If you would like a summary of what the entire fight is all about, please click on Effective, Scientifically backed Treatment for Autism Exists CANADIAN VOTERS WANT IBI COVERED UNDER MEDICARE IPSOS REID conducted a cross Canada poll asking Canadians if despite the Supreme Court Ruling (Auton) should IBI be provided under Medicare. 84% of Canadian voters said yes! Click here to view IPSOS REID poll results Tony Clement, Federal Health Minister believes that Government should be accountable to Parliament and to the people. He believes in his Governments commitment to free votes to allow Members of Parliament to represent the views of their constituents. Click here to read more about what the Federal Health Minister believes The House resumed from February 14 consideration of the motion that Bill C-304, an Act to provide for the development of a national strategy for the treatment of autism and to amend the Canada Health Act be read the second time and referred to a committee. On February 21, 2007 the House of Commons voted on the bill to end discrimination and include IBI into Medicare. Click here to see if your MP represented the majority view of Canadians Some people look to the United States which has historically been years ahead of Canada when it comes to providing highly specialized science based IBI treatment. If you would like to know how Canadian versus American social structure for autism treatment affects its provision, please click on Canadian versus American Social Structure an Important Factor in Autism Treatment. If you want to convince your politicians (at various levels) that their duty as elected officials is to protect the rights of disabled children, we encourage you to download the following briefs, speeches, letters, resolutions, petition, and press releases and modify them for your province or Member of Parliament. Provincal FEAT briefs, government obstacles and information Click here to open Ontario folder Federal FEAT briefs, government obstacles and infomation Click here to open Federal folder Some additional briefs from our sister organization FEAT of British Columbia Click here to view additional briefs by FEAT of British Columbia   If you would like to let the various levels of government and/or political parties know your opinion about their morally bankrupt policy regarding children with autism, write to the following departments: ONTARIO MINISTRY of Children and Youth Services (link) ONTARIO MINISTRY of HEALTH (link) OMBUDSMAN of ONTARIO AUDITOR GENERAL of ONTARIO OFFICE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE ADVOCACY E-mail the PC Party leader of ON: john.tory@pc.ola.org E-mail the NDP party leader of ON:  hhampton-qp@ndp.on.ca E-mail the Liberal Party leader of ON: dmcguinty.mpp.co@liberal.ola E-mail the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier (Richard Patten): rpatten.mpp@ligeral.ola.org