The Ridings (2008)

Name	Party	Riding	Position
Catherine Bell	NDP	Vancouver Island North, BC	Yes. “I, along with all of my New Democrat colleagues, will continue to press for this.”
Jason Draper	Independent	Vancouver Island North, BC	“My stated position is yes, and is still yes, but some clarification is needed for you to see I am committed to seeing this done right.”
Philip Stone	Green	Vancouver Island North, BC	“Yes, I will support legislation that amends the Canada Health Act to include autism under MediCare.”
Geoff Fleischer	Liberal	Vancouver Island North, BC	Don’t care
John Duncan	Conservative	Vancouver Island North, BC	Don’t care
Ian Sutherland	Liberal	West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea-to-Sky Country, BC	“YES, I am publicly commiting to support ammending the Canada Health Act to include Autism treatment in Medicare.”
John Weston	Conservative	West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea-to-Sky Country, BC	No
Bill Forst	NDP	West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea-to-Sky Country, BC	“Yes.”
Blair Wilson	Green	West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea-to-Sky Country, BC	“Yes, I fully support Autism treatment being included in Medicare, my answer is YES to your question.”
Deborah Meredith	Conservative	Vancouver Quadra, BC	No. “I am awfully busy right now trying to win this election as I’m sure you can understand.”Read more about Deborah’s answer on Harold Doherty’s blog.
Dan Grice	Green	Vancouver Quadra, BC	“Yes. I will vote for the provision of Medicare coverage for science based treatment of autism.”
Joyce Murray	Liberal	Vancouver Quadra, BC	No
David Caplan	NDP	Vancouver Quadra, BC	“Yes”
Sukh Dhaliwal	Liberal	Newton North Delta, BC	“Yes”
Teresa Townsley	NDP	Newton North Delta, BC	Yes. “As a former nurse and current school trustee, I wholeheartedly support amending the Canada Health Act by placing scientifically proven treatment for ASD under medicare.”
Sandeep Pandher	Conservative	Newton North Delta, BC	Don’t care
Liz Walker	Green	Newton North Delta, BC	“The only response can be yes. Medicare already covers other therapies and I think that Canadians want to support a public health care system that gives equal access to all”.
Nao Fernando	NDP	Fleetwood Port Kells, BC	Yes. “I am pleased to indicate my complete support for the inclusion of treatment for autism in Canada’s national public health care system.”
Brenda Locke	Liberal	Fleetwood Port Kells, BC	“Yes, if elected to the House of Commons on October 14 would support legislation that will amend the Canada Health Act to include autism treatment under Medicare.”
Brian Newbold	Green	Fleetwood Port Kells, BC	“Yes”
Nina Grewal	Conservative	Fleetwood Port Kells, BC	Don’t care
Amy Collard	Green	Halton, Ont	Yes.”As your MP, I would strongly advocate for changes to the Canada Health Act to include not only autism treatment, but also to include diagnosis and prevention.
Lisa Raitt	Conservative	Halton, Ont	Yes
Garth Turner	Liberal	Halton, Ont	“Yes, I will. And I have made this clear in the past.”
Rob Wagner	NDP	Halton, Ont	“Yes”
Bonnie Brown	Liberal	Oakville, Ont	No. ” Accordingly, regarding the CHA amendment you favour, I would have to respectfully disagree.”
Michelle Bilek	NDP	Oakville, Ont	“Yes.”
Paul Szabo	Liberal	Mississauga South, Ont	Yes. “I voted for it in the last Parliament and I will do it again.”
Matt Turner	NDP	Mississauga South, Ont	Yes
Richard Laushway	Green	Mississauga South, Ont	Yes
Hugh Arrison	Conservative	Mississauga South, Ont	Don’t care
Marnie Mellish	Green	Burlington, Ont	“Yes, I will. I have my Masters degree in Special Education and have taught special education classes in my youth. I fought long and hard for my students and got into trouble for helping parents organize to bring their concerns to the principal and the school board.”
David Laird	NDP	Burlington, Ont	“Yes, organic brain disorders and developmental disorders are of increasing concern to many Canadians at a time when provincial governments are reducing supports in this vital area. I support increasing the scope of the Canada health act to include supporting individuals requiring specialized supports to achieve their maximum potential.”
Mike Wallace	Conservative	Burlington, Ont	No
Paddy Torsney	Liberal	Burlington, Ont	No
Tony Clement	Conservative	Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont	No. “To answer directly, I cannot in good conscience support the addition of one specific condition to the CHA.”
Jamie McGarvey	Liberal	Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont	“Yes I most certainly would. I am a huge supporter of early childhood education and I also recognize that education is an important part of the process with Autism Treatment. I believe putting the money up front in the early stages for treatment reduces costs later on.”
Jo-Anne Boulding	NDP	Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont	“Yes, I am personally in favour.”
Glen Hodgson	Green	Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont	No
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins	Green	Barrie, Ont	“Yes. My brother-in-law is profoundly autistic, my aunt earned her Ph.D. in Autism Spectrum Disorder and is a professor teaching about it at the University of Windsor, so I am very aware of the pressing need and very supportive of your cause.”
Rick Jones	Liberal	Barrie, Ont	Yes. “I would be in support for legislation to include autism treatment under medicare. Autism is so prevalent and it consumes the lives of people with autism and their family. It is very important for our government to recognize this very rampant disorder in our medicare system.”
Patrick Brown	Conservative	Barrie, Ont	Don’t care
Steve Clarke	Liberal	Simcoe North, Ont	Yes. “I have friends with autistic children and therefore I understand the emotional, physical and financial resources needed to properly care for children with Autism.”
Valerie Powell	Green	Simcoe North, Ont	No
Bruce Stanton	Conservative	Simcoe North, Ont	No
Richard Banigan	NDP	Simcoe North, Ont	Don’t care
Alice Finnamore	NDP	Tobique Mactaquac, NB	My answer to your question is an unqualified YES. I believe in science-based treatment of autism, and if elected will do everything I can to bring in coverage for ABA and IBI.
Mark Glass	Green	Tobique Mactaquac, NB	Don’t care
Sally McGrath	Liberal	Tobique Mactaquac, NB	Don’t care
Mike Allen	Conservative	Tobique Mactaquac, NB	No
George Barron	NDP	West Nova, NS	“In answer to your question; absolutely.”
Robert Thibault	Liberal	West Nova, NS	“Yes”
Ronald Mills	Green	West Nova, NS	Don’t care
Greg J. Kerr	Conservative	West Nova, NS	Don’t care

The ridings and the representatives:

		Conservative	Liberal	NDP	Green
BC	Vancouver Island North	John Duncan	Geoff Fleischer	Catherine Bell	Philip Stone
	West Vancouver Sunshine Coast Sea-to-Sky Country	John Weston	Ian Sutherland	Bill Forst	Blair Wilson
	Fleetwood Port Kells	Nina Grewal	Brenda Locke	Nao Fernando	Brian Newbold
	Newton North Delta	Sandeep Pandher	Sukh Dhaliwal	Teresa Townsley	Liz Walker
	Vancouver Quadra	Deborah Meredith	Joyce Murray	David Caplan	Dan Grice
Ont	Halton	Lisa Raitt	Garth Turner	Rob Wagner	Amy Collard
	Mississauga South	Hugh Arrison	Paul Szabo	Matt Turner	Richard Laushway
	Oakville	Terence Young	Bonnie Brown	Michelle Bilek	Blake Poland
	Burlington	Mike Wallace	Paddy Torsney	David Laird	Marnie Mellish
	Simcoe North	Bruce Stanton	Steve Clarke	Richard Banigan	Valerie Powell
	Barrie	Patrick Brown	Rick Jones	Myrna Clark	Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
	Parry Sound-Muskoka	Tony Clement	Jamie McGarvey	Jo-Anne Boulding	Glen Hodgson
NB	Tobique Mactaquac	Mike Allen	Sally McGrath	Alice Finnamore	Mark Glass
NS	West Nova	Greg J. Kerr	Robert Thibault	George Barron	Ronald Mills