Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  May I add to that, Madam Chair? At the palliative care meeting I attended, I made reference to a feeling that we're finally getting this spread out, this ethos of palliative care, and that's what it is. It's not a technique. It's not something that is different from just the who

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  I'm not sure. Do you refer to this? It's unfortunately a draft version. I will make connection with your clerk to deliver both a French and an English copy to her of the final version.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Thank you. If my children or my grandchildren carried these genes, there is a blood test that would identify that. However, that is a minefield into which I do not advocate they go at this time. We do not have protection for them against future insurance problems, in that case.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  May I just add one comment to that, Madam Chairman?

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  We as a society are working very closely with Veterans Affairs in Charlottetown with the appropriate people, both research and medical, to make sure that our knowledge is shared with them in terms of how they might progress the care and support of veterans.

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  To say I know it would be slightly erroneous, because my knowledge is out of date. At one time when I had checked across the board, so to speak, I think you're precisely correct, some provinces had assistance, some didn't. Ontario, for instance, did not. All through my wife's dis

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  I certainly would agree, based on my earlier comments, that a national home care program would be highly desirable if it integrated all of the requirements so that someone suffering from this disease wasn't dealing with a multitude of agencies, which are difficult to identify in

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I couldn't have said this better. Thank you very much. You have all the latest numbers from ALS Ontario. I'm still the chairman of the support services committee, so I know these numbers by heart. In truth, there is a phenomenal growth of demand for t

Subcommittee on Neurological Disease committee  Thank you Madam Chair and good morning. My name is Nigel Van Loan. I want to thank you for inviting me here today. I am a member of the ALS Society of Canada. I used to be the President of the ALS Society of Ontario. Why? Because in November 1999, my wife Patricia developed ALS.