Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to present a petition signed by over 150 residents of Winnipeg who are very concerned about the incidence of autism spectrum disorder.
They comment on the number of children diagnosed with ASD and ask the House to consider ensuring that there is some provision for these children and their families to receive treatments that have proven to be effective. Those treatments include intensive behavioural intervention and applied behaviour analysis.
They ask that we work to ensure that these children can develop to the capacity they are able and to provide every Canadian with autism with the best treatment available.