Medicare for Autism Now! Society
News Release
May 26, 2016
Will Liberals end health-care discrimination for
Canadians with autism?
Winnipeg – In April, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
said, “How we treat the most vulnerable in society is very important.”
Tomorrow, delegates to the national convention of the Liberal Party of Canada
(“LPC”) can demonstrate their commitment to this basic Canadian value by ending
decades of health-care discrimination against people living with autism spectrum
disorder (“ASD”).
“The Medicare for Autism Now! Society (“MFAN”)
congratulates the Liberal Party of Canada (British Columbia) for putting before
the convention a policy resolution that proposes the Government of Canada,
alone or working with the provinces and territories, provide Medicare coverage
for Applied Behavioural Analysis (“ABA”)”
Said MFAN director, Jean Lewis, “Twelve years ago, our
courts held ABA to be “medically necessary” and “a uniquely effective
treatment” for autism. We agree with Hon. Bob Rae that it’s long past time for
the Government of Canada to provide fully-funded health-care for people living
with ASD.”
Image from Bob Rae, MP!
@BobRaeMP on Twitter
During last year’s federal election campaign, LPC president, Anna Gainey, pledged the party is, “…committed to building an inclusive society for all Canadians” and will
“…take substantive action to address the barriers
faced by Canadians with disabilities.”
Will Liberal delegates honour this pledge, follow the
call to action by Hon. Bob Rae and live up to the Prime Minister’s statement of
principle?
Tomorrow, we’ll see.
For further information, contact Jean Lewis at
604-290-5737 or jean.lewis@telus.net
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