Justice committee  Absolutely, I would agree with that quote. It is hard for an individual to be the one to come forward and to say they have experienced genetic discrimination, and it's important that there be some protection for these people in that case. Right now, when we hear about these cases

Justice committee  In particular, in the area of the genetic testing, where you can screen to try to optimize healthy people, we do feel that knowledge will improve that. Even for people who have a medical condition and who choose not to be tested, such as the person with the colon cancer, having t

Justice committee  It's an interesting question. I think the burden will still fall on the physician and the genetic counsellor who are offering the genetic tests to the patient to explain to the patient whether they're protected or not. If we continue to hear of cases that we consider to be geneti

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members, for the opportunity for the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors to express its opinion on genetic discrimination and Bill S-201. This is a pressing issue, and CAGC would like to protect Canadians from genetic discrimination so