Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition. The petitioners note that an estimated 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour each day. Canada is years behind the United States in approving new drugs and treatments, and there continues to be a shortage of brain cancer drugs in Canada.
Therefore, petitioners call on the Government of Canada to increase funding for brain cancer research; to work with provinces and territories to ensure that drugs, medical devices and new therapies are accessible to brain cancer patients nationwide; and to remove unnecessary red tape so brain cancer drugs can be approved expeditiously.