Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House and the people of Canada that the month of May has been designated MedicAlert Month by the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation.
Over 900,000 Canadians are protected by this universally recognized identification and emergency medical information service.
It is estimated that one person in five in Canada has a medical problem or an allergy of which people should be informed in the event of a medical emergency.
The MedicAlert service ensures that people at risk are quickly identified in a medical emergency and that emergency health care providers have immediate access to secure personal and medical information.
Let us offer our best wishes for a successful public awareness campaign to the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation.