Evidence of meeting #7 for Subcommittee on Neurological Disease in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was als.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Denise Figlewicz  Vice-President, Research, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Society of Canada
Felicia Travis Valo  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Society of Canada
Melanie York  Board Member, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Society of Canada
Alex Parker  Assistant Professor, Research Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (CRCHUM), Department of pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montréal

11:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Thank you, Ms. York.

Today I have to say that each one of you makes a huge difference in this country. For you to come here and tell this committee what it's like--it's on the record in Hansard--so many people will know what you're saying today, and that makes a difference. Each one of us is a leader in this country, and each one of us is committed to doing everything we can to assist you.

You are an inspiration--I really want you to know that--to all of us, not only to people with ALS, but to those with other diseases as well. You do break ground and you do make a difference for other people around you. Unfortunately, some of us have to be pioneers, and that makes things challenging. There is definitely a very important purpose in what we're doing here today.

I want to thank you very much for coming. I want to thank the committee for their commitment and dedication.

There are further subcommittee meetings you need to know about on neurological diseases. We will be here on the 15th with multiple sclerosis and with ALS again on the 22nd.

Thank you, everybody.

The committee is dismissed.