Health committee  NHCC would fully support 2014 as the year of the brain.

Health committee  Yes, thank you. We definitely need a national brain strategy. We really need it to include all the areas I mentioned, including integrated care, genetic fairness, caregiver support, research, prevention, and education. I think that's essential.

Health committee  Absolutely. Thank you for your question.

Health committee  I think what we'd really like to see from the study—

Health committee  Okay. We'd like to see, from the study and from the collective work of the NHCC, the members develop a national brain strategy. In May there's going to be a mental illness strategy launched. NHCC is already in contact with the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Health committee  Yes, I think that we do need a year of the brain. We need it for awareness. It's actually interesting that it's going to be 2014, because that is the year we will have all the information from the national population health study. Celina is working very hard on a knowledge tran

Health committee  Yes, indeed, there should be legislation, both at the provincial and at the federal levels. They should mirror each other to protect Canadian citizens. In the 1990s, there was an insurance claim where the individual passed away and the family was not able to get their claim bec

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members. On behalf of Neurological Health Charities Canada, I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Neurological Health Charities Canada, as you've heard, is a coalition of 25 health organizations established i

Health committee  Am I reading too quickly?

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to begin today by expressing NHCC's gratitude to Parliament for its $15 million contribution to brain health through the establishment of the national population health study on neurological conditions, which is addressing the gaps in knowled