Health committee  I believe there's no study currently comparing the services across the country. What the Public Health Agency of Canada is trying to do is put in a surveillance program to actually get Canadian data on the prevalence of autism across Canada, which is a first step. We'll then be a

Health committee  Keeping autism in the forefront is always a good thing. As Senator Munson said, the fact that we're piggybacking on World Autism Awareness Day is great. Any kinds of forward steps we can take in order to keep autism in the forefront, to create that awareness, are steps in the rig

Health committee  Good morning. My name is Richard Burelle, and I am the executive director of the Autism Society of Canada. Madam Chair, committee members, Senator, members of Parliament, and guests, I want to thank you for allowing me to represent Autism Society Canada as we give our wholeheart