Mr. Coon: As the Minister of Education well knows, the rate of autism has been increasing by leaps and bounds but our services have not been keeping up. While we have a very effective Early Intervention Program for preschoolers, the average age of diagnosis for autism for children who are not severely autistic is age 8, while they are in […]
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Mental Health Mr. Coon: According to the research referenced in a series on mental health being carried in the Globe and Mail this week, one in five young Canadians aged 9 to 19 is living with mental illness. That means that somewhere around 17 000 of our youth and children in this province are facing these challenges, and as many as three quarters […]
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Terry Sequin asks panelist why all the government spending announcements in a time of government restraint.
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Mr. Speaker, 80% of the costs of nursing home care are paid from public funds. Nursing home care is healthcare for seniors with chronic and often complex health problems, yet it comes under the jurisdiction of the Department of Social Development. Mr. Speaker, it is time to transfer the responsibility for nursing care for seniors to where it belongs, and […]
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