Hi
    Can somebody please post the text of the bill?
    Raj
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----- Original Message -----
From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:58 PM
Subject: FW: Assisted Human Reproduction Bill C-13 has passed!


> hi all
>
> attachments removed;
> news item follows
>
> janet
>
> > This message was received this morning from Suzanne Tobin, National
> > Director of Communications and Marketing for Parkinson Society Canada.
> > I'm passing it on to your for your information.
> >
> > Ruth Vant
> > Executive Director
> > Parkinson Society Ottawa
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Suzanne Tobin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:04 AM
> >
> > Subject: Assisted Human Reproduction Bill C-13 has passed!
> >
> > Good morning- we are very excited at the National office that Bill
> > C-13 was passed last night in the House of Commons. This is the
> > Assisted Human Reproduction Bill which will allow embryonic stem cell
> > research under strict regulatory guidelines.
> >
> > We thank everyone for their efforts over the last few years to keep
> > the subject alive and to lobby for support of the Bill. It has been a
> > collective effort and will certainly give hope to the Parkinson
> > community that a cure may be found.
> >
> > Please see the [not] attached article that appears on the front page
> > of today's Globe & Mail newspaper.  A large picture appears of
> > Margaret Turner, one of the dedicated volunteers who works with the
> > Central and Northern Ontario region. We are very pleased with the
> > exposure Parkinson's gets in the article.
> >
> > We have also just issued a bilingual press release, along with
> > Muscular Dystrophy Canada and the ALS Society of Canada,
> > congratulating the government for approving the legislation.  That
> > press release is [not] attached.
> >
> > The legislation still requires Senate approval before it can become
> > law.  We will be determining the next steps necessary to make our case
> > before the Senate and I will keep you posted.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Suzanne
> >
> >
> > Suzanne Tobin
> > National Director, Communications & Marketing
> > Parkinson Society Canada
> > 4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316
> > Toronto, Ontario M2P 2A9
> > phone: 416-227-9700, ext. 239
> > fax: 416-227-9600
> > email: [log in to unmask]
> > www.parkinson.ca
> >
> > Parkinson Society Canada is the national voice of Canadians living
> > with Parkinson's.  Our purpose is to ease the burden and find a cure
> > through research, education, advocacy and support services.
> >
> >
> >
> >                         Name: Legislation Approved. release.doc
> >          Part 1.2       Type: application/msword
> >                     Encoding: base64
> >
> >                            Name: Globe and Mail article.doc
> >              Part 1.3      Type: application/msword
> >                        Encoding: base64
>
> --
> janet paterson
> an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit primarily perky, parky
> pd: 56-41-37 cd: 56-44-43 tel: 613-256-8340
> http://www.janetpaterson.net/
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