Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  I really appreciate that. At the third international scientific conference on CCSVI that I attended—I've attended three of the four, and I didn't attend the fourth because it was a week after the third—we learned that neurologists are admitting that their patients are improving

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(6), I rise today to table a petition signed by many people, mostly in my riding of Ottawa South but also throughout southern Ontario. The petition, addressed to the Minister of Health, is on the subject of CCSVI treatment for multiple

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition comes from literally hundreds of MS sufferers and their families from across my riding and Niagara. They talk about CCSVI, the opportunity to be tested, and the opportunity for clinical trials. I remind the House that just a couple of weeks ago

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee   for clinical trials since the spring and have stopped asking for that. There have since been three international conferences on CCSVI at which a lot of science has been presented. I've been to two of those; I chose not to go to the third because it was a week later. The expert panel

Multiple Sclerosis  Mr. Speaker, I stand today to talk about a number of brave women who have all taken a big step to try to improve their quality of life. These women all suffer from MS, and they have all either had or are scheduled to have the controversial CCSVI treatment. Dianne Hepburn

Petitions   for Drugs and Technologies in Health to obtain advice and evidence-based information about the effectiveness of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency treatment, CCSVI as we know it, without delay. Finally, the petitioners are asking the government to take a leading role

House debate   and improved circulation and motor skills, as demonstrated through improved EDSS scores. As Dr. Zamboni, the pioneer of the technique, told the neurological subcommittee last June, the diagnosis and treatment of CCSVI are safe, had resulted in significant improvements in the quality

House debate  , in collaboration with the MS Society of Canada, convened a meeting of leading North American experts in MS to discuss these priorities. This expert meeting reviewed the evidence, including the potential links between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, or what is referred to as CCSVI

Petitions   trial for the evaluation of venography and balloon venoplasty for the treatment of CCSVI and persons diagnosed with MS.

Petitions   venography and balloon venoplasty for the treatment of CCSVI in persons diagnosed with MS.

House debate   and not working, walking and not walking, living on their own or in care, or living and not. This past week we lost another MS patient, 34 years old, with a five-year-old child. Why the refusal to listen to CCSVI experts? Why the refusal to collect evidence? Why the refusal to lead when five

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to present a petition to the House asking the government to act now for equal access to CCSVI treatment for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis. We know that close to 75,000 Canadians live with MS. It is characterized by severe pain, fatigue

Petitions   Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, to obtain advice and evidence-based information about the effectiveness of chronic CCSVI treatment without delay, and to take a leading role on the basis of the evidence in encouraging the swift adoption of the procedure in the territories

Petitions   this fight for the ability to have a pilot program in this country on CCSVI. It is important to give MS sufferers hope and these petitioners are saying to the between 55,000 and 70,000 MS sufferers out there, “You deserve to have hope". I hope the government will hear that and not hide

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, this petition calls for an act for equal access to CCSVI treatment for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis. We all know family and friends who are affected by this ravaging disease and the size of this petition made it possible for people to actually sign