Bill S-204 An Act to establish a national strategy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)

S-204 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-204 An Act to establish a national strategy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) first reading, June 26, 2011 THE HONOURABLE SENATOR CORDY 1112 SUMMARY This enactment

Bill C-410 An Act to establish a Pan-Canadian Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)

C-410 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-410 An Act to establish a Pan-Canadian Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) first reading, March 26, 2012 Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) 411578

Bill C-280 An Act to establish a National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)

C-280 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-280 An Act to establish a National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) first reading, September 21, 2011 Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) 411365 SUMMARY

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With respect to the venous system, and more particularly, chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI): (a) what, if any, steps is the government taking to address research questions regarding the venous system, including (i) what does the normal venous system look like

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   the two requests returned together, some parts featuring page numbers and others not; (c) how many updates have been received from the Canadian Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Systematic Review Group to date, (i) how many studies in total have met the criteria

National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Act  moved that Bill C-280, An Act to establish a National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, multiple sclerosis was, in her words, “quickly stealing her life”. In 2008 she began life

Multiple Sclerosis   for treatment. Even more unbelievably, this information will not be available for several more years. This is unconscionable, given that thousands of Canadians have already travelled for CCSVI treatments. The motion also calls for the concerns and views of patients to be well-represented

National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Act   Zamboni or CCSVI procedure for MS rests on a solid scientific foundation, that it works and that it is safe. For that reason, I do not support this bill. A key element of Bill C-280 is the legislative requirement that clinical tests on CCSVI be initiated. Regardless of the best advice

National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Act   effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure. As members are well aware, Dr. Zamboni from Italy has proposed a new surgical procedure to treat MS called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or the CCSVI procedure. The CCSVI procedure consists of opening veins in the necks

Questions Passed as Orders for Return  With respect to the government’s position on chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI): (a) does the government track clinical trials on CCSVI currently being undertaken by other countries and, if yes, what are all clinical trials, identified by phase, currently being

National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Act   managing the symptoms and slowing the disease's progression. In 2009 Dr. Paolo Zamboni, who is based in Italy, suggested that chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or CCSVI, could be a main cause of MS. To treat this condition, he proposed a surgical procedure, venous angioplasty

Multiple Sclerosis   sclerosis. She found herself in a situation where she was bedridden before she underwent this therapy in Bulgaria in July 2010 and then in California the following January. She has been a very outspoken supporter and advocate of CCSVI in Canada. She is one of the ladies who has kept my

Health committee  Thank you. I'll provide a quick update about progress that has been made in determining the relationship between CCSVI and MS. First, The MS Society is very grateful to the Government of Canada and to all parliamentarians for making CCSVI and MS a health priority. People

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present this petition on CCSVI. Canadians with MS want to know when Conservative MPs and senators learned of their government's position to kill both the House and Senate bills for CCSVI. A decision was taken by February 6, 2012. Did Conservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With respect to chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), the liberation treatment, and multiple sclerosis (MS): (a) what consensus documents have been published regarding the diagnosis and treatment of CCSVI, (i) by whom, (ii) on what dates, (iii) what were