Join Fredericton Green Candidate Mary Lou Babineau In Signing the Medicare for Autism Now! Petition

                          https://www.change.org/p/government-of-canada-medicare-for-autism-now

Statement on Medicare for Autism now!

While it is true that the tremendous advancements in medicine and technology have granted us longer lives, there are still distressing developments: for instance, the increasing number of illnesses and syndromes appearing and affecting our children. The rates of attention deficit disorder, autism and others are on the rise.

The Canada Health Act has five general principles – public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility, but the federal government has not been applying them to support greater national consistency and equal quality of services from coast to coast. In addition, the federal government has failed to develop a national strategy to address such challenges as autism and dementia.

I recognize that it is vital to ensure that the federal government provides funding as necessary and I also think that this funding needs to be accompanied by strong federal government leadership. I pledge to follow through on our commitment to a science-based national Mental Health Strategy and this is something I will advocate for in the amendment process for a new and improved Canada Health Act. 

Sincerely,

Mary Lou Babineau
Green Party Candidate for Fredericton

Join Mary Lou Babineau in signing the Medicare for Autism Now! petition 

here: https://www.change.org/p/government-of-canada-medicare-for-autism-now

Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Online Petition

To all Canadians, if you have not already done so, I urge you to visit and sign the Autism Spectrum Disorders Online petition at:

http://www.petitiononline.com/andap1/

You will need a Canadian address, including postal code, in order to sign the petition. The petition states:

"Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)"

To: Canadian Parliament (House of Commons)

PETITION: TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

We, the undersigned citizens of Canada, draw the attention of the House to the following:

Whereas children suffering from an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are among the weakest and most vulnerable sector of Canadian society;

and whereas, in Canada the rate of children being diagnosed with ASD is high and increasing at an alarming rate (currently approximately 1 child in 195);

and whereas, until the cause and cure of autism are found, children suffering from autism can benefit from the provision of Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) therapy treatment based on the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA);

and whereas, for a variety of reasons including lack of assigned resources, unconscionable waiting lists, and delegation to Ministries with little or no expertise, the provision of IBI/ABA therapy treatment to children with autism is woefully inadequate;

Therefore, your petitioners call upon Parliament to

1) amend the Canada Health Act and corresponding Regulations to include IBI/ABA therapy for children with autism as a medically necessary treatment and require that all Provinces provide or fund this essential treatment for autism; and

2) contribute to the creation of academic chairs at a university in each province to teach IBI/ABA treatment at the undergraduate and doctoral level so that Canadians professionals will no longer be forced to leave the country to receive academic training in this field and so that Canada will be able to develop the capacity to provide every Canadian with autism with the best IBI/ABA treatment available.

Sincerely,

I signed the petition yesterday (signature #6287). This is a quick easy way to remind our federal politicians that the health care that is so important for all Canadians should include autistic Canadians and treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Harold L Doherty

autism

Medicare for Autism NOW! Petition - Day 1 - A Good Start

Got off to a good start today with 44 signatures on the Medicare for Autism NOW! Petition. Above New Brunswick's famous (infamous?) blogger Charles LeBlanc relaxes at the Second Cup in King's Place Fredericton - and signs the petition.

I encourage everyone to download the petition from the FEAT BC site and get as many signatures as possible. If you can't download pdf files download Adobe Acrobat for free with the link from the FEAT ONTARIO main page.

Let's get those signatures and get them to our MP's to read in the House of Commons!

Let's GET POLITICAL!

http://featbc.org/petition.pdf

http://www.featontario.org/