Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of citizens of Canada, mostly from Calgary in this case, who are concerned about children suffering from autism spectrum disorder.
Specifically, the petitioners request that the government consider amending the Canada Health Act and corresponding regulations to provide therapy under the act as a medical necessity, including IBI, that is, intensive behavioural intervention, and also to contribute to the creation of academic chairs at a university in each province to teach IBI/ABA treatment at the undergraduate and doctoral levels.