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{
    "time": "2011-10-31 15:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Ralph Goodale (Wascana, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L'hon. Ralph Goodale (Wascana, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2536954\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition signed by a number of citizens across west central Saskatchewan. They are expressing concern about their fellow Canadians who suffer from both CCSVI, which is chronic cerebral spinal venous insufficiency, and multiple sclerosis. They point out that the unfortunate occurrence of both of those serious diseases can often result in particular treatment being denied with respect to CCSVI. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2536955\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners call upon the <a data-HoCid=\"128707\" href=\"/politicians/leona-aglukkaq/\" title=\"Leona Aglukkaq\">Minister of Health</a> to consult more broadly and thoroughly with experts in Canada and around the world who actually have direct experience with the treatment of CCSVI. They urge the Minister of Health to proceed with phase 3 clinical trials on an urgent basis and to provide assistance to follow up on the experience of these patients over time so that Canada can develop the information base that is necessary to ensure that CCSVI is properly treated in Canada with the new technology that is available.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2536954\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai l'honneur de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par des habitants du Centre-Ouest de la Saskatchewan. Ils sont inquiets du sort des Canadiens qui sont atteints \u00e0 la fois d'insuffisance veineuse c\u00e9phalorachidienne chronique, ou IVCC, et de scl\u00e9rose en plaques. Ils soulignent que les patients atteints de ces deux maladies graves se voient souvent refuser des traitements particuliers pour l'IVCC.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2536955\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent \u00e0 la <a data-HoCid=\"128707\" href=\"/politicians/leona-aglukkaq/\" title=\"Leona Aglukkaq\">ministre de la Sant\u00e9</a> de mener des consultations plus vastes et plus approfondies aupr\u00e8s des experts, au Canada et partout dans le monde, qui ont une exp\u00e9rience directe du traitement de l'IVCC. Ils exhortent la ministre de la Sant\u00e9 \u00e0 proc\u00e9der d'urgence \u00e0 la phase III des essais cliniques et \u00e0 fournir de l'appui afin qu'on fasse le suivi des patients qui participeront \u00e0 ces essais. Ainsi, le Canada pourra constituer une base de renseignements qui nous aideront \u00e0 traiter l'IVCC de mani\u00e8re appropri\u00e9e, en tirant parti de la nouvelle technologie.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2011/10/31/ralph-goodale-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/ralph-goodale/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2745/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "4527354",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": "Les p\u00e9titions"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Multiple Sclerosis",
        "fr": "La scl\u00e9rose en plaques"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2011/10/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2011%2F10%2F31%2F"
    }
}