Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Minister, while in opposition, you were a vocal advocate of a controversial CCSVI treatment. Its founder, Dr. Zamboni, claims that it improves the lives of patients with MS by widening their veins to allow for better blood circulation to the brain. You

Industry committee  Has your opinion on CCSVI changed?

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis   of the recent example with those diagnosed with MS and CCSVI treatment. Having said this, I want to applaud the work Jeff Perrault of Adaptive Canuck ALS Foundation has done and his determination to advocate for the rest of his life for what he believes is right. He is, in my mind, a great

Bill S-204 An Act to establish a national strategy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)

S-204 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-204 An Act to establish a national strategy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) first reading, June 26, 2011 THE HONOURABLE SENATOR CORDY 1112 SUMMARY This enactment

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   the two requests returned together, some parts featuring page numbers and others not; (c) how many updates have been received from the Canadian Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Systematic Review Group to date, (i) how many studies in total have met the criteria

Questions on the Order Paper  , Dr. Traboulsee announced that researchers had been able to assess approximately 50 patients to determine whether they have the CCSVI condition and that procedures had been done on fewer than 10 patients. It is important to note that the study is a double-blind study. In other

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   information does the CMSMS track, specifically, with regard to (i) chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), (ii) impacts of CCSVI treatment, including but not limited to use of the following scales, Expanded Disability Status Scale, Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, Multiple

Bill C-410 An Act to establish a Pan-Canadian Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)

C-410 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-410 An Act to establish a Pan-Canadian Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) first reading, March 26, 2012 Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) 411578

Bill C-280 An Act to establish a National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)

C-280 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60 Elizabeth II, 2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-280 An Act to establish a National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) first reading, September 21, 2011 Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) 411365 SUMMARY

Questions Passed as Orders for Return  With respect to the government’s position on chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI): (a) does the government track clinical trials on CCSVI currently being undertaken by other countries and, if yes, what are all clinical trials, identified by phase, currently being

Multiple Sclerosis   for treatment. Even more unbelievably, this information will not be available for several more years. This is unconscionable, given that thousands of Canadians have already travelled for CCSVI treatments. The motion also calls for the concerns and views of patients to be well-represented

National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Act  moved that Bill C-280, An Act to establish a National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, multiple sclerosis was, in her words, “quickly stealing her life”. In 2008 she began life

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the debate concerning CCSVI should be based on science, evidence, and improving the quality of life for Canadians with MS, who wonder how the government is going to judge the radically different CCSVI data from the east and west of Canada. Canadians with MS ask

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With respect to the venous system, and more particularly, chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI): (a) what, if any, steps is the government taking to address research questions regarding the venous system, including (i) what does the normal venous system look like

National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Act   Zamboni or CCSVI procedure for MS rests on a solid scientific foundation, that it works and that it is safe. For that reason, I do not support this bill. A key element of Bill C-280 is the legislative requirement that clinical tests on CCSVI be initiated. Regardless of the best advice