Concerning Lyme disease in Canada, ( a ) how can some areas of Canada be reported as non-endemic when a thorough examination of vectors/hosts for the Lyme disease bacteria has not been conducted, ( b ) why has Lyme disease not been made a national reportable disease, ( c ) what is the total number and location of Lyme disease incidences in Canada, ( d ) what information is provided to health care providers to identify Lyme disease, ( e ) why are there no protocols to force health care officials to report cases of Lyme disease, and ( f ) why doesn't the government provide information for people to protect themselves against the disease?
In the House of Commons on September 18th, 1995. See this statement in context.