultural communities and with under-represented communities to ensure that they get information in culturally appropriate ways, in language-appropriate ways, in communities, through educators that are sometimes health educators and other times community educators. That's very exciting. It's $53 million.
This is where I need Iain Stewart's wisdom. I understand we've increased the amount of funding available for that stream of funding because of the exciting uptake. What's great news is that there are so many Canadian organizations and stakeholders wanting to do this work with us.
Maybe, President Stewart, you can talk about the envelope of funding available that will be announced very soon.