Multiple Sclerosis   insufficiency, also known as CCSVI for short, and how it looks promising as a possible new treatment for MS. I know that the minister and the government recognize that the findings of Dr. Zamboni provide great hope for Canadians suffering with MS. Patients like my sister, my friends

Multiple Sclerosis   the treatment so far...how well they are doing, and improving daily. What will the member commit to doing to ask his government to help move this procedure, the diagnosis and treatment of CCSVI along? A few years ago a drug that has now been removed was fast-tracked. What will he commit

Multiple Sclerosis   is that we do not wait for the electrician to fix the plumbing. Does the member not agree that we should be treating CCSVI differently, as a separate illness from MS?

Multiple Sclerosis  Mr. Chair, CCSVI is a treatment, not a disease, so the member is kind of confusing the two issues. It is a treatment procedure, as she well knows, that has been used in Europe and it appears to have great potential. I personally believe, and I do not think I am being over

Multiple Sclerosis   between the traditional approach taken to treating MS and the people who thought that the treatment applied to CCSVI could be a solution to at the very least alleviate some of the symptoms. I gather from what I have heard here tonight that it is fairly well accepted, if not fully

Multiple Sclerosis  Mr. Chair, there were some thoughts I heard earlier that need to be addressed. First, this is a real condition. CCSVI refers to narrowed veins. It is recognized by 47 countries. We know how to diagnose and treat it. We know that between 80% and 97% of MS patients have

Multiple Sclerosis  Mr. Chair, the member is bang on. We do have to get a move on and we do have to ensure people have access to the procedure. Again, the procedure is angioplasty. I will correct my colleague from Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CCSVI is the illness, is the disease and I am well aware

Multiple Sclerosis   of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency treatments, or CCSVI. This is the right time to focus our efforts on the potential of this procedure which appears to be one of the most hopeful and positive developments to occur in the treatment of MS. While health policies must clearly

Multiple Sclerosis   and a cousin who suffer from MS and I know they are hopeful that CCSVI will be all that it has been made out to be. The member alluded to the need to ensure that the treatment is effective and that we do our diligence in an expedited manner to do that research. I want him to comment

Multiple Sclerosis  Mr. Chair, it is clear from the attention that CCSVI treatment has received in the media, from the debate this evening and from the interventions by my colleagues on all sides of the House that this treatment does provide hope. It has provided more hope than I have seen

Multiple Sclerosis   in with all means possible. We resolve the crisis. We provide the resources necessary to get the job done. That is what we have to do in the case of MS sufferers. Given the breakthrough, the potential around angioplasty as a treatment for CCSVI and the correlation between CCSVI

Multiple Sclerosis   to the research in his own community. According to UBC's MRI Research Centre, in order to determine whether CCSVI is beneficial, treated patients would need to be followed over time. In addition to proving that the treatment is safe, there are important questions that need to be asked. First

Multiple Sclerosis   in experts on CCSVI. If it brings in neurologists with no experience or knowledge on venous disease, we will have no benefit. The money needs to be spent by those with a fundamental knowledge of CCSVI. Right now, there are less than ten Zamboni-trained technicians in Canada. I would just

Multiple Sclerosis   approaches to move things forward on CCSVI. It cannot be a debate about whether or not to move forward. It has to be a debate around how to move forward, how to move forward as quickly as possible, ensuring due diligence. I used the analogy of a flood or a fire. Professionals do

Health committee   wondering how much of that $16 million is specifically devoted to CCSVI, please.