Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition with respect to brain cancer research and treatments. The petitioners note that an estimated 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour each day. Canada is years behind the U.S. in approving new drugs and treatments, and even when new brain cancer therapies are approved, there continues to be a shortage of brain cancer drugs in Canada, with some medications even being discontinued.
Therefore, the petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to increase funding for brain cancer research and work with the provinces and territories to ensure that drugs, medical services and new therapies are accessible and to remove unnecessary red tape so that brain cancer drugs can be approved more quickly.