The Canadian Mental Health Association is urging Ontario to prioritize the sector in its upcoming budget as a new poll suggests the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded residents’ already fragile emotional well-being. The plea comes after the third round of polling from the association’s Ontario branch, which sheds light on how those in the province have coped as the pandemic wears on. The chapter’s chief executive officer said the latest findings clearly illustrate the need for greater government investment. “It’s very worrying to see the trend lines on the mental health of Ontarians decreasing as significantly as they have since our last poll,” Camille Quenneville said in an interview. “…As service providers, it’s very alarming to think about what we’ll need to do to support the population. The service demands will be very significant.” The poll suggests only 35 percent of Ontarians consider their mental health to …