Autism Society Canada Letter to Health Minister Clement re CIHR Autism Symposium

Published: October 4, 2007, 6:42 am

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October 3rd, 2007Honorable Tony ClementHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6cc: R mi Quirion, PhDScientific DirectorCIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addictioncc: Barbara Beckett, PhDAssistant DirectorCIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and AddictionDear Honorable Tony Clement,Autism Society Canada (ASC) recently received an invitation to send a representative to thepreviously cancelled (June 2007) Canadian Institutes of Health Research Autism Symposium now taking place on November 8th-9th, 2007 in Toronto. The CIHR is hosting this event in collaboration with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.The symposium was described in our invitation as part of a package of federal initiatives that the Honourable Tony Clement, the federal Minister of Health, announced in November 2006 toimprove knowledge and research on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and to help address thechallenges facing individuals with ASD and their families. The

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