e-220 (Health care services)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Health
- There is no cure for Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias;
- The projections of the number of Canadians living with dementia are staggering, with over 750,000 individuals affected today, a doubling by 2030 — and with health-care costs of $293 billion by 2040;
- Three out of four Canadians know someone with dementia. In 2011 alone, caregivers spent 444 million unpaid hours providing care. That’s the equivalent of $11 billion in lost income or 230,000 full-time jobs;
- Alzheimer's and dementia are heartbreaking diseases that negatively impacts sufferers, caregivers and family in every way imaginable. It also negatively impacts our health care system and our economy; and
- Canada currently has no strategy in place to address the above concerns.
- Open for signature
- April 14, 2016, at 2:57 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- August 12, 2016, at 2:57 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Robert Oliphant
(Don Valley West)
September 22, 2016 (Petition No. 421-00585) - Government response tabled
- November 14, 2016
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 210 |
British Columbia | 166 |
Manitoba | 19 |
New Brunswick | 17 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 86 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 27 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 505 |
Prince Edward Island | 3 |
Quebec | 118 |
Saskatchewan | 7 |