Justice committee  If I may, I could offer an example. The inherited arrhythmias, such as long QT syndrome, are a good example. Let's say one's parent has the condition. Then one is at a 50% risk to have it. A genetic test can say yes or no as to whether that person has a predisposition to potentia

Justice committee  Yes, although we also hear from family members who do come to us that their relatives are choosing not to solicit or not to act on a referral. In that regard, even as recently as two days ago I was paged by one of my colleagues whose child is due to be seen in our clinic regardin

Justice committee  Yes. I think the best data is evidence that has already been presented to this committee both by Dr. Cohn from SickKids and by Dr. Yvonne Bombard, who has done research in this area. I'd make reference to both their testimonies.

Justice committee  I guess one response to that would be that in the absence of any legislation we have that ability as well. As you know, physicians are regulated through the college of physicians and surgeons. For us to discriminate against our patients would be considered gross misconduct. There

Justice committee  That's right.

Justice committee  No, I think the intent is to allow for appropriate health care to go ahead and not be hampered.

Justice committee  Thank you for that question. Physicians must discuss genetic testing with their patients when there is an indication for that test. That's exactly what I do. I see patients who may have genetic conditions. I do a medical assessment, I counsel them about the likelihood that they

Justice committee  Thank you very much. First of all, thank you to Dr. Forbes and the CMA for taking a very reasoned and proactive stance on Bill S-201, and thanks to all of you for the privilege of addressing this committee on behalf of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists. We are the doc