Here is a link to the official transcript of the December 7th meeting of the Subcommittee on Neurological Disease. The most awesome Dr. Kirsty Duncan asks CIHR President, Dr. Alain Beaudet, some pointed questions.

I also posted a copy of Ashton Embry's comments from Direct MS.

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Ashton Embry:

"Below is the transcript of the recent meeting of the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Neurological Disease at which Alain Beaudet ( the head of CIHR who rigged the August meeting on CCSVI to ensure no worthwhile research would be undertaken) was questioned regarding the latest developments on CCSVI.

Beaudet continued his classic doublespeak and outright false statements on such topics as the unknown assocation of CCSVI with MS, the lack of safety of the procedure, and the claim that everyone is receiving good aftercare.

Kirsty Duncan asked some excellent, penetrating questions which Beaudet either ignored or dodged around.

I found it most interesting that the Conservative MP on the Subcommittee, Colin Carrie (MP, Oshawa), is clearly anti-CCSVI and his questions were simply fat pitches to allow Beaudet to expound on various nonsense issues such as how we have no clue if CCSVI is associated with MS (12,000 + procedures have decided this issue beyond all doubt).  

Sadly it appears that CCSVI has become a political football with the Conservatives doing what they can to prevent any research and progress on CCSVI and the Liberals and NDP trying to get to government to do what is best for persons with MS. Anyone with MS or anyone who cares about persons with MS has to do some serious reflection if they support the Conservative party."

Ashton Embry - Direct MS

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Subcommittee Official Transcript:

http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=3&DocId=4855965&File=0